tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2011 Issue 4

Medicare Fee Schedule: CMS Is Already Changing Part B Payment for 2011

You win some and lose some with updates.Don't get too comfortable with the nearly brand-new 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. On Feb. 4, CMS announced several changes to payment indicators that will impact the amounts that you collect from your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).The agency had some good news -- and some bad news -- in MLN Matters article MM7319, which had an effective date of Jan. 1 and an implementation date of April 4.Look for Bilateral Surgery RevisionsYour bilateral surgery pay will drop when you perform chemodenervation, thanks to one of the new changes. The...

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