HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2017 Issue 47 (November)

CLFS revision to lead to 20% decrease in outpatient lab payments in 2018

November 21st, 2017

A new private payer rate-based Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) system is estimated to drastically reduce Medicare Part B lab payments in 2018. Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, details how this revision will impact providers in outpatient settings and payers tied to the Medicare CLFS. 

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