Three significant changes that will affect reimbursement rates go into effect January 1, 2026:
Conversion factor changes
Relative Value Unit (RVU) efficiency adjustment
Practice Expense changes
If you're a Find-A-Code subscriber, there's no need to worry. Find-A-Code's fee calculators are ready for the change. You can count on Find-A-Code for the most complete and accurate information you need as a medical coder/biller.
Benchmark of the Week: Imaging utilization per enrollee by state, 2008
Summary: Do some states or regions tend to bill more imaging services to Medicare than others? This chart looks at state-level utilization of common imaging services based on the latest CMS claims data, from 2008. To account for differences in state populations, the chart measures number of imaging services billed per single enrollee.
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