Most specialties projected to lose charges in 2023: Fee schedule

Why This Topic Matters

Specialty-level Medicare payment changes can influence revenue planning, service mix, and coding and billing workflows for the coming year. Understanding the direction of these projected changes helps practices assess reimbursement risk and monitor CMS updates tied to RVUs and fee schedule revisions.

Article Sections

1. Projected specialty charge changes

   Summarizes the overall direction of projected allowed charge changes across medical specialties for the upcoming fee schedule year. It highlights the balance between specialties expected to see increases, decreases, or no change.

2. CMS explanation of the drivers

   Describes the general factors CMS says are influencing specialty-level RVU changes in the final rule. The discussion focuses on broad categories of payment revision activity and related valuation updates.

3. Source and reference note

   Identifies the CMS final rule table used for the analysis and the publication source for the fee schedule information.