DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2017 Issue 11 (November)

Non-exempt provider-based departments will see a 20% cut to fees next year

CMS will set payments for certain services performed by off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs) at 40% of the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rate next year, down from 50% this year — effectively cutting their fees by 20%. The agency had originally proposed to cut next year’s payments to 25% of OPPS rates.

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