Medicare payment differences across ambulatory settings, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, June 2013
Medicare’s payment rates often vary for the same ambulatory services provided to similar patients in different settings, such as physicians’ offices or hospital outpatient departments (OPDs). For example, in 2013, Medicare pays 141 percent more for a level II echocardiogram in an OPD than in a freestanding physician’s office. These variations raise questions about how […]