ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

CMS suggested a 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease in its proposed Medicare physician fee schedule for 2024, which was released July 13.

The 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposal released July 13 would only add 26 dental surgical codes to the ASC payable list next year.

Here are three pitches from CMS that Becker's has reported on since July 10 that could change the healthcare industry: 

CMS is floating a 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease in its proposed Medicare physician fee schedule for 2024 released July 13. 

CMS pitched a 2.8 percent average rate increase for ASCs next year in the 2024 hospital outpatient prospective payment system, released July 13.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Lags Spine & Sports Center along with its owner and medical director will pay millions of dollars to resolve false claims allegations, according to a Justice Department news release.

For many ASCs, cost pressures persist and payers haven't adjusted to reflect rising costs. 

Pediatric intensivist David Lankford, DO, is suing Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network, his former employer, to get out of his noncompete agreement, Indiana Public Media reported July 10. 

Here are three Stark law updates Becker's has reported on since June 6:

HCA Florida Healthcare Physicians is the largest physician group based on the amount of its Medicare charges, which reach over $6 billion annually, according to June 2023 data sent to Becker's from Definitive Healthcare.  Editor's note: Data comes from the CMS Provider…