OPPS 2003 Proposed Rule Contains Payment Cuts For 80% Of Devices – Scully
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Ambulatory payment classification 0107 (insertion of cardioverter-defibrillator leads) faces a 51% payment rate reduction compared with its 2002 reimbursement level, according to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule for 2003
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