January 2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
This Recurring Update Notification describes changes to and billing instructions for various payment policies implemented in the January 2008 OPPS update. It affects Chapter 4, Sections: 10, 20, 30, 50, 61, 70, 130, 160, 190, 200, 230, and 290; Chapter 16, Section 40.3; and Chapter 17, Section 90.2. CMS is re-organizing or deleting information in these sections. These manual revisions
will be released in a future CR. The January 2008 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) and OPPS Pricer will reflect the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), Ambulatory Payment
Classification (APC), HCPCS Modifier, and Revenue Code additions, changes, and deletions identified in this notification.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 18, 2008
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