As if the conversion factor for 2010 wasn't bad enough, now you can expect your payments to go down even more than you thought last month - unless Congress takes action. CMS adjusted the 2010 conversion factor downward, again, after correcting the relative value units (RVUs) for 14 codes. The conversion factor will be $28.3895 instead of $28.4061, representing just a fraction of a percent difference.
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