A bill that would increase Medicare reimbursement for bone mass measurement has been introduced in the U.S. Congress.
U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) introduced the Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007, which would create a national minimum payment amount for CPT code 77080 (relating to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) and CPT code 77082 (relating to vertebral fracture assessment).
The proposed reimbursement would be for the full amount of the reimbursement rates in effect for each code on December 31, 2006, and would become effective on or after January 1, 2008.
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