Medicare Revisits “New Technology” Outpatient Payment Levels For 2002
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDG-PET will be reimbursed at $1,375 per procedure under CMS' hospital outpatient prospective payment system update for 2002. The payment rate will go into effect April 1
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