First Coast Service Options, Inc., the current Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), has published the 2022 Physician Medicare Fee schedule.

2022 Conversion Factor

With the budget neutrality adjustment accounting for changes in relative value units (RVUs), as required by law, and the expiration of the 3.75 percent temporary 2021 payment increase (provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021), the 2022 PFS conversion factor (CF) is $33.59.  This represents a decrease of $1.30 from the 2021 CF of $34.89, or a reduction of 3.71 percent. 

 

Patient Visit fees – 2021 vs. 2022

Location 3 (Broward County)

Link to data Files: https://medicare.fcso.com/Data_files/

 

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