Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies, Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units, and Changes to the Practice Expense Methodology Under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Other Changes to Payment Under Part B; Corrections
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2006-12-08 · Effective 2007-01-01 · 71 FR 71062
Document
Document number
06-9550
Federal Register citation
71 FR 71062
CFR reference
42 CFR 405
Type
Rule
Action
Correction.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2006-12-08
Effective date
2007-01-01
Abstract
This correction document corrects a limited number of technical and typographical errors in the final rule with comment period that appeared in the December 1, 2006 Federal Register (71 FR 69624). The final rule with comment period addressed Medicare Part B payment policy, including the physician fee schedule (PFS) that is applicable for calendar year (CY) 2007, finalized the CY 2006 interim relative value units (RVUs), and established interim RVUs for new and revised procedure codes for CY 2007.