tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 29

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING: Brace Yourself For 50 Percent Pay Cut On Multiple Imaging Procedures

CMS seeking comments on sharp pay reduction for radiologistsRadiologists could face an extra 2 percent decrease in payments next year if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gets the volume discount it's looking for.In its 2006 physician fee schedule proposed rule, CMS says that it's considering instituting a 50 percent price cut for the technical component of multiple diagnostic imaging procedures. Medicare already has a 50 percent reduction for the second and subsequent surgical procedures on the same day, CMS notes. And the multiple procedure discount has applied to nuclear medicine since 1995.When a practice performs ...

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