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Category Archives: ASCs
52% Rate Cut of the Technical Component for In-Office Pathology Labs
Some hospital-based pathology groups may be celebrating Medicare’s recent rate cut for surgical pathology CPT code 88305-TC. Some of them believe it may reduce the profit motive for some of the in-office pathology labs. This type of lab has been … Continue reading
Posted in ASCs, guidelines, Healthcare, Medicare, Practice Management, Uncategorized
Tagged Fee Schedule, Lab, MPFS, Pathology
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CMS Adopts Policy and Payment Changes for Outpatient Care in Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final rule with comment period (final rule) that will update payment policies and payment rates for services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical … Continue reading
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Hospitals Want Congress To Curb ASCs
Acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania want Congress to examine ambulatory surgery centers as a target for reimbursement cuts or other revenue measures. The hospitals believe that a review by the “super committee” charged with balancing the budget will show that … Continue reading
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