tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 42

PART B PAYMENT: CMS Revises 2010 Conversion Factor With New Communique

Meanwhile, the Senate is poised to vote on the proposed permanent fix to the Medicare payment structure. If you thought the 2010 conversion factor of $28.4061 was bad, the latest news is even worse. The $28.4061 factor was printed by CMS in error, and the actual new conversion factor, effective Jan. 1  nless Congress intervenes, is lower than that. CMS has posted a corrected 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on its Web site. "The conversion factor for CY 2010 is $28.3895 instead of $28.4061 as previously indicated in the final rule," indicates a notification...

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