EP APCs Should Be Exempt From CMS’ Discount Policy – Boston Scientific
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The multiple procedure discount should not be applied when patients receive a diagnostic evaluation of the arrhythmia and a curative ablation procedure, with or without electrophysiology mapping, during the same day, according to Boston Scientific
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