The American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) meeting took place virtually April 21–24. The meeting marked the first under the leadership of Ezequiel Silva III, MD, F黑料网, Chair of the RUC.
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Michael Booker, MD, Radiological Society of North America RUC Advisor since 2018, was nominated in March to the RUC’s Practice Expense Subcommittee. This was his first meeting serving on the subcommittee.
No radiology codes were surveyed during the April meeting, however, several code families related to evaluation and management (E/M) were addressed; RUC discussions are confidential. The E/M code families will be reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for implementation in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The October 2021 RUC survey cycle will begin in June.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact Stephanie Le at sle@acr.org or 1-800-227-5463, ext. 4584.