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93320 Doppler echo exam, heart [if used in
conjunction with 93303-93304]
93321 Doppler echo exam, heart [if used in
conjunction with 93303, 93304, 93308]
93325 Doppler color flow add-on [if used in conjunction with 76825, 76826,
76827, 76828, 93303, 93304, 93308]
RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES AND SUPPLIES
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DRUGS USED BY PATIENTS UNDERGOING DIALYSIS
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PREVENTIVE SCREENING TESTS, IMMUNIZATIONS AND
VACCINES
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VII. Physician Fee Schedule Update for CY 2009
A. Physician Fee Schedule Update
The PFS update is set under a formula specified in
section 1848(d)(4) of the Act. Section 101 of the
MIEA-TRHCA provided a 1-year increase in the CY 2007
conversion factor (CF) and specified that the CF for
CY 2008 must be computed as if the 1-year increase had
never applied. Section 101 of the MMSEA provided a 6-month
increase in the CY 2008 CF, from January 1, 2008, through
June 30, 2008, and specified that the CF for the remaining
portion of 2008 and the CFs for CY 2009 and subsequent
years must be computed as if the 6-month increase had never
applied. Section 131 of the MIPPA extended the increase in
the CY 2008 CF that was applicable for the first half of
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