Structured Reporting: A Tool to Improve Reimbursement.

Declining reimbursement for imaging services is a topic of great concern for radiology, and many articles [ 1 Silva III, E. I can’t absorb anymore. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011; 8: 458-459 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (8) Google Scholar , 2 Silva III, E. Who’s watching your cash flow?. J Am Coll Radiol. 2010; 7: 327-330 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar , 3 Patel B.P. Levin D.C. Parker L. Rao V.M. The shift in outpatient advanced imaging from private offices to hospital facilities. J Am Coll Radiol. 2015; 12: 1042-1047 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (11) Google Scholar , 4 Levin D.C. Rao V.M. Parker L. Trends in outpatient MRI seem to reflect recent reimbursement cuts. J Am Coll Radiol. 2015; 12: 463-466 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (9) Google Scholar ] have discussed the reasons and consequences of this trend. The majority of the causes are legislative cuts or administrative reductions mandated by CMS. However, one cause that has received limited attention is incomplete reporting leading to incorrect coding and decreased reimbursement by payers.