Medicare to pay for 'last resort' surgery

Article Overview

This article covers a Medicare national coverage decision involving intestinal and multivisceral transplantation, including the general scope of the covered procedures, the type of patients the policy applies to, and the administrative issues still being finalized before implementation. It is relevant to surgeons, transplant programs, hospital billers, and coding professionals who need to understand how the coverage change affects reimbursement and claims preparation under Part B.