tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 25

SURGERY: Surgeons To Reap Benefits Of 5-Year Work RVU Review

Fracture care, lung surgery, digestive surgery codes will growSome specialties gained more than others from the latest five-year review of work RVUs. For example, cardiothoracic surgery had a large number of codes under consideration, and many increased sharply. But also, many surgical procedures will see impressive increases, including digestive surgery.Here are some of the biggest specialty winners:Anesthesiology: 00797 (anesthesia, surgery for obesity) will rise from 8.00 to 11.00 work RVUs.Surgery: Excision codes 11603-11605 will see slight increases, while 11606 will soar from 3.42 to 4.70. Codes 11620 and 11623-11624 will see slight...

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