[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7945-7946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Parts 410 and 415

[BPD-852-CN]
RIN 0938-AH40


Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and Five-Year 
Review of and Adjustments to the Relative Value Units Under the 
Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1997; Correction

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Correction of final rule with comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the 
final rule with comment period published in the Federal Register on 
November 22, 1996 entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment 
Policies and Five-Year Review of and Adjustments to the Relative Value 
Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1997.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Weintraub, (410) 786-4498.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In the Federal Register Document dated November 22, 1996, there 
were a number of technical errors. In Addendum B, beginning on page 
59595, we inadvertently printed incorrect information for certain 
codes. The corrections appear in this document under the heading 
``Correction of Errors.''

[[Page 7946]]

Correction of Errors

    In FR Doc. 96-29558 of November 22, 1996 (61 FR 59490), make the 
following corrections:

Pages 59595 through 59702, Addendum B

    Entries on the pages listed below for the codes listed are 
corrected as follows: on page 59595, for CPT codes 38230 through 38241; 
page 59672 for CPT code 90901; page 59693 for HCPCS code A9503; page 
59701 for HCPCS codes G0053 and G0084; and page 59702 for HCPCS codes 
G0089 through G0094 and J0270.

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                                                                             Physician     Practice                                                     
  CPT \1\ HCPCS \2\      MOD           Status             Description        work RVUs     expense    Malpractice     Total        Global       Update  
                                                                                \3\          RVUs         RVUs                     period               
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                   *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  
38230...............  .........  R                  Bone marrow collection         4.22         2.78         0.21         7.21          010            N
38231...............  .........  R                  Stem cell collection..         1.50         1.37         0.08         2.95          000            N
38240...............  .........  R                  Bone marrow/stem               2.24         2.08         0.14         4.46          XXX            N
                                                     transplant.                                                                                        
38241...............  .........  R                  Bone marrow/stem               2.24         2.04         0.13         4.41          XXX            N
                                                     transplant.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
                   *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  
90901...............  .........  A                  Biofeedback, any               0.41         0.97         0.07         1.45          000            N
                                                     method.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
                   *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  
A9503...............  .........  E                  Technetium TC 99               0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00          XXX            0
                                                     medronate.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
                   *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  
G0053...............  .........  A                  Destruction of add'l           3.05         2.25         0.20         5.50          010            S
                                                     lesions.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
                   *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  
G0084...............  .........  A                  Psychotherapy, inpt,           1.65         0.35         0.05         2.05          XXX            N
                                                     with E/M.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
                   *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  
G0089...............  .........  A                  Psychotherapy, inpt,           1.33         0.59         0.09         2.01          XXX            N
                                                     no E/M.                                                                                            
G0090...............  .........  A                  Psychotherapy, inpt,           1.77         0.59         0.09         2.45          XXX            N
                                                     with E/M.                                                                                          
G0091...............  .........  A                  Psychotherapy, inpt,           2.08         0.59         0.09         2.76          XXX            N
                                                     no E/M.                                                                                            
G0092...............  .........  A                  Psychotherapy, inpt,           2.41         0.59         0.09         3.09          XXX            N
                                                     with E/M.                                                                                          
G0093...............  .........  A                  Psychotherapy, inpt,           3.32         0.59         0.09         4.00          XXX            N
                                                     no E/M.                                                                                            
G0094...............  .........  A                  Psychotherapy, inpt,           3.80         0.59         0.09         4.48          XXX            N
                                                     with E/M.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
                   *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  
J0270...............  .........  E                  Alprostadil for                0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00          XXX            0
                                                     injection.                                                                                         
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\1\ All CPT codes and descriptors copyright 1996 American Medical Association.                                                                          
\2\ Copyright 1994 American Dental Association. All rights reserved.                                                                                    
\3\ Indicates RVUs are not used for Medicare payment.                                                                                                   

(Sec. 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4))

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.774, 
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: February 12, 1997.
Neil J. Stillman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-4288 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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