In the July 29, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, CMS indicated a proposed value for CPT code 27279, Arthrodesis, sacroiliac joint, percutaneous or minimally invasive (indirect visualization), with image guidance, includes obtaining bone graft when performed, and placement of transfixing device of 19.88 Total RVUS which maintains the current value of 27279. ISASS had...
On July 29, CMS published the proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule for 2020. In the proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed several changes that will affect ISASS members: With the budget neutrality adjustment to account for relative value changes, as required by law, the proposed 2020 PFS conversion factor...
2019 Position Statement from the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery on Cervical and Lumbar Disc Replacements Gregory D. Schroeder MD, Alexander R. Vaccaro MD, PhD, MBA, Srikanth N. Divi, MD, Ariana A. Reyes, BS, Dhruv K.C. Goyal, BA, Frank M Phillips MD, Jack Zigler MD Introduction: Cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has announced a series of new voluntary payment models and are seeking facilities and organizations interested in participating to submit an initial Level of Interest (LOI) by Friday, August 2. One of the models being tested is a Direct Contracting model. This model is one of a...