tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2016 Issue 12

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: 2017 Medicare Fee Schedule Brings Good News for Emergency Physicians

Look for an increase in intubation procedures while ED E/M codes remain stable. The 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule was released on November 2, 2016 with mostly good news for emergency medicine. Check out the ED relevant changes from our expert reviewer. As anticipated, you’ll see minimal changes to the ED E/M codes, critical care, and observation service values in 2017. In fact, CMS predicts that emergency medicine will have a flat impact of zero change, says Michael Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, President of LogixHealth, a national ED coding and billing company based in Bedford, MA. Table 52...

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