Lexology November 9, 2021
On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. This final rule will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022, and will include multiple policy changes affecting payments under Medicare Part B.
Highlights under the CY 2022 MPFS final rule include the following:
- CY 2022 PFS Conversion Factor. CMS finalized the CY 2022 PFS conversion factor as $33.59, which is a decrease of $1.30 from the CY 2021 PFS conversion factor of $34.89.
- Split (or Shared) Evaluation and Management (E/M) Visits.
- CMS finalized an update to the definition of split (or shared) E/M visits as E/M visits provided in the facility setting by...
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