decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2013 Issue 12 (December)
Benchmark: 5-year payment analysis shows leveling off for 99203–99205, 99213–99215
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Article Overview
This article reviews Medicare physician fee schedule payment trends over five years and highlights how selected evaluation and management service rates changed in the 2014 final rule. It is useful for coders, billers, practice managers, and reimbursement staff who track payment shifts for office and hospital visit services and want to understand the broader context of the annual fee schedule update.
Why This Topic Matters
The article helps readers quickly gauge whether commonly used E/M services experienced meaningful reimbursement changes in 2014 and places those changes in the context of longer-term payment trends. That makes it relevant for revenue planning, coding review, and financial benchmarking.
What You Will Learn
- How 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule changes affected common office visit and hospital care services
- Which categories of evaluation and management services were discussed in the payment analysis
- How the article frames annual payment trends in relation to earlier years
- What broad types of settings showed different reimbursement movement in the analysis
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Medical billers
- Revenue cycle staff
- Practice administrators
- Physician office managers
- Reimbursement analysts
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