CMS To “Systematically Approach” OPPS Multiple-Procedure Discount Policy
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medronic's Activa bilateral stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease no longer will be subject to CMS' multiple-procedure discount policy, according to the 12004 hospital OPPS final rule
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