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November 30, 2017
Published by Liz Vogt at November 30, 2017
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News and noteworthy information for November 2017: ISASS Advocacy NCCI Edits – Cage & Instrumentation Coding CMS Issues 2018 Final Physician Fee Schedule CMS Issues 2018 Final Hospital Outpatient and ASC Rule CMS Issues 2018 Final Quality Payment Program Rule Quality Payment Program – Act NOW to Avoid Losing 4% of your Medicare Reimbursements ISASS Advocacy Chair of the ISASS Coding & Reimbursement Task Force and winner of the 2017 ISASS Distinguished Service Award, Morgan Lorio, MD highlights the Society’s advocacy work over the past year. “ISASS’ advocacy action takes many forms across multiple forums, but at the most basic level, our number one goal is to support spine surgeons and spine patients,” Lorio said. “We do this through […]
November 21, 2017
Published by Liz Vogt at November 21, 2017
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristy Radcliffe Phone: +1 (630) 375-1432 Email: Kristy@isass.org Morgan Lorio, MD Highlights ISASS’ Advocacy Work Aurora, Ill. – November 21, 2017 – Chair of the ISASS Coding & Reimbursement Task Force and winner of the 2017 ISASS Distinguished Service Award, Morgan Lorio, MD highlights the Society’s advocacy work over the past year. “ISASS’ advocacy action takes many forms across multiple forums, but at the most basic level, our number one goal is to support spine surgeons and spine patients,” Lorio said. “We do this through education—educating our members on the most pressing issues facing our practice, educating regulators on the impact of regulations on the surgeon/patient relationship, and educating payers with the most up-to-date […]
November 21, 2017
A Closer Look at Biomechanical Cage & Device Coding Effective January 1, 2017, CPT® code 22851 was deleted from the CPT code set and replaced by three new codes to report insertion of biomechanical devices: CPT Code 22853 – Insertion of interbody biomechanical device(s) (eg, synthetic cage, mesh) with integral anterior instrumentation for device anchoring (eg, screws, flanges), when performed, to intervertebral disc space in conjunction with interbody arthrodesis, each interspace (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) CPT Code 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 or complete) defect, in conjunction with interbody arthrodesis, […]
October 31, 2017
News and noteworthy information for October 2017: ISASS Signs on to Multi-Society Letter Urging Statutory Flexibility in Implementing MACRA MIPS Virtual Group Election Period Open CPT Editorial Panel Deletes CPT Code 76001 Effective 01/01/19 CMS to Release 2018 Final Payment Rule President Declares Opioid Epidemic a Public Health Emergency Hargan Named Acting HHS Secretary ISASS Signs on to Multi-Society Letter Urging Statutory Flexibility in Implementing MACRA On October 2, ISASS and 118 state and specialty societies wrote to Congress urging the enactment of legislation to ensure that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has the flexibility to continue a transitional approach to the implementation of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) required by the Medicare Access and CHIP […]