Developing a contractor fee

How to assist us

Types of services Supporting documentation
New technology
  • Education about the new technology
  • Physician time involved
  • Level of physician effort
  • Direct and indirect costs
  • Product life expectancy
  • Random clinical trial (RCT) results
  • Published literature
New drugs
  • Education about the new drug
  • Average Wholesale Price (AWP) and/or Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC)
    • Notify us when published or changes are made 
New codes
  • Education about the product or procedure
  • Physician time involved
  • Level of physician effort
  • Direct cost and indirect costs
  • Random clinical trial (RCT) results
  • Published literature

 


References
•    CMS ASP Pricing Files
•    CMS IOM Pub. 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, section 20
•    CMS IOM Pub. 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 17