tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2010 Issue 1

READER QUESTIONS : Breathe a Sigh of Relief for Conversion Factor

Question: I'm very confused about what Medicare will pay for physician services starting Jan. 1. Has Congress decided on the payment rate for 2010? Illinois Subscriber Answer: Yes and no. Congress has delayed the expected decrease to the conversion factor until March 1, so you can expect fairly constant payment until that time. You'll see changes based on adjusted relative value units (RVUs) for a specific code, not based on the expected large conversion factor reduction -- at least for now. Here's what happened: With just days to go until the government slashed the conversion factor by 21.2...

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