Physician Payment Amounts When Physicians Furnish Excluded Procedures in Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)
This Change Request implements current policy to require payment to physicians at the facility payment amount for physician services performed in ASCs. This comports with both the policy under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and the revised ASC payment policy related to the list of covered services.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: September 26, 2008
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