DMEPOS fee schedule update implements mandated cuts
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS releases fee schedule Nov. 7 for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) implementing mandated fee cuts of 9.5% for 2009 for items included in round 1 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program, which was delayed until 2010 (1"The Gray Sheet" July 14, 2008, p. 18). Six oxygen-generating portable equipment codes are exempt and will not get a fee cut
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