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Mammography Regulation and Reimbursement Report (Single Article)

CMS looks to cut CAD reimbursement
October 2006

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a significant reduction to technical component codes for diagnostic and screening mammography CAD that would take effect in 2007. Under the proposal, the $15.92 reimbursement rate for current procedural terminology (CPT) codes 76082 and 76083 would drop to $14.02 in 2007. By 2010, reimbursement would drop to $7.20, a 54.77% decrease, according to an analysis of the proposal, reported by AuntMinnie.com.

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