HAP Radiology Billing and Coding Blog

Even though Congress has averted the across-the-board SGR fee schedule cut (26.5%) for another year, radiologists will take another 3% cut this year. This, in addition to expanding the PC MPPR of 25% for CT, MRI and ultrasound imaging to include other members of the group practice, means that there is no good news for radiologists this year.

It seems like a simple premise: Identify the services provided, substantiate the reason, interpret your findings, bill the payer and receive compensation per your contract. However, charge capture in radiology is anything but simple, especially in a hospital. Considering the high volume of procedures performed, coupled with multiple departments, personnel and IT systems involved in the process, there’s plenty of opportunity for error.