…but are not limited to visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, therapy services, and specified preventive services. To set payment rates, CMS evaluates three components of medical services/procedures: physician work,…

…Canada Poster Co-ChairsMark Kurd, MD, USA and Seok-Woo Kim, MD, PhD, South Korea Cadaver Lab Co-ChairsRolando Garcia, MD, USA and Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, USA Reviewers default default 1 no-repeat;center…

…on Exhibit Floor 10:30 am – 11:00 am Visit ISASS17 Exhibits. General Session: Spinal Innovation 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The second session of the scientific program is General…

…Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2018. The PFS pays for services furnished by physicians and other practitioners in all sites of service. These services…

…Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2018. The PFS pays for services furnished by physicians and other practitioners in all sites of service. These services…

…Schedule. Dr. Lorio described two clear examples of mis-valuation of minimally invasive spinal procedure in CPT code 27279, Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion, and 22867, Interlaminar Spinal Stabilization. The…

…second level, cervical (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) to the list of ASC-covered procedures. ISASS also provided comments on CMS’ proposed new a all-cause ASC…

…22854 (Insertion of intervertebral biomechanical device(s) (eg, synthetic cage, mesh) with integral anterior instrumentation for device anchoring (eg, screws, flanges), when performed, to vertebral corpectomy(ies) (vertebral body resection, partial…

…N1 – Packaged service/item; no separate payment Packaged; no separate payment   Click here for a full summary of the final rule and here for a comparison of OPPS…

…Final 2017 Payment Rate Final 2018 Payment Rate Difference in Payment Rate from 2017 Final to 2018 Final 22867 Insertion of interlaminar/interspinous process stabilization/distraction device, without fusion, including image…

ExhibitorBooth 4 Web Medical311 7D Surgical, Inc.226 Aegis Spine, Inc.219 Aesculap Systems302 Allen Medical Systems – Hill-Rom Surgical Solutions206 Amniox Medical416 Anchor Orthopedics XT, Inc.430 Applied Medical Technology, Inc.211 AxioMed, LLC331 Biologica Technologies419…

…had become more of a global family—not just geographically but also in terms of the diverse areas of science we were working in—and so we became the International Society…