tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2000 Issue 12

Medicare Increases Fees to ED Physicians for 2001

In the Nov. 1, 2000, Federal Register final rule for revisions to payment policies under the 2001 Physician Fee Schedule, HCFA has introduced a 4.5 percent overall increase in payments to physicians for Medicare Part B services. The 2001 fee schedule conversion factor has increased to $38.2581. The separate 2001 national average anesthesia conversion factor is $17.26. The final rule lists individual relative value units (RVUs) for each individual CPT and HCPCS code, and outlines estimated changes in payment rate by specialty. Some specialties, such as optometry, will realize increases of 12 percent, while others, such...

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