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 ...

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 ...

When this happens, a sterile, flexible tube called a urinary catheter is inserted into the urethra (where urine leaves the ...

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

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 ...

Urinary catheter placement in dogs may be necessary for certain surgical procedures or for treatment of certain conditions. This column describes the vaginoscopic placement of an indwelling female ...

Medicare billing for codes A4352 and A4353, both intermittent urinary catheters, reached up to 20 times the usual historical average in 2023, swelling to $3.1 billion from just $153 million two ...

Most urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by the E. coli bacteria, which are treated with antibiotics. But some strains may be resistant to common antibiotic types. For the most part ...

Taking a foundationally different approach to thrombus reduction, the company manufactures intravenous catheters from a hydrophilic material. Engineered to mimic the body’s natural chemistry ...

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today announced findings from a proactive device evaluation showing a significant reduction in complications with a midline catheter made with its MIMIX® hydrophilic biomaterial (HBM), compared ...