03-27791. Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2004 Payment Rates  

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    AGENCY:

    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

    ACTION:

    Final rule with comment period.

    SUMMARY:

    This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system. In addition, it describes changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare hospital outpatient services paid under the prospective payment system. These changes are applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2004. Finally, this rule responds to public comments received on the August 12, 2003 proposed rule for revisions to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and payment rates (68 FR 47966).

    DATES:

    Effective date: This final rule is effective January 1, 2004.

    Comment date: We will consider comments on the ambulatory payment classification assignments of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes identified in Addendum B with new interim (NI) condition codes, if we receive them at the appropriate address, as provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on January 6, 2004.

    ADDRESSES:

    In commenting, please refer to file code CMS-1471-FC. Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission or e-mail.

    Mail written comments (one original and two copies) to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-1471-FC, P.O. Box 8018, Baltimore, MD 21244-8018.

    Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be timely received in the event of delivery delays.

    If you prefer, you may deliver (by hand or courier) your written comments (one original and two copies) to one of the following addresses: Room 445-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, or Room C5-14-03, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Dana Burley, (410) 786-0378—outpatient prospective payment issues; Suzanne Asplen, (410) 786-4558 or Jana Petze, (410) 786-9374—partial hospitalization and community mental health centers issues.

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    Outline of Contents

    I. Background

    A. Authority for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System

    B. Summary of Rulemaking for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System

    C. Summary of Changes in the August 12, 2003 Proposed Rule

    1. Changes Required by Statute

    2. Additional Changes to OPPS

    D. Public Comments and Responses to the August 12, 2003 Proposed Rule

    II. Changes to the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups and Relative Weights

    A. Recommendations of the Advisory Panel on APC Groups

    1. Establishment of the Advisory Panel on APC Groups

    2. August 2003 Meeting

    3. Recommendations of the Advisory Panel and Our Responses

    B. Other Changes Affecting the APCs

    1. Limit on Variation of Costs of Services Classified Within an APC Group

    2. Procedures Moved From New Technology APCs to Clinically Appropriate APCs

    3. Revision of Cost Bands and Payment Amounts for New Technology APCs

    4. Creation of APCs for Combinations of Device Procedures

    III. Recalibration of APC Weights for CY 2004

    A. Data Issues

    1. Period of Claims Data Used

    2. Treatment of “Multiple Procedure” Claims

    B. Description of Our Calculation of Weights for CY 2004

    C. Discussion of Relative Weights for Specific Procedural APCs

    IV. Transitional Pass-Through and Related Payment Issues

    A. Background

    B. Discussion of Pro Rata Reduction

    V. Payment for Devices

    A. Pass-Through Devices

    B. Expiration of Transitional Pass-Through Payments in CY 2004

    C. Reinstitution of C Codes for Expired Device Categories

    D. Other Policy Issues Relating to Pass-Through Device Categories

    1. Reducing Transitional Pass-Through Device Categories To Offset Costs Packaged Into APC Groups

    2. Multiple Procedure Reduction for Devices

    VI. Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, Radiopharmaceutical Agents, Blood, and Blood Products

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    B. Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals Without Pass-Through Status

    1. Background

    2. Criteria for Packaging Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals

    3. Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals That Are Not Packaged

    4. Payment for Drug Administration

    5. Generic Drugs and Radiopharmaceuticals

    6. Orphan Drugs

    7. Vaccines

    8. Blood and Blood Products

    9. Intravenous Immune Globulin

    10. Payment for Split Unit of Blood

    11. Other Issues

    VII. Wage Index Changes for CY 2004

    VIII. Copayment for CY 2004

    IX. Conversion Factor Update for CY 2004

    X. Outlier Policy and Elimination of Transitional Corridor Payments for CY 2004

    A. Outlier Policy for CY 2004

    B. Elimination of Transitional Corridor Payments for CY 2004

    XI. Other Policy Decisions and Changes

    A. Hospital Coding for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services

    B. Status Indicators and Issues Related to OCE Editing

    C. Observation Services

    D. Procedures That Will Be Paid Only As Inpatient Procedures

    E. Partial Hospitalization Payment Methodology

    1. Background

    2. PHP APC Update for CY 2004

    3. Outlier Payments to CMHCs

    XII. General Data, Billing, and Coding Issues

    XIII. Provisions of the Final Rule With Comment Period for 2004

    A. Changes Required by Statute

    B. Additional Changes

    C. Major Changes From the Proposed Rule

    XIV. Collection of Information Requirements

    XV. Response to Public Comments

    XVI. Regulatory Impact Analysis

    A. General

    B. Changes in This Final Rule

    C. Limitations of Our Analysis

    D. Estimated Impacts of This Final Rule on Hospitals

    E. Projected Distribution of Outlier Payments

    F. Estimated Impacts of This Final Rule on Beneficiaries

    Addenda

    Addendum A—List of Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs) with Status Indicators, Relative Weights, Payment Rates, and Copayment Amounts

    Addendum B—Payment Status by HCPCS Code, and Related Information

    Addendum C—Hospital Outpatient Payment for Procedures by APC: Displayed on Web Site Only

    Addendum D—Payment Status Indicators for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System

    Addendum E—CPT Codes That Would Be Paid Only As Inpatient Procedures

    Addendum H—Wage Index for Urban Areas

    Addendum I—Wage Index for Rural Areas

    Addendum J—Wage Index for Hospitals That Are Reclassified

    Addendum L—Packaged Nonchemotherapy Infusion Drugs

    Addendum M—Separately Paid Nonchemotherapy Infusion Drugs

    Addendum N—Packaged Chemotherapy Drugs Other Than Infusion

    Addendum O—Separately Paid Chemotherapy Drugs Other Than Infusion

    Addendum P—Packaged Chemotherapy Drugs Infusion Only

    Addendum Q—Separately Paid Chemotherapy Drugs Infusion Only

    Alphabetical List of Acronyms Appearing in This Final Rule With Comment Period

    ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians

    AHA American Hospital Association

    AHIMA American Health Information Management Association

    AMA American Medical Association

    APC Ambulatory payment classification

    ASC Ambulatory surgical center

    AWP Average wholesale price

    BBA Balanced Budget Act of 1997

    BIPA Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000

    BBRA Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999

    CAH Critical access hospital

    CCR Cost center specific cost-to-charge ratio

    CMHC Community mental health center

    CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration)

    CPT [Physicians'] Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition, 2002, copyrighted by the American Medical Association

    CY Calendar year

    DMEPOS Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies

    DRG Diagnosis-related group

    DSH Disproportionate Share Hospital

    EACH Essential Access Community Hospital

    E/M Evaluation and management

    ESRD End-stage renal disease

    FACA Federal Advisory Committee Act

    FDA Food and Drug Administration

    FI Fiscal intermediary

    FSS Federal Supply Schedule

    FY Federal fiscal year

    HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

    HCRIS Hospital Cost Report Information System

    HHA Home health agency

    HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

    ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical Modification

    IME Indirect Medical Education

    IPPS (Hospital) inpatient prospective payment system

    IVIG Intravenous Immune Globulin

    LTC Long Term Care

    MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

    MDH Medicare Dependent Hospital

    MSA Metropolitan statistical area

    NECMA New England County Metropolitan Area

    OCE Outpatient code editor

    OMB Office of Management and Budget

    OPD (Hospital) outpatient department

    OPPS (Hospital) outpatient prospective payment system

    PHP Partial hospitalization program

    PM Program memorandum

    PPS Prospective payment system

    PPV Pneumococcal pneumonia (virus)

    PRA Paperwork Reduction Act

    RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act

    RRC Rural Referral Center

    SBA Small Business Administration

    SCH Sole Community Hospital

    SDP Single drug pricer

    SI Status Indicator

    TEFRA Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act

    TOPS Transitional outpatient payments

    USPDI United States Pharmacopoeia Drug Information

    I. Background

    A. Authority for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System

    When the Medicare statute was originally enacted, Medicare payment for hospital outpatient services was based on hospital-specific costs. In an effort to ensure that Medicare and its beneficiaries pay appropriately for services and to encourage more efficient delivery of care, the Congress mandated replacement of the cost-based payment methodology with a prospective payment system (PPS). The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) (Pub. L. 105-33), enacted on August 5, 1997, added section 1833(t) to the Social Security Act (the Act) authorizing implementation of a PPS for hospital outpatient services. The Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA) (Pub. L. 106-113), enacted on November 29, 1999, made major changes that affected the hospital outpatient PPS (OPPS). The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) (Pub. L. 106-554), enacted on December 21, 2000, made further changes in the OPPS. The OPPS was first implemented for services furnished on or after August 1, 2000.

    B. Summary of Rulemaking for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System

    • On September 8, 1998, we published a proposed rule (63 FR 47552) to establish in regulations a PPS for hospital outpatient services, to eliminate the formula-driven overpayment for certain hospital outpatient services, and to extend reductions in payment for costs of hospital outpatient services.
    • On April 7, 2000, we published a final rule with comment period (65 FR Start Printed Page 6340018434) that addressed the provisions of the PPS for hospital outpatient services scheduled to be effective for services furnished on or after July 1, 2000. Under this system, Medicare payment for hospital outpatient services included in the PPS is made at a predetermined, specific rate. These outpatient services are classified according to a list of ambulatory payment classifications (APCs). The April 7, 2000 final rule with comment period also established requirements for provider departments and provider-based entities and prohibited Medicare payment for nonphysician services furnished to a hospital outpatient by a provider or supplier other than a hospital unless the services are furnished under arrangement. In addition, this rule extended reductions in payment for costs of hospital outpatient services as required by the BBA and amended by the BBRA. Medicare regulations governing the hospital OPPS are set forth at 42 CFR part 419. Subsequently, we announced a delay in implementation of the OPPS from July 1, 2000 to August 1, 2000.
    • On August 3, 2000, we published an interim final rule with comment period (65 FR 47670) that modified criteria that we use to determine which medical devices are eligible for transitional pass-through payments. The rule also corrected and clarified certain provider-based provisions included in the April 7, 2000 rule.
    • On November 13, 2000, we published an interim final rule with comment period (65 FR 67798) to provide the annual update to the amounts and factors for OPPS payment rates effective for services furnished on or after January 1, 2001. We implemented the 2001 OPPS on January 1, 2001. We also responded to public comments on those portions of the April 7, 2000 final rule that implemented related provisions of the BBRA and public comments on the August 3, 2000 rule.
    • On November 2, 2001, we published a final rule (66 FR 55857) that announced the Medicare OPPS conversion factor for calendar year (CY) 2002. It also described the Secretary s estimate of the total amount of the transitional pass-through payments for CY 2002 and the implementation of a uniform reduction in each of the pass-through payments for that year.
    • On November 2, 2001, we also published an interim final rule with comment period (66 FR 55850) that set forth the criteria the Secretary will use to establish new categories of medical devices eligible for transitional pass-through payments under Medicare's OPPS.
    • On November 30, 2001, we published a final rule (66 FR 59856) that revised the Medicare OPPS to implement applicable statutory requirements, including relevant provisions of BIPA, and changes resulting from continuing experience with this system. In addition, it described the CY 2002 payment rates for Medicare hospital outpatient services paid under the PPS. This final rule also announced a uniform reduction of 68.9 percent to be applied to each of the transitional pass-through payments for certain categories of medical devices and drugs and biologicals.
    • On December 31, 2001, we published a final rule (66 FR 67494) that delayed, until no later than April 1, 2002, the effective date of CY 2002 payment rates and the uniform reduction of transitional pass-through payments that were announced in the November 30, 2001 final rule. In addition, this final rule indefinitely delayed certain related regulatory provisions.
    • On March 1, 2002, we published a final rule (67 FR 9556) that corrected technical errors that affected the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for services paid under the Medicare OPPS and corrected the uniform reduction to be applied to transitional pass-through payments for CY 2002 as published in the November 30, 2001 final rule. These corrections and the regulatory provisions that had been delayed became effective on April 1, 2002.
    • On November 1, 2002, we published a final rule (67 FR 66718) that revised the Medicare OPPS to update the payment weights and conversion factor for services payable under the 2003 OPPS on the basis of data from claims for services furnished from April 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002. The rule also removed from pass-through status most drugs and devices that had been paid under pass-through provisions in 2002 as required by the applicable provisions of law governing the duration of pass-through payment.
    • On August 12, 2003, we published a proposed rule (68 FR 47966) that proposed the Medicare OPPS conversion factor for CY 2004. In addition, it described proposed changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare hospital outpatient services paid under the prospective payment system.

    C. Summary of Changes in the August 12, 2003 Proposed Rule

    On August 12, 2003, we published a proposed rule (68 FR 47966) that proposed changes to the Medicare hospital OPPS and CY 2004 payment rates including proposed changes used to determine these payment rates. The following is a summary of the major changes that we proposed and the issues we addressed in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule.

    1. Changes Required by Statute

    We proposed the following changes to implement statutory requirements:

    • Add APCs, delete APCs, and modify the composition of some existing APCs.
    • Recalibrate the relative payment weights of the APCs.
    • Update the conversion factor and the wage index.
    • Revise the APC payment amounts to reflect the APC reclassifications, the recalibration of payment weights, and the other required updates and adjustments.
    • Cease transitional pass-through payments for drugs and biologicals and devices that will have been paid under the transitional pass-through methodology for at least 2 years by January 1, 2004.
    • Cease transitional outpatient payments (TOPS payments) for all hospitals paid under OPPS except for cancer hospitals and children s hospitals.

    2. Additional Changes to OPPS

    We proposed the following additional changes to the OPPS:

    • Adjust payment to moderate the effects of decreased median costs for non-pass-through drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals.
    • Implement a new method for paying for drug administration.
    • Create new evaluation and management service codes for outpatient clinic and emergency department encounters.
    • Change status indicators for Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.
    • List midyear and proposed HCPCS codes that are paid under OPPS.
    • Allocate a portion of the outlier percentage target amount to community mental health centers (CMHCs) and create a separate threshold for outlier payments for partial hospitalization services.
    • Create methodology and payment rates for separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals for 2004.
    • Make several changes in our current payment policy with regard to payment Start Printed Page 63401for Q0081, Q0083, Q0084, and Q0085 to facilitate accurate payments for drugs and drug administration.
    • Change the status indicator and payment amount for P9010 by assigning it to APC 0957 (Platelet concentrate) with a payment rate of $37.30.
    • Establish new payment bands for new technology APCs.

    D. Public Comments and Responses to the August 12, 2003 Proposed Rule

    We received approximately 876 timely items of correspondence containing multiple comments on the August 12, 2003 proposed rule. Summaries of the public comments and our responses to those comments are set forth below under the appropriate section heading of this final rule with comment period.

    We received comments from various sources including but not limited to health care facilities, physicians, drug and device manufacturers, and beneficiaries. Hospital associations and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) generally supported our proposed approach to revising the relative weights for APCs. Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and some individual hospitals that furnish particular devices or drugs were concerned with the proposed reductions in payment for medical devices and drugs. We received many thoughtful comments from a wide range of commenters with regard to methodological issues in OPPS. In addition, several comments provided external data to support their assertions. The following are the major issues addressed by the commenters:

    • The proposal to use $150 as the packaging threshold for separate payment of drugs.
    • The proposal to pay for orphan drugs within the OPPS, basing payment on claims data.
    • The proposal to pay for generic drugs at 43 percent of average wholesale prices (AWP) beginning with the time of the generic drug's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.
    • The proposed payments for blood and blood products under OPPS.
    • The proposal to establish a separate outlier pool for community mental health centers(CMHCs).The proposal to apply an adjustment to increase payment to small rural hospitals' clinic and emergency room (ER) visit rates to ameliorate the effect of the sunsetting of the transitional corridor payments.
    • The proposal to reinstitute drug and device coding requirements.
    • Propose APC assignments and status indicators for numerous services.

    In addition to comments regarding the policy proposals in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we received comments about the publication date of the proposed rule and the comment period.

    Comment: Some commenters objected to the use of the date on which the August 12, 2003 proposed rule was made public by web posting and by public display at the Office of the Federal Register as the beginning of the comment period. They indicated that we should start the comment period only on the publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register because that is where subscribers look for it. They objected to what they view as a 55-day comment period if it were to start on the date of Federal Register publication (August 12, 2003). Some commenters objected to the publication of the proposed rule so late in the year. They indicated that our publication on August 9 resulted in the comment period ending so close to the publication deadline for the final rule that they believed that their comments could not be fully analyzed and used and would not be as effective as if the proposed rule were published in June or early July. They urged us to publish the proposed rule in late spring. Some commenters objected to the scheduling of the APC Panel meeting so soon after the issuance of the proposed rule because they felt that it gave them inadequate time to prepare their presentations for the Panel.

    Response: The comment period on a proposed rule begins on the day that the proposed rule is available for public comment. We believe that putting the document on display at the Office of the Federal Register and also making it available on the CMS Web site meets the test of being publicly available and that, therefore, is the start of the comment period. The publication of the proposed rule on the internet makes it available to many more people than routinely access the Federal Register or can visit the Office of the Federal Register where the display copy is located. The public had 60 days to comment on the proposed rule. This is the standard amount of time generally allowed for comment on notices of proposed rulemaking. Therefore, we do not believe the public was at a disadvantage or limited in the amount of time available to make public comments.

    Our review of the public comments is extensive, with the comments being read and considered carefully, often by many staff. We agree that it is preferable, when possible, to issue the proposed rule as early as possible. However, the important issue is whether we have sufficient time to carefully and thoughtfully consider all comments in development of the final rule, rather than the amount of time between the end of the comment period and the publication of the final rule.

    II. Changes to the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups and Relative Weights

    Under the OPPS, we pay for hospital outpatient services on a rate-per-service basis that varies according to the APC group to which the service is assigned. Each APC weight represents the median hospital cost of the services included in that APC relative to the median hospital cost of the services included in APC 0601, Mid-Level Clinic Visits. The APC weights are scaled to APC 0601 because a mid-level clinic visit is one of the most frequently performed services in the outpatient setting.

    Section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Act requires the Secretary to review the components of the OPPS not less often than annually and to revise the groups, relative payment weights, and other adjustments to take into account changes in medical practice, changes in technology, and the addition of new services, new cost data, and other relevant information and factors. Section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Act requires the Secretary, beginning in 2001, to consult with an outside panel of experts to review the APC groups and the relative payment weights.

    Finally, section 1833(t)(2) of the Act provides that, subject to certain exceptions, the items and services within an APC group cannot be considered comparable with respect to the use of resources if the highest median (or mean cost, if elected by the Secretary) for an item or service in the group is more than 2 times greater than the lowest median cost for an item or service within the same group (referred to as the “2 times rule”).

    We use the median cost of the item or service in implementing this provision. The statute authorizes the Secretary to make exceptions to the 2 times rule “in unusual cases, such as low volume items and services.”

    For purposes of the proposed rule and this final rule we analyzed the APC groups within this statutory framework.

    A. Recommendations of the Advisory Panel on APC Groups

    1. Establishment of the Advisory Panel on APC Groups

    Section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires that we consult with an outside panel of experts, the Panel, to review the clinical integrity of the APC groups and their Start Printed Page 63402weights. The Act specifies that the Panel will act in an advisory capacity. This expert panel, which is to be composed of representatives of providers subject to the OPPS (currently employed full-time, in their respective areas of expertise), reviews and advises us about the clinical integrity of the APC groups and their weights. The Panel is not restricted to using our data and may use data collected or developed by organizations outside the Department in conducting its review.

    On November 21, 2000, the Secretary signed the charter establishing an “Advisory Panel on APC Groups.” The Panel is technical in nature and is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) as amended (Pub. L. 92-463).

    On November 1, 2002, the Secretary renewed the charter. The new charter indicates that the Panel continues to be technical in nature, is governed by the provisions of the FACA, may convene “up to three meetings per year,” and is chaired by a Federal official.

    To establish the Panel, we solicited members in a notice published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2000 (65 FR 75943). We received applications from more than 115 individuals nominating either a colleague or themselves. After carefully reviewing the applications, we chose 15 highly qualified individuals to serve on the Panel.

    Because of the loss of 6 Panel members in March 2003 due to the expiration of terms of office, retirement, and a career change, a Federal Register notice was published on February 28, 2003 (68 FR 9671), requesting nominations of Panel members. From the 40 nominations we received, 6 new members have been chosen and have been identified on the CMS web site.

    We received one comment regarding our selection of Panel members.

    Comment: One commenter stated that Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) have not been represented on the APC Panel even though the names of qualified nominees have been submitted. The commenter went on to say that the Federal Register (February 28, 2003, at 68 FR 9671 through 9672) specifically states, “Qualified nominees will meet those requirements necessary to be a Panel member. Panel members must be representatives of Medicare providers (including Community Mental Health Centers) subject to the OPPS * * * [therefore,] I feel that it is imperative to have a freestanding CMHC representative on the Panel.”

    Response: The Federal Register notice on the APC Panel to which the commenter referred, states in section II, Criteria for Nominees, the following: “The Panel shall consist of up to 15 members selected by the Secretary, or designee, from among representatives of Medicare providers (including Community Mental Health Centers) subject to the OPPS.” The language does not mandate that a CMHC representative will be on the Panel. In the regulation, we simply identified representatives from CMHCs—or any other organizations—as possible nominees.

    This year, when we requested nominations for the APC Panel, the list of nominees was long, prestigious, and included representatives from all aspects of the health care industry: Doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, coders, etc. Therefore, our choices were difficult; however, since there are definite Federal guidelines governing our selections, and specific Panel and Agency needs to address, given the clinical range of services paid under the OPPS, we were able to identify the most qualified individuals. Since the needs of the Agency and the Panel change due to members leaving, we invite all concerned Medicare providers to continue to nominate qualified individuals when the need arises.

    The Panel's biannual meetings are forums to discuss APCs and representatives from the CMCHs—and other organizations—are invited to attend Panel meetings and to make presentations to the Panel on relevant agenda items.

    Comment: The commenter also stated that the APC Panel sets the payment rates for the outpatient services.

    Response: While the Panel is an advisory committee mandated by law to review the APC groups, and their associated weights, and to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services concerning the clinical integrity of the APC groups and their weights, the APC Panel does not set payment rates for outpatient services. The advice provided by the Panel is considered by us in our development of the annual rulemaking to update the hospital OPPS. The APC Panel's activities most often address whether or not the HCPCS codes within the APCs are comparable clinically and with respect to resource use, assigning new codes to new or existing APCs, reassigning codes to different APCs, and the configuring of existing APCs into new APCs.

    2. August 2003 Meeting

    The APC Panel met on August 22, 2003 to discuss issues presented in the proposed rule of August 12. We announced the meeting in the Federal Register on July 25 and invited the public to make presentations to the Panel on issues discussed in the proposed rule. In this section, we summarize the issues discussed by the Panel, their recommendations on those issues, and our decisions with respect to their recommendations.

    a. Blood and Blood Products

    The Panel heard testimony by suppliers of blood and blood products and their representatives who expressed significant concerns about the proposed payment rates, particularly in light of new safety and testing requirements. These presenters to the Panel recommended that we exclude blood and blood products from the OPPS and pay for them at reasonable cost. After listening to the testimony, reviewing the median costs and proposed payments rate from our hospital claims data, and deliberating the issue, the Panel recommended that we continue to pay for blood and blood products within the OPPS. However, the Panel further recommended that we freeze the payment rates for blood and blood products at 2003 levels for 2004 and 2005 while we undertake further analysis of the cost data. The Panel also recommended that hospitals be educated on the proper billing for blood and blood products.

