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The following question was in response to New and Revised Category III Codes to Report.Q: We are an ASC, not hospital-based. Can we code 0230T with 64483? Also, what revenue code should we be using for the 0230T code?

New York was the first state to impose a certificate of need requirement in 1964, and most other states then followed suit. While many sates have softened or removed their CON requirements since then, New York has dug in.

A new 60,174-square-foot spine surgery and treatment center that includes an ASC will open next year in Carmel, Ind., according to a report by The Indianapolis Star.

Bellin Health Orthopedic Surgery Center and Orthopedic Sports Medicine Specialists announced the grand opening of a$11.9 million surgery center and clinic in Bellevue, Wis., according to a Bellin Health news release.

Using a split-dosage schedule is a more effective bowel cleansing method than a single dosage before colonoscopies, according a study by Italian researchers published in the August issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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