Medicare program; refinements to geographic adjustment factor values, revisions to payment policies, adjustments to the relative value units (RVUs) under the physician fee schedule for calendar year 1995, and the 5-year refinement of RVUs--HCFA. Final rule with comment period.

This final rule revises the geographic adjustment factor values and fee schedule payment areas, various payment policies for specific physician services, the relative value units (RVUs) for certain existing procedure codes, and establishes interim RVUs for new and revised procedure codes. It implements section 13518 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 that requires payment for antigens under the physician fee schedule. This final rule also discusses the process for periodic review and adjustment of RVUs not less frequently than every 5 years as required by section 1848(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act.