Physicians:Work RVUs For Level-3 Office Visits Set For 37-Percent Hike
Everything changes starting next January. Will you be ready?
Good news: Your payments for evaluation & management services could rise dramatically next year.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed regulation in the June 29 Federal Register that would transform your reimbursement in two fundamental ways:
1. The work relative value units (RVUs) for E/M services would increase, thanks to proposals from the Relative Value Update Committee (RUC). The work RVUs for a level-three office visit would rise by a startling 37 percent, while work RVUs for an office visit or hospital visit...
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