New Quality Reporting Requirements for ASCs Take Effect

New quality reporting requirements for ambulatory surgery centers took effect Jan. 1, 2013, requiring ASCs to place quality data G-codes on Medicare claims where Medicare is the primary or secondary payor, according to an ASCA report.

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Prior to Jan. 1, ASCs only needed to use G-codes on claims where Medicare was the primary payor.

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