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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 13, § 20.2.6
Special Rule to Incentivize Transition from X-rays taken using Computed
Radiography to Digital Radiography
(Rev. 3820, Issued: 11-21-17, Effective: 01-01-18, Implementation; 01-02-18)
1848 (b)(9) of the Social Security Act provides that payments for imaging services that are X-rays taken
using computed radiography (including the X-ray component of a packaged service) furnished during
CY 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, that would otherwise be made under the PFS (without application
of subparagraph (B)(i) and before application of any other adjustment), be reduced by 7 percent, and
similarly, if such X-ray services are furnished during CY 2023 or a subsequent year, by 10 percent.
Computed radiography technology is defined for purposes of this paragraph as cassette-based imaging
which utilizes an imaging plate to create the image involved.
Modifier FY was created to implement this provision. Beginning January 1, 2018, claims for computed
radiography must include modifier FY, which will result in the applicable payment reduction.
History
(Rev. 3820, Issued: 11-21-17, Effective: 01-01-18, Implementation; 01-02-18)
Provenance
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- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
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- iom-2026-08-25
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