Medicare program; fee schedule for physicians' services for calendar year 1993--HCFA. Final notice with comment period.
This final notice with comment period announces the final relative value units (RVUs) for Medicare payment for existing procedure codes under the physician fee schedule and interim RVUs for new and revised codes. Section 6102(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, as amended by section 4118 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, requires establishment of the physician fee schedule and periodic review and adjustment of the RVUs.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D004470:Economics, Medical; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009819:Office Visits / Q000191:economics; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D013038:Specialization; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States