New York and Texas were behind a surge of bills submitted to Medicare across the last two years for intermittent urinary catheters — tubes that patients insert several times a day to drain their ...

Two intermittent urinary catheter codes are flagged ... CMS found that beneficiaries did not receive catheters, physicians did not order them, and the supplies were not needed.

Because the bladder will have lost its ability to fully contract, you will need to permanently use intermittent catheters to fully drain the bladder. Self-care for overactive bladder may involve ...

It details that two codes, both for different types of intermittent urinary catheters, can be deemed as highly suspect billing. The rule excludes payment amounts for these catheters. HCPCS or CPT ...

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 ...

Repeat sling surgery is frequently offered to women with recurrent SUI following sling surgery. Scarring from previous surgery can make the periurethral dissection more cumbersome, and can also ...

The pathophysiology of intermittent claudication (IC) and the role of pentoxifylline and cilostazol for treating IC are discussed. IC, a result of inadequate blood flow to the musculature ...

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

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 ...

Is diet soda worse for you than regular? Dr. Gupta explains the science ...