Relative Value Units for 2001
Information presented is representative of national averages for calendar year 2001 Medicare professional and technical payment amounts for participating freestanding imaging facilities. Actual reimbursement amounts for each procedure listed will vary depending on payer and procedure mix, as well as facility location.
2001 APC Changes for Bone Densitometry
In a November 13, 2000 final rule (65 Federal Register 67798), HCFA made revisions to the Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs) used in the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system, effective for services furnished in calendar year 2001. Included in these revisions were changes in the payment for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). As of January 1, 2001, DEXA procedures are considered "new technology" services, assigned to APCs based solely on the cost of the procedures.
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