Focus On: Physician Fee Schedule: CMS Proposes Increase in FISH Payment, Review of LCD Process for Lab Tests

Independent clinical laboratories would see a 3 percent increase in their Medicare physician reimbursement under proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) announced July 3. Pathologists, meanwhile, would see an overall increase of about 1 percent. In terms of specific codes, most proposed payments for major codes are up 1 percent to 5 percent….