Becker's Healthcare October 17, 2023
CMS is floating the implementation of a separate add-on payment for healthcare common procedure coding system code G2211 in its 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, according to an Oct. 13 report in JDSupra written by law firm Reed Smith.
Many physician leaders are worried about how the move will affect reimbursements, and this month, a coalition of 47 organizations wrote a letter to Congress urging them to halt the implementation of the code.
CMS said the add-on code will better recognize the resource costs associated with evaluation and management visits for primary care and longitudinal care of complex patients. Physician leaders expect the code to “produce a significant increase in Medicare reimbursement for some physician specialties, with...
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