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Late-Year Push Ups CF (Slightly) As Errata Straightens Spinal Issues

Published on Thu Feb 03, 2022

In a rare move, CMS increased the CF after the final rule this year. The new year has arrived, and with it comes some clarifications on certain issues that coders will need to know in order to code correctly in 2022. The lowdown: The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) conversion factor (CF) was upped slightly — after the Centers for [...]
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