Archive for The Day of March 14th, 2006
Archive for the Day of March 14th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of March 14th, 2006.
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Two Scans May Mean Less Reimbursement
Extensive Medicare fee reductions could severely hurt physicians bankbooks in the medical billing arena. Some physicians warn that if the projected 4.3 percent cut takes place in 2006, they may have to go out of business. One of the major issues of the debate deals with radiology scans. The American College of Radiology has a bone to pick with this possible medical billing change. The 2006 scan rule is as follows: When performing two imaging services on the same day, the payment for the technical component of the second imaging scan will be reduced by 50 percent of the current reimbursement. Radiologists are outraged by this possible medical billing cut. …