Medicare 2019 Final Rules on Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Payment System Released

In early November, CMS released the final regulations for the CY 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS).  NAEC has prepared summaries of the rules and charts showing payment for […]

In July, the AMA published a summary of the May 2018 CPT Editorial Panel Meeting.  At this meeting the Panel approved changes to the Long Term EEG Monitoring Codes, which have been under discussion for over a year. These changes will not take effect until January 1, 2020. Physicians should […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the CY 2018 Final Rules on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System.  In general, payment for epilepsy center services under Medicare will remain stable in 2018.  NAEC has prepared a summary of the major provisions […]

On October 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final regulations setting payment rates for physician and hospital outpatient services for 2016. The Hospital Outpatient Final Rule chart shows the Medicare hospital outpatient payment rates for 2016 for epilepsy center services. CMS finalized […]