decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2015 Issue 11 (November)
Check what Medicare will pay for commonly billed services in 2016
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Article Overview
This article presents a Medicare payment comparison chart for commonly billed physician services across three date ranges spanning 2015 and 2016. It is aimed at coding, billing, and reimbursement professionals who want a quick reference to understand how fee schedule updates affected national average payment amounts for selected services and modifier-based billing scenarios.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers track how Medicare physician fee schedule changes and MACRA-related updates affected payment amounts for frequently billed services in the 2016 period.
Article Sections
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Benchmark of the week
Introduces the payment comparison chart and the time periods used for the Medicare fee schedule review.
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Payment comparison chart
Presents national average payment amounts for commonly billed services across three Medicare payment periods, including separate facility and non-facility figures where applicable.
What You Will Learn
- How the article frames Medicare payment changes across multiple fee schedule periods
- Which broad service categories are included in the payment comparison chart
- How the chart distinguishes between facility and non-facility payment contexts
- What general types of Medicare physician fee schedule updates are being compared
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Practice managers
- Compliance teams
- Healthcare reimbursement analysts
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