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CMS cuts when performing same day E/M and procedure
I would like to encourage commenting to Regulations.gov by September 14th regarding the new CMS cut. It is my understanding that Medicare will reimburse 50% of all codes but the highest valued code if billing E/M and a procedure on the same day. Provided you perform a one limb EMG and nerve conduction studies, it would be more costly to bill a lower level E/M code than not to biill an E/M code under the new regulations. This is essentially a 20% cut on all medicare reimbursement. For busy private practice electromyographers like myself, this $70,000+ cut will cause a severe strain on my practice. I can't imagine how to keep the doors open when private insurers follow suit like they did after the 66% cut to nerve conduction codes not too many years ago.
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