PAYMENTS FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS.

SEC. 13551. PAYMENTS FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS. (a) Update Freeze.— Section 1833(h)(2)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 13951(h)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of subclause (II), (2) by striking the period at the end of subclause (III) and inserting “, and”, and (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: “(IV) the annual adjustment in the fee schedules determined under clause (i) for each of the years 1994 and 1995 shall be 0 percent.”. (b) Lower Cap.— Section 1833(h)(4)(B) (42 U.S.C. 13951(h)(4)(B)) is amended— 107 STAT. 591 (1) by striking “and” at the end of clause (iii), (2) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following: “(iv) after December 31, 1990, and before January 1, 1994, is equal to 88 percent of such median, “(v) after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 1995, is equal to 84 percent of such median, “(vi) after December 31, 1994, and before January 1, 1996, is equal to 80 percent of such median, and “(vii) after December 31, 1995, is equal to 76 percent of such median.”.