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MPPR Updates Boost Radiology Payments

Published on Fri Sep 09, 2016

It looks like radiology practices have something to smile about. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be paying a little bit more of their fee schedule amounts in relation to the procedural component (PC) with new changes to its Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) system. “Effective January 1, 2017, MACs shall pay 95 percent of the fee [...]
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