    As discussed elsewhere in this final rule, we will accept the Panel's recommendation with respect to 2004. We will freeze the payment rates for blood and blood products at the 2003 payment levels. However, we are not making a decision with respect to 2005 at this time. Any proposals regarding our 2005 payment rates or policies for these items will be discussed in our proposed rule for the CY 2005 update. The Panel also recommended that the APCs for blood and blood products be on the agenda for the winter 2004 meeting in time for consideration of the 2005 payment rates. We agree to place this item on the agenda for the next APC Panel meeting.

    b. Nuclear Medicine, Brachytherapy, and Radiosurgery Services

    (1) Nuclear Medicine APCs and Radiopharmaceuticals

    The Panel heard testimony on and considered the proposed restructuring of the nuclear medicine APCs discussed in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule. The Panel recommended that we move forward with the categorization system in the proposed OPPS 2004 rule absent strong, reasoned opposition from provider groups. If strong opposition was revealed in the public comments, Start Printed Page 63403the Panel recommended that we maintain the classification system that is in place for 2003. The Panel also recommended that we change the HCPCS code descriptors for radiopharmaceuticals to be on a “per-dose” basis—not on a “per-unit” basis.

    We have accepted the Panel's recommendation that we move forward with the proposed restructuring, after considering public comments on this issue. As discussed in section II.A.3 of this final rule, we will implement the restructuring with certain changes to the proposed reclassification based on our review of the public comments. For reasons discussed in section VI.B.3 of this final rule, we are not accepting the Panel's recommendation to change the HCPCS code descriptors at this time.

    The Panel further recommended that APCs for radiopharmaceuticals be on the agenda for the January 2004 meeting. In preparation for that meeting, the Panel recommended that our staff analyze the claims for the nuclear medicine APCs and do the following: Itemize the costs, determine what proportion of the median cost can be attributed to radiopharmaceuticals, and present the data at the Panel's January 2004 meeting. The Panel recommended that the issue of packaging the costs of radiopharmaceuticals under the 2003 threshold of $150 be placed on the agenda for the Panel's winter 2004 meeting.

    We will consider this topic for placement on the agenda for the Panel's 2004 meeting. As discussed in section VI.B.3 of this rule, however, we are revising our threshold for packaging radiopharmaceuticals from $150 to $50.

    (2) Brachytherapy Services

    The Panel recommended that we review whether the codes for needles and catheters were included in the payment rate proposed for APC 0313. The Panel also recommended that we consider outside data presented by commenters in establishing payment rates for APCs 312 and 651 to arrive at an appropriate payment rate. See our discussion, below, regarding APCs 312, 313, and 651 and our considerations concerning the claims used to set the relative weights for these APCs.

    The Panel further recommended that we discontinue use of G codes for prostate brachytherapy and use appropriate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes paid in clinical APCs when making payment for these services. The Panel recommended we pay separately for brachytherapy sources for the treatment of prostate cancer in the same manner by which we are paying separately for the brachytherapy sources for the treatment of other types of cancer. We have accepted the Panel's recommendation. As discussed in section II.B.4 of this final rule, we will discontinue use of the special G codes for prostate brachytherapy and allow separate payment for the sources used in these treatments.

    (3) Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery APC Issues

    The APC Panel heard testimony concerning radiation treatment delivery codes CPT 77412 through 77416, which we proposed to assign to APC 0301 and CPT 77417, assigned to APC 0260. The presenter stated that many hospital billing departments had not updated their charge masters since the inception of OPPS to reflect the costs of newer technology, specifically with respect to the use of x-ray guidance during external beam radiation treatment delivery. The APC Panel recommended that we review whether the use of x-ray guidance (as opposed to CT or ultrasound guidance) for radiation therapy is being properly reported and included in the payment rates for the radiation treatment delivery codes. We agree that we should review these issues further and will do so in preparation for the 2005 update. However, we did not receive sufficient or convincing information upon which to base a change for 2004. Therefore, we encourage interested parties to submit any additional information on the use of these codes and cost of providing these services in the outpatient hospital setting in response to this final rule with comment period.

    The APC Panel also heard testimony concerning the proposed payment rate for CPT 77418, assigned to APC 0412 (IMRT treatment delivery). The presenter stated that the proposed amount was too low. However, the APC Panel supported the proposal in the absence of compelling evidence that the rate derived from the claims data is wrong. We concur with the APC Panel's recommendation and will retain CPT 77418 in APC 0412. We used approximately 113,000 claims to set the weight for this procedure, which we believe is a sufficiently robust set of data.

    During this section of the APC Panel's August 22 meeting, the Panel members also heard testimony concerning HCPCS codes G0251 and G0173 used to report stereotactic radiosurgery. The APC Panel supported the proposed payment rates for these codes until more data become available. The APC Panel also asked to review this issue further at its winter 2004 meeting. We discuss stereotactic radiosurgery in further detail below. We have decided to make certain changes to the payment for these procedures. However, the APC assignment for these codes for 2004 is interim final. We solicit comments on the 2004 assignments, and we will also include this on the APC Panel's agenda for its winter 2004 meeting.

    The final topic in this section of the APC Panel's August 22 meeting pertained to HCPCS codes G0242 and G0243 (multi source photon stereotactic planning). The APC Panel was requested to recommend that we combine the coding for these procedures under one code, with the payment for the new code derived by adding the payment for G0242 and G0243 together. The information presented to the APC Panel stated that the services represented by the two G codes represent one continuous procedure, that it is a surgical procedure, and the cost center mapping should be to a surgical cost center. The APC Panel will review this request at its winter 2004 meeting. The APC Panel is interested in receiving comments on this topic from professional societies representing neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists and others concerning this proposal.

    c. Payment and Coding for Drug Administration and for Certain Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals

    The APC Panel heard testimony and discussed the proposals described in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule on payment for drug administration and the packaging of the costs of drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals. The APC Panel recommended that:

    • We continue to use the current “Q” codes for drug administration and not institute new “G” codes to represent the administration of either packaged or separately paid drugs.
    • We allow billing of Q0081 on a per-visit basis, rather than on a per-day basis as proposed.
    • We delete Q0085 and allow hospitals to use both Q0083 and Q0084 when billing for chemotherapy administered by both infusion and other techniques in a given visit.
    • That we consider adopting the final option among the three new methods of paying for drug administration that we proposed, as options to the current policy, in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule.
    • That we look further at hospital pharmacies' costs for preparing drugs and radiopharmaceuticals and this issue be examined more closely by the Panel during its winter 2004 meeting.

    The APC Panel also expressed serious concern about the dollar threshold for Start Printed Page 63404the packaging of drugs and the adequacy of payment for separately paid drugs. However, in the absence of alternative proposals by us, the APC Panel did not make further recommendations on that issue. The APC Panel requested that we present alternative options during the winter 2004 meeting, including a new APC structure for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals. As for specific drug issues, after hearing testimony concerning the codes for Baclofin refill kits, the APC Panel recommended that we delete code C9010 and retain the other codes for this product used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and spasticity.

    We have carefully considered each of the APC Panel's recommendations along with comments on the subject of drug administration and payment for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals. For the reasons discussed more fully elsewhere in this final rule, we have decided to accept the APC Panel's recommendations that we continue using Q0081 through Q0084 in 2004; that we continue to define these codes on a per-visit, rather than per-day basis; that we delete code Q0085; and that we delete code C9010. We have decided to continue paying for the drug administration “Q” codes according to our current rules and discuss that decision further in section VI.B.4 of this final rule. We will consider the Panel's recommendation that we investigate other approaches for paying for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals. However, for 2004, we have determined that we will pay separately under their own APCs for drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals for which the median per day costs are in excess of $50.

    (4) Device-Related Procedures

    The APC Panel heard testimony from the device manufacturing community and others concerning payment for procedures that involve the implantation of devices. The presenters discussed concerns that affected such procedures in general, such as the absence of a proposal to limit payment reductions for such procedures between 2003 and 2004 and issues related to the hospital claims for these procedures. Presentations to the APC Panel also discussed inadequacies in the claims data or our methodology for using the claims data to set relative weights for specific device-related APCs (APCs 0046, 0107, 0108, 0222, 0225, 0385, and 0386. Presenters urged that the APC Panel advise us to use the best external data possible, including proprietary data that would be held confidential. Presentations to the APC Panel also addressed the multiple surgical reduction with respect to device-related APCs.

    The APC Panel recommended:

    • That we use credible external data that can be made publicly available for establishing the median costs for APCs 0107 and 0386.
    • That we change the status indicator for CPT 61885 so that it is not subject to the multiple procedure discounting.
    • That we assign the new CPT codes for central venous access devices into appropriate APCs, either clinical APCs or new technology APCs.
    • That the APC assignments of the new central venous access devices be reviewed by the APC Panel at its next meeting.
    • That we provide the APC Panel with median cost data for all APCs in spreadsheet format for its consideration in advance of and during its next meeting.
    • That we review the presenter's suggestions with respect to APC 0046 and make recommendations for any changes to this APC to the APC Panel at its next meeting.
    • That we change the status indicator for CPT 93571 and 93572 from “N” (packaged status) to an appropriate indicator that allows separate payment under the APC.

    We considered the final set of recommendations from the APC Panel's August 2003 meeting and have accepted several of them. Specifically, we decided to use external data in setting the median cost for 2004 for APC 0107. We have not used external data for APC 0386. Each of these decisions is discussed in greater detail elsewhere in this final rule. We accepted the Panel's recommendation to change the status indicator for CPT 61885. In order to do so, we moved this code into its own APC, 0039, Implant neurostim, one array. We have assigned the new CPT codes for central venous access devices to New Technology APCs as displayed in Addendum B. The range of new CPT codes is 36555 through 36597, and the new APC assignments include APCs 0032, 0115, 0109, 0187, and 1541.

    The assignment of these codes is subject to public comment and will be placed on the APC Panel's agenda for its next meeting. During that meeting, we will also provide the APC Panel with spreadsheet data on the median costs of all APCs. With respect to APC 0046, we are sympathetic to the presenter's concerns. However, we were not provided with data that we considered sufficient to assess whether a new coding structure with increased payment rates is warranted for the treatment of bone fractures with external fixation devices. However, we would support the specialty societies' efforts to request changes to the existing CPT coding structure. For reasons discussed elsewhere, we have not accepted the Panel's recommendation with respect to CPT codes 93571 and 93572.

    Comment: An association voiced concern that the Panel meeting on August 22, 2003 came too soon after the publication of the August 12, 2003 proposed rule for its members to prepare adequately for presentation to the Panel.

    Response: The agency must schedule the Panel meetings sufficiently in advance of the meeting in order to provide ample notice to the public of the meeting and to allow sufficient time for the Panel members to arrange their schedules. We attempted to balance those needs with the goal of conducting the first mid-year meeting of the Panel during the comment period so that issues discussed in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule could be topics for the Panel's consideration and interested parties' testimony before the Panel. The July 25, 2003 Federal Register notice (68 FR 44089) announced the second 2003 meeting of the APC Panel, which we believe provided sufficient advance notice of the meeting.

    While it is true that the proposed rule was placed on display on August 6, published on August 12, and the meeting was held on August 22, 2003, many interested parties attended the meeting and presented thoughtful comments on most issues discussed in the proposed rule. Nevertheless, we will take this comment into consideration for future planning of APC Panel meetings.

    Comment: Several commenters expressed concern about the length of the meeting and time allotted on the agenda to particular issues. One commenter stated that scheduling only [1] day for Panel deliberations was inadequate. A commenter was concerned that device-related issues were relegated to the last hour, that presenters were given only 2 minutes, and that there was little time for Panel discussion and consideration of the issues presented.

    Response: We appreciate the commenter's interest in ensuring that adequate time be allowed for the public to present issues for the Panel's consideration and for the Panel to have sufficient time for their discussion and deliberation.

    Although the device issues were scheduled for the last hour of the meeting, the Panel members received the written presentations beforehand, and had an opportunity to review them Start Printed Page 63405before the meeting. Placing a limit on presentations is a prerogative of the Panel Chair and must at times be done in order to allow all interested parties to make presentations on agenda items. However, we will take all of the concerns into consideration when scheduling future meetings.

    3. Recommendations of the Advisory Panel and Our Responses

    January 2003 Meeting

    In this section, we consider the Panel's recommendations affecting specific APCs. The Panel based its recommendations on claims data for the period April 1, 2002 through September 30, 2002. This data set comprises a portion of the data that will be used to set 2004 payment rates. APC titles in this discussion are those that existed when the APC Panel met in January 2003. In a few cases, APC titles have been changed for this final rule, and, therefore, some APCs do not have the same title in Addendum A as they have in this section.

    The Panel's agenda included APCs that our staff believed violated the 2 times rule as well as APCs for which comments were submitted. As discussed below, the Panel sometimes declined to recommend a change in an APC even though the APC appeared to violate the 2 times rule. In section II.B of the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we discuss our proposals regarding the 2 times rule based on the April 1 through December 31, 2002 data that we used to determine the final 2004 APC relative weights. Section II.B (68 FR 47977) of the August 12, 2003 proposed rule also details the criteria we used when deciding to propose exceptions to the 2 times rule.

    Unless otherwise specified in each of the following discussions of the APC Panel's recommendations, our proposed actions are finalized in this final rule.

    a. Debridement and Destruction

    APC 0012: Level I Debridement & Destruction

    APC 0013: Level II Debridement & Destruction

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APCs 0012 and 0013 appear to violate the 2 times rule. In order to remedy these violations, we asked the Panel to consider the following changes:

    (1) Move the following codes from APC 0013 to APC 0012:

    HCPCSDescription
    11001Debride infected skin add-on.
    11302Shave skin lesion.
    15786Abrasion, lesion, single.
    15793Chemical peel, nonfacial.
    15851Removal of sutures.
    16000Initial treatment of burn(s).
    16025Treatment of burn(s).

    (2) Move code 11057 (Trim skin lesions, over 4) from APC 0012 to APC 0013.

    The Panel agreed with our staff and recommended that we make these changes. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation.

    However, we received comments from a group of hospitals concerning the proposed change for CPT code 15851, removal of sutures under anesthesia (other than local), same surgeon. In their comments, the hospitals noted that the descriptor for CPT codes 15851 and 15850 (removal of sutures under anesthesia (other than local), other surgeon, were virtually identical with the exception of which surgeon performs the suture removal. The commenters did not believe that the identity of the surgeon could result in a significant difference in resource costs to the hospital. Our clinical staff agree and believe that the difference in hospital median costs derived from our claims data may be due to a misunderstanding about the coding. For 2004, we have decided that we will place both CPT codes for suture remove under anesthesia in APC 0016.

    b. Excision/Biopsy

    APC 0019: Level I Excision/Biopsy

    APC 0020: Level II Excision/Biopsy

    APC 0021: Level III Excision/Biopsy

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APCs 0019 and 0020 appear to violate the 2 times rule. In order to remedy these violations, we asked the Panel to consider the following changes:

    (1) Move the following HCPCS codes from APC 0019 to a new APC:

    HCPCSDescription
    11755Biopsy, nail unit.
    11976Removal of contraceptive cap.
    24200Removal of arm foreign body.
    28190Removal of foot foreign body.
    56605Biopsy of vulva/perineum.
    56606Biopsy of vulva/perineum.
    69100Biopsy of external ear.

    The APC Panel recommended that we make these changes, and we proposed to do so in our August 12, 2003 proposed rule.

    (2) Move the following HCPCS codes from APC 0020 to APC 0021:

    HCPCSDescription
    11404Removal of skin lesion.
    11423Removal of skin lesion.
    11604Removal of skin lesion.
    11623Removal of skin lesion.

    The Panel recommended that we not change the structure of APCs 0019, 0020, and 0021 at this time in the interest of preserving clinical homogeneity. In August, we proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that we make no changes to the structure of these APCs for 2004. However, following our review of the median costs developed for the final rule, using a more complete set of claims for services from April through December 2002, we determined that CPT codes 11404 and 11623 should be moved to APC 0021. We plan to place these APCs on the Panel's agenda for the 2005 update.

    c. Thoracentesis/Lavage Procedures and Endoscopies

    APC 0071: Level I Endoscopy Upper Airway

    APC 0072: Level II Endoscopy Upper Airway

    APC 0073: Level III Endoscopy Upper Airway

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APCs 0071 and 0072 appear to violate the 2 times rule. In order to remedy these violations, we asked the Panel to consider the changes below.

    Move the following HCPCS codes as described below:

    Table 1.—HCPCS Codes Final to be Redistributed From APCs 0071 and 0072 to APCs 0071, 0072, and 0073

    HCPCSDescription2003 APC2004 APC
    31505Diagnostic laryngoscopy00720071
    31575Diagnostic laryngoscopy00710072
    31720Clearance of airways00720073

    The Panel recommended that we make the above changes. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation, with the exception of CPT code 31720. After reviewing an additional quarter of claims data that were not available at the time the Panel convened, placement of CPT code 31720 into APC 0072 better reflects its resource consumption. Therefore, we proposed to keep CPT code 31720 in APC 0072. Start Printed Page 63406

    d. Cardiac and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

    APC 0097: Cardiac and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APC 0097 appears to violate the 2 times rule. We asked the Panel to recommend options for resolving this violation and suggested splitting APC 0097 into two APCs. The Panel recommended that the structure of APC 0097 should not be changed at this time based on clinical homogeneity considerations. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that we make no changes to APC 0097 for 2004. We received no comments disagreeing with this proposal, and we will adopt it for 2004. We also plan to place this APC on the Panel's agenda for the 2005 update.

    e. Electrocardiograms

    APC 0099: Electrocardiograms

    APC 0340: Minor Ancillary Procedures

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APC 0099 appears to violate the 2 times rule. We asked the Panel to recommend options for resolving this violation, and suggested moving CPT code 93701 (Bioimpedance, thoracic) from APC 0099 to APC 0340. The Panel believed, however, that the structure of APC 0099 should not be changed at this time based on clinical homogeneity considerations. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that we make no changes to APC 0099 for 2004. We plan to place this APC on the Panel's agenda for the 2005 update.

    f. Cardiac Stress Tests

    APC 0100: Cardiac Stress Tests

    A presenter to the Panel, who represented a device manufacturer, requested that we move CPT code 93025 (Microvolt t-wave assessment) out of APC 0100. The presenter believes that the actual cost for this procedure is significantly higher than for other procedures in the same APC. Since this technology is often billed in conjunction with other procedures (for example, stress tests, CPT code 93017), few single-APC claims were available to evaluate the presenter's contention.

    The Panel believed the data presented are insufficient to merit moving the code and recommended that CPT code 93025 remain in APC 0100 until more data are available for review. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that CPT code 93025 remain in APC 0100 until more claims data become available for review. We will adopt this proposal for 2004.

    g. Revision/Removal of Pacemakers or Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

    APC 0105: Revision/Removal of Pacemakers, AICD, or Vascular

    We asked the Panel to review the codes within APC 0105 for an apparent violation of the 2 times rule, stating that we believe the apparent violation is a result of incorrectly coded claims. The Panel agreed and recommended no changes to APC 0105 at this time. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that we make no changes to APC 0105 until more accurate claims data become available and support the need for a change. We will adopt this proposal for 2004.

    h. Sigmoidoscopy

    APC 0146: Level I Sigmoidoscopy

    APC 0147: Level II Sigmoidoscopy

    We expressed concern to the Panel that relatively simple procedures such as anoscopy and rigid sigmoidoscopy have higher median costs than more complex procedures such as flexible sigmoidoscopy. Panel members suggested the high costs may be due to the need to perform an otherwise minor office procedure in a hospital setting (for example, due to the clinical condition of the patient). Panel members also suggested that claims may be incorrectly coded because coding instructions do not clearly state how to code when the procedure performed is not as extensive as the procedure planned (for example, when a colonoscopy is planned but only a sigmoidoscopy is performed). In these cases, coding instructions are unclear as to whether the planned procedure should be reported with a modifier for reduced services or with the code for the actual procedure performed.

    The Panel recommended that we make no changes to APCs 0146 and 0147 at this time. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that we make no changes to APCs 0146 and 0147. We will adopt this proposal for 2004. However, we plan to place this APC on the Panel's agenda for the 2005 update.

    i. Anal/Rectal Procedures

    APC 0148: Level I Anal/Rectal Procedure

    APC 0149: Level III Anal/Rectal Procedure

    APC 0155: Level II Anal/Rectal Procedure

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APCs 0148 and 0149 appear to violate the 2 times rule. We asked the Panel to recommend options for resolving these violations, and suggested rearranging some of the CPT codes within APCs 0148, 0149, and 0155. The Panel recommended that we move CPT code 46040 (Incision of rectal abscess) from APC 0155 to APC 0149. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation, and we will adopt it for 2004.

    j. Insertion of Penile Prosthesis

    APC 0179: Urinary Incontinence Procedures

    APC 0182: Insertion of Penile Prosthesis

    A presenter to the Panel representing manufacturers and providers requested that APC 0182 be split into two APCs, based on whether the procedure used inflatable or non-inflatable penile prostheses. The presenter stated that the complexity of the procedure, the cost of the devices, and related resources were all significantly higher with inflatable prostheses.

    The Panel recommended that we eliminate APCs 0179 and 0182 and create two new APCs, 0385 and 0386, that contain the following CPT codes:

    APC 0385

    HCPCSDescription
    52282Cystoscopy, implant stent.
    53440Correct bladder function.
    53444Insert tandem cuff.
    54400Insert semi-rigid prosthesis.
    54416Remv/repl penis contain prosthesis.

    APC 0386

    HCPCSDescription
    53445Insert uro/ves nck sphincter.
    53447Remove/replace ur sphincter.
    54401Insert self-contained prosthesis.
    54405Insert multi-comp penis prosthesis.
    54410Remove/replace penis prosthesis.

    We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to eliminate APCs 0179 and 0182 and create two new APCs, 0385 and 0386, containing the above CPT code configurations.

    k. Surgical Hysteroscopy

    APC 0190: Surgical Hysteroscopy

    A presenter to the Panel, who represented a device manufacturer, requested that we move CPT code 58563 (Hysteroscopy, ablation) from APC 0190 to a higher paying APC. The presenter noted that endometrial cryoablation is included in a new technology APC, while a thermal ablation system is included with older, less costly Start Printed Page 63407techniques. The presenter expressed concern that cryoablation may be reimbursed at a higher rate than the thermal ablation system, giving its manufacturers an unfair competitive advantage.

    Panel members agreed that new, more expensive technologies that prove to be more effective merit review for a higher payment rate. Without substantial evidence of greater effectiveness, however, the Panel was reluctant to create APCs that provide an incentive to use a more expensive device. In its discussion of whether or not to recommend moving CPT code 58563 to a higher paying APC, the Panel recommended that we take into account different methods of endometrial ablation associated with hysteroscopy, adequately reflect the resources used for the various procedures, avoid creating a competitive advantage or disadvantage, and collect data needed to track costs on the type of technologies used for this procedure.

    After consulting with experts in the field, we proposed to split APC 0190 (Surgical Hysteroscopy) into two APCs that are more clinically homogeneous. We proposed to change the description for APC 0190 from “Surgical Hysteroscopy” to “Level I Hysteroscopy” and keep the following HCPCS codes in APC 0190:

    HCPCSDescription
    58558Hysteroscopy, biopsy.
    58559Hysteroscopy, lysis.
    58562Hysteroscopy, remove fb.
    58579Hysteroscope procedure.

