MANUALIZATION of Payment for Outpatient ESRD-Related Services
In the calendar year 2004 and 2005 physician fee schedule-final rules, CMS made changes to the way physicians and practitioners are paid for managing patients on dialysis. Chapter 8, section 140 has been revised to manualize these changes. Information is also being re-organized. For example, information previously contained in sections 140.1 and 140.2 has been moved to section 140.
Additionally, the title of section 140.1 has been changed to "Payment for ESRD-Related Services Under the Monthly Capitation Payment (Center Based Patients)". The title of section 140.2 has been changed to "Payment for ESRD-Related Services (Per Diem)".
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 22, 2008
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