{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-419.71","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 419.71","heading":"Payment reduction for certain X-ray imaging services.","body":"(a) Definition. For purposes of this section, the term “computed radiography technology” means cassette-based imaging which utilizes an imaging plate to create the image involved.\n(b) Payment reduction for film X-ray imaging services. For an imaging service that is an X-ray taken using film and that is furnished during 2017 or a subsequent year, the payment amount for such service (including the X-ray component of a packaged service) is reduced by 20 percent.\n(c) Payment reduction for computed radiography imaging services. The payment amount for an imaging service that is an X-ray taken using computed radiography technology (including the X-ray component of a packaged service) is reduced by—\n(1) 7 percent, for such services furnished in CY 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.\n(2) 10 percent, for such services furnished in CY 2023 or a subsequent calendar year.\n(d) Application without regard to budget neutrality. The reductions taken under this section are not considered adjustments under section 1833(t)(2)(E) of the Act and are not implemented in a budget neutral manner.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM","PART 419—PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT SERVICES","Subpart H—Transitional Corridors"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"d470701592ea7aff70586fa3fc89d66d0ca1d7399891c17c8f622c2baa940924","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-419.70","next":"us/42-cfr-419.80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}