…K2M301 Kleiner Device Labs433 Life Spine209 Link Spine306 Medicrea421 Medtronic310 Mizuhosi OSI305 NovaBone Products221 NuTech Spine & Biologics335 NuVasive201 Organogenesis Surgical &Sports Medicine316 Orthofix403 Paradigm Spine300 Providence Medical Technology308 Relievant Medsystems, INC330…

…Quality Reporting Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program) into a single hospital quality payment program. Implementation of value-based programs for hospital…

…It is also likely that small practices and those serving rural and underserved populations would have been disproportionately impacted by these penalties. We encourage members to be aware and…

…total disc (Humboldt University/Charité, Berlin, Germany – co-inventor Prof. Dr. Kurt Schellnack). 1984 first patents. 1989 habilitation treatise “The functional intervertebral disc prosthesis SB Charité – development of the…

…Process ISASS is also concerned that CMS’s proposal to centralize Medicare clinical study review and coverage determinations will negatively impact clinical study enrollment and completion. In the proposed rule,…

Thanks to all who participated in the surgical preauthorization survey we sent out in the fall. The response was overwhelming and underscores the importance of this issue in all…

…Extracavitary Approach for Extradural Exploration/Decompression, and Excision, Anterior or Anterolateral Approach, Intraspinal Lesion subsections in the Nervous System/Spine and Spinal Cord Section of CPT. The Panel also approved the…

…procedures list: CPT Code Long Descriptor Final ASC Payment Indicator Final 2018 Payment Rate 22856 Total disc arthroplasty (artificial disc), anterior approach, including discectomy with end plate preparation (includes…

…natural disasters Click here for a full summary of the final rule. CMS is accepting comments on the final rule until January 1, 2018. 1513117512:3 3 default 1 1…

…disbursing another $20 billion in CARES Act Provider Relief Funds. Under this Phase 3 General Distribution allocation, physicians who have already received Provider Relief Fund payments may apply for…

…surgery, qualifying clinical episodes of care include: back & neck except spinal fusion (inpatient & outpatient) cervical spine fusion (inpatient) combined anterior posterior spinal fusion (inpatient) spinal fusion- non-cervical…

…L0650 Lumbar-sacral orthosis, sagittal-coronal control, with rigid anterior and posterior frame/panel(s), posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to T-9 vertebra, lateral strength provided by rigid lateral frame/panel(s), produces intracavitary pressure…