Press Releases

ARUP Statement Regarding PAMA

Last Friday, Sept 22, 2017, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed CY 2018 Medicare payment rates for laboratory tests on the Part B Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS). 

ARUP will be conducting a careful assessment, but upon first review, CMS outlines drastic cuts to many high volume routine test rates currently performed by numerous hospitals, small community and critical access hospital labs, physician office labs (POL), and nursing homes that will be