CMS posts outpatient rates online

The CMS posted on its Web site Medicare payment information for physician and hospital outpatient services, a move it announced in May as part of an initiative to increase the healthcare information available to consumers. The data include rates for more than 70 physician services rendered in nonoffice settings, as well as 19 services usually performed in a physician’s office. Earlier this year, the CMS posted Medicare rates for inpatient services and ambulatory surgery centers.