2017 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1654-P) Payment Rates for Medicare Physician Services - Neurology. Descriptor RVUs 2017

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1 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1654-P) Payment CF = $ change 2016 to Auditor evoke potent, compre 3.80 $ % TC Auditor evoke potent, compre 3.04 $ % Auditor evoke potent, compre 0.76 $ % Multiple sleep latency test $ % TC Multiple sleep latency test $ % Multiple sleep latency test 1.67 $ % Sleep study, unattended 4.75 $ % TC Sleep study, unattended 3.02 $ % Sleep study, unattended 1.73 $ % Sleep study, attended $ % TC Sleep study, attended $ % Sleep study, attended 1.78 $ % Polysomnography, $ % TC Polysomnography, $ % Polysomnography, $ % Polysomnography, 4 or more $ % TC Polysomnography, 4 or more $ % Polysomnography, 4 or more 3.46 $ % Polysomnography w/cpap $ % TC Polysomnography w/cpap $ % Polysomnography w/cpap 3.60 $ % EEG, minutes 9.06 $ % TC EEG, minutes 7.42 $ % EEG, minutes 1.64 $ % EEG, over 1 hour $ % TC EEG, over 1 hour 8.97 $ % EEG, over 1 hour 2.49 $ % EEG, awake and drowsy $ % TC EEG, awake and drowsy 8.49 $ % EEG, awake and drowsy 1.65 $ % EEG, awake and asleep $ % TC EEG, awake and asleep 9.99 $ % EEG, awake and asleep 1.65 $ % EEG, coma or sleep only $ % TC EEG, coma or sleep only 8.87 $ % EEG, coma or sleep only 1.65 $ % EEG, cerebral death only 1.12 $ % EEG, all night recording $ % TC EEG, all night recording $ % EEG, all night recording 1.62 $ % Surgery electrocorticogram $1, % TC Surgery electrocorticogram $1, % Surgery electrocorticogram 9.60 $ % Hospital Insert electrodes for EEG 2.61 $ % Office Insert electrodes for EEG 6.15 $ % Muscle test, one limb 3.44 $ % TC Muscle test, one limb 1.97 $ % Muscle test, one limb 1.47 $ % Muscle test, 2 limbs 4.90 $ %

2 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1654-P) CF = $ TC Muscle test, 2 limbs 2.53 $ % Muscle test, 2 limbs 2.37 $ % Muscle test, 3 limbs 6.15 $ % TC Muscle test, 3 limbs 3.29 $ % Muscle test, 3 limbs 2.86 $ % Muscle test, 4 limbs 6.91 $ % TC Muscle test, 4 limbs 3.85 $ % Muscle test, 4 limbs 3.06 $ % Muscle test, larynx 4.14 $ % TC Muscle test, larynx 1.73 $ % Muscle test, larynx 2.41 $ % Muscle test, hemidiaphragm 3.82 $ % TC Muscle test, hemidiaphragm 1.89 $ % Muscle test, hemidiaphragm 1.93 $ % Muscle test cran nerv unilat 2.73 $ % TC Muscle test cran nerv unilat 1.53 $ % Muscle test cran nerv unilat 1.20 $ % Muscle test cran nerve bilat 3.79 $ % TC Muscle test cran nerve bilat 1.98 $ % Muscle test cran nerve bilat 1.81 $ % Muscle test, thor paraspinal 2.57 $ % TC Muscle test, thor paraspinal 2.00 $ % Muscle test, thor paraspinal 0.57 $ % Muscle test, nonparaspinal 2.60 $ % TC Muscle test, nonparaspinal 2.03 $ % Muscle test, nonparaspinal 0.57 $ % Muscle test, one fiber 5.57 $ % TC Muscle test, one fiber 1.17 $ % Muscle test, one fiber 4.40 $ % Guide nerv destr, elec stim 2.05 $ % TC Guide nerv destr, elec stim 1.48 $ % Guide nerv destr, elec stim 0.57 $ % Guide nerv destr, needle emg 2.07 $ % TC Guide nerv destr, needle emg 1.50 $ % Guide nerv destr, needle emg 0.57 $ % Limb exercise test 3.30 $ % TC Limb exercise test 1.62 $ % Limb exercise test 1.68 $ % Motor&/sens 1-2 nrv cndj tst 2.74 $ % TC Motor&/sens 1-2 nrv cndj tst 1.22 $ % Motor&/sens 1-2 nrv cndj tst 1.52 $ % Motor&/sens 3-4 nrv cndj tst 3.53 $ % TC Motor&/sens 3-4 nrv cndj tst 1.61 $ % Motor&/sens 3-4 nrv cndj tst 1.92 $ % Motor&/sens 5-6 nrv cndj tst 4.21 $ % TC Motor&/sens 5-6 nrv cndj tst 1.91 $ % Motor&/sens 5-6 nrv cndj tst 2.30 $ % Motor&sens 7-8 nrv cndj test 5.57 $ % TC Motor&sens 7-8 nrv cndj test 2.50 $ %

