Calculate Fees Diff erently in 2009
CMS has tried to make it easier for you to calculate fees this year — but for some practices, one step forward results in two steps back.
The lowdown:? CMS recently condensed all 56 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) carrier specific pricing files into one zip file (available online at www.cms.hhs.gov/PhysicianFeeSched/PFSCSF/list.asp). However, many physicians are confused about how CMS has derived its calculations this year. Although the 2009 conversion factor slipped from [...]
