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CMS Publishes 2006
Conversion Factors by Geographic Locality
March 17, 2006 –
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the 2006
Anesthesia Conversion Factors (CF) with geographical adjustments. The
table below compares this year's CF with the previous seven years for select
geographic localities. (For a table with all geographic localities listed
alphabetically,
click here.)
|
Locality |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Alaska |
$18.29 |
$29.66 |
$29.22 |
$18.59 |
$18.12 |
$19.68 |
$19.84 |
$19.28 |
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Detroit, MI |
$21.08 |
$21.10 |
$20.80 |
$19.86 |
$19.35 |
$20.92 |
$20.92 |
$20.24 |
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Manhattan, NY |
$20.15 |
$20.39 |
$20.35 |
$19.96 |
$19.49 |
$20.98 |
$21.01 |
$20.46 |
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NYC Suburbs/Long Isl., NY |
$20.35 |
$20.42 |
$20.19 |
$19.73 |
$19.25 |
$20.66 |
$20.59 |
$20.01 |
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Queens, NY |
$19.84 |
$20.01 |
$19.89 |
$19.44 |
$18.97 |
$20.38 |
$20.35 |
$19.79 |
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Miami, FL |
$19.82 |
$19.93 |
$19.74 |
$19.26 |
$18.77 |
$20.06 |
$19.88 |
$19.28 |
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Chicago, IL |
$19.74 |
$19.72 |
$19.40 |
$18.63 |
$18.16 |
$19.42 |
$19.27 |
$18.71 |
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Suburban Chicago, IL |
$19.29 |
$19.15 |
$18.73 |
$18.09 |
$17.64 |
$18.76 |
$18.53 |
$17.99 |
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Fort Lauderdale, FL |
$18.82 |
$18.84 |
$18.60 |
$18.12 |
$17.66 |
$18.90 |
$18.76 |
$18.20 |
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Los Angeles, CA |
$18.63 |
$18.72 |
$18.51 |
$18.08 |
$17.62 |
$18.96 |
$18.99 |
$18.48 |
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East St. Louis, IL |
$18.77 |
$18.75 |
$18.45 |
$17.56 |
$17.10 |
$18.21 |
$17.97 |
$17.40 |
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Rest of MI |
$18.37 |
$18.39 |
$18.13 |
$17.57 |
$17.10 |
$18.50 |
$18.52 |
$17.93 |
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Dallas, TX |
$18.13 |
$18.14 |
$17.88 |
$17.25 |
$16.81 |
$18.00 |
$17.87 |
$17.35 |
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Rest of FL |
$18.03 |
$18.03 |
$17.78 |
$16.92 |
$16.47 |
$17.72 |
$17.66 |
$17.12 |
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Rest of IL |
$17.76 |
$17.77 |
$17.53 |
$16.50 |
$16.06 |
$17.10 |
$16.88 |
$16.35 |
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National Average CF |
N/A |
$17.76 |
$17.50 |
$17.05 |
$16.60 |
$17.83 |
$17.77 |
$17.21 |
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Ohio |
$17.57 |
$17.58 |
$17.33 |
$16.71 |
$16.26 |
$17.53 |
$17.52 |
$16.98 |
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Colorado |
$17.50 |
$17.46 |
$17.18 |
$16.64 |
$16.20 |
$17.36 |
$17.25 |
$16.73 |
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Southern Maine |
$17.24 |
$17.22 |
$16.95 |
$16.36 |
$15.93 |
$17.19 |
$17.24 |
$16.76 |
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Rest of ME |
$16.94 |
$16.96 |
$16.74 |
$15.91 |
$15.48 |
$16.66 |
$16.64 |
$16.14 |
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Iowa |
$16.82 |
$16.83 |
$16.59 |
$15.71 |
$15.28 |
$16.43 |
$16.38 |
$15.88 |
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Indiana |
$16.68 |
$16.69 |
$16.46 |
$15.97 |
$15.54 |
$16.63 |
$16.51 |
$16.02 |
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Puerto Rico |
$15.92 |
$15.93 |
$15.71 |
$13.88 |
$13.48 |
$14.53 |
$14.50 |
$14.04 |
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