Pathology/Lab Coding Alert

Evaluate your mix of services to estimate impact.

If you want to evaluate how the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule might sway your fortunes this year, check out Table 1 below to see some of the biggest winners and losers.

Of course, the actual impact on your lab will depend on the mix of services you provide to Medicare beneficiaries, as well as expected pay from other significant private health plans your pathology practice serves.

Table 1: Relative Value Unit (RVU) Change for Select, Common Pathology Services
 

* RVUs listed represent the global, total non-facility rate.