CMS has published the final rule for the CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). As we knew from the proposed rule, there are no major changes in the payment for Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs) / skin substitutes in 2025 — although CMS stated they the...
Every year, a new ICD-10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code set is released which takes effect on October 1. There were 252 new codes added, 36 code deletions, and 13 code revisions effective October 1, 2024. Some of these changes involved ICD-10-CM coding for...
CMS has released the CY 2025 Final Rule for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). Find details here: Department of Health & Human Services CMS Notice There were no big surprises in the final rule. The payment methodology for CTPs/skin subs...
A bipartisan group in the US House of Representatives introduced a bill that would provide a 4.7% physician payment update in 2025. It would eliminate the 2.8% Medicare physician payment cut scheduled for Jan 1 and provide a positive update that equals half of the...
