NPP Benchmark: Proposed price changes for top NPP codes in 2012

Article Overview

This article reviews proposed payment changes for the most frequently billed services by non-physician practitioners under the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. It explains the general pattern of relative value unit changes, compares percentage and dollar impacts across top-billed services, and places the discussion in the context of Medicare practice expense updates and CMS data sources. The content is aimed at coders, billing staff, and reimbursement professionals who want to understand how proposed fee schedule updates may affect commonly reported outpatient and evaluation and management services.