Becker's Healthcare September 27, 2023
The ASC industry is constantly evolving, and one of the major players in its evolution is CMS.
Here are four decisions from CMS that have shaped — or have the potential to shape — the ASC industry:
ASC pay bump
CMS pitched a 2.8 percent average rate increase for ASCs next year in the 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System.
Dental-only surgical code additions
The 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposal would add only 26 dental surgical codes to the ASC payable list next year.
ASCA pitched 62 other surgical codes routinely performed in ASCs for non-Medicare patients, including total shoulder replacements, but CMS declined...