2007 Physician Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for the 2007 Physician Schedule on November 1, 2006, which will soon be published in the Federal Register.
§ The final rule provides a 5% reduction in the 2007 Fee Schedule, which is just a slight change from the proposed 5.1% reduction proposed in August of 2006.
§ The work component RVU for the intermediate office visit E & M Code will increase by 37%.
§ There will be a 25% reduction in the technical component for multiple imaging services rather than the original proposed 50% reduction.
§ Nuclear imaging services will be included as a Stark designated health service.
A link to the Physician Fee Schedule will be published as soon as it is posted.
