tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 25

PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE: CMS Proposes $26 IPPE Raise in 2010, Despite Cuts in Other Areas

Plus: Consult pay change will save CMS $1 billion. Your 'Welcome to Medicare' exam services will net you an extra $26 next year, if the proposed 2010 Medicare Physician fee schedule takes effect in January. Although CMS proposed a conversion factor for 2010 of $28.3208, which results in a -21.5 percent payment update, not all reimbursements would be negatively affected. When it comes to the initial preventive physical exam (IPPE), CMS has proposed increasing the work RVUs "to the same level as a 99204, which requires a comprehensive history and examination, and moderate complexity medical decision-making,"...

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