Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) Reimbursement of Evaluation & Management Codes
MEDPAC recently issued a report to Congress. It reviewed the reimbursement levels for office-based E/M codes versus procedural codes. The commission recommended a significant increase in the reimbursement of E/M codes. The increase ranged from 5% to 30% as a pay increase. The commission stated that over time there has been a “passive devaluation” of […]