    We also proposed to move the following HCPCS codes from APC 0190 to newly created APC 0387 titled “Level II Hysteroscopy”:

    HCPCSDescription
    58560Hysteroscopy, resect septum.
    58561Hysteroscopy, remove myoma.
    58563Hysteroscopy, ablation.

    In addition, we proposed to move the following HCPCS codes as described below:

    Table 2.—HCPCS Codes to be Redistributed to APCs 0130, 0195, and 0190

    HCPCSDescription2003 APC2004 APC
    58578Laparoscopic procedure, uterus01900130
    58353Endometrial ablate, thermal01930195
    58555Hysteroscopy, diagnostic, sep. procedure01940190

    We believe these final changes take into account the different technologies used to perform these procedures while maintaining the clinical comparability of these APCs as well as improving their homogeneity in terms of resource consumption.

    1. Female Reproductive Procedures

    APC 0195: Level VII Female Reproductive Proc

    APC 0202: Level VIII Female Reproductive Proc

    A commenter requested that we place CPT code 57288 (Repair bladder defect) in its own APC because it requires the use of a device. Our staff suggested that CPT codes 57288 and 57287 remain in APC 0202, while the remaining codes in APC 0202 be moved to APC 0195:

    HCPCSDescription
    57109Vaginectomy partial w/nodes.
    58920Partial removal of ovary(s).
    58925Removal of ovarian cyst(s).

    The Panel agreed with our staff, and we proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to move CPT codes 57109, 58920, and 58925 from APC 0202 to APC 0195. We will adopt the Panel's recommendation for 2004.

    m. Nerve Injections

    APC 0203: Level IV Nerve Injections

    APC 0204: Level I Nerve Injections

    APC 0206: Level II Nerve Injections

    APC 0207: Level III Nerve Injections

    Several commenters suggested changes in the configuration of APCs 0203, 0204, 0206, and 0207 because of concerns that the current classifications result in payment rates that are too low relative to the resource costs associated with certain procedures in these APCs. Several of these APCs include procedures associated with drugs or devices for which pass-through payments are scheduled to expire in 2003.

    We requested the Panel's input regarding whether or not these APCs should be restructured. The Panel stated that the current configuration of APCs 0203, 0204, 0206, and 0207 is more clinically cohesive than the previous year's configuration and that more data should be collected before making any changes. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that we make no changes to the structure of these APCs until more data become available for review. We will adopt the Panel's recommendation for 2004.

    n. Laminotomies and Laminectomies; Implantation of Pain Management Device

    APC 0208: Laminotomies and Laminectomies

    APC 0223: Implantation of Pain Management Device

    A presenter to the Panel, who represented a device manufacturer, requested that we move CPT code 62351 (Implant spinal canal catheter) from APC 0208 to APC 0223 to better capture the device cost that may be involved with the procedure. The Panel believed the data were insufficient to merit moving the code and recommended that CPT code 62351 remain in APC 0208 until more data are available for review. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that CPT code 62351 remain in APC 0208 until more claims data become available for review. We will adopt the Panel's recommendation for 2004.

    o. Extended EEG Studies and Sleep Studies; Electroencephalogram

    APC 0209: Extended EEG Studies and Sleep Studies, Level II

    APC 0213: Extended EEG Studies and Sleep Studies, Level I

    APC 0214: Electroencephalogram

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APC 0213 appears to minimally violate the 2 times rule. In order to remedy this violation, we asked the Panel to consider a commenter's suggestion that we move CPT code 95955 (EEG during surgery) from APC 0214 to APC 0213. The Panel agreed with the commenter's suggestion. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to move CPT code 95955 from APC 0214 to APC 0213.

    p. Nerve and Muscle Tests

    APC 0215: Level I Nerve and Muscle Tests

    APC 0216: Level III Nerve and Muscle Tests APC 0218:

    Level II Nerve and Muscle Tests

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APC 0218 appears to violate the 2 times rule. In order to remedy this violation, one commenter requested that we move CPT codes 95921 (Autonomic nerve function test) and 95922 (Autonomic nerve function test) from APC 0218 to APC 0216, while another Start Printed Page 63408commenter requested that we move CPT code 95904 (Sensory nerve conduction test) from APC 0215 to APC 0218. Alternatively, our staff suggested to the Panel that the following CPT codes be moved from APC 0218 to APC 0215.

    HCPCSDescription
    95858Tensilon test & myogram.
    95870Muscle test, nonparaspinal.
    95900Motor nerve conduction test.
    95903Motor nerve conduction test.

    After considering all of the above proposals, the Panel recommended that we move CPT codes 95858, 95870, 95900, and 95903 from APC 0218 to APC 0215. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation.

    q. Implantation of Drug Infusion Device

    APC 0227: Implantation of Drug Infusion Device

    APC 0227 contains only two CPT codes: Implantation of programmable spine infusion pumps, 62362, and Implantation of non-programmable spine infusion pumps, 62361. A commenter requested that we split APC 0227 into two APCs to recognize the cost difference between CPT code 62361 and CPT code 62362. However, since our cost data do not show a significant cost difference between the two devices and APC 0227 does not violate the 2 times rule, the Panel recommended that CPT codes 62361 and 62362 remain in APC 0227. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation, which we will adopt for 2004.

    r. Ophthalmologic APCs

    APC 0230: Level I Eye Tests & Treatments

    APC 0235: Level I Posterior Segment Eye Procedures

    APC 0236: Level II Posterior Segment Eye Procedures

    APC 0698: Level II Eye Tests & Treatments

    We advised the Panel that APCs 0230 and 0235 violate the 2 times rule but that the current configuration of these APCs reflects the Panel's previous recommendations. A presenter to the Panel, who represented a device manufacturer, expressed concern that the pass-through device category “New Technology: Intraocular Lens” was discontinued and these devices are now packaged. The presenter asked the Panel to recommend that future new intraocular lens devices be considered for a new pass-through category.

    To remedy the violations to the 2 times rule, we asked the Panel to consider moving CPT code 67820 (Revise eyelashes) from APC 0230 to APC 0698 and CPT code 67110 (Repair detached retina) from APC 0235 to APC 0236. The Panel recommended that we make these changes. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation and monitor the data for APC 0235 for possible review next year. We will adopt this recommendation for 2004. The Panel also acknowledged that making recommendations concerning pass-through categories is beyond their purview.

    s. Skin Tests and Miscellaneous Red Blood Cell Tests; Transfusion Laboratory Procedures

    APC 0341: Skin Tests and Miscellaneous Red Blood Cell Tests

    APC 0345: Level I Transfusion Laboratory Procedures We advised the Panel that APCs 0341 and 0345 minimally violate the 2 times rule and suggested moving several CPT codes within these APCs into a new APC because a commenter expressed concern over the combination of skin tests and miscellaneous red blood cell tests in APC 0341, asserting that services within this APC cannot be considered comparable with respect to resource usage.

    In order to remedy these violations to the 2 times rule, we suggested moving CPT code 86901 (Blood typing, Rh (D)) from APC 0345 to a new APC along with the following CPT codes from APC 0341:

    HCPCSDescription
    86880Coombs test, direct.
    86885Coombs test, indirect, qualitative.
    86886Coombs test, indirect, titer.
    86900Blood typing, ABO.

    The Panel recommended that we make the above changes. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to move HCPCS codes 86880, 86885, 86886, and 86900 from APC 0341 to new APC 0409 and to move CPT code 86901 (Blood typing, Rh (D)) from APC 0345 to new APC 0409. We will adopt the Panel's recommendation for 2004.

    t. Otorhinolaryngologic Function Tests

    APC 0363: Level I Otorhinolaryngologic Function Tests

    APC 0660: Level II Otorhinolaryngologic Function Tests

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APC 0660 appears to violate the 2 times rule and suggested moving CPT codes 92543 (Caloric vestibular test) and 92588 (Evoked auditory test) from APC 0660 to APC 0363. The Panel recommended that we make these CPT code changes. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to move CPT codes 92543 and 92588 from APC 0660 to APC 0363, and we will adopt the proposal for 2004.

    u. Tube Changes and Repositioning

    APC 0121: Level I Tube changes and Repositioning

    APC 0122: Level II Tube changes and Repositioning

    We expressed concern to the Panel that APC 0121 appears to violate the 2 times rule. In order to remedy this violation, we suggested moving the following CPT codes from APC 0121 to APC 0122:

    HCPCSDescription
    47530Revise/reinsert bile tube.
    50688Change of ureter tube.
    51710Change of bladder tube.
    62225Replace/irrigate catheter.

    The Panel recommended that we make these CPT code changes. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to move CPT codes 47530, 50688, 51710, and 62225 from APC 0121 to APC 0122. We will adopt the proposal for 2004.

    v. Myelography

    APC 0274: Myelography

    We advised the Panel that APC 0274 minimally violates the 2 times rule and suggested moving CPT codes 72285 (X-ray c/t spine disk) and 72295 (X-ray c/t spine disk) from APC 0274 to a new APC. A presenter, from an organization representing radiologists, agreed with our proposal. The Panel recommended that we make these CPT code changes. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to move CPT codes 72285 and 72295 from APC 0274 to new APC 0388. We will adopt the recommendation for 2004.

    w. Therapeutic Radiologic Procedures

    APC 0296: Level I Therapeutic Radiologic Procedures

    APC 0297: Level II Therapeutic Radiologic Procedures

    We advised the Panel that APCs 0296 and 0297 appear to minimally violate the 2 times rule as a result of changes recommended by the Panel and adopted by us last year. The Panel recommended that no changes be made to APCs 0296 and 0297 in the interest of preserving the clinical homogeneity of these APCs. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that we make no CPT code changes to APCs 0296 and 0297, and we are adopting the proposal for 2004.

    x. Vascular Procedures; Cannula/Access Device Procedures

    APC 0103: Miscellaneous Vascular Procedures Start Printed Page 63409

    APC 0115: Cannula/Access Device Procedures

    A commenter requested that we move CPT code 36860 (External cannula declotting) from APC 0103 to APC 0115, asserting that this procedure is more similar to other procedures in APC 0115 and does not fit well in its current miscellaneous APC. The Panel found that the claims data were insufficient to support moving CPT code 36860 from APC 0103 to the higher paying APC 0115 and recommended that CPT code 36860 remain in APC 0103 until more data are available for review. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that CPT code 36860 remain in APC 0103 until more claims data become available for review. We will adopt this proposal for 2004.

    y. Angiography and Venography Except Extremity

    APC 0279: Level II Angiography and Venography except Extremity

    APC 0280: Level III Angiography and Venography except Extremity

    APC 0668: Level I Angiography and Venography except Extremity

    A commenter requested that we move CPT code 75978 (Repair venous blockage) from APC 0668 to APC 0280 and that we move CPT code 75774 (Artery x-ray, each vessel) from APC 0668 to APC 0279. A presenter to the Panel testified that CPT code 75978 is commonly used for dialysis patients and often requires multiple intraoperative attempts to succeed; thus, it should be paid under APC 0280. The Panel believed that APCs 0279, 0280, and 0668 were clinically homogenous and recommended that we only make changes after consulting with experts in the field. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to make no changes to APCs 0279, 0280, and 0668 until we have consulted with experts in the field. We plan to place these APCs on the Panel's agenda for the 2005 update.

    z. Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance (MR), and Ultrasound Guidance Procedures Currently Packaged

    APC 0332: Computerized Axial Tomography and Computerized Angiography without Contrast Material

    APC 0335: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Miscellaneous

    APC 0268: Ultrasound Guidance Procedures

    A presenter to the Panel expressed concern that the packaging of guidance procedures for tissue ablation does not recognize the significant difference in cost and time required to perform each procedure (for example, MRI vs. CT). This presenter believed that hospitals needed more education on the appropriate application of these codes. Another commenter requested that CPT codes 76362, 76394, and 76490 be changed from a status indicator of N to a status indicator of S and be included in an appropriate clinical or new technology APC.

    The Panel agreed with the above comments and stated that the packaging of these three procedures made it difficult for hospitals to track their use for the purpose of allocating funds. The Panel recommended changing the following CPT codes from a packaged status (N status indicator) to a separately payable status (S status indicator) within the indicated APCs:

    Table 3.—HCPCS Codes To Be Designated as Separately Payable

    HCPCSDescription2003 SI2004 SI2004 APC
    76362CT scan for tissue ablationNS0332
    76394MRI for tissue ablationNS0335
    76490US for tissue ablationNS0268

    We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to change HCPCS codes 76362, 76394, and 76490 from a packaged status to a separately payable status as indicated above. HCPCS 76490 has been deleted for 2004. However, we will pay for it under APC 0268 during the grace period from January through March 2004.

    aa. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography Without Contrast

    APC 0336: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without Contrast

    A commenter requested that we change CPT code 76393 (MR guidance for needle placement) from a packaged status to a separately payable status within APC 0336. Based on clinical homogeneity considerations, the Panel agreed with the commenter and recommended that CPT code 76393 be changed from a status indicator of N to a status indicator of S and placed in APC 0335. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation.

    bb. Plain Film Except Teeth; Plain Film Except Teeth Including Bone Density Measurement

    APC 0260: Level I Plain Film Except Teeth

    APC 0261: Level II Plain Film Except Teeth Including Bone Density Measurement

    APC 0272: Level I Fluoroscopy

    A commenter requested that we move CPT codes 76120 (Cine/video x-rays) and 76125 (Cine/video x-rays add-on) from APC 0260 to APC 0261. However, a presenter to the Panel argued that these CPT codes are fluoroscopic procedures that should not be grouped with Level I radiography procedures. The Panel recommended that we move CPT code 76120 from APC 0260 to APC 0272 and that CPT code 76125 remain in APC 0260. This change makes the APCs more clinically coherent. We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation, and we will adopt the proposal for 2004.

    cc. Chemotherapy Administration by Other Technique Except Infusion

    APC 0116: Chemotherapy Administration by Other Technique Except Infusion

    A presenter to the Panel requested that we split APC 0116 into three APCs according to the method of administration: (a) Subcutaneous or intramuscular administration (CPT code 96400); (b) “push” administration (CPT code 96408); and (c) central nervous system administration (CPT code 96450). The presenter also requested that existing CPT codes should replace the more nonspecific Q codes for administration of chemotherapy because the CPT codes will provide more detailed data on methods of chemotherapy administration, which could be used for future payment policy decisions. Another presenter agreed with this request and stated that CPT codes are preferable to Q codes because other payers require CPT codes.

    The Panel agreed with the above suggestions to split APC 0116 into 3 APCs according to the method of Start Printed Page 63410administration. The Panel recommended that we require hospitals to use the existing CPT codes (for example, 96400, 96408, and 96450) for administration of chemotherapy and map them to APCs 0116, 0117, and 0118, as appropriate. The Panel also recommended that payment rates be based on current Q code cost data until cost data for the CPT codes are available. These cost data will be used to determine whether to change the APC structure for chemotherapy administration.

    We proposed not to accept the Panel's recommendations to split APC 0116 into three APCs and to use CPT codes for administration of chemotherapy. We will consider such a split in the future but would like to first address the administration of drugs issue. Based on the comments we received on our proposed drug administration coding, we believe that making a change in APC 0116 will be too complicated and burdensome for hospitals at this time. (See a full discussion of this in section VI.B.4 of this final rule.)

    We will consider such a split for APC 0116 for CY 2005. We also believe the use of CPT codes will be burdensome to hospitals, will require extensive education, and will result in a significant amount of miscoding. The CPT codes for infusion therapy are based on the service furnished per hour. We do not believe that all hospitals routinely record the start and stop time for infusion therapy and that doing so in order to be able to bill the proper number of hours of infusion therapy could be very burdensome for them. Moreover, the historic cost data on which we base the payment for the service are reported on a per visit basis (much easier to cull from the record than the number of hours of service) and if we changed to CPT codes for these services, we will be unable to convert the charge/cost data now on a per visit basis to a per hour basis (as required by the CPT code) for budget neutrality purposes. See section VI of this final rule for further discussion on payments for drugs and drug administration.

    dd. Capturing the Costs of Drugs, Biologicals and Radiopharmaceuticals Packaged Into APCs

    APC 0290: Level I Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Excluding Myocardial Scans

    APC 0291: Level II Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Excluding Myocardial Scans

    APC 0292: Level III Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Excluding Myocardial Scans

    APC 0294: Level II Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine

    APC 0666: Myocardial Add-on Scans

    At the January 2003 meeting, we told the Panel that APCs 0290 and 0291 appear to violate the 2 times rule. Several presenters to the Panel expressed concern that our cost data are inadequate because of confusion over coding due to changes in codes and coding instructions for these procedures, poor hospital reporting of radiopharmaceutical use, and the use of single (not multiple) claims in determining costs. One presenter claimed that the current cost data used for CPT code 78122 (Whole blood volume determination) underestimated real costs because of confusion about whether to code radiopharmaceuticals on a “per dose” basis or “per millicurie” basis. This presenter requested that we move CPT code 78122 from APC 0290 to the higher paying APC 0292.

    Other presenters agreed with these concerns and stated they were applicable to payments for all drugs, not just radiopharmaceuticals. These commenters were also concerned about the loss of drug-specific data due to packaging because hospitals will have no incentive to code, and thereby identify, packaged drugs.

    Pass-through payments for 236 drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals expired as of 2003, were then paid either separately or packaged with the procedures with which they are associated. Drugs and radiopharmaceuticals with median costs for administration of $150 or less were packaged. Beginning in 2003, claims data do not provide specific cost information for packaged items. We requested input from the Panel on methods for determining drug costs in the future.

    Panel members were concerned that packaging the costs of radiopharmaceuticals into procedures would result in underpayments for the service because we lack adequate data on the cost of radiopharmaceuticals. They were also concerned about creating incentives to use radiopharmaceuticals based on cost rather than clinical efficacy. The Panel recommended that we consider grouping drugs and radiopharmaceuticals into new APCs taking into account both their cost and clinical use. The Panel further recommended that, if new APCs for radionuclides are created, the descriptors should be as simple as possible and use of confusing units of measure should be limited.

    Due to the packaging of radiopharmaceuticals into the APC payments for nuclear medicine procedures, we, along with commenters have expressed concern to the Panel regarding whether the current nuclear medicine APC structure is homogeneous in terms of resource consumption. We have reviewed information about the use and cost of various radiopharmaceuticals and believe that restructuring the APCs for nuclear medicine will result in greater clinical and resource homogeneity. Therefore, we proposed to eliminate APCs 0286, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0294, and 0666 and create 20 new APCs for nuclear medicine.

    Comment: We received many comments about the proposed nuclear medicine APCs. Generally, commenters supported our proposal for the new APCs but had suggestions for modifications to improve clinical and resource use homogeneity. The suggested modifications are:

    • Split APC 0398 into three levels to account for differences in the number of sessions provided and type and amount of radiopharmaceutical used with these procedures.
    • Split APC 0401 into two levels to account for the different number of sessions, type and amount of radiopharmaceuticals used, and whether or not ventilation imaging and perfusion imaging are part of the procedure.
    • Delete codes G0273 and G0274 and use the newly created CPT codes 78804 and 79403. They recommended that we assign 78804 to a new APC 0406T, Tumor/Infection Imaging Level II and that we assign 79403 to the new APC for Radionucliide Therapy APC, created by combining proposed APCs 0407 and 0408.
    • Move codes 78015, 78016, and 78018 from APC 0390 to APC 0406 because they are for metastatic tumor imaging rather than for one organ system.
    • Move all of the nuclear medicine “add-on” codes into one APC to be named “Nuclear Medicine Add-On Imaging.” Three of the codes, 78478, Heart wall motion add-on, 78480 Heart function add-on, and 78496, Heart function first pass add-on, are assigned to proposed APC 0399. They recommended moving the remaining add-on code, 78020, Thyroid carcinoma metastases uptake, to proposed APC 0399 with the other three add-on codes, to create an APC comprised of add-on codes with a status indicator “X.”
    • Move each of the codes in the series of codes, 78X99 into the appropriate APCs based on the organ system to be consistent with the proposed APC structure.
    • Reassign codes 78270, 78271, and 78272 to APC 0389 because they are Start Printed Page 63411non-imaging nuclear medicine procedures with resource use more similar to the procedures in APC 0389.
    • Combine APCs 0390, 0391, and 0392 to create two new APCs composed of thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal systems. They suggest that the codes should be reassigned to two levels of endocrine imaging based on the number of sessions and radiopharmaceuticals used in the procedure. The titles suggested for the new APCs are “Endocrine Level I” and “Endocrine Level II.”
    • Combine proposed APCs 0407 and 0408 into one APC because hospital claims data do not reflect any logical division between the two proposed APCs. Further, they request that all of the nuclear medicine therapy codes in the new APC should be paid separately since they know of no nuclear medicine therapeutic radiopharmaceutical that has costs below the proposed $150 threshold for packaging.
    • Collapse and redistribute code assignments in APCs 0404 and 0405 to create two new APCs for Level I and Level II Renal and Genitourinary Studies. They recommended assigning only one code, 78709, Kidney imaging, multiple studies, with and without pharmaceutical intervention, to the Level II APC.

    Response: After careful review of the recommendations, with one exception, we concur with the commenters that their recommended modifications to the proposed APC classifications improve clinical homogeneity and payment equity. The shifts in median cost that result from the adjustments are minor in most cases and overall, the increased cost is not significant.

    The one exception to our agreement with the commenters' recommendation is regarding the assignment of 78708, Kidney imaging with vascular flow and function, single study. Commenters recommended that it be assigned to APC 0404. We believe that it is more appropriately assigned to APC 0405 based on both clinical and resource use considerations.

    Although we do not disagree with the commenters' suggestions, we also will not assign the new code 78804, pre-treatment planning, non-Hodgkins to the APC suggested by the commenters. Instead, we will assign it to new technology APC 1508. A detailed discussion of this assignment and other issues related to Zevalin is below in section VI.B.

    Thus, we will finalize the nuclear medicine APCs as shown below.

    APC 0376: Cardiac Imaging Level II

    HCPCSDescription
    78473Gated heart, multiple.
    78483Heart first pass, multiple.

    APC 0377: Cardiac Imaging Level III

    HCPCSDescription
    78461Heart muscle blood, multiple.
    78465Heart image (3D), multiple.

    APC 0378: Pulmonary Imaging Level II

    HCPCSDescription
    78584Lung V/Q image gas, single breath.
    78585Lung V/Q imaging gas.
    78588Lung V/Q imaging aerosol.
    78596Lung differential function.

    APC 0389: Non-Imaging Nuclear Medicine

    HCPCSDescription
    78000Thyroid, single uptake.
    78001Thyroid, multiple uptakes.
    78003Thyroid suppress/stimuli.
    78190Platelet survival, kinetics.
    78191Platelet survival.
    78270Vitamin B-12 absorption exam.
    78271Vitamin B-12 absorp. exam, intrin. Fac.
    78272Vitamin B-12 absorp, combined.
    78725Kidney function study.

    APC 0390: Endocrine Level I

    HCPCSDescription
    78006Thyroid imaging with uptake.
    78010Thyroid imaging.
    78011Thyroid imaging with flow.
    78099Endocrine nuclear procedure.

    APC 0391: Endocrine Level II

    HCPCSDescription
    78007Thyroid image, mult uptakes.
    78070Parathyroid nuclear imaging.
    78075Adrenal nuclear imaging.

