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59047
Friday
October 31, 1997
Part III
Department of
Health and Human
Services
Health Care Financing Administration
42 CFR Part 400, et al.
Medicare: Physician Fee Schedule for
Calendar Year 1998; Payment Policies
and Relative Value Unit Adjustments and
Clinical Psychologist Fee Schedule; Final
Rule
Medicare: Physician Fee Schedule
Conversion Factor for Calendar Year
1998; Sustainable Growth Rate for Fiscal
Year 1998; Notice
Medicare: Physician Fee Schedule for
Calendar Year 1998; Payment Policies
and Relative Value Unit Adjustments;
Practice Expense Relative Value Units
Adjustments; Proposed Rule
59048
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 211 / Friday, October 31, 1997 / Rules and RegulationsDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
42 CFR Parts 400, 405, 410, 411, and 414
[BPD–884–FC]
RIN 0938–AH94
Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and Adjustments to the Relative Value Units Under the
Physician Fee Schedule, Other Part B Payment Policies, and Establishment of the Clinical Psychologist Fee
Schedule for Calendar Year 1998
AGENCY:
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.ACTION:
Final rule with comment period.SUMMARY:
This final rule makes several policy changes affecting Medicare Part B payment. The changes relate tophysician services, including geographic practice cost index changes, clinical psychologist services, physician
supervision of diagnostic tests, establishment of independent diagnostic testing facilities, the methodology used
to develop reasonable compensation equivalent limits, payment to participating and nonparticipating
suppliers, global surgical services, caloric vestibular testing, and clinical consultations. This rule also implements provisions
in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 relating to practice expense relative value units, screening mammography,
colorectal cancer screening, screening pelvic examinations, and EKG transportation. In addition, we are
finalizing the 1997 interim work relative value units and are issuing interim work relative value units for new and revised
codes for 1998.
DATES:
Effective Date: This rule is effective January 1, 1998.MCOL's members can access this entire 51 page Final Rule notice from the MCOL Main file Library when connecting online to MCOL via WorldGroup Manager. File name "103197FEE".
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