Note: Reimbursement for the wheelchair codes includes all labor charges involved in the assembly of the wheelchair. Reimbursement also includes support services, such as delivery, set-up, and education about the use of the power mobility device. Wheelchair Options and Accessories Aetna considers certa...
JTECH Tracker Freedom Wireless Muscle Testing. Note: No additional reimbursement is provided for performing manual muscle testing using hand-held dynamometers (not an all-inclusive list): Lafayette Manual Muscle Test Nicholas Manual Muscle Tester Hoggan Dynamometer. The use of the hand-held dynamometer...
These investigators considered the various non-aesthetic applications of liposuction; implications of this new definition of liposuction should induce 3rd-party public payers and insurance carriers to reconsider their remuneration and reimbursement policies. Dadras and associates (2017) examined the outcome of...
external power, self-suspended, inner socket with removable forearm section, electrodes and cables, two batteries, charger, myoelectric control of terminal device) describes a complete prosthesis. This base procedure code includes all necessary components. This base procedure code includes a custom fabric...
The included patients were treated for 109.70 ± 95.70 days, 29.71 ± 25.66 visits, and at the costs per treatment episode of $1,629.65 ± 1,378.82 per reimbursement rate and $2,711.42 ± 2,356.81 per breakeven rate. For patients with CWC (healing group), the ...
Although the use of claims codes to define the primary exposure can result in mis-classification, appropriate and accurate billing is needed for reimbursement and likely reduces this risk. Second, CMS data do not include detailed procedural information, including lesion characteristics such as length ...
Note: A home sleep study is performed over multiple nights with a single interpretation is considered a single sleep study for purposes of reimbursement. Note: Repeat sleep testing (home or attended sleep studies) for persons getting replacement CPAP equipment is considered not medically necessary unl...
These researchers stated that better patient selection and a reimbursement strategy have to be proposed to extend the application of this technique in Bulgaria. The authors stated that this study had several drawbacks. First, there were no published results of any phase-III clinical trials using ...
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). Criteria for orthognathic surgery. Reimbursement and Appeal Resources. Health Policy and Third Party Payor Relations Resources. Rosemont, IL: AAOMS; 2002. Available at: http://www.aaoms.org/. Accessed April 15, 2003. ...
The ASTRO model policy states that it is not a clinical guideline and that it was created for insurance reimbursement purposes. Group 1 indications are "disease sites that frequently support" the use of proton beam therapy, and include: ocular tumors, including intraocular melanomas; tumors that...