DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

The new code can be used for hospital outpatient, physician offices, or imaging centers. Better reimbursement for hospitals leads to improved accessibility to this technology, which is a win for everyone involved, most notably patients.” In the hospital setting, CMS increased payment for the FFRCT service by ~7% for 2024.

Reimbursement 105

Reimbursement Coronary Artery Disease CMS Technology 105

DAIC

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The approval of TPT offers incremental reimbursement payments for outpatient procedures performed with ultrasound renal denervation for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted the company’s Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation system a Transitional Pass-through (TPT) payment.

CMS 40

CMS Ultrasound Blood Pressure Reimbursement 40

Cardiomatics

JUNE 6, 2024

Following the covid crisis, breakthrough regulation mandating and supporting the regions to shift certain outpatient care towards telemedicine services was adopted in 2022, including a focus on cardiology. This regulation simplifies the patient pathway for ECG tests with the aim to make these services more accessible.

COVID-19 98

COVID-19 Hospital Outpatient Innovation 98

DAIC

MARCH 13, 2024

CMS previously published a New Technology APC (Ambulatory Payment Classifications) code that covers the CardiAMP Cell Therapy investigational study procedure, including the BioCardia investigational products utilized to perform the study procedure, allowing the study centers to be reimbursed for the study procedure and products.

CMS 111

CMS Heart Failure Reimbursement Quality of Life 111