Health insurance companies will never tell you that your fees are too low. Now you can find out for yourself.
"For every single physician that anyone can find who is over-charging I can find nine who aren't charging enough." James B. Davis, Editor
Includes suggested fees for most new CPT codes
Expanded definitions for procedures and services
Medical Fees in the United States 2009 includes everything you need to review your fees, set fees for new services, challenge low payments from third party payers, and evaluate managed care contracts. The fees are based on an analysis of over 60 million health insurance claims submitted to third party payers.
Includes a comprehensive introduction and listings for over 6000 CPT codes with expanded descriptions, fees at the 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles, plus Medicare fees and relative values (RVUs). Also includes geographic adjustment factors to help you fine-tune the data to your geographic area of practice.
Review your fee schedule against national and local
statistical norms
Set fees for new or never before performed procedures
Maximize your payments from Medicare and private carriers
Challenge low allowances and payments by health insurance companies
Review managed care contracts to determine if payments are fair and reasonable