Providers Plan Appeal to Colonoscopy Payment Cuts

Providers say the CMS cut colonoscopy Medicare reimbursement without taking into account their data-driven evidence of patient impact. 

In the finalized CY 2016 Physician Fee Schedule rule, released Friday, the CMS cut reimbursement for several colonoscopy codes, some by as much as 17%. Gastroenterologists are outraged, despite the cuts being less than the 20% proposed by the agency.