Contains: Data Collection and Analysis for Generating Procedure-Specific Practice Expense Estimates: Report on CPEP Direct Cost Estimation; CPEP Direct Practice Costs Database Documentation; Report on the Survey of Practice Cost; Data and Text Appendices I-IV; and CPEP Recorders' Notes Files (Raw Data File)

This report explains the methods used to derive direct cost estimates by site-of-service for codes paid under the Medicare Fee Schedule. It explains all the variables in the various data files and explains the relationships among the various data sets.