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For example, in 2005, a generic 99213 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code was worth 1.39 Relative Value Units, or RVUs. Adjusted for North Jersey, it was worth 1.57 RVUs. Using the 2005 Conversion Factor of $37.90, Medicare paid 1.57 * $37.90 for each 99213 performed, or $59.50.
The CPT code revisions in 2013 were part of a periodic five-year review of codes. Some psychotherapy codes changed numbers, for example 90806 changed to 90834 for individual psychotherapy of a similar duration. Add-on codes were created for the complexity of communication about procedures.
In 2000, CMS changed the reimbursement system for outpatient care at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to include a prospective payment system for Medicaid and Medicare. [2] Under this system, health centers receive a fixed, per-visit payment for any visit by a patient with Medicaid, regardless of the length or intensity of the visit.
Why It Matters: CPT Category III codes facilitate emerging technologies' use, adoption, and potential reimbursement. The new CPT codes go into effect in the CPT codebook on January 1, 2023.
HCPCS includes three levels of codes: Level I consists of the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and is numeric.; Level II codes are alphanumeric and primarily include non-physician services such as ambulance services and prosthetic devices, and represent items and supplies and non-physician services, not covered by CPT-4 codes (Level I).
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Large urban labor-related rate $2,809.18 Large urban non-labor-related $1,141.85 Wage index 1.4193 Standard Federal Rate: labor * wage index + non-labor rate $5,128.92 DRG relative weight (RW) factor 1.8128 Weighted payment: Standard Federal Rate * DRG RW $9,297.71 Disproportionate Share Payment (DSH) 0.1413 Indirect medical education (IME) 0.0744