OPPS Pass-Through Category Needed For Ascension’s MCP and PIP – MDMA
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Ascension Orthopedics' MCP and PIP total finger joint prostheses should be given a new "pass-through" category in the 2003 hospital outpatient prospective payment update, according to the Medical Device Manufacturers Association
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