…of the proposed rule in July. CMS is also proposing new RVUs for basivertebral nerve ablation. Two new CPT codes, 64628 and 64629, describe ablation of the basivertebral nerve…

…his medical degree from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He completed both his general surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical…

…codes will undergo extensive revision for implementation in 2021. Code level selection will now either be based solely on medical decision-making or total time on the date of the…

…the government to make economic decisions that affect the entire medical care system. Key users include CMS, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the U.S. Congress. CMS uses these surveys…

…therapists, as well as radiation therapy centers and independent diagnostic testing facilities. Payments are based on the relative resources typically used to furnish the service. Relative value units (RVUs)…

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…outpatient E/M codes (CPT 99212-99215). The May 2021 article reiterated what is included in the global period and was based on reporting codes to capture the physician work involved…

…Society for Advanced Spine Surgery (ISASS) and the Society of Lateral Access Surgery (SOLAS) and has been the Program Chair for CSRS Annual meeting. In 2021 he received the…

…with the parent codes. CMS had previously attempted a similar edit in 2021 but ISASS and other stakeholders succeeded in reversing that attempt. In response to the challenge to…

…with the parent codes. CMS had previously attempted a similar edit in 2021 and ISASS and other stakeholders succeeded in reversing that attempt. In response to the rapid response,…

…recommended that CMS direct Medicare administrative contractors to recover improperly paid facet joint intervention payments. A recent OIG audit found that from August 1 through October 31, 2021, Medicare…