Advocating For Fair Reimbursement in Echocardiography: How Your Voice Shapes the Future

November-December 2025 Echo magazine article

Fair reimbursement for echocardiography services doesn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of a structured process that depends heavily on physician input and engagement. As an echocardiographer, you have the power to influence how your services are valued and reimbursed through active participation in the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) process and ASE’s advocacy initiatives.

Read more to learn how echocardiographers can influence fair reimbursement for their services by engaging in the CPT code development and RUC processes through completing surveys, contributing research, and joining ASE advocacy efforts. Physician participation is especially urgent given current pressures like CMS’s 2026 payment reductions, high-utilization code restructuring, and the integration of new technologies like AI into echocardiography.