    APC 0393: Red Cell/Plasma Studies

    HCPCSDescription
    78110Plasma volume, single.
    78111Plasma volume, multiple.
    78120Red cell mass, single.
    78121Red cell mass, multiple.
    78122Blood volume.
    78130Red cell survival study.
    78135Red cell survival kinetics.
    78140Red cell sequestration.
    78160Plasma iron turnover.
    78162Radioiron absorption exam.
    78170Red cell iron utilization.
    78172Total body iron estimation.

    APC 0394: Hepatobiliary Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78201Liver imaging.
    78202Liver imaging with flow.
    78205Liver imaging (3D).
    78206Liver image (3D) with flow.
    78215Liver and spleen imaging.
    78216Liver & spleen image/flow.
    78220Liver function study.
    78223Hepatobiliary imaging.

    APC 0395: Gastrointestinal Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78230Salivary gland imaging.
    78231Serial salivary imaging.
    78232Salivary gland function exam.
    78258Esophageal motility study.
    78261Gastric mucosa imaging.
    78262Gastroesophageal reflux exam.
    78264Gastric emptying study.
    78278Acute GI blood loss imaging.
    78282GI protein loss exam.
    78290Meckel's divert exam.
    78291Leveen/shunt patency exam.
    78299GI nuclear procedure.

    APC 0396: Bone Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78300Bone imaging, limited area.
    78305Bone imaging, multiple areas.
    78306Bone imaging, whole body.
    78315Bone imaging, 3 phase.
    78320Bone imaging (3D).
    78399Musculoskeletal nuclear exam.

    APC 0397: Vascular Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78445Venous thrombosis study.
    78455Venous thrombosis study.
    Start Printed Page 63412
    78456Acute venous thrombus image.
    78457Venous thrombosis imaging.
    78458Ven thrombosis images, bilat.

    APC 0398: Cardiac Imaging Level I

    HCPCSDescription
    78414Non-imaging heart function.
    78428Cardiac shunt imaging.
    78460Heart muscle blood, single.
    78464Heart image (3D), single.
    78466Heart infarct image.
    78468Heart infarct image (ef).
    78469Heart infarct image (3D).
    78472Gated heart, planar, single.
    78481Heart first pass, single.
    78494Heart image, spect.
    78499Unlisted cardiovascular.

    APC 0399: Nuclear Medicine Add-On Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78020Thyroid met uptake.
    78478Heart wall motion add-on.
    78480Heart function add-on.
    78496Heart first pass add-on.

    APC 0400: Hematopoietic Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78102Bone marrow imaging, ltd.
    78103Bone marrow imaging, mult.
    78104Bone marrow imaging, body.
    78185Spleen imaging.
    78195Lymph system imaging.
    78199Blood/lymph nuclear exam.

    APC 0401: Pulmonary Imaging, Level 1

    HCPCSDescription
    78580Lung perfusion imaging.
    78586Aerosol lung image, single.
    78587Aerosol lung image, multiple.
    78591Vent image, 1 breath, 1 proj.
    78593Vent image, 1 proj, gas.
    78594Vent image, mult proj, gas.
    78599Respiratory Nuclear Exam.

    APC 0402: Brain Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78600Brain imaging, ltd static.
    78601Brain imaging, ltd w/flow.
    78605Brain imaging, complete.
    78606Brain imaging, compl w/flow.
    78607Brain imaging (3D).
    78610Brain flow imaging only.
    78615Cerebral vascular flow image.
    78699Nervous system nuclear exam.

    APC 0403: CSF Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78630Cerebrospinal fluid scan.
    78635CSF ventriculography.
    78645CSF shunt evaluation.
    78647Cerebrospinal fluid scan.
    78650CSF leakage imaging.
    78660Nuclear exam of tear flow.

    APC 0404: Renal & Genitourinary Studies Level I

    HCPCSDescription
    78700Kidney imaging, static.
    78701Kidney imaging with flow.
    78704Imaging renogram.
    78707Kidney flow/function image.
    78710Kidney imaging (3D).
    78715Renal vascular flow exam.

    APC 0405: Renal & Genitourinary Studies Level II

    HCPCSDescription
    78708Kidney flow/function image.
    78709Kidney flow/function image.

    APC 0406: Tumor/Infection Imaging

    HCPCSDescription
    78015Thyroid metastases imaging.
    78016Thyroid metastases imaging/studies.
    78018Thyroid metastases imaging/body.
    78800Tumor imaging, limited area.
    78801Tumor imaging, mult areas.
    78802Tumor imaging, whole body.
    78803Tumor imaging, whole body.
    78805Abscess imaging, ltd area.
    78806Abscess imaging, whole body.
    78807Nuclear localization/abscess.

    APC 0407: Radionucliide Therapy

    HCPCSDescription
    79000Init hyperthyroid therapy.
    79001Repeat hyperthyroid therapy.
    79020Thyroid ablation.
    79030Thyroid ablation, carcinoma.
    79035Thyroid metastatic therapy.
    79100Hematopoetic nuclear therapy.
    79200Intracavitary nuclear treatment.
    79300Interstitial nuclear therapy.
    79400Nonhemato nuclear therapy.
    79420Intravascular nuclear therapy.
    79440Nuclear joint therapy.
    79999Nuclear medicine therapy.

    APC 1507: New Technology Level VII ($500-$600)

    79403Hematopoetic nuclear therapy.

    APC 1508: Tumor/Infection Imaging Level II

    HCPCSDescription
    78804Pre-tx planning, non-Hodgkins.

    We believe that the final APC structure, which takes into account the organ(s) being examined (or treated) as well as the type and complexity of the procedure, is more homogeneous both clinically and in terms of resource consumption than the current APC structure.

    ee. Endoscopy Lower Airway

    APC 0076: Endoscopy Lower Airway

    A presenter to the Panel expressed concern that APC 0076 apparently violates the 2 times rule and requested that we move CPT code 31631 (bronchoscopy with tracheal stent placement) from APC 0076 and into a new APC.

    The Panel suggested that a new APC comprised of the four most costly procedures in APC 0076 will result in a more homogenous grouping, and recommended that we move the following CPT codes from APC 0076 and into newly created APC 0415.

    HCPCSDescription
    31630Bronchoscopy dilate/fracture reduction.
    31631Bronchoscopy, dilate w/stent.
    31640Bronchoscopy w/tumor excise.
    31641Bronchoscopy, treat blockage.

    We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation that we move CPT codes 31630, 31631, 31640, and 31641 from APC 0076 to new APC 0415. We Start Printed Page 63413received no comments disagreeing with this proposal and will adopt this recommendation for 2004.

    ff. Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Stenting Procedures

    APC 0141: Upper GI Procedures

    APC 0142: Small Intestine Endoscopy

    APC 0143: Lower GI Endoscopy

    APC 0147: Level II Sigmoidoscopy

    A commenter requested that we create a new APC that will be comprised of all the gastrointestinal endoscopic stent codes. The Panel agreed with the commenter's suggestion because the resource requirements for all gastrointestinal endoscopic stents appear to be similar. The Panel recommended that we move the following CPT codes from their 2003 APCs to newly created APC 0384 for 2004:

    Table 4.—HCPCS Codes to be Moved Into New APC 0384

    HCPCSDescription2003 APC2004 APC
    43219Esophagus endoscopy01410384
    43256Upper GI endoscopy w/stent01410384
    44370Small bowel endoscopy w/stent01420384
    44379Small bowel endoscopy w/stent01420384
    44383Small bowel endoscopy01420384
    44397Colonoscopy w/stent01430384
    45387Colonoscopy w/stent01430384
    45327Proctosigmoidoscopy w/stent01470384
    45345Sigmoidoscopy w/stent01470384

    We proposed to accept the Panel's recommendation to move the following gastrointestinal endoscopic stent CPT codes into newly created APC 0384: 43219, 43256 (from APC 0141); 44370, 44379, 44383 (from APC 0142); 44397, 45387 (from APC 0143); 45327, 45345 (from APC 0147). We received no comments disagreeing with this proposal, and we will adopt it for 2004.

    gg. Capturing the Costs of Devices That Are Packaged Into APCs

    APC 0081: Non-Coronary Angioplasty or Atherectomy

    APC 0083: Coronary Angioplasty and Percutaneous Valvuloplasty

    APC 0104: Transcatheter Placement of Intracoronary Stents

    APC 0222: Implantation of Neurological Device

    APC 0223: Implantation of Pain Management Device

    APC 0227: Implantation of Drug Infusion Device

    APC 0229: Transcatheter Placement of Intravascular Shunts

    Several commenters requested that the status indicators for the above APCs (all of which include high-cost devices) be changed from T (multiple-procedure discount applies) to S (multiple-procedure discount does not apply). Two presenters to the Panel stated that hospitals do not pay less for devices when they are used in the context of a multiple-procedure claim and suggested that we apply the multiple-procedure reduction to the non-device portion of the claim only. Alternatively, these presenters recommended that we apply the discount policy only when the device cost is below a predetermined proportion of the APC cost. Another presenter to the Panel requested that APCs 0222, 0223, and 0227 be exempt from the multiple-procedure discount policy because the cost of the devices used in these procedures makes up more than 50 percent of the APC cost.

    We sought the Panel's input as to whether there are situations in which we should not apply our multiple procedure discount policy. The Panel recommended no changes to the status indicators for any of the device-related APCs discussed because they were concerned that exemptions from the discount policy could result in incentives to use more devices than necessary. However, the Panel asked that we analyze our data to determine if we may be underpaying for devices when the multiple procedure discounting policy is applied and recommended that we develop some methodology to track device costs. In section II.B of this preamble, we discuss the issue of device costs and multiple procedure reductions and our progress to date in developing “combination APCs” to address the Panel's concern.

    hh. Discussion of Ways To Increase the Use of Multiple Claims To Set APC Payment Rates

    A presenter to the Panel suggested that we use dates of service on multiple procedure claims to increase the number of claims we use to set payment rates. Another presenter suggested that we could further increase the number of multiple procedure claims that could be used to set payment rates by ignoring codes with status indicator K. Other suggestions were to exclude from consideration those APCs with small dollar values and to create a new code or APC specifically for the insertion and removal of devices.

    The Panel recommended that our staff explore ways to increase the number of claims used to set payment rates, including the following methodologies: sort multiple claims by date of service; exclude codes with K status indicator from evaluation; exclude those APCs with nominal costs (the definition of “nominal” can be determined by modeling a variety of possible dollar amounts). In addition, the Panel recommended that we not create G codes as part of the effort to use multiple procedure claims for developing relative weights. If new codes are needed, the Panel suggested that our staff work with the American Medical Association's CPT Board to identify possible new codes.

    B. Other Changes Affecting the APCs

    1. Limit on Variation of Costs of Services Classified Within an APC Group

    Section 1833(t)(2) of the Act provides that the items and services within an APC group cannot be considered comparable with respect to the use of resources if the highest cost item or service within an APC group is more than 2 times greater than the lowest cost item or service within the same group. However, the statute authorizes the Secretary to make exceptions to this limit on the variation of costs within each APC group in unusual cases such as low volume items and services. No exception may be made in the case of a drug or biological that has been designated as an orphan drug under section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

    Taking into account the proposed APC changes discussed in relation to the APC Panel recommendations in section II.A.4 of this preamble and the use of 2002 claims data to calculate the Start Printed Page 63414median cost of procedures classified to APCs, we reviewed all the APCs to determine which of them would not meet the 2 times limit. We use the following criteria when deciding whether to make exceptions to the 2 times rule for affected APCs:

    • Resource homogeneity.
    • Clinical homogeneity.
    • Hospital concentration.
    • Frequency of service (volume).
    • Opportunity for upcoding and code fragmentation. For a detailed discussion of these criteria, refer to the April 7, 2000 final rule (65 FR 18457).

    The following table contains the final list of APCs that we exempt from the 2 times rule based on the criteria cited above. In cases in which a recommendation of the APC Panel appeared to result in or allow a violation of the 2 times rule, we generally accepted the Panel recommendation because Panel recommendations were based on explicit consideration of resource use, clinical homogeneity, hospital specialization, and the quality of the data used to determine payment rates.

    The median cost for hospital outpatient services for these and all other APCs can be found at Web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov.

    Table 5.—APCS Exempted From 2 Times Rule

    Final Rule APCDescription
    0006Level I Incision & Drainage.
    0012Level I Debridement & Destruction.
    0018Biopsy of Skin/Puncture of Lesion.
    0019Level I Excision/Biopsy.
    0020Level II Excision/Biopsy.
    0043Closed Treatment Fracture Finger/Toe/Trunk.
    0046Open/Percutaneous Treatment Fracture or Dislocation.
    0058Level I Strapping and Cast Application.
    0060Manipulation Therapy.
    0071Level I Endoscopy Upper Airway.
    0074Level IV Endoscopy Upper Airway.
    0084Level I Electrophysiologic Evaluation.
    0093Vascular Reconstruction/Fistula Repair without Device.
    0097Cardiac and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring.
    0099Electrocardiograms.
    0103Miscellaneous Vascular Procedures.
    0105Revision/Removal of Pacemakers, AICD, or Vascular.
    0109Removal of Implanted Devices.
    0130Level I Laparoscopy.
    0147Level II Sigmoidoscopy.
    0148Level I Anal/Rectal Procedure.
    0155Level II Anal/Rectal Procedure.
    0165Level III Urinary and Anal Procedures.
    0192Level IV Female Reproductive Proc.
    0203Level IV Nerve Injections.
    0204Level I Nerve Injections.
    0207Level III Nerve Injections.
    0213Extended EEG Studies and Sleep Studies, Level I.
    0214Electroencephalogram.
    0218Level II Nerve and Muscle Tests.
    0231Level III Eye Tests & Treatments.
    0233Level II Anterior Segment Eye Procedures.
    0235Level I Posterior Segment Eye Procedures.
    0239Level II Repair and Plastic Eye Procedures.
    0245Level I Cataract Procedures without IOL Insert.
    0252Level II ENT Procedures.
    0262Plain Film of Teeth.
    0266Level II Diagnostic Ultrasound Except Vascular.
    0274Myelography.
    0279Level II Angiography and Venography except Extremity.
    0297Level II Therapeutic Radiologic Procedures.
    0303Treatment Device Construction.
    0314Hyperthermic Therapies.
    0323Extended Individual Psychotherapy.
    0340Minor Ancillary Procedures.
    0341Skin Tests.
    0344Level III Pathology.
    0355Level III Immunizations.
    0356Level IV Immunizations.
    0363Level I Otorhinolaryngologic Function Tests.
    0364Level I Audiometry.
    0367Level I Pulmonary Test.
    0368Level II Pulmonary Tests.
    0370Allergy Tests.
    0373Neuropsychological Testing.
    0397Vascular Imaging.
    0398Level I Cardiac Imaging.
    0402Brain Imaging.
    0404Renal and Genitourinary Studies Level I.
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    0407Radionuclide Therapy.
    0409Red Blood Cell Tests.
    0688Revision/Removal of Neurostimulator Pulse Generator Receiver.
    0692Electronic Analysis of Neurostimulator Pulse Generators.
    0698Level II Eye Tests & Treatments.
    0699Level IV Eye Tests & Treatments.
    1528New Technology—Level XXVIII ($5000-$5500).

    2. Procedures Moved From New Technology APCs to Clinically Appropriate APCs

    In the November 30, 2001 final rule (66 FR 59903), we made final our proposal to change the period of time during which a service may be paid under a new technology APC. Beginning in 2002, the policy is to retain a service within a new technology APC group until we have acquired adequate data that allow us to assign the service to a clinically appropriate APC. This policy allows us to move a service from a new technology APC in less than 2 years if sufficient data are available, and it also allows us to retain a service in a new technology APC for more than 3 years if sufficient data upon which to base a decision for reassignment have not been collected.

    In the context of new technology procedures, we create HCPCS codes for services only. We do not create HCPCS codes for equipment that is used in the course of providing an item or service (except in the case of “C” codes for devices that meet the criteria for transitional pass-through payments). Equipment that is used to provide an item or service is not separately coded because it is a resource required to furnish the service. Like other resources that are required to furnish a service (for example, cost of a room, cost of staff, cost of supplies), the hospital should show charges either as part of its charge for the procedure or with a revenue code.

    As described below, we proposed to delete four HCPCS codes that are currently paid in new technology APCs. We believed that these four HCPCS codes do not conform to our current policy to not create HCPCS codes for equipment used to provide a service. In addition, we stated that there soon would exist, CPT codes to describe all of the services being furnished, including any equipment that is needed to perform them, so we believe it is appropriate at this time to delete the HCPCS codes. The HCPCS codes which we proposed to delete effective January 1, 2004 were:

    C1088; Laser Optic Treatment System, Indigo Laseroptic Treatment System

    C9701; Stretta System

    C9703; Bard Endoscopic Suturing System, and C9711; H.E.L.P. Apheresis System.

    A full description of these HCPCS is available in the proposed rule (67 FR 47978).

    We received no comments in response to this proposal. However, we have determined that our proposal to delete codes C9701 and C9703 was in error. Upon further review of this issue, we have determined that these codes were in fact established to represent complete procedures. Therefore, we will retain codes C9701 and C9703.

    Comment: A provider of treatment planning software submitted several comments regarding this service. In their first set of comments on the 2003 OPPS final rule with comment, the commenter agreed with our decision to create a new G-code, G0288, for their product, Preview, and other similar treatment planning software and to assign this service to new technology APC 0975. G0288 was created and assigned to new technology APC 0975 for the 2003 final rule and was subject to comment after its publication. In their comments in response to the 2003 final rule with comment, they indicated that the $625 payment rate associated with new technology APC 0975 appropriately reflected the costs of Preview to providers. However, this party recommended that we pay for G0288 under certain circumstances. These included payment only for treatment planning imaging services that are FDA approved; that is, to follow FDA's determinations concerning which imaging software programs are sufficiently comprehensive and accurate. Further, the commenter recommended that we pay for both pre-surgical and post-surgical imaging, claiming optimum effectiveness of the related endovascular repair procedures only occurs when imaging studies are performed both before and after surgery. Third, this party recommended that we use G0288 in the OPPS but not in other Medicare payment systems until cost data were more complete. The commenter believed that we should encourage use of the CPT process to develop codes that describe a wide range of applications for the treatment planning imaging that may develop.

    The commenter also commented on our August 12, 2003 proposed rule, in which we proposed assigning G0288 to new APC 0414, with a payment rate of $260.65. This commenter stated that the proposed payment is inadequate and based on flawed, imputed cost data. It also asserted that the descriptors for APC 0414 and G0288 do not restrict the use of this code to services that meet the “recognized standards and specifications” for three-dimensional computer-aided measurement planning simulation (“3D-CAMPS”) services and recommended that we revise the proposed payment for APC 0414 based on hospital acquisition cost data that they provided. The commenter also recommended that we create a revenue code specifically for APC 0414 to enable more rational charge determination for the service and that we revise the descriptors for APC 0414 and G0288 to ensure that the codes only are used for the 3D-CAMPS systems, and to clarify that the service may be applied pre- or post-surgically. The recommended descriptor is: “Three-dimensional computer-aided measurement simulation (3D-CAMPS) services for pre-surgical and post-surgical imaging.”

    Response: We proposed to move G0288 from new technology APC 0975 to APC 0414 because we believe that we had sufficient 2002 claims data for our analysis. The predecessor C-code for Preview, C9708, was reported approximately 1,300 times in 2002, with a median cost of $272.48. However, we have reviewed the hospital cost data that the commenting party provided, and believe that there may be some claims in our data that understate the cost of the treatment planning software. We have decided to give equal weight to the median cost based on our claims data and the median cost of $625 provided by the commenter, based on its analysis. Therefore, we are establishing the appropriate cost Start Printed Page 63416amount as $448.74. As a result, we are assigning G0288 to new technology service APC 1506, for a payment rate of $450.00. We are continuing the assignment of G0288 to a new technology APC because this is still a relatively new procedure and we still have concerns regarding our cost data.

    We agree that this can be used for treatment planning prior to surgery and for post-surgical monitoring and have revised the code descriptor to clarify this point. The descriptor for this code is revised as follows: G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for preoperative planning and evaluation post vascular surgery. We assume that hospitals providing this service will abide by the FDA labeling requirements for equipment used in providing this service.

    3. Revision of Cost Bands and Payment Amounts for New Technology APCs

    We proposed to implement a comprehensive restructuring of all the new technology APCs. First, the cost intervals in the current new technology APCs are inconsistent, ranging from $50 to $1,500. Secondly, as the number of procedures assigned to new technology APCs increases, we believe that narrower cost bands are required to avoid inaccurate payment for new technology services. The increased number of new technology APCs that would result from narrowing the cost bands cannot be accommodated within the current sequence of available APC numbers. Therefore, we proposed to dedicate two new series of APC numbers to the restructured new technology APCs, which would allow us to narrow the cost bands and also afford us flexibility in creating additional bands as future needs may dictate.

    We proposed to establish cost bands from $0 to $100 in increments of $50, from $100 through $2,000 in intervals of $100, and from $2,000 through $6,000 in intervals of $500. We believe that these intervals would allow us to price new technology services more appropriately and consistently. We also propose to retain two parallel sets of new technology APCs, one with status indicator “S” and the other with status indicator “T.” We solicited comments on the hierarchy of cost levels of the restructured new technology APCs.

    The final list of restructured new technology APCs is in Addendum A.

    We received a number of comments in support of this proposal to restructure the new technology APC bands. Therefore, we will finalize our proposal.

    4. Creation of APCs for Combinations of Device Procedures

    In the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we discussed data development that we had undertaken to create median costs for combinations of HCPCS codes in different APCs that we believed were frequently performed on the same day. We focused our work on pairs of APCs, one of which contained a service that required an expensive device. See 68 FR 47979 for a complete description of the data development. We undertook this activity to see if creating larger classification groups of this type might increase the number of multiple procedure claims that we could use to set payment rates for these services. We also thought that the analysis might yield useful information regarding the appropriateness of the multiple procedure reduction for combinations of services that include at least one APC with an expensive device, that are commonly performed on the same date. In many cases, we found that the combination APC medians closely approximated the median that results under the current policy (that is, the sum of single medians for each APC, reducing the median for the lower cost procedure by 50 percent). In other cases, the data revealed combination APC median costs that were considerably higher or lower than under our current policy.

    We concluded in the proposed rule that the results of the study provided no compelling reason to change our payment policy. We asked for comment on all aspects of the methodology, analysis, and payment options. We also asked for discussion of how we could use more multiple procedure claims were we not to create combination APCs and for an explanation of why external data should be used in lieu of our single or multiple procedure claims data to set median costs for APCs with large device costs. However, we did not propose to create combination APCs or to make payment based on the combination APC medians for 2004.

    We received only a few comments on the combination APC methodology and these were in the context of why we should not apply multiple procedure reductions to specific combinations of APCs. See the discussion of multiple procedure reduction in V.D.2 for a summary of these comments and our responses.

    III. Recalibration of APC Weights for CY 2004

    Section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Act requires that the Secretary review and revise the relative payment weights for APCs at least annually, beginning in 2001. In the April 7, 2000 final rule (65 FR 18482), we explained in detail how we calculated the relative payment weights that were implemented on August 1, 2000 for each APC group. Except for some reweighting due to APC changes, these relative weights continued to be in effect for CY 2001. (See the November 13, 2000 interim final rule (65 FR 67824 to 67827)).

