DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 11 (November)

CMS reduces MPPR cuts, but providers will still feel pain

Your payments for interpreting multiple CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds will take a serious dive thanks to CMS latest round of multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) cuts finalized in the 2012 Physician Fee Schedule final rule released Nov. 1. Providers will only get paid 75% of the reimbursement rate for the professional component (PC) of multiple imaging services on the same patient in the same day.

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