The implementation of Comprehensive APCs (C-APCs) in the 2015 OPPS final rule likely wasn't a huge surprise to most providers, given CMS discussed this concept in the 2014 final rule and indicated it expected to implement it the following year.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures are not the only ones coders will report using the root operation bypass in ICD-10-PCS. Surgeons can create bypasses in other vessels of the body.
This week’s updates include durable medical equipment modifiers and an update to the federally qualified health centers PPS. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.