Comments to CMS on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS)

The Coalition submitted comments to CMS on the CMS on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule, CMS-1656-P, on issues regarding the packing of CTPs. The Coalition states that CMS has been using flawed data to calculate the setting rate for CTPs, something the Coalition has informed CMS about for years. The Coalition states that CMS needs to require correct coding for CTPs, ensuring that claims forms reflect the correct number of units being billed for. Furthermore, the Coalition recommends that whether or not a product falls into the low cost bucket or high cost bucket should be a function solely of the size of the CTP, regardless of its anatomic location.
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