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Neurosurgery Joins the Medical Coalition in Sending Comments on the Proposed 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Last updated: April 16, 2025
September 10, 2018 SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY VIAhttp://www.regulations.gov Seema VermaAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services,Department of Health and Human Services,Attention: CMS-1693-PMail Stop C4-26-057500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Re: Medicare Program; Revisions to […]
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Neurosurgery Urges CMS to Reverse Course on Global Surgery Payment Rules for 2021

Last updated: April 17, 2025
December 6, 2019 Seema VermaAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services,Department of Health and Human Services,Attention: CMS-1715-PP.O. Box 8016Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: CMS-1715-F – Medicare Program; CY 2020 Revisions to Payment […]
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Neurosurgery Responds to CMS Draft Coverage Policy for VNS for Depression

Last updated: April 24, 2025
Subject: CMS Proposed Decision Memo for Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) (CAG-00313R2) Dear Ms. Jensen: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons […]
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2019 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Side-by-Side Comparison (prepared by Hart Health Strategies)

Last updated: April 24, 2025
Table of Contents MEDICARE SEVERITY DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS-DRG) CLASSIFICATIONS AND RELATIVE WEIGHTS …………………………………………………….3MS-DRG DOCUMENTATION AND CODING ADJUSTMENT………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3SPECIFIC MS-DRG CLASSIFICATIONS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3ADD-ON PAYMENTS FOR NEW SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10CHANGES TO MS-DRGS SUBJECT […]
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