2021 Medicare final fee schedule: 10% conversion factor cut offsets E/M gains, RVU cuts hit TKA and THA
The Medicare reimbursement picture for orthopedic surgeons is gloomy next year, as the specialty takes a hit to both the conversion factor — a key building block used to calculate all physician fees — and to the specific value for some of orthopedists’ highest volume codes.
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