Proposed fee and code changes: CMS targets prolonged services, epidural injections and more with RVU changes

Why This Topic Matters

The proposals affect how multiple services are classified, valued, and reported under Medicare. Readers working in coding, billing, compliance, and revenue cycle management can use the article to understand which service areas are changing and which code families are being reorganized for the next fee schedule year.

Article Sections

1. Proposed RVU revisions to existing codes

   This section outlines CMS’s proposed valuation changes for selected established CPT services across several specialties. It focuses on broad fee schedule adjustments for revised or reviewed codes.

2. New codes in proposed 2017 fee schedule

   This section summarizes newly proposed CPT code groupings and converted services in the 2017 fee schedule. It covers broad changes affecting spine procedures, therapy evaluations, fracture treatment, and injection services.