3 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1654-P) CF = $ Motor&sens 7-8 nrv cndj test 3.07 $ % Motor&sen 9-10 nrv cndj test 6.61 $ % TC Motor&sen 9-10 nrv cndj test 2.79 $ % Motor&sen 9-10 nrv cndj test 3.82 $ % Motor&sen nrv cnd test 7.33 $ % TC Motor&sen nrv cnd test 2.79 $ % Motor&sen nrv cnd test 4.54 $ % Motor&sens 13/> nrv cnd test 8.42 $ % TC Motor&sens 13/> nrv cnd test 3.05 $ % Motor&sens 13/> nrv cnd test 5.37 $ % Autonomic nerv function test 2.40 $ % TC Autonomic nerv function test 1.11 $ % Autonomic nerv function test 1.29 $ % Autonomic nerv function test 2.81 $ % TC Autonomic nerv function test 1.43 $ % Autonomic nerv function test 1.38 $ % Autonomic nerv function test 3.98 $ % TC Autonomic nerv function test 2.68 $ % Autonomic nerv function test 1.30 $ % Somatosensory testing 3.91 $ % TC Somatosensory testing 3.11 $ % Somatosensory testing 0.80 $ % Somatosensory testing 3.80 $ % TC Somatosensory testing 3.01 $ % Somatosensory testing 0.79 $ % Somatosensory testing 3.90 $ % TC Somatosensory testing 3.11 $ % Somatosensory testing 0.79 $ % C motor evoked, uppr limbs 5.99 $ % TC C motor evoked, uppr limbs 3.71 $ % C motor evoked, uppr limbs 2.28 $ % C motor evoked, lwr limbs 6.18 $ % TC C motor evoked, lwr limbs 3.88 $ % C motor evoked, lwr limbs 2.30 $ % Visual evoked potential test 3.62 $ % TC Visual evoked potential test 3.09 $ % Visual evoked potential test 0.53 $ % Blink reflex test 2.16 $ % TC Blink reflex test 1.25 $ % Blink reflex test 0.91 $ % Neuromuscular junction test 2.31 $ % TC Neuromuscular junction test 1.32 $ % Neuromuscular junction test 0.99 $ % Somatosensory testing 9.60 $ % TC Somatosensory testing 8.29 $ % Somatosensory testing 1.31 $ % C motor evoked upr&lwr limbs $ % TC C motor evoked upr&lwr limbs $ % C motor evoked upr&lwr limbs 3.42 $ %

4 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1654-P) CF = $ Ionm in operatng room 15 min NA NA NA Ambulatory eeg monitoring 9.36 $ % TC Ambulatory eeg monitoring 7.09 $ % Ambulatory eeg monitoring 2.27 $ % EEG monitoring/videorecord 9.13 $ % EEG monitoring/computer $ % TC EEG monitoring/computer 7.26 $ % EEG monitoring/computer 4.69 $ % EEG monitoring/giving drugs $ % TC EEG monitoring/giving drugs 9.14 $ % EEG monitoring/giving drugs 3.59 $ % EEG during surgery 5.98 $ % TC EEG during surgery 4.46 $ % EEG during surgery 1.52 $ % EEG monitoring, cable/radio $1, % TC EEG monitoring, cable/radio $1, % EEG monitoring, cable/radio 5.45 $ % EEG digital analysis 8.60 $ % TC EEG digital analysis 5.61 $ % EEG digital analysis 2.99 $ % EEG monitoring/function test $ % TC EEG monitoring/function test 9.85 $ % EEG monitoring/function test 6.44 $ % Electrode stimulation, brain 8.64 $ % TC Electrode stimulation, brain 4.00 $ % Electrode stimulation, brain 4.64 $ % Electrode stim, brain add-on 7.39 $ % TC Electrode stim, brain add-on 2.45 $ % Electrode stim, brain add-on 4.94 $ % MEG, spontaneous $ % MEG, evoked, single 6.05 $ % MEG, evoked, each addïl 5.32 $ % Hospital Analyze neurostim, no prog 0.69 $ % Office Analyze neurostim, no prog 1.92 $ % Hospital Analyze neurostim, simple 1.16 $ % Office Analyze neurostim, simple 1.43 $ % Hospital Analyze neurostim complex 1.18 $ % Office Analyze neurostim complex 1.63 $ % Hospital Cranial neurostim, complex 4.69 $ % Office Cranial neurostim, complex 5.89 $ % Hospital Cranial neurostim, complex 2.66 $ % Office Cranial neurostim, complex 3.17 $ %

5 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1654-P) Payment Rates for Medicare Physician Services - Evaluation and Management NON-FACILITY (OFFICE) FACILITY (HOSPITAL) change change Payment CF Payment CF 2016 to 2016 to = $ = $ Office/outpatient visit, new 1.22 $ % 0.75 $ % Office/outpatient visit, new 2.10 $ % 1.42 $ % Office/outpatient visit, new 3.05 $ % 2.18 $ % Office/outpatient visit, new 4.62 $ % 3.66 $ % Office/outpatient visit, new 5.82 $ % 4.78 $ % Office/outpatient visit, est 0.56 $ % 0.26 $ % Office/outpatient visit, est 1.22 $ % 0.72 $ % Office/outpatient visit, est 2.05 $ % 1.44 $ % Office/outpatient visit, est 3.03 $ % 2.22 $ % Office/outpatient visit, est 4.08 $ % 3.15 $ % Initial hospital care NA NA NA 2.88 $ % Initial hospital care NA NA NA 3.87 $ % Initial hospital care NA NA NA 5.72 $ % Subsequent hospital care NA NA NA 1.11 $ % Subsequent hospital care NA NA NA 2.05 $ % Subsequent hospital care NA NA NA 2.94 $ % Critical care, first hour 7.73 $ % 6.31 $ % Critical care, add'l 30 min 3.47 $ % 3.17 $ % Ped critical care, initial NA NA NA $ % Ped critical care, subseq NA NA NA $ % Cmplx chron care w/o pt vsit 2.59 $92.66 New in 1.47 $52.59 New in Cmplx chron care addl 30 min 1.31 $46.87 New in 0.75 $26.83 New in Chron care mgmt srvc 20 min 1.18 $42.21 New in 0.91 $32.56 New in Trans care mgmt 14 day disch 4.59 $ % 3.12 $ % Trans care mgmt 7 day disch 6.50 $ % 4.53 $ % GPPP7 Assesm for CCM care plan 1.78 $63.68 New in 1.29 $46.15 New in

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