decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2016 Issue 9 (September)
How to look up past fee schedule data
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Article Overview
This short article shows how to find past Medicare fee schedule data using CMS tools. It is aimed at coders, billers, and reimbursement staff who need to research historical physician fee schedule values, locality-based information, and related payment resources. The article focuses on navigating CMS lookup resources and relative value files for older data.
Why This Topic Matters
Historical fee schedule data is often needed for claims review, audit support, payment research, and comparisons across years. Knowing which CMS resources contain prior-year locality data can save time when verifying older reimbursement-related information.
What You Will Learn
- Where historical physician fee schedule information can be searched
- How CMS lookup tools support year-specific and locality-specific research
- How relative value files can be used to locate fee schedule-related data
- What general CMS resources are referenced for prior-year payment research
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Medical billers
- Revenue cycle staff
- Compliance/audit staff
- Practice managers
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