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CMS Releases 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital OPPS Final Rules

American College of Cardiology

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule and the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) final rule on Nov.

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The Top Trends of ACC.25

CardiacWire

The ACC 2025 meeting is all wrapped up after matching the attendance and excitement of last years expo, with a clear trend toward better diagnostics and even better pharmaceuticals. Reimbursement is Key A common question asked at ACC.25 25 was How do I get reimbursed? Diverse Pharma ACC.25

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2025 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

Event 2025 STS Coding Workshop gmckinney Tue, 11/26/2024 - 10:25 Event dates Feb 28 Mar 1, 2025 Location Virtual Register Now Early Bird registration deadline: Jan. Event 2025 STS Coding Workshop gmckinney Tue, 11/26/2024 - 10:25 Event dates Feb 28 Mar 1, 2025 Location Virtual Register Now Early Bird registration deadline: Jan.

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STS 2025 Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

Event STS 2025 Coding Workshop gmckinney Tue, 11/26/2024 - 10:25 Event dates Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2025 Location Virtual Register Now Early Bird registration deadline: Jan. Event STS 2025 Coding Workshop gmckinney Tue, 11/26/2024 - 10:25 Event dates Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2025 Location Virtual Register Now Early Bird registration deadline: Jan.

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CMS Releases Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital OPPS Rule

American College of Cardiology

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). The overall reimbursement for cardiovascular services is projected to remain flat compared with 2024, with changes to policies and individual services roughly balancing out.

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'We cannot continue doing this': Cardiologists react to 2025 fee schedule

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

After CMS released its finalized 2025 physician fee schedule, which will reduce reimbursements by 2.83%, some cardiologists are raising concerns over what they call an unstable healthcare system, according to a Dec. 9 TCTMD report.

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Action Steps Following CCTA Coding Change From 2025 OPPS Final Rule

American College of Cardiology

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has temporarily reassigned coronary CT angiography (CCTA) codes 75572-75574 from ambulatory payment classification (APC) 5571 to APC 5572 in the 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. in 2025. in 2024 to $357.13