The final rule was released in November.
Due to the final corrected wage index budget neutrality adjustment, the ASC conversion factor will decrease from the originally announced $44.071 to $44.058.
Amongst the corrections, CMS also announced the HOPD conversion rate will be bumped up from $74.144 to $74.173 for most ambulatory payment classifications.
More articles on coding and billing:
35 statistics on commercial reimbursement by geographic area
New online tool created for ICD-10 transition
67% of providers positive ICD-10 implementation will go forward without further delay