    To recalibrate the relative APC weights for services furnished on or after January 1, 2004 and before January 1, 2005, we used the same basic methodology that we described in the April 7, 2000 final rule. That is, we recalibrated the weights based on claims and cost report data for outpatient services. We used the most recent available data to construct the database for calculating APC group weights. For the purpose of recalibrating APC relative weights for CY 2004, the most recent available claims data are the approximately 127 million final action claims for hospital outpatient department services furnished on or after April 1, 2002 and before January 1, 2003. We eliminated 2.6 million claims for bill types other than OPPS bill types and claims for services furnished in Maryland, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. We matched the remaining claims that were paid under the OPPS to the most recent cost report filed by the individual hospitals represented in our claims data. We were left with about 75 million claims for which we could identify cost report data. The APC relative weights continue to be based on the median hospital costs for services in the APC groups.

    A. Data Issues

    1. Period of Claims Data Used

    We used claims for the period beginning April 1, 2002 through and including December 31, 2002 as the basis for the CY 2004 OPPS. The statute requires that we take into account new cost data and other relevant information and factors in reviewing and revising the weights, and we believe that this period will give us the most recent costs. We chose not to include the claims for the period beginning on January 1, 2002 through March 31, 2002 because they were used to set the payment rates for the 2003 OPPS and we believe that the most recent 9 months of claims data will result in payment rates that are most representative of the current relative costs of hospital outpatient services.

    Comment: Some commenters supported our use of claims for this 9-month period for setting the weights for Start Printed Page 63417the 2004 OPPS. Other commenters wanted us to use external data in lieu of claims data for specified APCs because they believed that the payments that result from the median costs developed using claims data were inadequate. Other commenters objected to the use of 2002 claims data because they stated that 2002 costs would not be an appropriate proxy for the relative costs of drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals in 2004 and they urged us to use hospital acquisition costs instead of claims data.

    Response: We used 2002 claims data for services furnished from April 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002 as the basis for the relative weights used to create payment amounts for the 2004 OPPS. Our established policy is to use the most recent claims data available. For the August 12, 2003 proposed rule and this final rule, those data are for services in the last 3 quarters of 2002. These data are used to calculate median costs upon which to base our relative weights. The OPPS seeks and uses relative costs to create weights that are used to distribute a fixed amount of Medicare payment for OPPS services appropriately among hospitals. Therefore, the accuracy of the relativity is more important than whether the median costs derived from the claims data accurately reflect the costs of the services. See section III.B for our discussion of the use of external data.

    2. Treatment of “Multiple Procedure” Claims

    Since the inception of the OPPS, we have received many requests asking that we ensure that the data from claims that contain charges for multiple procedures are included in the data from which we calculate the OPPS relative payment weights. Those making the requests believe that relying solely on single-procedure claims to recalibrate APC weights fails to take into account data for many frequently performed and complex procedures, particularly those commonly performed in combination with other procedures.

    We agree that it is desirable to use the data from as many claims as possible to recalibrate the relative payment weights, including those with multiple procedures. For CY 2003, we identified a number of multiple-procedure claims that could be treated as single-procedure claims, enabling us to greatly increase the number of claims used to develop the APC payment weights. However, there remain several inherent features of multiple procedure claims that prevent us from using all of them to recalibrate the payment weights. We discussed these obstacles in detail in the August 9, 2002 proposed rule (67 FR 52092, 52108 through 52111), and the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66718, 66743 through 66746).

    To enable us to use more claims in the creation of median costs upon which our payment weights and rates are based, we proposed several changes to how we use claims data for the CY 2004 OPPS. Specifically, we proposed to expand the number of HCPCS codes that we “ignore” for the purpose of creating pseudo single claims from claims that contain other separately payable HCPCS codes. We also looked at dates of service on packaged HCPCS codes and packaged revenue centers, and proposed where possible, to attribute the charges to major, separately payable HCPCS codes based on the codes' dates of service. We also considered creating combination APCs for procedures that have a significant device component. Our complete discussion of the use of data to set the weights for CY 2004 OPPS follows in section III.B of this preamble.

    Expansion of the List of Codes To Be Ignored in Creation of Single Claims

    For CY 2003 OPPS, we ignored the presence of HCPCS codes 93005, 71010, and 71020 to create pseudo-single claims where there was only one remaining separately paid, major HCPCS code on the claim. Ignoring these codes enabled us to attribute the costs of packaged HCPCS codes and packaged revenue centers to the remaining separately paid, major HCPCS codes and, thereby, create a useable psuedo single claim. We did this because we believed that the charges found in the packaged HCPCS or packaged revenue centers would be appropriately associated with the only other separately payable HCPCS that remained on the claim once the ignored codes were bypassed.

    For CY 2004 OPPS, we proposed to expand the list of HCPCS codes to be ignored for purposes of creating pseudo-single claims. On claims that contain other separately payable HCPCS, we proposed to bypass the HCPCS codes in the APCs identified in Table 6. As with the previously ignored HCPCS codes 93005, 71010, and 71020, we believe that there are additional codes that are highly unlikely to have charges that are found in packaged HCPCS or in packaged revenue centers. Therefore, we believe that they also can be ignored for the purpose of creating pseudo-single claims from the remaining charges on the claim. We solicited comments on the proposed methodology to create pseudo-single claims, on the list of codes that we proposed to ignore (Table 6), and whether there are other low-cost services that we could ignore using this methodology. We also requested comments on whether we should use the charges for the codes in the APCs in Table 6 to create pseudo singles for these codes from these claims.

    Use of Dates of Service To Create Single Claims

    For CY 2004, we used dates of service on HCPCS codes and on packaged revenue centers to attribute charges to a major payable HCPCS code where the dates of service match. We could only use this approach where there are different dates of service for the separately payable major HCPCS codes. Where there are multiple major payable HCPCS codes on a claim with the same date, we could not use this approach because there was no way to tell to which major payable HCPCS code the charges from the packaged HCPCS or packaged revenue center belonged. Moreover, where the hospital did not provide dates for all packaged revenue centers, we could not attribute charges based on the date of service.

    Use of Single Procedure Claims

    Comment: Some commenters objected to the use of single procedure claims as the basis for setting weights for all APCs. The commenters are concerned that even with the changes we made to use more claims for 2004 OPPS, some of the APCs had medians based on less than 10 percent of their true claims volume. They believe that this methodology results in the use of claims only for simple, low-cost cases from small, relatively non-busy centers with low levels of technological complexity and inappropriately low costs and charges. They urged us to use external data, whether proprietary or not, in place of the claims-derived medians when the medians would otherwise be based on a small number of claims.

    Some commenters urged us to ignore codes for procedures performed on the same day as procedures of interest to them and to package all revenue center charges and charges for packaged HCPCS codes into the code for which they were seeking a median. Some commenters gave us relatively elaborate strategies for creating pseduo-single claims out of multiple procedure claims for particular services or groups of services that were of interest to them. Some of these related to special packaging for chemotherapy services and nuclear medicine services. The commenters urged us to model our data for the 2005 OPPS according to the specifications they provided. Start Printed Page 63418

    Response: We would certainly prefer to use all claims in the setting of weights for APCs, if it were possible to do so validly. However, we continue to be plagued by our inability to allocate revenue center charges when there are multiple major procedure codes for services performed on the same day. We are unable to determine how to accurately split some costs (for example, recovery room time) among the major procedures. We have received no comments that offer alternatives that would enable us to do so with confidence.

    We did not accept the service-specific strategies for acquiring more single claims that were submitted in comments because none of them could be generalized to the entire claims population in such a way that we could be sure that they would not distort the relativity of all services. We set weights for hundreds of APCs in this system and we think it is important that the same rules governing creation of pseudo single claims from multiple procedure claims be applied across all services so that packaging occurs uniformly and the relativity of services is maintained. It is a practical impossibility to have different strategies for creating pseudo singles for each category of services.

    We did not use the line items that were ignored in the calculation of medians for the APC into which they would fall because we lacked confidence that they would accurately represent the full cost of the service. We asked for comments on this in the proposed rule. Based on the comments that indicate that the data for these line items should be used in median setting, we expect to use these line items for median setting for the 2005 proposed rule.

    APCs to be Ignored To Create More Single Claims

    Comment: Commenters supported the expansion of the list of APCs that we ignored to create single procedure claims from multiple procedure claims to enable us to use more claims data in weight setting. A commenter asked that we confirm that the line items that were ignored to create pseudo-single claims (See Table 6) are used in the weight setting process. A commenter asked that we implement the combination APC approach as a way of using more claims data for multiple procedure claims. One commenter asked that we add evaluation and management codes to the list of codes ignored for purposes of creating pseudo-singles. Other commenters provided lists of additional codes that could be ignored to create more pseudo-single claims.

    Commenters also supported the use of dates of service on lines with revenue code charges where they could be used to attribute charges to HCPCS codes for weight setting. Some commenters advised that we should use the date of service aggregation at the beginning of the pseudo-single claim creation to achieve the best effects. Some commenters asked that we require all hospitals to use dates of service on all lines (but not before July 1, 2004), even where only revenue codes are on the lines, so that more claims could be used in future years.

    Several commenters asked that we eliminate the requirement for series bills for certain services if we require a date of service for each line because the claim will grow in size as charges for multiple dates of service that are now combined on a single line with no date of service will now have to be split into multiple lines to show the date of service. The commenters fear that the increase in the lines on the claim may result in errors on the claim and there may be cashflow problems if more claims are returned to the provider. The commenters indicated that delays in payment for series bills covering 30 days of service are significant.

    Response: For the 2004 OPPS, we did make progress in using more claims by looking to the dates on revenue center charges, where they exist, to assign them to a single major procedure on the same date. We applied the date of service criteria before we ignored APCs to create single claims. Moreover, we were able to create more single procedure claims by ignoring procedures for which we thought no revenue center charges or packaged HCPCS charges would be appropriately assigned. We appreciate the information provided in comments and hope that the public will continue to furnish us with an expanded list of codes that they believe can be considered “stand alone” codes, which we could properly ignore in creating pseudo single claims from claims containing multiple major procedures. We did not add evaluation and management service codes to the list because we believe that drugs and supplies are often used during such services and that it would not be correct to assume that all of the supply and drug charges on the claim were for items and services used with the procedure that also is billed also on the same claim. We would like to further explore the issue of which claims to ignore for pseudo single creation with the APC Panel in its winter meeting and to seek the Panel's views on the specific code to be added to the list of codes to be ignored for this purpose.

    While we did not apply the combination APC approach, we expect to continue to explore whether this would, upon further refinement, have value in establishing correct weights for procedures performed in combination with one another. We hope to improve both of these processes next year and to develop other methods of using multiple procedure claims.

    We did not use the line items for the HCPCS codes we ignored in the calculation of medians for those HCPCS codes. We asked for public comment on the issue. In view of the public comments supporting the concept of ignoring certain codes for creation of pseudo singles and supporting the validity of using these line items in the median setting for these codes, we will propose to use them for median setting for the 2005 proposed rule.

    Our requirement for series bills creates efficiencies in claims processing that enable us to provide better provider service. In view of the decision to not implement the drug administration option, which would have required coding of all drugs, and seemed to be the impetus for the comment, we do not expect to revise our series bill policy.

    B. Description of Our Calculation of Weights for CY 2004

    The methodology we followed to calculate the APC relative payment weights proposed for CY 2004 is as follows:

    • We excluded from the data claims for those bill and claim types that would not be paid under the OPPS (for example, bill type 72X for dialysis services for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)).
    • We eliminated claims from hospitals located in Maryland, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
    • Using the most recent available cost report from each hospital, we converted billed charges to costs and aggregated them to the procedure or visit level first by identifying the cost-to-charge ratio specific to each hospital's cost centers (“cost center specific cost-to-charge ratios” or CCRs) and then by matching the CCRs to revenue centers used on the hospital's CY 2001 outpatient bills. The CCRs include operating and capital costs but exclude items paid on a reasonable cost basis.
    • We eliminated from the hospital CCR data 287 hospitals that we identified as having reported charges on their cost reports that were not actual charges (for example, a uniform charge applied to all services). Of these, 206 hospitals had claims data.
    • We eliminated from our data claims for critical access hospitals that are not Start Printed Page 63419paid under OPPS and whose claims are therefore not suitable for use in setting weights for services paid under OPPS.
    • We calculated the geometric mean of the total operating CCRs of hospitals remaining in the CCR data. We removed from the CCR data 56 hospitals whose total operating CCR deviated from the geometric mean by more than three standard deviations.
    • We excluded from our data approximately 3.11 million claims submitted by the hospitals that we removed or trimmed from the hospital CCR data.
    • We matched revenue centers from the remaining universe of claims to hospital CCRs.
    • We separated the remaining claims that we had matched with a cost report into the following three distinct groups: (1) Single-procedure claims; (2) multiple-procedure claims; and (3) claims on which we could not identify at least one OPPS covered service. Single-procedure claims are those that include only one HCPCS code (other than laboratory and incidentals such as packaged drugs and venipuncture) that could be grouped to an APC. Multiple-procedure claims include more than one HCPCS code that could be mapped to an APC. Dividing the claims yielded approximately 24.43 million single-procedure claims and 16.86 million multiple-procedure claims.

    We converted 9.833 million multiple-procedure claims to single-procedure claims using the following criteria: (1) If a multiple-procedure claim contained lines with a HCPCS code in the pathology series (that is, CPT 80000 series of codes), we treated each of those lines as a single claim. (2) For multiple-procedure claims with a packaged HCPCS code (status indicator “N”) on the claim, we ignored line items for preoperative procedures and for those services in the APCs identified in Table 6. These are services with payment amounts below $50 (under the CY 2003 OPPS) for which we believe the charge represents the totality of the charges associated with the service (that is, that there are no packaged HCPCS or packaged revenue centers attributable to the service). If only one procedure (other than HCPCS codes in Table 6) existed on the claim, we treated it as a single-procedure claim. (3) If the claim had no packaged HCPCS codes and if there were no packaged revenue centers on the claim, we treated each line with a procedure as a single-procedure claim if billed with single units. (4) If the claim had no packaged HCPCS codes but had packaged revenue centers for the procedure, we ignored the line item for codes in the APCs identified in Table 6. If only one HCPCS code remained, we treated the claim as a single-procedure claim.

    Table 6.—APCS That Were Ignored To Create Pseudo Single Procedure Claims

    APCAPC DescriptionStatus indicator
    0001Level I PhotochemotherapyS
    0060Manipulation TherapyS
    0077Level I Pulmonary TreatmentS
    0099ElectrocardiogramsS
    0215Level I Nerve and Muscle TestsS
    0215Level I Nerve and Muscle TestsS
    0230Level I Eye Tests & TreatmentsS
    0260Level I Plain Film Except TeethX
    0262Plain Film of TeethX
    0271MammographyS
    0341Skin Tests and Miscellaneous Red Blood Cell TestsX
    0342Level I PathologyX
    0343Level II PathologyX
    0344Level III PathologyX
    0345Level I Transfusion Laboratory ProceduresX
    0364Level I AudiometryX
    0367Level I Pulmonary TestX
    0669Digital MammographyS
    0690Electronic Analysis of Pacemakers and other Cardiac DevicesS
    0706New Technology—Level I ($0-$50)S

    In addition, we assessed the dates of service for HCPCS codes and packaged revenue centers on each claim that contained more than one major code. Where it was possible to attribute charges for packaged HCPCS and packaged revenue centers to HCPCS codes for major procedures by matching unique dates of service, we did this and created single claims by packaging charges into the charge for the major service on the same date. We were only able to do this if the multiple major procedures had different dates of service and if there were dates of service on all of the packaged revenue centers. Dates of service on revenue centers are not required and, therefore, only claims from hospitals that submitted dates of service on revenue centers in CY 2002 could be used in this process for maximizing the number of single-procedure claims to be used for weight setting.

    • To calculate median costs for services within an APC, we used only single-procedure bills and those multiple-procedure bills that we converted into single claims. If a claim had a single code with a zero charge (that would have been considered a single-procedure claim), we did not use it. As we discussed in section III.A.2 of this final rule, we did not use multiple-procedure claims that billed more than one separately payable HCPCS code with charges for packaged items and services such as anesthesia, recovery room, or supplies that could not be reliably allocated or apportioned among the primary HCPCS codes on the claim. We have not yet developed what we regard as an acceptable method of using multiple procedure bills to recalibrate APC weights that minimizes the risk of improperly assigning charges to the wrong procedure or visit.

    For APCs in Table 7, we required that there be a C code on the claim for the claim to be used. These APCs require the use of a device in the provision of the service. Moreover, in 2002, hospitals were required to bill the C code in order for the device to receive pass-through Start Printed Page 63420payment for the device. Therefore, if no C code was billed on the claim, we presumed that the claim was incorrectly coded, and we did not use it. For some of these APCs, we further required that specific devices be on the claim.

    Table 7.—APCS for Which a HCPCS for a Device Was Required To Be on a Claim Used for Weight Setting

    APCAPC DescriptionStatus
    0032Insertion of Central Venous/Arterial CatheterT
    0039Implant Neurostim, One ArrayS
    0048Arthroplasty with ProsthesisT
    0080Diagnostic Cardiac CatheterizationT
    0081Non-Coronary Angioplasty or AtherectomyT
    0082Coronary AtherectomyT
    0083Coronary Angioplasty and Percutaneous ValvuloplastyT
    0085Level II Electrophysiologic EvaluationT
    0086Ablate Heart Dysrhythm FocusT
    0087Cardiac Electrophysiologic Recording/MappingT
    0089Insertion/Replacement of Permanent Pacemaker and ElectrodesT
    0090Insertion/Replacement of Pacemaker Pulse GeneratorT
    0104Transcatheter Placement of Intracoronary StentsT
    0106Insertion/Replacement/Repair of Pacemaker and/or ElectrodesT
    0107Insertion of Cardioverter-DefibrillatorT
    0108Insertion/Replacement/Repair of Cardioverter-Defibrillator LeadsT
    0115Cannula/Access Device ProceduresT
    0119Implantation of DevicesT
    0122Level II Tube Changes and RepositioningT
    0167Level III Urethral ProceduresT
    0202Level VIII Female Reproductive ProcT
    0222Implantation of Neurological DeviceT
    0225Implantation of Neurostimulator ElectrodesS
    0226Implantation of Drug Infusion ReservoirT
    0227Implantation of Drug Infusion DeviceT
    0229Transcatheter Placement of Intravascular ShuntsT
    0259Level VI ENT ProceduresT
    0313BrachytherapyS
    0384GI Procedures with StentsT
    0385Level I Prosthetic Urological ProceduresT
    0386Level II Prosthetic Urological ProceduresT
    0648Breast Reconstruction with ProsthesisT
    0652Insertion of Intraperitoneal CathetersT
    0653Vascular Reconstruction/Fistula Repair with DeviceT
    0654Insertion/Replacement of a Permanent Dual Chamber PacemakerT
    0655Insertion/Replacement/Conversion of a Permanent Dual Chamber PacemakerT
    0670Intravenous and Intracardiac UltrasoundS
    0674Prostate CryoablationT
    0680Insertion of Patient Activated Event RecordersS
    0681Knee ArthroplastyT
    • For each single-procedure claim, we calculated a cost for every billed line item charge by multiplying each revenue center charge by the appropriate hospital-specific CCR. We used the most recent settled or submitted cost reports. Using the most recent “submitted to settled ratio,” we adjusted CCRs for the submitted cost reports but not the settled ones. If an appropriate cost center did not exist for a given hospital, we crosswalked the revenue center to a secondary cost center when possible, or used the hospital's overall CCR for outpatient department services. We excluded from this calculation all charges associated with HCPCS codes previously defined as not paid under the OPPS (for example, laboratory, ambulance, and therapy services). We included all charges associated with HCPCS codes that are designated as packaged services (that is, HCPCS codes with the status indicator of “N”).
    • To calculate per-service costs, we used the charges shown in revenue centers that contained items integral to performing services. Table 8 contains a list of the revenue centers that we packaged into major HCPCS codes when they appeared on the same claim. This is a change to the packaging of revenue centers by category of service that had been done since the inception of the OPPS in the April 7, 2000 final rule (65 FR 18457). In all prior years of the OPPS, we had specific subsets of revenue centers that we packaged into major HCPCS codes based on the type of service we assigned to the HCPCS code for this purpose. For example, we had a set of revenue centers that could be packaged into visit codes and a different, but overlapping, set of revenue centers that could be packaged into surgery codes. For 2004 OPPS, we converted these categories to a single set of revenue codes (see Table 8) that would be packaged into the major HCPCS code with which it appears on a claim. We believe that this will increase the likelihood that the total charge for the major HCPCS code will capture all of the costs attributed to the services furnished. Table 8 lists packaged services by revenue center that we are proposing to use to calculate per-service costs for outpatient services furnished in CY 2004.

    TABLE 8.—Packaged Services by Revenue Code

    Revenue codeDescription
    250Pharmacy.
    251Generic.
    252Nongeneric.
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    254Pharmacy Incident to Other Diagnostic.
    255Pharmacy Incident to Radiology.
    257Nonprescription Drugs.
    258IV Solutions.
    259Other Pharmacy.
    260IV Therapy, General Class.
    262IV Therapy/Pharmacy Services.
    263Supply/Delivery.
    264IV Therapy/Supplies.
    269Other IV Therapy.
    270M&S Supplies.
    271Nonsterile Supplies.
    272Sterile Supplies.
    274Prosthetic/Orthotic Devices.
    275Pacemaker Drug.
    276Intraocular Lens Source Drug.
    278Other Implants.
    279Other M&S Supplies.
    280Oncology.
    289Other Oncology.
    290Durable Medical Equipment.
    370Anesthesia.
    371Anesthesia Incident to Radiology.
    372Anesthesia Incident to Other Diagnostic.
    379Other Anesthesia.
    390Blood Storage and Processing.
    399Other Blood Storage and Processing.
    560Medical Social Services.
    569Other Medical Social Services.
    621Supplies Incident to Radiology.
    622Supplies Incident to Other Diagnostic.
    624Investigational Device (IDE).
    630Drugs Requiring Specific Identification, General Class.
    631Single Source.
    632Multiple.
    633Restrictive Prescription.
    637Self-Administered Drug (Insulin Admin. in Emergency Diabetic. COMA) .
    700Cast Room.
    709Other Cast Room.
    710Recovery Room.
    719Other Recovery Room.
    720Labor Room.
    721Labor.
    762Observation Room.
    810Organ Acquisition.
    819Other Organ Acquisition.
    942Education/Training.
    • We standardized costs for geographic wage variation by dividing the labor-related portion of the operating and capital costs for each billed item by the proposed FY 2004 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) wage index published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2002 (67 FR 31602). We used 60 percent to represent our estimate of that portion of costs attributable, on average, to labor. We have used this estimate since the inception of the OPPS and continue to believe that it is appropriate. (See the April 7, 2000 final rule (65 FR 18496) for a complete description of how we derived this percentage).
    • We summed the standardized labor-related cost and the nonlabor-related cost component for each billed item to derive the total standardized cost for each procedure or medical visit.
    • We removed extremely unusual costs that appeared to be errors in the data using a trimming methodology analogous to what we use in calculating the diagnosis-related group (DRG) weights for the hospital IPPS. That is, we eliminated any bills with costs outside of three standard deviations from the geometric mean.
    • After trimming the procedure and visit level costs, we mapped each procedure or visit cost to its assigned APC, including, to the extent possible, the proposed APC changes.
    • We calculated the median cost for each APC.

