Colleagues,
The Charge Manager at our sysemy has noticed a significant increase in CMS reimbursement for select Respiratory Care specific CPT codes. Those codes and the 2014 vs. 2013 reimbursement from our intermediary are listed below:
| CPT-HCPCS |
2014 APC Wage Adjusted |
2013 APC Wage Adjusted |
| 94640 |
$74.74 |
$33.66 |
| 94150 |
$54.84 |
$43.22 |
| 94664 |
$74.74 |
$33.66 |
| 94799 |
$54.84 |
$43.22 |
| 94002 |
$333.79 |
$237.30 |
| 36600 |
$93.91 |
$22.47 |
| 94644 |
$93.91 |
$47.61 |
| 94770 |
$232.95 |
$172.51 |
| 94762 |
$125.27 |
$63.80 |
| 94003 |
$333.79 |
$237.30 |
| 94660 |
$74.74 |
$96.82 |
He asked me to check with the AACR Manager's web blog to see if other organmizations have experienced the same increases from their CMS intermediaries.
Please advise at your convenience
Sincerely
Dave Dunlap
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
ddunlap@stelizabeth.com