24]. Some HBPM devices do not automatically record BP measurements. Therefore, there is an increased reliance on patients to document their own readings, and patients may not report their BP accurately [37]. Additionally, HBPM may
2. For injection procedures which require the use of flouroscopic localization and guidance, ASCs may no longer bill separately for the technical component of the radiological CPT code (e.g., 77003 –TC ). Payment for these codes is bundled into payment for the primary procedure. ...
Charles Mabry, chair-man of the American College of Sur-geons' health policy steering committee and a member of the general surgery coding and reimbursement committee, as new procedures receive CPT codes, they, too will be covered, unless they are specif-ically excluded. CMS will not pay for...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should strongly consider extending the appropriate reimbursement codes (CPT 22630, 22633) for minimally invasive TLIF and PLIF to the ASC Covered Procedure List so that Medicare-age patients can realize the clinical benefits of surgeries perform...