tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 12

RADIOLOGY: Alert-- Double Whammy Next Year Will Slash Your Imaging Reimbursement

Some imaging codes will lose up to 70 percent of technical componentA total of 150 radiology codes, mostly for imaging services, face steep cuts next year, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Here's what you need to know to prepare.CMS plans to increase the discount for multiple imaging scans on contiguous body parts from 25 to 50 percent next year.  But the agency also plans to reduce the technical component of many codes in line with the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) levels, in the 2007 physician Fee Schedule .At the March Practicing...

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