…to COVID-19—in your office. To support its members, ISASS has compiled resources on telemedicine, its requirements, and billing and coding information. However, the COVID-19 situation is rapidly changing, and…
Read More…Fee Schedule (PFS) for services furnished by physicians and other practitioners in all sites of service. These services include, but are not limited to, office visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic…
Read More…invasive (indirect visualization), with image guidance, includes obtaining bone graft when performed, and placement of transfixing device. The current (2019) work RVU for 27279 is 9.03 so the increase…
Read More…intervertebral disc, any method utilizing needle-based technique to remove disc material under fluoroscopic imaging or other form of indirect visualization, with discography and/or epidural injection(s) at the treated level(s),…
Read More…2017 proposed rule is available here. The ISASS comment letter is available here. The final rule is expected to be released in early November. 1479323144:3 3 default 1 1…
Read More…the ISASS board for review and final publication on the ISASS website as well as in the International Journal of Spine Surgery, ISASS’ journal. ISASS is grateful for the…
Read More…PBMs with private insurance companies such as Aetna; health system improvements; improving Medicare payment rates for physicians; site of service payment differentials; fee transparency; surprise billing; the proliferation of…
Read More…published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery, the official ISASS journal, in February 2019. Links to the policy statements can be found on the ISASS website. Bone Graft…
Read More…of the Correction Notice, CMS updated the payment indicators of several codes incorrectly assigned a G2 ASC payment indicator instead of a J8 (device-intensive) ASC payment indicator in the…
Read More…patient during 2017 in order to avoid a payment penalty in 2019 under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). You still have time to report data under MIPS in…
Read More…Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) to re-evaluate the code. ISASS will participate in the RUC process in the coming months. CMS is delaying implementation of the Appropriate Use Criteria…
Read More…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) as potentially misvalued….
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