Orthopedic Coding Alert
Look to the Web for Medicare's Physician Fee Schedule
Published on Fri Sep 10, 2004
In the July Orthopedic Coding Alert article "PA Assists at Surgery? 4 Steps Ensure Reimbursement," we referenced column U ("ASST SURG") of the 2004 Physician Fee Schedule. Several subscribers have asked us how they can access this Fee Schedule. You can download it on the CMS Web site at . Click on the first option, "RVU04_C.ZIP."
Once you save it to your computer, the self-extracting file will offer you several files to read. The main Fee Schedule, where you'll find column U, is called "pprrvu04." Alternatively, you can e-mail our editor, Torrey Kim, at torreyk@eliresearch.com, and she will e-mail you a copy of the Fee Schedule.
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