Industry Notes: Add 4 Codes To Payable ASC List

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Article Overview

This article is a short industry news item for coding and reimbursement professionals. It highlights a Medicare ASC update that adds new separately payable drugs and biologicals for ambulatory surgery settings, notes that no HCPCS codes were deleted from the ASC drug file for the period discussed, and mentions updated payment rates in the related MLN Matters guidance. The remainder of the piece briefly summarizes a House health information technology bill and an HHS OIG enforcement matter involving a DME supplier.

Why This Topic Matters

Readers who work with ASC reimbursement, HCPCS-related payment updates, or healthcare compliance may need to know about the newly payable items and the broader regulatory environment referenced in the article.

What You Will Learn

  • What the article says about a Medicare ASC payment update
  • What categories of items were added to the ASC payable list
  • What broader health IT policy and enforcement topics are mentioned in the news roundup
  • Which CMS and HHS-related sources are referenced

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • ASC billing staff
  • Reimbursement professionals
  • Compliance personnel
  • Healthcare administrators

Codes Discussed

  • HCPCS Level II: C9242
  • HCPCS Level II: C9356
  • HCPCS Level II: C9357
  • HCPCS Level II: C9358

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