    To develop the median cost for observation (APC 339, HCPCS code G0244), we selected claims containing HCPCS code G0244 (Observation care provided by a facility to a patient with CHF, chest pain, or asthma, minimum eight hours, maximum forty-eight hours) that also showed one or more of the ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition) diagnosis codes required for payment of APC 339. We ignored other separately payable codes so that the claims with G0244 would not be excluded for having multiple major procedures on a single claim. We packaged the costs of allowable revenue centers and HCPCS codes with status indicator “N” into the cost of G0244, and trimmed as was done for the calculation of the median costs for other APCs.

    • Using the median APC costs, we calculated the relative payment weights for each APC. As in prior years, we scaled all the relative payment weights to APC 0601, Mid-level clinic visit, because it is one of the most frequently performed services in the hospital outpatient setting. We assigned APC 0601 a relative payment weight of 1.00 and divided the median cost for each APC by the median cost for APC 0601 to derive the relative payment weight for each APC. Using 2002 data, the median cost for APC 0601 is $58.78.

    Section 1833(t)(9)(B) of the Act requires that APC revisions, relative payment weight revisions, and wage index and other adjustments be made in a manner that ensures that estimated aggregate payments under the OPPS for 2004 are neither greater than nor less than the estimated aggregate payments that would have been made without the changes. To comply with this requirement concerning the APC changes, we compared aggregate payments using the CY 2003 relative weights to aggregate payments using the CY 2004 proposed weights. Based on this comparison, we made an adjustment of 0.981635942 to the weights. The weights that we developed for 2004 OPPS, which incorporate the recalibration adjustments explained in this section, are listed in Addendum A and Addendum B.

    Impact of Allocation of Equipment and Capital Costs

    Comment: Several commenters indicated that the weight setting methodology may have a disproportionately adverse effect on procedures performed in departments with higher medical equipment and capital costs such as radiology and nuclear medicine. The commenters indicated that the capital costs incurred by these departments are generally spread among all hospital departments on a square foot or other basis, rather than being specifically allocated to the departments that incur the costs involved. This would distort the cost to charge ratios for these departments, resulting in under-weighting of the APCs for the services they furnish. Commenters indicated that we recognized this in the preamble to the 2000 OPPS rule (65 FR 18485, April 7, 2002) but indicated that it did not have the data necessary to make the appropriate adjustment due to hospital reporting processes. The commenter indicated that it would be appropriate for us to re-evaluate mechanisms that could be used to ameliorate the distortion. Start Printed Page 63422

    Response: We recognize that the allocation of capital and equipment costs to revenue centers that do not use the equipment could distort cost to charge ratios for the revenue centers that use the equipment (and presumably whose charges reflect those costs). It is not clear how cost to charge ratios could be adjusted for such allocations. However, for the 2005 OPPS, we hope to explore the effect and impact of basing relative weights on relative hospital charges, rather than costs. If weights are based on relative charges, then presumably, the charges for services with high cost equipment and capital expenses would reflect those costs relative to other services without such costs.

    Dates of Service on Revenue Code Lines

    Comment: Commenters supported requiring dates of service on lines with revenue code charges but asked that the requirement not be enforced until June 2004 to enable hospitals to have sufficient time to adjust their systems to provide this information.

    Response: Subsequent to the proposed rule, we learned that the X 12N 837 standard transaction with which covered entities had to be in compliance on October 16, 2003, requires a date of service on each line item containing a charge.

    Single Revenue Code List for Packaging

    Comment: One commenter supported the use of a single revenue code list for packaging costs into separately paid HCPCS codes. The commenter indicated that this change would result in more accurately attributing costs to services. Another commenter objected to our proposed changes for packaging revenue centers. This commenter is concerned that the use of a single set of revenue codes for packaging into the major procedure on a claim may inappropriately allocate charges not associated with the major service on the claim. For example, the commenter stated that revenue code 254 and revenue code 255 should continue to map to a radiological APC, and charges in these revenue centers should not be assigned to a major non-radiological procedure.

    Response: We proposed to combine the multiple lists of revenue codes into one because there was significant overlap in them and our physicians believed that the risk of not picking up appropriate charges was greater than the risk of picking up charges that were not appropriate. In the case cited by the commenter, we are depending on hospital billing and our reliance on single procedure claims to preclude us from packaging a charge for a radiological service into a HCPCS code for a non-radiological service. We have never had a complaint that we have packaged more costs than were appropriate into a HCPCS code, although we frequently are told that we neglected to pick up all related charges. For the final rule, we retained the single set of revenue codes for packaging into separately payable major HCPCS codes.

    Need for Stability in Relative Weights

    Comment: Commenters stated that significant changes in weights for services from year to year are difficult for hospitals because not all hospitals provide all services and if the APC rates fall for the particular service mix the hospital furnishes, this can mean significant shifts in total payment for outpatient services from Medicare from year to year. Commenters indicated that we should adjust medians derived from claims data to limit the amount of change that occurs from year to year. Commenters indicated that hospitals are limiting availability of services based on declining Medicare OPPS revenues and that once a service is curtailed or eliminated, it is not likely to be reintroduced again because the hospital will cease monitoring the costs of the device and equipment needed to offer the service once it is no longer provided in the hospital and, therefore, even if it would be cost effective to reintroduce the service, it is not likely to occur. Commenters indicated that the pattern of revenue changes is a factor in hospital decisions regarding whether to acquire state-of-the-art equipment. Therefore, reductions in payments for equipment-intense services discourage hospitals from acquiring the equipment necessary to provide state-of-the-art services to Medicare beneficiaries. Commenters also indicated that the cumulative effects of the reductions from 2002 payment rates, particularly for procedures to implant medical devices, have resulted in significant payment cuts for many of these procedures and will discourage acquisition of the items necessary to provide the highest quality care.

    A commenter stated that we should stabilize the APC rate when a device comes off of pass-through status. Several commenters stated that the proposed rates reverse the progress that was made in 2002 by using the manufacturer prices in the setting of medians for 2002. Commenters indicated that we should adjust the medians from claims data to ensure that no APC's median falls more than 5 percent compared to the medians used for payment in 2003. A commenter suggested that we adjust the medians whenever there is more than a 20 percent reduction from one year to the next. Another commenter indicated that all APCs that decline more than 10 percent compared to 2003 adjusted medians should be adjusted in the same way that we proposed to adjust medians for drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals and that these adjustments also should apply to brachytherapy sources.

    Another commenter asked that we let no median cost used in weight setting fall more than half the difference between the loss and 15 percent because this methodology offers a buffer for hospitals to minimize annual changes. Another commenter indicated that we should freeze the 2003 payment rates, particularly for brachytherapy services and should educate providers to show all of the charges for all of the ancillary services on the claim so that they will be included in the development of relative weights for future years.

    Response: We are sympathetic with the concerns of hospitals that the OPPS should be sufficiently stable that hospitals would have the capacity to plan and budget for future years. We recognize that the early years of a payment system may result in shifts in payment across services. However, a prospective payment system is a system of averaging in which the payment to the hospital becomes an overall amount that the hospital has at its disposal to use in the way it finds to be most efficient and effective. The payments for individual services are the means by which the amount of money to be spent on OPPS is distributed among hospitals but the hospitals have the right to use that payment as they choose across all services they choose to furnish. The OPPS is a system that attempts to calibrate payments for a service or procedure to best approximate the costs that an efficient provider would incur in providing the service or procedure in order to give providers incentives for efficient procurement and service delivery.

    As we indicated in the proposed rule, for 2004, some of the same services had significant declines in median costs compared to the 2003 adjusted median but not compared to the 2003 median before adjustment. We did not propose to adjust the 2004 medians for procedural APCs compared to the 2003 adjusted median. Instead, we indicated that we would consider using external data that could be made publicly available if we were convinced that the medians for 2004 would result in payment rates that were grossly aberrant in the context of the service. Start Printed Page 63423

    After reviewing the comments, and our final claims data for 2004, we decided that we would not adjust the medians for procedural APCs but that we would adjust medians for certain APCs for which we were given external data that could be made public because we were convinced that the medians from our claims data resulted in median costs that were grossly variant. We adjusted the medians for the following APCs using external data: APC 0107 (insertion of cardioverter-defibrilator), APC 0108 (Insertion/replacement/repair of cardioverter defibrillator leads and insertion of pulse generator), APC 0222 (implantation of neurostimulator), APC 0039 (which was broken out of APC 0222) and APC 0674 (prostate cryoablation). For each of these APCs we calculated an adjusted device portion of the median by taking one part of the device cost from our data and one part of the device cost supplied by external data. We added the adjusted device median to the nondevice median from our data to acquire the adjusted median. In the case of APC 0108, we used the external device cost data that was used to set the median for the 2003 OPPS because we received no outside data for the 2004 OPPS for this APC and because the proposed median of $28,685.30 set forth in the proposed rule was considerably higher than the final rule data median of $23,944.80, which resulted when additional claims were used to calculate the median cost. In other cases, we found that corrections in the APC assignment or splitting an APC into two APCs resulted in more accurate median costs.

    For 2004, we will adjust median costs for drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals as proposed for reasons discussed in section VI.B.3. We will freeze payments for blood and blood products at the 2003 rates for reasons discussed in section VI.B.8. We will pay single indication orphan drugs at 88 percent AWP for reasons discussed in section VI.B.6.

    Comparison of Procedural APC Medians for the 2004 OPPS to Adjusted Medians for 2003 OPPS

    Using the data available to us at the time we developed the proposed rule, we identified APCs that showed decreases in median cost of more than 10 percent compared to the adjusted medians on which their payments were based for 2003. We discussed specific APC medians to the extent that we understood the reason for the decreases or were particularly puzzled by the change. We requested comments on the medians and provided a set of criteria for external data that could be used to supplement the median costs derived from our claims data. The criteria we provided regarding the use of external data included a stipulation that the data must not be confidential because any data we use must be available to the public. We also provided a list of preferred (but not required) criteria that addressed our preferences for characteristics of the data. We indicated that to be of optimal use, the external data should represent a divergent group of hospitals by location and type, identify the number of devices billed to Medicare as well as rebates or reductions for bulk purchases, identify the HCPCS codes with which the devices would be used, identify the source of the data and include both charges and costs for each hospital by quarter for the last 3 quarters of 2002 (68 FR 47987). We did not propose to adjust the medians for procedural APCs in the manner that they were adjusted for the 2003 OPPS. For 2004 we did not apply a systematic adjustment to all medians that declined more than a specified percentage in comparison with the medians for 2003. Instead, as discussed previously, we adjusted the medians of 5 APCs based on external data where we thought it was necessary and we have split some APCs where we thought doing so would result in more accurate relative weights.

    Use of External Data

    Comment: Some commenters opposed the use of external data on the basis that they believe that they will result in unfair imbalances in payment. They recognized that the application of cost-to-charge ratios will not result in amounts that are equal to full acquisition costs but they believe that as long as the same standard methodology is used across all services, the relative payments will be correct. They indicated that in a system of averaging, it is not necessary or even expected that each item and service will be paid at acquisition cost. They encouraged us to remain faithful to the averaging process inherent in a prospective payment system and not to rely on external data. Some commenters opposed use of external data and supported the requirement that they be publicly disclosable. Other commenters stated that we should use our claims data to set weights because they accurately reflect the relative hospital costs of providing outpatient services. However, these commenters were concerned with how different rates for some services in the 2004 proposed rule are from the rates for the same services in 2003.

    Some commenters said that we should use external data that are proprietary and maintain the confidentiality of such data. Several commenters indicated that the prices for medical devices are often covered by agreements that preclude the parties from disclosing the price of the device and that we should use the data to set prices, notwithstanding that they cannot be made available for inspection by the parties whose payments may be reduced by their use. Several commenters stated that we used external data that were proprietary for setting of 2002 weights, and for some 2003 weights and that we should do so again because data from manufacturer price lists and invoices more accurately reflect the costs attained by applying the cost-to-charge ratios for hospital departments to the charges for the devices to get costs to package into the APC medians. These commenters stated that external data should be used more widely than data based on the criteria that were used for the 2003 OPPS for the use of external data (that is, that the device-cost portion of the APC exceeded 80 percent of the total APC cost for external data to be used). These commenters stated that external data should be used for all APCs that show significant reductions since the 2002 OPPS. In particular, they cited the APC Panel recommendation that outside data be used to set the median cost for APC 107.

    Some commenters had specific comments on the criteria we provided for use of external data. One commenter stated that its members did not have and could not easily acquire the data that would ensure that the data represent a diverse group of hospitals by location and type nor could they identify specific hospitals that used their devices. The commenter also stated that its members could not provide the information on discounts and rebates against their price lists that we requested. The commenter indicated that its members did not want to provide the HCPCS codes in which their products were used but instead, wanted us to require the typical applications that they feel are most appropriate. The commenters agreed that they could provide the source of the data. The commenters stated that its members could not provide data that corresponded with the same period of time being used to set the relative weights for all APCs.

    Response: In the proposed rule, we indicated that external data should cover services furnished during the last 3 quarters of 2002 (68 FR 47987). We appreciate that manufacturers and wholesalers would not want to disclose negotiated prices for 2003 or 2004 for competitive reasons. However, we fail to Start Printed Page 63424understand how they could be harmed by publicly disclosing prices that were applicable in 2002 but have now been obsolete for a year. Moreover, since upward adjustment of any median cost results in reduction of payments for all other items and services, we believe that, in a governmental payment program, the parties whose payments are reduced by the use of external data should be able to examine all elements of the payment system.

    We do not believe that widespread use of external data to set median costs for selected APCs is appropriate in a system that relies on relativity to establish payment amounts. We are sympathetic with the concerns of some commenters that widespread use of external data will result in payment inequities rather than appropriate payments to hospitals based on the relative weights of the services they furnish. However, we are also concerned about circumstances in which we are convinced that the payment amounts that would result from the medians from our data will discourage hospitals to provide access to needed care. Therefore, in the case of several APCs as discussed elsewhere, we used external data to adjust the medians. In general, however, we continue to have confidence in the integrity of our claims data with respect to the procedural APCs. For the future, we prefer to seek ways to refine the methodologies that we apply to our own data, such as the use of a greater percentage of claims to set the weights for certain APCs.

    Comment: Several commenters stated that we should work with them to set the methodology for the 2005 medians in view of the absence of device codes in the 2003 data and should pursue a study of the acquisition costs of devices in particular, so that there will be valid device related data for setting the 2005 OPPS.

    Response: We are always interested in hearing the proposals of outside parties with regard to our methodology for setting OPPS weights. We recognize the concern that the absence of device codes for 2003 claims may lead to median costs that fail to fully incorporate the costs of the devices used in the applicable APCs and we are interested in all ideas for preventing this problem. Our proposed methodology will be presented in the proposed rule for the 2005 OPPS and will be open to public comment.

    General Comments About Payment

    Comment: A commenter asked that we base the relative weights on the geometric mean that we use for trimming the data. The commenter indicated that the use of the geometric mean is the industry standard for both trimming aberrant data, as we use it, and also for calculating relative weights when costs are not distributed symmetrically. The commenter stated that the use of the geometric mean is particularly useful in circumstances that mirror those of OPPS: the first years of a new system and with low-volume high-cost services. The commenter noted that we agreed to move forward with analyses to look at the use of a mean versus median cost for weight setting in the November 1, 2002 final rule published in the Federal Register, but believes that not much analysis is needed since the use of the geometric mean is an industry standard for setting relative weights.

    Response: We appreciate the thoughtful comments on this issue and other suggestions on how we might improve our rate setting methodology. We will continue to explore these options in 2004. Our efforts in 2003 were limited to creating unscaled weights from the means used for the 2003 OPPS and comparing them to the unscaled weights for medians for 2003 OPPS. Our preliminary comparison revealed that there would be many swings in payments. Hence, for the 2004 OPPS, we continued our use of the median cost.

    In preparation for 2005 OPPS, we hope to calculate OPPS amounts using the mean costs, and also mean and median charges (to circumvent the effects of cost-to-charge ratios), and the 2004 OPPS conversion factor. This should give us a more complete view of the impact of revising our methodology in this way.

    Charge Compression and Cost Finding

    Comment: A commenter indicated that the use of cost to charge ratios is consistent with the concept of averaging that underpins a prospective payment system and that the system should not seek to micro-cost individual items or services but rather should rely upon the hospital charging patterns irrespective of Medicare policy to base relativity. The commenter indicated that while some items have different markups than others, the use of a standardized methodology to establish relative weights for all services should result in appropriate relative payments. The commenter strongly objected to any additional burdens that would be imposed in order to fine tune the pass-through payment system or weights at the expense of all other APC payments. The commenter specifically objected to CMS overriding the claims data to alter the ratio for new technology devices because the commenter believes that such adjustments will make the OPPS unduly administratively complex and create unfair imbalances in payment.

    Other commenters opposed the use of cost-to-charge ratios applied to charges to acquire cost data. They indicated that in many cases, we had to use overall hospital cost-to-charge ratios that had no relevance to the costs of the services being determined and therefore resulted in invalid representations of median costs. They also indicated that both the departmental and the hospital specific cost-to-charge ratios were derived in part from costs that are commingled between inpatient and outpatient services and therefore are not necessarily representative of a ratio that could be applied to outpatient services alone, as we do. Some commenters indicated that we ignore studies that demonstrate that charges are compressed, with low-cost services being marked up more than high-cost services, thus resulting in systematic underpayment of high-cost items and diminishing beneficiary access to high-cost services. A commenter suggested that, for drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals, we set a minimum payment based on the Federal Supply Schedule price plus a percentage markup to ensure that payment for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals was sufficient to make them available to Medicare beneficiaries who need them.

    Several commenters indicated that the application of hospital specific cost-to-charge ratios at the department level where available, otherwise at the hospital level will always result in incorrect costs because hospitals do not have a consistent markup for all items and services within a department. They indicated that hospitals markup low-cost items more than high-cost items and that therefore, the application of a cost-to-charge ratio, even at the department level, will never result in the hospital acquisition cost for an item. They indicated that there is no easy adjustment to correct for charge compression and they urge us to explore using external data, developing surveys or doing studies to acquire hospital cost data that can be used in place of the median costs acquired from claims data.

    Response: We recognize that the application of cost-to-charge ratios to charges for individual items as needed to develop median costs for APCs is imperfect. However, the only means at our disposal for determining costs from the charges on the claims was to calculate a cost-to-charge ratio using the cost report data that we believe is Start Printed Page 63425applicable to the OPD (for example, excluding room and board). We acknowledge that this system for determining relative values is imperfect, but we believe that it continues to be preferable to total reliance for particular items on external data which could inappropriately inflate Medicare payments for those items to the detriment of general hospital services. As indicated above, we hope to explore use of mean costs, and mean and median charges in preparation for the 2005 OPPS to determine if such a change would result in better relative weights and less instability in OPPS payments for particular services from year to year. However for 2004, we based relative weights on median costs derived through the application of a cost-to-charge ratio to the charges for the services.

    General Concerns About Decreases

    Comment: We received many comments objecting to proposed decreases in the proposed payment rates for specific services. These commenters indicated that the service has become more expensive rather than less expensive over the year, or indicated that the payment for the service declined for 2003 and should not decline for 2004. In some cases, the comments indicated that the payment should remain at the 2003 rate so that hospitals will not consider discontinuing the service.

    Response: The OPPS is a relative payment system based upon the relative median costs of services. We calculate the costs of services by applying a cost to charge ratio to the charges for the services and then packaging the costs together for major HCPCS codes. We then calculate the median of the array of costs across all claims for HCPCS codes in an APC. There are many factors that can affect whether the cost of services rises or falls from one year to the next. In general, for the 2004 OPPS, about half the APC median costs increased and about half decreased compared to the 2003 median costs. In most cases, the changes were modest and such changes from year to year are to be expected as hospitals find ways to reduce costs for some services and incur higher costs for others. Because we do not expect the mix of services furnished in hospitals to vary hugely from year to year across the universe of hospitals, we do not expect that the changes in relative costs to create enormous impacts either.

    Disparity in Payments for Overhead Costs for the Same Service

    Comment: A commenter indicated that OPPS provides disparate payment for the overhead costs associated with services that are furnished both in physician offices and in hospital outpatient departments. As an example, the commenter indicated that CMS attributes $25.36 in physician practice expense to CPT code 99213 (office or outpatient mid level evaluation and management service for an established patient) but pays a hospital $54.46 (the amount set forth in the proposed rule) for the overhead for the same service and indicated that for other services the OPPS payment is as much as 4 times the amount paid to physicians for practice expense for the same service. The commenter asked that CMS establish payment equity for the same service furnished in these respective settings.

    Response: The method for calculating payment for physicians' practice expenses under the Medicare physician fee schedule is established by law, as is the method we use for the outpatient setting. The application of the different methodologies results in different payment amounts in the two settings.

    Comments and responses on payment amounts for specific APCs are included in section II.B.

    Source of Data for Weight Setting

    Comment: One commenter stated that we should conduct a study to establish a source for cost data other than claims data on which to base APC weights. Another commenter strongly objected to use of survey data because the commenter did not believe that it could ever fully capture all hospital costs for services and that therefore, the survey data would be used only for items and would have to be integrated with claims data for services. The commenter did not believe that the two could be integrated in a way that would properly reflect the relative costs.

    Response: We believe that relative weights should generally be based on claims data because, notwithstanding the weaknesses, claims data are the most complete and accurate source of information about all services furnished by all providers paid under OPPS. We believe that it would be unreasonably expensive to acquire survey data that would be representative of the entire population of Medicare hospitals and all OPPS services furnished in them. We do not support the idea of using only selected hospitals and/or selected services because we think data from a limited survey would not be representative of the whole population of Medicare hospitals and services and would not be accurate to reflect relative costs of all services.

    Incomplete Hospital Bills

    Comment: Commenters indicated that when OPPS was implemented, hospitals no longer had a payment incentive to ensure that all charges were shown on the claim because there was no longer a direct relationship between the amount of charges on the claim and the interim payment they would receive for services. Therefore they ceased to complete the claim as fully as when the charges were directly related to the Medicare interim payment. Several commenters indicated that in some cases, hospitals went as far as to remove items from the chargemaster so that a charge was no longer created when an item or service was used, particularly if the item or service were from a department other than the department billing the CPT code. A commenter said that in many cases, hospitals ceased to bill all charges for services if the completion of the claim with all charges would delay the submission of the claim to Medicare and therefore delay the Medicare payment to the hospital. Commenters indicated that hospitals did this particularly for services like brachytherapy in which the services were furnished from multiple departments of the hospital and the claim could be delayed significantly to accumulate all charges. Commenters indicated that the absence of all charges for services could result in poor data and instability in median costs from year to year, particularly when we use only single procedure claims.

    Response: We encourage hospitals to report all charges for all services on claims for Medicare payment so that the data on which relative weights are set will fully reflect the relative costs of all services. However, where all charges are not included on the claim but the costs exist in the cost centers, the cost-to-charge ratios would increase and, to some extent, offset the effect of the absence of charges. Hence, while we would prefer that hospitals bill all charges for the services they furnish, where they do not do so, it does not necessarily mean that the costs derived from applying the hospital's cost-to-charge ratio to charges would result in improper relative weights for the services.

    C. Discussion of Relative Weights for Specific Procedural APCs

    New APC for Antepartum Care

    We proposed rule to split APC 0199, Obstetrical Care Service, into two APCs. Start Printed Page 63426For this final rule, new APC 0700, Antepartum Care Service, was created and 59412 (external cephalic version) was assigned to it. The two remaining HCPCS code 59409 (vaginal delivery only) and 59612 (vaginal delivery only, after previous cesarean delivery) will remain in APC 0199, Obstetrical Care Service. We received no comments about this APC and will finalize our proposal.

