To offset a pay increase to some physicians under the primary care initiative, CMS has proposed to hold steady or decrease pay for all non-primary care physicians, including general surgeons. Although some specialties are going to face sharp fee reductions (up to 14 percent), general surgeons can expect to hold steady with a 0 percent pay change, according to CMS.
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- Biopsies: Dig deeper to get more pay than 11100 delivers.
- CPT® 2013: 32420-32422 are out -- prep 4 new thoracentesis and drainage codes.
- Medicare re-enrollment: Update your revalidation plan with new CMS instruction.
- CCI 18.3: 12001-13153: Halt closure coding with (almost) anything.
- CPT® 2013: Make the most of 'other qualified healthcare professionals' billing.
- ICD-10: S21.1_ adds detail beyond 876.0 for back wounds.
- ICD-10: 173 to C44: Look for close malignant skin neoplasm crosswalk.
- Vascular surgery: 36147 details hone your diagnostic AV shunt coding.
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