2. Two intermittent urinary catheter codes are flagged as highly suspect, and payments for them are excluded. Codes are considered suspect when there is an unexplained spike in claims, either in ...

Effective October 15, a new Final Rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow the Medicare Shared Savings ...

Without intervention, the urinary catheter scandal would “jeopardize the integrity of MSSP,” CMS explained. It details that two codes, both for different types of intermittent urinary ...

2. The bill addressed two CPT codes identified as suspect: A4352, intermittent urinary catheter; Coude (curved) tip, with or without coding A4353, intermittent urinary catheter, with insertion ...

Medicare billing for codes A4352 and A4353, both intermittent urinary catheters ... which led to the top 15 billers of suspicious catheter claims having their Medicare enrollment revoked.

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Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of catheter ablation for both symptomatic paroxysmal (intermittent episodes ...

The doctor moves the catheter through the artery and puts a dye into it ... Angioplasty can restore blood flow and relieve intermittent claudication. Angioplasty may help you walk farther without leg ...

Subjects were seated for six hours with an intravenous catheter to measure blood lipids ... men and women in triglyceride response after a meal under conditions of intermittent hypoxemia. The study ...

Common canine uroliths, including struvite, were covered during a session at the Fetch dvm360 Conference in Atlantic City ...

Intermittent fasting is becoming an increasingly popular way to lose weight. What's its appeal and is it safe to fast? Whether it's eating in a 5:2 or 16:8 pattern, losing weight is as much about ...