    Implantation of Neurostimulators and Implantation of Neurostimulator Leads (APCs 0222 and 225)

    Comment: Commenters encouraged us to use a “dampening” approach to increase the median costs for these APCs and to use external data to set the payment weights for APCs 0222 and 0225. Commenters indicated that the proposed payment amounts do not cover the cost of the device, much less the hospital services to furnish it. Commenters indicated that our policy of calculating median weights based on single claims or pseudo single claims disadvantages these services by resulting in the use of only the simplest and lowest cost services. A commenter indicated that these services have had relative weights that were too low since the inception of OPPS and that the cumulative effect of multiple years of payment reductions will cause hospitals to cease to provide these services to Medicare beneficiaries. A commenter suggested that we split these APCs to reflect the different resources used in implanting one device versus another device in the same APC. A commenter also asked that we establish a separate APC for the NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis System.

    Response: We also are concerned that the median costs for these APCs appear to be so low relative to other OPPS median costs. Both of these APCs are ones for which we require that selected C codes be on the claims that are used in calculation of the median to increase the likelihood that we are using correctly coded claims for these services. We recognize that the need to use single procedure claims and the need to further select claims that appear to be correctly coded reduce the number of claims used in median calculation. However, if we did not require that selected C codes were on the claims used, the median costs would be even lower than those calculated. Hence, using more single procedure claims would, in this case, result in even lower median costs.

    For 2004, we have made changes to both of these APCs. In the case of APC 0222, we removed HCPCS code 61885 from APC 0222 and we placed it in its own APC 0039 because the APC Panel recommended that its status indicator be changed from a “T” to an “S” in order to not apply the multiple procedure reduction when two devices are implanted, as is often the case. Moreover, for both APC 0222 and APC 0039, we accepted external data for the device cost and used one part external data and one part claims data for the device portion of the APC's median cost to which we added the nondevice portion of the median cost. This increased the median cost for APC 0222 from a final data median of $11,050.90 to an adjusted median cost of $13,383.79. This increased the median cost for APC 0039 from a final data median cost of $10,741.66 to an adjusted median cost of $13,555.80. We believe that this more accurately reflects the relative cost of these services to other OPPS services.

    In the case of APC 0225, we split the APC into two APCs, (APC 0225) and (APC 0040). APC 0225 contains CPT codes 63655, 64553, 64573, 64580 and 64577 and for this final rule, has a median cost of $11,873.72. APC 0040 contains CPT codes 64560, 64555, 63650, 64561, 64575, 64581, and 64565 and, for this final rule, has a median cost of $3,002.98. Both APCs have a status indicator “S” (to which multiple procedure discounts do not apply).

    We believe that these changes will result in more appropriate relative weights for these services in relation to other OPPS services.

    Brachytherapy Issues

    High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (APC 0313)

    Comment: Commenters objected to the proposed payment amounts for this APC and indicated that the costs of the procedure could not be fully included in it. Commenters indicated that they did not believe that hospitals were billing for both the needles and the catheters. These commenters recommended that we use only claims that contain the primary procedure code, the HDR Iridium source code, and codes for catheters and needles. A commenter indicated that the direct costs for the practice expense in physician offices for the codes in this APC average $1,130.16 and that it is inconceivable to the commenter that hospital costs could be any less. The commenter believes that the faulty data are attributable to hospital billing errors and urged us to educate hospitals regarding how to bill the service properly. A commenter asked us to issue a program instruction requiring hospitals to report both the cost of the HDR source and the needles or catheters needed to administer the treatment by date of service to facilitate setting of a correct median cost. The commenter is concerned that the actual cost of brachytherapy needles and catheters has not been captured and is not incorporated into any of the related APCs. Commenters also indicated that the discussion of the APC in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule was confusing and did not fit the services furnished in this APC.

    Response: Upon receipt of comments and after listening to the concerns of outside groups during the comment period, we explored the circumstances surrounding the development of the median cost for the APC that resulted in the weights and payments in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule. We found that, while the APC was on the list of APCs for which claims were required to contain C codes and although the criteria required that there be both a brachytherapy source (C1717) and either needles (C1715) or catheters (C1728), no claims that met all of those criteria were found among the single procedure claims for that APC. Therefore, the system defaulted to using all single procedure claims, for which there were no sources or needles/catheters on the claim. Hence, APC 0313 was erroneously included in Table 7 as an APC for which C codes were required. Moreover, our discussion of the median for the APC was in error to say that there had been sources packaged into the payment for 2002 and that this accounted for the reduction in proposed payment for 2003.

    For the final rule, we acquired more single procedure claims but again, none of the single procedure claims contained both sources and needles or catheters. We then revised our criteria to require only that the claims must contain sources (C1717). This gave us 27 single procedure claims that we used to acquire a median cost of $936.52, a significant increase over the median for all claims of $795.83.

    In the course of discussions regarding this APC, some parties suggested that we ignore other procedure codes, such as dosimetry codes, that are typically found on claims for these services because the commenters believe that no charges billed under packaged revenue codes or packaged HCPCS should be allocated to those other procedures. We plan to explore the expansion of the codes we ignore for selection of single procedure claims for the 2005 OPPS. However, we did not believe we had sufficient information or data to make such a change for the final rule for 2004. We again note that it is important for Start Printed Page 63427hospitals to include charges for all services they furnish on the claim so that we can better ensure that the relative weights are based on the most accurate data possible.

    Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy (APCs 312 and 651)

    Comment: We received several comments regarding payment for low dose, non-prostate brachytherapy (APCs 312 and 651). Commenters cited the proposed reduction in payment for APC 0312 and expressed concern that our methodology that excludes a number of multiple procedure bills results in our use of data from atypical encounters such as those in small centers with minimal technological complexity and inappropriate costs and charges. Commenters indicated that typically other services would be furnished on the same day and that the presence of these services on the claim would likely result in the claim not being used. Commenters indicated that the resources used for the services in these APCs are highly variable depending on the part of the body being treated and the nature of the equipment involved. They indicated that some hospitals ceased billing charges for all of the services furnished when OPPS was implemented because showing the charges on the claim would no longer result in more payment but showing all charges on the claim was costly, burdensome, and slowed billing. Commenters indicated that we should educate providers in the correct way to bill for the catheters, needles, and sources used for this service and that in the absence of acceptable median costs, we should adjust the medians to result in reasonable payments for the service. Commenters indicated that we should select only claims that contain device costs and ignore claims that do not contain such costs, setting the median cost on the subset of selected claims.

    Response: We used the medians from our final data to set the relative weights on which the payments will be based for 2004. We were not convinced by comments that the data did not reflect a median cost that was appropriate relative to the costs of other OPPS services. We recognize that our methodology excludes a large number of claims because there were multiple procedures on the claim and as we indicated in the discussion of multiple procedure claims, we are continuing to work on ways to use more claims data. We will closely examine expanding the list of CPT and HCPCS codes that could be ignored to create pseudo single claims for use in calculating median costs to set relative weights. For future years, we will consider whether to impose criteria for correctly coded claims, such as requiring that the claims contain either any C code or specified C codes for brachytherapy sources and needles or catheters that are necessary to insert the sources. We were not able to do this for the 2004 OPPS. For the 2005 OPPS, we will use the claims data from 2003, for which there is no coding of brachytherapy needles or catheters, although there is coding of sources that can be used to select correctly coded claims.

    As we previously indicated, for the 2004 OPPS, we will pay for prostate brachytherapy using the CPT codes and the HCPCS codes for brachytherapy sources used. We expect that the majority of the CPT codes billed will be 77778 (APC 0651) and 55859 (APC 0163) and that the HCPCS codes billed will be C1718 (brachytherapy source, iodine 125) or C1720 (brachy source, palladium 103). When we calculate the total median cost on which the payment to the hospital for the services involved in prostate brachytherapy will be based, we determine that paying under APC 0651 and APC 0163 with separate payment for the sources (APC 1718 or APC 1720) will result in more payment than would be the case under the packaged payment we proposed. For example, if we assume that 100 sources are implanted during a prostate brachytherapy procedure, we would expect the hospital to bill 77778, 55859, and 100 units of either C1718 or C1720. The sum of the applicable medians will be $6,486.54 if using iodine sources and $7,261.54 if using palladium sources. This is a considerable increase over the payments in 2003, which were $5,154.34 with iodine sources and $5,998.24 with palladium sources. We believe that this circumstance will be the predominant use of APC 0651 and that the total median for the service will result in appropriate relative weights on which to set the payments.

    APC 0312 was billed just over 850 times for the 9 months of data used in the final rule. Of the five CPT codes in this APC, four have median costs for the CPT code of less than $400 and one code, 77776, Interstitial radiation source application, simple has a median of $2,218.18. However, that code does not meet the test of being significant, which we define as having a frequency greater than 1,000 or a frequency lower than 99 and a percentage of larger than or equal to 2 percent. Therefore, we have not moved it from the APC.

    Separate Payment for All Brachytherapy Sources

    Comment: Commenters indicated that we should provide separate payment for all brachytherapy sources but that the current payment structure and amounts are inadequate. Commenters indicated that we should create two new permanent separate brachytherapy source APCs for high activity iodine 125 and high activity palladium 103 sources that should be paid on a per source, per patient basis in addition to the procedure code. Commenters indicated that the proposed rates for iodine 125 and palladium 103 sources do not capture the costs of loose low dose seeds, much less the costs of high activity sources, which typically cost in excess of $150 per source.

    Response: For 2004, we will pay separately for implantable brachytherapy sources based on the median costs from our claims data. We were not convinced by comments that the relative weights that will result from these median costs are inappropriate.

    Prostate Brachytherapy

    Comment: Commenters indicated that the creation of the new G codes (G0256 and G0261) for prostate brachytherapy imposes an unneeded burden on hospitals and that it conflict with the reporting of the service by other payers. Additionally, commenters stated that the use of the codes will preclude us from capturing the costs of the service in the future. The commenters encouraged us to eliminate the G codes and pay using the CPT codes for the procedures and the HCPCS codes for the sources on a per source, per case basis. They indicated that this would allow us to capture the true costs of the procedures to set rates in the future and that this approach is consistent with the APC Panel recommendation to us. A commenter requested that we eliminate APC 0649 (Prostate Brachytherapy Palladium Seeds) and APC 0684 (Prostate Brachytherapy Iodine Seeds) and reinstate the previous policy that allowed hospitals to bill the prostate brachytherapy procedures with two separate APCs; one for urology CPT code 55859 and one for the radiation oncology CPT code 77778. The commenter stated that this elimination would be consistent with our decision to pay for the sources on an individual basis. The commenter believed that creation of the G codes has caused unnecessary confusion for hospitals. The procedure is now described with a single G code; however, only one revenue center can be selected, causing confusion since these APCs have both a Start Printed Page 63428urology CPT code as well as a radiation oncology CPT code. The commenter requested that we eliminate these two APC groups and institute a system that would allow the two procedures to be reported in separate APC groups.

    Response: We agree and have deleted the alphanumeric HCPCS codes for packaged prostate brachytherapy and will pay using CPT codes for the procedures and the HCPCS codes for the sources. We have deleted the G codes (G0256 and G0261) and APCs 0649 and 0684; and for 2004, we will pay prostate brachytherapy procedures under APCs 0163 and 0651. Brachytherapy sources used for prostate brachytherapy will be paid on a per source basis using APCs 1718 (iodine) and 1720 (palladium).

    Cryoablation of the Prostate (APC 0674)

    Comment: Commenters indicated that the proposed payment was too low to pay for both the hospital services and the cost of the probes used in the procedure. They indicated that 92 percent of the procedures use 6 or more probes (64 percent use 6 probes and 28 percent use more than 6 probes). They indicated that a kit of 6 probes costs $5,000 and asked that we set a payment amount no less than the minimum cost a hospital incurs to provide the service, which they stated is $6,750. Commenters indicated that charges for this new technology were not properly reported by hospitals and that therefore the data do not properly reflect the costs of the service.

    Response: We recognize that with the device being paid as a pass-through for the first time effective April 1, 2001, it is likely that there are irregularities in the claims data regarding the number of units of the device that have probably led to a median cost that is not representative of the relative cost of the procedure with the device packaged. Therefore, for 2004, we used one part of the acquisition cost of 6 probes ($5,000 for 6 probes which are used in 64 percent of the procedures) and one part of the device cost from our claims data to create an adjusted device cost median to which we added the nondevice cost from our claims data to acquire an adjusted median of $6,915.08 on which we based the relative weight for the 2004 OPPS. This compares favorably to the median of $5,925.41 on which the August 12, 2003 proposed rule was based and also compares favorably to the final rule data median of $6,283.49 on which the payment weights would have been based had we not used external data to adjust the device portion of the median.

    Payment for Cesium-131

    A new brachytherapy source, Cesium-131, came to our attention during the latter part of this year, through the pass-through device application process. We reached a decision on this application after publication of the August 12, 2003 proposed rule. We determined that this source did not meet our criteria for creation of a new pass-through category for devices. However, we believe that separate payment for a substantially equivalent new brachytherapy source is warranted, since we pay separately for other sources. The indications presented to us for Cesium-131 were substantially the same as those for Palladium-103 and Iodine-125. As such, the reasons for separate payment of brachytherapy sources, for example, variation in the number of seeds or other source forms make packaging into a clinical APC an undesirable option. Therefore, we have decided to create a separate APC so that the costs of this new source may be tracked like those of other brachytherapy sources. The payment rate for this source is $44.67 per seed. This payment rate is close to the reported price of the Cesium-131 seed and equal to our payment rate based on claims for Palladium-103, a source that is used for similar clinical indications.

    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

    Comment: A commenter indicated that a 28 percent drop in payment for this service is unwarranted because of the number of people and the level of training needed when this service is furnished.

    Response: We were not convinced that the relative weight that would result from the use of the median cost for this APC would be inappropriate in relation to other OPPS services. Therefore, we will use the median cost from the final rule data to set the weight for this APC.

    Computer Aided Detection for Diagnostic Mammography

    Comment: A commenter expressed concern about our proposal to reassign Computer-Aided Detection for Diagnostic Mammography from a New Technology APC to APC 0410. The commenter stated that the proposed reassignment is premature and would result in a reduced payment rate that would be approximately half of the payment rate for the technical component of procedures performed in other settings. The commenter recommended that we retain this procedure in New Technology APC 1501 until we have greater claims experience.

    Response: The alphanumeric HCPCS code for this service (G0236) is being replaced by a CPT code for the same service for 2004 (CPT code 76082). We found over 43,000 claims for this service in the 2002 data on which we are basing the 2004 relative weights. We believe that this volume of services is sufficient to justify setting a relative weight based on cost information rather than keeping the service in a new technology APC. Moreover, the practice expense portion of payment for this service is not relevant to the setting of relative weights for OPPS services, in which the relativity is established within the context of services paid under OPPS and not with regard to the practice expense for services under the Medicare physician fee schedule.

    Orthopedic Fracture Fixation Procedures

    Comment: Commenters stated that APCs 0043, 0046, 0047, 0048, 0049, and 0050 are not clinically similar and they violate the 2 times rule. They asked that we separate out the more costly procedures that involve fracture fixation devices because they involve additional time, resources, and significant costs of fixation devices. They recommended that we either create two new APCs with corresponding HCPCS codes for upper (at a payment of approximately $2,000) and lower fracture fixation devices (at a payment of approximately $3,000) or create two code modifiers (for upper and lower fixation devices) and multiple new APCs.

    Response: For the 2004 OPPS, services that require an external fixation device will continue to be paid in APCs that also provide payment for fractures that do not require external fixation devices. While we are sympathetic to the commenters' concerns, we are not able to identify CPT codes that always require use of an external fixation device or the extent to which such devices are required for other codes. Nor did the information we received from the commenters provide a convincing breakdown of the differences in costs for procedures using external fixation devices. To create new APCs or new APC relative weights to provide additional payment for external fixation devices where such APCs would also contain procedures that do not routinely require use of an external fixation device, would result in overpayment of those procedures. Moreover, since most services in these APCs do not require an external fixation device, it may be appropriate to continue to pay for them in these APCs to encourage hospitals to use them only when required. Furthermore, we would be reluctant to Start Printed Page 63429impose an additional burden on hospitals by establishing “G” codes or modifiers to use in reporting procedures with or without external fixation devices. However, as we state elsewhere, we would support interested specialty societies' decisions to request the CPT to consider this coding issue.

    APC 0680 Reveal ILR

    Comment: A commenter indicated that the proposed payment rate is about 95 percent of the hospital acquisition cost of the device, leaving the hospital at an immediate loss if it implants this device. The commenter indicated that it is the only manufacturer of the device and therefore the only source of acquisition cost for the device. They indicated that in 2002, the cost was $3,495 and recommended that we re-evaluate and re-price the APC to provide sufficient payment that beneficiaries will have access to the device when needed. They indicated that the predominant site of service is in the hospital outpatient department and that if payment is below hospital cost, beneficiary access will eventually be limited.

    Response: The final rule data for APC 0680 reveals a median cost of $3,691.15 for this APC, on which the relative weights for 2004 are based. We were not convinced by comments that this median cost would result in a relative weight that would be inappropriate relative to the payments for other services under OPPS.

    Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)

    Comment: A commenter indicated that fractional flow reserve (CPT codes 93571, Intravascular doppler velocity and/or pressure derived coronary flow reserve measurement * * * during coronary angiography, initial vessel and 93572, each additional vessel) should be paid separately in addition to the procedure with which they are performed, rather than being packaged into the payment for the primary procedure. The commenter indicated that FFR should be paid separately because it is an expensive service with higher device and equipment costs and takes more time and staff than if it is not used. They also indicated that we pay separately for Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) which is also deployed via guidewires. They stated that the principal difference is that IVUS describes the anatomy of the vessels while FFR describes the blood flow through the vessels. They indicated that it is inequitable to treat them differently. Payment for IVUS but not FFR creates inappropriate financial incentives for hospitals in determining which procedures to provide.

    Response: Currently, where FFR is provided, the costs for it are packaged with the principal service to which FFR is an addition, which we expect to be coronary angiography. If we were to pay separately for this service, we would need to remove the costs for this service from the cost for services with which it was packaged (that is, coronary arteriography), which would reduce the medians on which the payments for those services are based. This would reduce the median and therefore the payment for coronary angiography. We are concerned with the circumstances under which this service would be appropriately paid under Medicare and will consider development of a national coverage decision regarding when it is medically necessary to treat illness or injury. After such a coverage decision is made, we will reconsider whether it is appropriate to pay separately for the service.

    Cataract Surgery With IOL Implantation (APC 0246)

    Comment: A manufacturer of intraocular lenses was concerned that on claims for the procedures in APC 246, the median charge of claims for which no charge is reported using revenue code 276 (Intraocular lens) is one-third lower than the median charge of claims where a charge is reported using revenue code 276. The commenter believes that when charges are not listed in revenue center 0276, they are omitted from the claim altogether, rather than being placed in a different revenue center. The commenter recommended that we adopt a policy of using only claims for APC 0246 that report charges for revenue code 276, which would be consistent with our proposal to calculate relative weights for certain device-related APCs using only claims that included a separate and correctly coded charge for a device.

    Response: For the 2004 OPPS, payment for cataract surgery with IOL insertion is based on the median cost for the procedure from the final data. A review of the 2002 claims for procedures in APC 246, which includes CPT code 66984, one of the highest volume outpatient surgical procedures paid under the OPPS, indicates that the vast majority are billed with revenue code 276. Long-standing instructions require hospitals to report the IOL charge under revenue code 276 when billing for a procedure in APC 246.

    In our implementing instructions for the 2004 OPPS update, we will remind hospitals and the contractors who process OPPS claims that, in order to receive payment for a procedure in APC 246, hospitals are required to report the associated IOL charge under revenue code 276. We will also consider for the 2005 OPPS update the commenter's recommendation that we use only claims with revenue code 276 to recalibrate the relative payment weight for APC 246. Our data are extremely robust for this APC (with a frequency of nearly 520,000), and they indicate that the preponderance of the claims used to establish the 2004 median does include revenue code 276.

    Transcatheter Placement of Intracoronary Drug-Eluting Stent Procedures (APC 0656)

    Comment: One commenter supported our recognition of the new drug-eluting stent technology through the creation of two “G” codes (G0290 and G0291) and their placement in new APC 0656. However, the commenter questioned how we calculated the proposed payment rate for 2004. The commenter stated that some patients classically considered at higher risk for percutaneous interventions, including diabetics and patients with multi-vessel disease, are being referred for drug-eluting stent procedures. The commenter stated that the clinical disposition of these patients makes them more complex and more resource-intensive than the average patient. The commenter further noted that, while the reporting of a second main coronary vessel procedure would result in a second, reduced APC payment, that our payment for the single vessel should be based on an average of 1.7 stents per vessel. Finally, the commenter recommended that we add APC 0656 to the list of APCs for which a device was required to be on the claim for weight setting.

    Response: For the 2004 OPPS, we will continue to base the payment for transcatheter placement of intracoronary drug eluting stents on the median for APC 0104, transcatheter placement of intracoronary stents. We increased the median for APC 0104 ($4,765.05) by $1,200 to acquire the median we used for APC 0656. We are using the same adjustment amount used for a single stent in the inpatient prospective payment system. We received no comments that are sufficiently compelling to convince us that more than one stent per vessel typically will be used when this service is furnished in the outpatient department or that the adjustment amount of $1,200 per stent is inappropriate. We will consider including this on the agenda for the next APC Panel meeting. Start Printed Page 63430

    With respect to the comment that we should add APC 0656 to the list of APCs for which a device was required to be on the claim for weight setting, we believe it would be inappropriate to do so for the 2004 OPPS. This is because the drug-eluting stent was not approved by the FDA until 2003, and, therefore, it did not appear in the 2002 data. Moreover, since there are no device codes for coronary stents for use on claims in 2003, the 2003 data will not contain the device codes that would be needed to create a subset of stent device claims to use for the 2005 OPPS. However, in view of the reinstitution of device coding for 2004, we will consider this comment in our work to develop the 2006 OPPS. Moreover, as we indicated above, we based the payment for APC 0656 on the median for APC 0104, which was calculated from claims that contained C codes for stents.

    Cardioverter Defibrillator (APC 0107)

    Comment: Commenters indicated that the proposed payment for this APC was too low to pay for the device, much less the cost of the services to implant it. They indicated that the cost of the device in 2002 varied between $19,160 and $21,410 among major group purchasers, considerably more than the proposed payment of $15,773.28. They asked that we use the external data to set the device portion of the hospital cost.

