ASC pay revision has minimal impact on interventionalists

Article Overview

This article explains CMS’s revised ambulatory surgical center payment approach for 2008 and why the changes are described as having little effect on most interventionalists. It summarizes the general nature of the ASC final rule, the relationship to OPPS-based facility payment, and the types of interventional procedures CMS considered for ASC coverage but did not ultimately add. The piece is useful for physicians, ASC stakeholders, and coding professionals who need to understand the scope of the policy change and which service categories were reviewed.