CMS Updates List of Approved ASC Procedures* Exceed 90 minutes of operating time;* Exceed four hours of recovery or convalescent time;* Result in extensive blood loss;* Require major or prolonged invasion of body cav- ities; or* Directly involve major blood vessels.by Eric Zimmerman...
CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule.
In the CY 2023 OPPS/ASC Final Rule, CMS established a policy to make a single blended payment for devices and services in Category B investigational device exemption (IDE) studies to preserve the scientific validity of these studies. This policy involves creating or revising HCPCS codes to de...
Revises Conditions for Coverage (CfC) requirements relating to provision of radiological services that are integral to ASC surgical procedures, by allowing ASCs to appoint a qualified individual, who need not be an MD or DO, to supervise radiologic services. ...