CMS published the final Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System rules Nov. 2, in which payment for the procedure was set at about $17,000. CMS acknowledged that a default device offset of 31 percent was mistakenly used for the first calculation, according to the news release.
CMS updated the addendum files and device offset percentage for CPT code 64582 on Nov. 10, setting the final reimbursement rate at the national average of $24,828.64. The addendum used a final device offset percentage of 88.07 percent.
The updated rate goes into effect Jan. 1.
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