§ 419.71 Payment reduction for certain X-ray imaging services.

(a) Definition. For purposes of this section, the term “computed radiography technology” means cassette-based imaging which utilizes an imaging plate to create the image involved.

(b) Payment reduction for film X-ray imaging services. For an imaging service that is an X-ray taken using film and that is furnished during 2017 or a subsequent year, the payment amount for such service (including the X-ray component of a packaged service) is reduced by 20 percent.