The conversion factor cuts that CMS floated earlier in the year are now confirmed—and heightened. Part B providers will have to prepare for a net 3.4% payment decrease across services in 2024, according to the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule released November 2.
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently approved the consolidation of more than 50 codes used to report COVID-19 vaccines, as well as the addition of several new codes.
Q: Are we allowed to bill the facility evaluation and management (E/M) service if a patient was triaged then left without being seen (LWBS) by a physician/nonphysician practitioner?
CMS is moving ahead with most of its proposed changes, including cuts to disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.