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Get the Scoop on CPT Changes for 2013, Straight from the AMA

Published on Fri Dec 14, 2012

Tip: Be especially watchful of your chemodenervaton coding. If no one from your practice was able to attend the American Medical Association’s (AMA) annual CPT® and RBRVS Symposium in Chicago Nov. 14-16, it’s not too late to get the news. Read on for highlights from industry experts that could affect anesthesia or pain management coders in 2013. Cross Your Fingers for Better Payment News One of the first presentations of the conference was by Kathy Bryant, deputy director of the department of physician services at CMS. She updated attendees on several aspects of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2013, including the reminder that Medicare rates are scheduled to take a 26.5 percent hit in 2013 unless Congress takes action to avert the cut. "The President’s budget calls for an aversion of the cut and a permanent fix," she said. "They seem to be working on it, but we [...]
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