Industry Differs With CMS On Outpatient Implant, Imaging Calculations
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Device industry representatives are taking exception with CMS' proposed 2009 payment calculations for several outpatient procedures involving high-cost implantable or imaging products
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