New CMS Fee Schedule To Cut Radiology Payments

The proposed new 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule from CMS significantly reduces payments for both the technical component and professional component of radiologic exams and procedures. According to the new MPFS, radiation therapy centers would see the biggest reduction at 19 percent. Payments would be reduced to radiologists by 4 percent and radiation oncologists by 15 percent. In addition, interventional radiology and nuclear medicine could see cuts of 3 percent and diagnostic testing facilities 8 percent.