Medicare Program; Revised Payment System Policies for Services Furnished in Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Beginning in CY 2008
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2007-08-02 · Effective 2008-01-01 · 72 FR 42470
Document
Document number
07-3490
Federal Register citation
72 FR 42470
CFR reference
42 CFR 410
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2007-08-02
Effective date
2008-01-01
HHS docket
CMS-1517-F
Abstract
This final rule revises the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system to implement certain related provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). This final rule establishes the ASC list of covered surgical procedures, identifies covered ancillary services under the revised ASC payment system, and sets forth the amounts and factors that will be used to determine the ASC payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2008. The changes to the ASC payment system and ratesetting methodology in this final rule are applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2008.