2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology

Specialty
2006
(25%
Blend)
2007
(50%
Blend)
2008
(75%
Blend)
324
2009
(100%
Blend)
Rheumatology -0.9% -1.8% -2.7% -3.6%
Thoracic Surgery -0.8% -1.5% -2.3% -3.0%
Urology 1.8% 3.6% 5.5% 7.3%
Vascular Surgery
Practitioners:
0.5% 0.9% 1.4% 1.9%
Audiologist -5.8% -11.3% -16.5% -21.3%
Chiropractor -1.3% -2.7% -4.0% -5.3%
Clinical Psychologist -0.6% -1.1% -1.7% -2.2%
Clinical Social Worker -0.6% -1.2% -1.8% -2.4%
Nurse Anesthetist -0.4% -0.8% -1.2% -1.6%
Nurse Practitioner 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Optometry -0.8% -1.6% -2.4% -3.1%
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 0.8% 1.6% 2.4% 3.2%
Physical/Occupational Therapy 1.5% 2.9% 4.4% 6.0%
Physician Assistants 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Podiatry 1.3% 2.6% 3.9% 5.3%
Suppliers:
Diagnostic Testing Facility -2.4% -4.7% -7.0% -9.2%
Independent Laboratory 6.4% 13.1% 20.3% 28.0%
Portable X-Ray Supplier 0.4% 0.8% 1.1% 1.5%
The table shows the effect of the proposed refinements to
the PE methodology. As described in section II.A.2. in the
preamble of this proposed rule, we are proposing to use the
updated practice expense per hour data from the accepted
supplementary surveys only in the calculation of indirect PE, and
to utilize a “bottom-up” methodology to calculate direct PE.
Even if no other changes were made to our PE
calculation methodology, a significant redistribution of PE
RVUs would still be produced by the acceptance of the
supplementary PE surveys from seven specialties and the
corresponding increases in the direct and indirect PE per