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ACR Details MPFS Final Rule Provisions with Impacts on Imaging
Nov. 14, 2024
The American College of Radiology® (ACR®) developed a detailed summary of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule that outlines Medicare payment provisions and updates to the Quality Payment Program, focusing on provisions that impact imaging services. The updates and changes included in the final rule, released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1, take effect Jan. 1.
CMS estimates an overall impact of the MPFS changes to radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation oncology to be a neutral 0%, while interventional radiology will see an aggregate decrease of 2%. However, this does not take into account the impact of the expiration of the conversion factor payment increase provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. CMS finalized a 2025 conversion factor of $32.3465 compared to the 2024 conversion factor of $33.2875.
Send questions about payment provisions to EconAdmin@acr.org or nrdrsupport@acr.org for questions about the Quality Payment Program.
CMS estimates an overall impact of the MPFS changes to radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation oncology to be a neutral 0%, while interventional radiology will see an aggregate decrease of 2%. However, this does not take into account the impact of the expiration of the conversion factor payment increase provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. CMS finalized a 2025 conversion factor of $32.3465 compared to the 2024 conversion factor of $33.2875.
Send questions about payment provisions to EconAdmin@acr.org or nrdrsupport@acr.org for questions about the Quality Payment Program.
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