ISASS Submits Request for New Diagnostic Codes for Low Back Pain On December 2, 2022, ISASS submitted a request to the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee for new ICD-10 diagnostic codes for discogenic low back pain with leg pain. The request will be reviewed in a public forum meeting in March 2023 with publication of...
2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Updated and Increased Reimbursement for Spine Surgery Procedures As a result of ISASS’s comprehensive and persuasive comments as well as meeting with CMS after the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule was released, CMS changed their position on the proposed payment cuts for most of the codes and...
CMS Releases Updated Interoperability of Health Plans and Prior Authorization Requirements Proposed Rule In December 2020, the Trump Administration proposed a rule on Medicare Interoperability and Prior Authorization, but it received overwhelming comments against implementation, including from ISASS. Most of the opposition revolved around its implementation timeframe, its short comment period,...
Updated ISASS Policy Guideline for Interosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation ISASS published updated policy guidelines in November 2022 for Interosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation. The index 2020 ISASS Guideline Statement “Intraosseous Ablation of the Basivertebral Nerve for the Relief of Chronic Low Back Pain” was generated in response to growing requests for background, supporting literature,...