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Sustainable Growth Rates & Conversion Factors

Sustainable Growth Rates & Conversion Factors

Overview

Section 1848 of the Social Security Act requires the Secretary to make available to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and the public by March 1 of each year, an estimated Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and estimated conversion factor applicable to Medicare payments for physicians' services for the following year and the data underlying these estimates. We provide the estimates and information applicable to physician fee schedule payments via this web page.

  • Letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) regarding the 2009 physician fee schedule
  • Preliminary analysis of the estimated SGR and conversion factor for Medicare payments to physicians in 2009
  • Final analysis of the estimated SGR and conversion factor for Medicare payments to physicians in 2008
  • CodeList.ZIP expands to:
    1. ReadMe.txt
    2. SGRC1998.CSV (1998 codes)
    3. SGRC1999.CSV (1999 codes)
    4. SGRC2000.CSV (2000 codes)
    5. SGRC2001.CSV (2001 codes)
    6. SGRC2002.CSV (2002 codes)
    7. SGRC2003.CSV (2003 codes)
    8. SGRC2004.CSV (2004 codes)

It is important to note that the SGRs are estimated and may be revised based on later data.

Related information:

  • Physician fee schedule (See related links inside CMS at the bottom of page.)
  • Actuarial studies (See related links inside CMS at the bottom of page.)
  • Physician center (See related links inside CMS at the bottom of page.)
Downloads

Letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) regarding the 2009 Physician Fee Schedule [PDF, 576KB]

Preliminary 2009 SGR (PDF, 133 KB)

Final 2008 SGR (PDF, 97 KB)

CodeList.zip (ZIP, 587 KB)
Related Links Inside CMS

Physician Fee Schedule

Actuarial Studies

Physician Center
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