tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 19
Cardiology: MACs Differ on Response to CMS's Cardiology Payment Adjustments
Don't look for a raise just yet, in most cases.CMS may talk, but MACs don't always listen -- at least not quickly.As we told you in last week's Insider, CMS recently corrected several "technical errors" published in the 2010 Fee Schedule, and thanks to these corrections, Medicare will increase payment for several cardiology-related testing codes, including codes 75571-75574 (Heart CT) and 78451-78454 (Heart muscle SPECT imaging).Although many practices are eager to see the payment boosts in their next Medicare payments, that may be an overly ambitious goal at this point."I inquired with a few MAC...
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