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CMS to Eliminate Consult Codes effective January 1, 2010
CMS to eliminate the use of all consultation codes (inpatient and office/outpatient codes) on a budget-neutral basis, effective January 1, 2010, in accordance with the 2010 Final Physician Fee Schedule with Comment Period. Instead, CMS will increase the work relative value units (RVUs) for new and established office visits, as well as initial hospital and initial nursing facility visits, and incorporate the increased use of these visits into practice expense and malpractice RVU calculations.