2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology

Table of Contents
I. Background
A. Introduction
B. Development of the Relative Value System
C. Components of the Fee Schedule Payment Amounts
D. Most Recent Changes to the Fee Schedule
II. Provisions of the Proposed Rule
A. Resource-Based Practice Expense RVUs
1. Current Methodology
2. Practice Expense Proposals for Calendar Year 2006
B. Geographic Practice Cost Indices
C. Malpractice Relative Value Units (RVUs)
D. Medicare Telehealth Services
E. Contractor Pricing of Unlisted Therapy Modalities
and Procedures
F. Payment for Teaching Anesthesiologists
G. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Related Provisions
1. Revised Pricing Methodology for Separately Billable
Drugs and Biologicals Furnished by ESRD Facilities.
2. Adjustment to Account for Changes in the Pricing of
Separately Billable Drugs and Biologicals and the Estimated
Increase in Expenditures for Drugs and Biologicals
3. Proposed Revisions to Geographic Designations and
Wage Indexes Applied to the End Stage Renal Disease
Composite Payment Rate Wage Index
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