Becker's Healthcare August 10, 2022
There could be several changes for chronic pain providers in 2023 based on a new proposal from Medicare, including changes to cost of care and the addition of new services.
Tony Mira, founder of anesthesia billing and software company Anesthesia Business Consultants, explained in an Aug. 2 blog post the ways that the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules will impact chronic pain management.
The agency hopes that new codes will prompt practitioners to better treat patients with chronic pain, as it would bundle chronic pain care with other Medicare services, Mira writes.
“Accordingly, the PR includes within the proposed CPM code set the following...