    Response: We reviewed the data for this APC and considered the comments of the APC Panel at its August 2003 meeting on the August 12, 2003 proposed rule. We were convinced that the median for this device is too low to be appropriate relative to other median costs. We used external data that had been presented to the APC Panel to calculate a mean external acquisition cost and used one part external cost to one part median cost from our claims data to acquire an adjusted cost for the device. We then added the nondevice median from our claims data to the adjusted device acquisition cost to acquire an adjusted median that we used to set the relative weight for this APC. Effective for October 1, 2003, we established codes to be used for reporting the services assigned to APCs 107 and 108. Specifically, CPT code 33240 (Insertion of cardioverter defibrillator) is no longer recognized as a valid code for OPPS. Instead, hospitals now report either G0297 (Insertion of single chamber pacing cardioverter defibrillator pulse generator) or G0298 (Insertion of dual chamber pacing cardioverter defibrillator pulse generator). Also effective for October 1, 2003, CPT code 33249 (Insertion/replacement/repair of cardioverter defibrillator and insertion of pulse generator) is no longer recognized as a valid code for OPPS. Instead, hospitals will report either G0299 (Insertion or repositioning of electrode lead for single chamber pacing cardioverter defibrillator and insertion of pulse generator) or G0300 (Insertion or repositioning of electrode lead for dual chamber pacing cardioverter defibrillator and insertion of pulse generator). These codes were created to capture differential costs related to single and dual chamber cardioverter defibrillators. Claims containing the CPT codes we no longer recognize for OPPS (CPT codes 33240 and 33249) are being returned to providers to be coded correctly and resubmitted.

    Insertion of Pacemaker Dual Chamber (APC 0655) and Insertion of Pacemaker Single Chamber (APC 0089)

    Comment: A commenter indicated that the proposed payment rates for these APCs are only slightly more than the lowest median hospital acquisition cost of the device leaving a hospital little or no payment for the services to implant it. They asked that we re-evaluate and price these APCs at a level that pays the full cost of the device and services.

    Response: We carefully reviewed the data for these APCs. We were not convinced that there was a need to adjust the median for either of these APCs. The median cost for APC 0655 is about 12 percent higher than the adjusted median on which the 2003 payment weights were based (2003 adjusted median of $7,298.52 versus the final rule median of $8,225.23). The median cost for APC 0089 is slightly higher than the adjusted median on which the 2003 weights were based (2003 adjusted median of $6,686.16 versus the final rule median of $6,754.63). The comment was not convincing that these median costs were inappropriate in relation to the other median costs that will be used to set the relative weights. Moreover, since median costs for both APCs rose above the amounts achieved by upward adjustments for these APCs in 2003, we believe that the medians are appropriately relative to the costs for other services that will be used to set the relative weights.

    Insertion of Pacemaker, Dual Chamber Generator Only (APC 0654)

    Comment: A commenter indicated that the proposed payment rate is about 95 percent of the hospital acquisition cost of the device, leaving the hospital at an immediate loss if it implants this device. They asked that we re-evaluate and price these APCs at a level that pays the full cost of the device and services.

    Response: The median cost for this APC is about 19 percent higher than the adjusted median on which the 2003 payment weight was based (2003 adjusted median of $5,456.63 versus the final rule median of $6,495.61). We saw no reason to further adjust the median on which the relative weights for 2004 are based. The comment was not convincing that these median costs were inappropriate in relation to the other median costs that will be used to set the relative weights. Moreover, since the median cost for the APC rose above the amounts achieved by upward adjustments for the APC in 2003, we believe that the median is appropriately relative to the costs for other services that will be used to set the relative weights.

    INTEGRA Wound Products and Other Wound Products

    Comment: We received a comment concerning INTEGRA Dermal Regeneration Template and INTEGRA Bilayer Wound Matrix in which the commenter stated that there is a payment disparity between the INTEGRA products and APLIGRAF, DERMAGRAFT and TRANSCYTE, which are eligible for separate payment as biologicals. The commenter noted that hospitals that use APLIGRAF, DERMAGRAFT, and TRANSCYTE receive an extra payment in the form of a pass-through or other separately paid APC payment in addition to the APC payment for the skin repair procedures (APC 0025), while users of the aforementioned INTEGRA products receive only the regular payment associated with skin repair CPT codes. The commenter stated that this payment differentiation provides a financial incentive to hospitals to use the other skin replacement products, and places INTEGRA at a competitive disadvantage. The commenter recommended that we create a product-specific APC for INTEGRA to provide comparable payment for “this class of products.” Alternatively, the commenter recommended that we establish a single APC that includes the cost of all or most skin replacement technologies. The manufacturer noted that hospitals using INTEGRA would receive only $340.41 under our proposed rate for APC 0025, while total payments for APC 0025 plus the product-specific codes for APLIGRAF, DERMAGRAFT, and TRANSCYTE would be between $770.86 and $1,072.86.

    Response: TRANSCYTE was approved for transitional pass-through Start Printed Page 63431payment as a biological as of July 1, 2003; DERMAGRAFT continues in pass-through status through 2004; and APLIGRAF is a former pass-through biological proposed to be paid separately as non-pass-through biological, that is, status indicator “K.” Since no party has yet applied for transitional pass-through payment for INTEGRA along with relevant documentation in order to evaluate Integra as a biological for pass-through payment, we have not been able to evaluate pass-through payment status as a biological for this product. We are sympathetic to the commenter's concern, and we find merit in the recommendation to group a class of skin replacement products into the same APC. However, we do not believe that we have sufficient information at present upon which to determine the appropriate payment rate for such an APC. Furthermore, we would want to allow the public an opportunity to provide input on such a proposal. Therefore, we will consider the recommendation of a common APC for skin repair using new skin replacement technologies for 2005. We will also consider referring this issue for consideration by the APC Panel at its next meeting. Meanwhile, we invite public comment on the concept of grouping payment for skin repair procedures using new skin repair technologies such as INTEGRA, DERMAGRAFT, and APLIGRAF into a common APC.

    Stereotactic Radiosurgery

    Comment: A commenter urged that we continue to consider stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to be a radiation procedure and that we not reopen the revenue code of surgery for SRS, stating that a radiation oncologist is a critical component to the delivery of SRS. The commenter expressed concern for unintended consequences that may result from unbundling of services associated with this procedure.

    Response: We appreciate the commenter's concern for accurately capturing the costs of stereotactic radiosurgery. As a matter of policy, however, we do not generally mandate the reporting of services under specific revenue centers but leave that decision up to the hospitals.

    Comment: We received several comments regarding stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Commenters were concerned that the current G code descriptors do not appropriately recognize the differences among the various forms of SRS. Commenters explained that there are two basic methods in which SRS can be delivered to patients, linear accelerator-based treatment (often referred to as “Linac”) and multi-source photon-based treatment (often referred to as Cobalt 60). Advances in technology have further distinguished these treatment modalities. Linear accelerator-based treatment can be performed using various types of SRS systems, two of which include gantry-based systems and image-guided robotic SRS systems. Commenters stated that the existing G codes do not accurately describe the unique differences among these services and therefore do not accurately capture the costs involved in providing these services.

    For example, several commenters expressed concern regarding the limitation imposed by the code descriptor for HCPCS code G0242, which restricts its use to planning for Cobalt 60-based treatment. While some commenters stated that planning costs for linear accelerator-based treatment and Cobalt 60-based treatment are identical, other commenters asserted that planning costs for these services differ significantly.

    Commenters recommended the following options to resolve the issue:

    (1) Create another G code to distinguish between linear accelerator-based SRS and Cobalt 60-based SRS, which would be consistent with the two G codes (G0173 for linear accelerator-based and G0243 for Cobalt 60-based) for SRS treatment delivery; or

    (2) Modify the descriptor for HCPCS code G0242 to describe treatment planning for both linear accelerator-based and Cobalt 60-based SRS treatments. For clarification purposes, the current G codes for SRS treatment delivery services are as follows:

    G codes for linear accelerator-based SRS treatment delivery:

    HCPCS code G0173—Stereotactic radiosurgery, complete course of therapy in one session.

    HCPCS code G0251—Linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery, delivery including collimator changes and custom plugging, fractionated treatment, all lesions, per session, maximum 5 sessions per course of treatment.

    G code for Cobalt 60-based SRS treatment delivery:

    HCPCS code G0243—Multi-source photon stereotactic radiosurgery, delivery including collimator changes and custom plugging, complete course of treatment, all lesions. The current G code for Cobalt 60-based SRS treatment planning is as follows:

    HCPCS code G0242—Multi-source photon stereotactic radiosurgery (Cobalt 60 multi-source converging beams) plan, including dose volume histograms for target and critical structure tolerances, plan optimization performed for highly conformal distributions, plan positional accuracy and dose verification, all lesions treated, per course of treatment.

    Response: We agree with commenters that the current description for HCPCS code G0242 is limited to the planning of Cobalt 60-based SRS treatment and does not account for the planning of linear accelerator-based SRS treatment. To be consistent with the two G codes we created for treatment delivery, we will create a new G code (G0338) to distinguish linear accelerator-based SRS treatment planning from Cobalt 60-based SRS treatment planning. We will place G0338 in APC 1516 at a payment rate of $1,450. The new G code for linear accelerator-based SRS treatment planning will be as follows:

    HCPCS code G0338—Linear-accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery plan, including dose volume histograms for target and critical structure tolerances, plan optimization performed for highly conformal distributions, plan positional accuracy and dose verification, all lesions treated, per course of treatment.

    Comment: Several commenters expressed concern that our current code descriptors for HCPCS codes G0173 and G0251 do not distinguish between the various types of linear accelerator-based SRS treatment. Currently, image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS systems are grouped with other forms of linear accelerator-based SRS systems using HCPCS codes G0173 and G0251. Commenters requested that we modify the code descriptors to distinguish image-guided robotic systems from other forms of linear accelerator-based SRS systems to account for the wide cost variation in delivering these services.

    Response: We agree with commenters that the descriptors for HCPCS codes G0173 and G0251 do not distinguish image-guided robotic SRS systems from other forms of linear accelerator-based SRS systems to account for the cost variation of delivering these services. To more accurately capture the true costs of these services, we will create two new G codes (G0339 and G0340) to describe complete and fractionated image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS treatment. Please see response to below comment for code descriptors.

    Comment: Commenters urged that we modify the code descriptor for the delivery of image-guided robotic SRS to include both complete and fractionated courses of therapy in one code, resulting in the same payment amount for both types of therapy. Commenters explained Start Printed Page 63432that the per-session costs of delivering image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS are the same, regardless of whether the patient's disease requires one treatment or multiple treatments.

    Response: Our claims data do not support the assertion that the per-session costs of delivering image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS is equal to the costs of delivering a complete course of image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS treatment. However, we acknowledge the possibility that claims data for G0173 and G0251 may include both image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS treatments as well as other forms of linear accelerator-based SRS treatments and, as a result, the median cost may not accurately reflect the true costs of delivering image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS therapy. As stated in our response to the above comment, we will create two new G codes (G0339 and G0340) to distinguish complete and fractionated image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS treatment from other forms of complete and fractionated linear accelerator-based SRS treatment. We will place HCPCS code G0339 (complete session) in APC 1528 at a payment rate of $5250. The APC placement of HCPCS code G0340 is discussed below.

    While we recognize the costs to provide multi-session image-guided robotic SRS therapy may be greater than the current payment rate for HCPCS code G0251, we received no convincing cost data supporting commenters' claims that the costs of performing each additional session subsequent to the first session of a fractionated treatment is equivalent to the costs of performing a complete session. Rather, we believe that certain economies of scale are realized when performing each additional session subsequent to the first session of a fractionated treatment. That is, based on our understanding of the therapy, we do not believe that the same exact amount of hospital resources would be utilized for each subsequent session.

    Statements provided by various interested parties indicate that the costs of providing each session of a fractionated treatment range from $2700 to $9000. However, we received no convincing data to substantiate these statements. We have estimated that approximately 75 percent of the costs of a complete session would be required to provide each additional session subsequent to the first session of a fractionated treatment. Therefore, we will place HCPCS code G0340 in new technology APC 1525, which covers procedures ranging from $3500 to $4000 in payment and which pays $3750. This new technology APC range pays approximately seventy-five percent of the payment for HCPCS code G0339. We will modify the descriptor for HCPCS code 0340 to describe additional sessions (second through fifth sessions) subsequent to the first session of a fractionated treatment. In addition, we will expand the descriptor for a complete session (HCPCS code G0339) to include the first session of a multi-session treatment. To further clarify, when providers perform multi-session image-guided robotic SRS therapy, they should bill using HCPCS code G0339 for the first session. For each additional session subsequent to the first session, providers should bill using only HCPCS code G0340 up to a maximum of five sessions.

    Although we received no clinical data to substantiate the use of a single session versus multiple fractionations up to five sessions, a few commenters stated that a maximum of five sessions may be utilized to treat certain conditions; therefore, we will continue to pay for the delivery of multi-session therapy (HCPCS code G0340) up to a maximum of five sessions per course of treatment. When additional data is submitted, we may reconsider this payment decision.

    As described above, we will create the following new G codes to identify image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based SRS treatment delivery:

    HCPCS code G0339—Image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery, complete course of therapy in one session, or first session of fractionated treatment.

    HCPCS code G0340—Image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery, delivery including collimator changes and custom plugging, fractionated treatment, all lesions, per session, second through fifth sessions, maximum five sessions per course of treatment.

    SIRTeX Medical (RE: SIR-Spheres Brachytherapy Source)

    Comment: The manufacturer of a brachytherapy source to treat liver cancer commented that our proposed payment of $8,870.88 for APC 2616 was inadequate to pay for its product, which it reported costs $14,000 per treatment dose. This commenter stated that there are only two products that would fit this APC, which is for Yttrium-90 brachytherapy source. Moreover, this party claimed that there were significant clinical differences between its product and another Yttrium-90 source, and that these differences necessitated the price differential between the two products. The commenter requested establishment of a separate alpha-numeric HCPCS code for its product, in order to account for the cost differences between the two Yttrium-90 products and to set more equitable payment rates for the two products.

    Response: We appreciate the concerns of the commenter. We would first note that payment to APC 2616 has increased to $9,615.50 per dose compared to the 2003 payment of $6,485.37. The information provided in the comment did not convince us that the payment rate resulting from the 2002 claims data is inadequate to pay hospitals for the Yttrium-90 products. We are uncertain whether or not there are other Yttrium-90 sources in addition to the two discussed in this comment that would need to be considered in any analysis of the relative costs of the products. Therefore, until we have additional data, we believe that code C2616 and APC 2616 adequately describes and pays for Yttrium-90 brachytherapy sources.

    Low Osmolar Contrast Media

    Comment: A radiology specialty society expressed disappointment because we did not address payment for low osmolar contrast media (LOCM) in the proposed rule. The commenter believes that the variability in usage and Medicare's restricted coverage of LOCM warrant payment in a separate APC in the 2004 final rule. The commenter recommends that we increase the relative weights of APCs that include codes that involve the use of LOCM agents to reflect the additional costs of these agents if we do not establish a separate APC to pay for LOCM.

    Response: We issued a program memorandum on November 22, 2002 (Transmittal A-02-120, Change Request 2185) in which we removed all requirements differentiating payment between high osmolar contrast material and LOCM as well as restrictions that would limit payment for LOCM only to patients with specific diagnoses. In that program memorandum, we instructed our contractors to discontinue any edits that would prohibit payment for LOCM if specific diagnoses were not reflected on the claim, effective for services furnished on or after January 1, 2003. We further directed contractors to instruct hospitals to include charges for LOCM in the charge for the diagnostic procedure or, if LOCM is billed as a separate charge, to use revenue code 254 or 255 as appropriate. These instructions applied only to hospitals subject to the OPPS.

    We disagree with the commenter's recommendation that a separate APC Start Printed Page 63433should be established to bill for LOCM for several reasons. Prior to issuance of Transmittal A-02-120, covered LOCM costs would have been reflected either in an appropriate revenue code or within the hospital's charge for a diagnostic procedure or in a charge with an appropriate HCPCS code (A4644, A4645, or A4646). To the extent that hospitals submitted covered charges for LOCM in 2002, those costs are packaged into the cost of the procedure with which the LOCM was used. We expect that claims for services involving the use of LOCM furnished during CY 2003 will reflect even more fully costs associated with LOCM in light of the instructions that were issued in Transmittal A-02-120. These costs will be reflected in the 2005 update of the OPPS. Finally, without verifiable information that demonstrates the actual market-based price that a broadly based national sample of hospitals are routinely required to pay in order to procure LOCM, we have no data upon which to base a determination that a separate APC for LOCM would be appropriate.

    Prosthetic Urology

    Comment: Several commenters supported the proposed restructuring of the prosthetic urology procedures into APCs 385 and 386. However, the commenters urged us to consider further refinements to increase the payment rates for these APCs. The commenters expressed concern about the use of a single departmental cost-to-charge ratio for devices and recommended for calendar year 2005 that we implement edits in our development of median costs to benchmark cost data for device procedures so that charges for expensive devices are not reduced below a designated point. The commenters also stated that hospitals charged for only one component of a prosthetic urology device for multi-component prosthetic urology devices. The commenters believe this resulted in under-reporting of charges for the entire procedure. The commenters recommended that we use external data to adjust the level of payment for multi-component devices and exclude claims with device costs less than $5,000 from the rate-setting database. Commenters stated that hospitals in the States of California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, North Dakota, New York, and Oklahoma have closed their prosthetic urology programs because Medicare OPPS payments are too low.

    Response: APCs 385 and 386 were created by splitting APC 0182 into two APCs for higher cost and lower cost devices (penile prostheses and urinary sphincters). The payment for these procedures in 2003 is $4,975.96. As a result of splitting former APC 0182 into two APCs, the payment amount for 2004 is $3,663.93 for APC 0385 and $6,342.07 for APC 0386. This is a relatively small reduction for APC 0385 with the lower cost devices and a very significant increase for APC 0386, with the higher cost devices. Moreover, as discussed in more detail elsewhere, we decided to change the status indicator for these APCs from “T” to an “S” so that the multiple procedure reduction will not apply to them (or other procedures with a “T” status indicator) on the same day. These changes together result in significantly more payment for these services in 2004 than in 2003. Therefore, we did not use external data to further adjust the median cost on which the payment was based.

    Intensity Modulation Radiation Therapy

    Comment: Commenters urged that we withdraw our proposal to move intensity modulation radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment planning (CPT code 77301) from new technology APC 1510 (previously APC 0712 in 2003) to APC 0413 and IMRT treatment delivery (CPT code 77418) from new technology APC 1506 (previously APC 0710 in 2003) to APC 0412. Commenters indicated that the payments proposed for APCs 0412 and 0413 are too low to adequately compensate hospitals for the costs of the services. One commenter further explained that part of the problem behind the low median cost may be that, according to CMS PM A-02-26, hospitals are precluded from billing for all of the services involved in this treatment. The commenter indicated that hospitals should be able to bill and be paid for the simulations (CPT codes 77280-77295), dosimetry calculations (CPT code 77300), an isodose plan (CPT codes 77305-77315), special teletherapy port plan (CPT code 77321), continuing medical physics (CPT code 77336) and special medical physics (CPT code 77370). Commenters requested that CPT codes 77301 and 77418 be retained in their current new technology APCs (APCs 1510 and 1506, respectively) for another year to provide additional time for provider education about the proper coding of these services and to enable the data to mature.

    Response: We agree with commenters that the payment rate for APC 0413 does not adequately cover the costs of providing IMRT treatment planning (CPT code 77301). As noted by one commenter, PM A-02-26 instructs that services identified by CPT codes 77280 through 77295, 77300, and 77305 through 77321, 77336, and 77370 are included in the APC payment for IMRT and SR planning. The low median for CPT code 77301 appears to be a result of miscoding. Therefore, we will retain CPT code 77301 in new technology APC 1510 to allow additional time for provider education and to enable the data to mature. We believe, however, that the significant volume of single claims (93 percent of total claims) used to set the payment rate for IMRT treatment delivery (CPT code 77418) accurately reflects the costs hospitals are reporting for this service. Based on this robust claims data, we will move CPT 77418 from new technology APC 1506 (previously APC 0710 in 2003) to APC 0412 (IMRT Treatment Delivery).

    Comment: One commenter requested that we allow the use of existing IMRT CPT codes 77301 and 77418 for compensator-based IMRT technology in the hospital outpatient setting. The commenter states that Medicare beneficiaries may be denied access to compensator-based IMRT as a result of inadequate payment for this service.

    Response: We do not prohibit the use of existing IMRT CPT codes 77301 and 77418 to be billed for compensator-based IMRT technology in the hospital outpatient setting. Rather, we believe the confusion may pertain to billing instructions for CPT codes 77301 and 77334 billed on the same day. CMS PM A-02-26 instructs that “payment for IMRT and SR planning does not include payment for services described by CPT codes 77332 through 77334. When provided, these services should be billed in addition to the IMRT and SR planning codes 77301 and G0242.” Providers billing for both CPT codes 77301 (IMRT treatment planning) and 77334 (design and construction of complex treatment devices) on the same day should append a 59 modifier to receive accurate payment.

    Proton Beam Therapy

    Comment: Several commenters indicated that proton beam therapy, intermediate and complex should be moved from APC 0650 to a new technology APC (as it appears in Addendum B). However, commenters stated that these two codes should not be placed in the same APC due to a significant difference in resource utilization. We received several other comments supporting our proposal to maintain simple proton beam therapy (CPT codes 77520 and 77522) in APC 0664 and intermediate and complex proton beam therapies (CPT codes 77523 and 77525, respectively) in APC 1511 (previously APC 0712 in 2003).

    Response: We agree with commenters that codes for simple proton beam Start Printed Page 63434radiation therapy (CPT codes 77520 and 77522) should be placed in a different APC than codes for intermediary (CPT code 77523) and complex (CPT code 77525) radiation therapy. As we stated in the correction notice of February 10, 2003 (68 FR 6636), we also agree with commenters that it would be inappropriate to return codes for simple proton beam therapy to a new technology APC due to having sufficient claims data to integrate these codes into the OPPS. We continue to believe that the placement of these codes in APC 0664 is appropriate based on having used 98 percent of total claims for simple proton beam therapy to set the 2004 median for APC 0664. Therefore, CPT codes 77520 and 77522 will remain in APC 0664.

    The placement of intermediate (CPT code 77523) and complex (CPT code 77525) proton beam therapies in APC 650 in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66718) for the 2003 OPPS was an error that was corrected in the correction notice of February 10, 2003 (68 FR 6636). We clarified in the correction notice that these CPT codes were placed in new technology APC 0712 for CY 2003 because they lacked sufficient cost data to confidently move these codes out of a new technology APC. We continue to lack sufficient cost data to move these codes into a clinical APC; therefore, we will crosswalk CPT codes 77523 and 77525 from new technology APC 0712 to the corresponding new technology APC 1511 for CY 2004. Once sufficient data is available, we will be able to determine whether intermediate and complex proton beam therapies should be placed in the same APC.

    FDG PET Procedures

    Comment: Several commenters commended us for our proposed rates for FDG PET procedures. They were pleased that the proposed 2004 rates for the FDG PET procedure and the radiopharmaceutical when combined are nearly identical to the rates for the combined procedure and radiopharmaceutical for 2003. Commenters stated that the retention of FDG PET procedures in a new technology APC will allow providers an additional year to improve their reporting practices, while providing us with another year of more accurate claims data.

    Response: We agree with commenters that the retention of FDG PET procedures in a new technology APC for an additional year will allow providers a reasonable amount of time to improve their reporting practices, while providing us with another year of claims experience. Therefore, we will retain FDG PET procedures in new technology APC 1516.

    Comment: One commenter expressed concern that HCPCS code G0296 did not appear in Addendum B of the August 12, 2003 proposed rule. The commenter urged us to place this new code in APC 1516 with other FDG PET procedures.

    Response: We thank the commenter for bringing to our attention the absence of HCPCS code G0296 from addendum B of the proposed rule. We agree with the commenter's recommendation to place this code in the same APC as other FDG PET procedures. Therefore, we will place HCPCS code G0296 in new technology APC 1516.

    Comment: One commenter recommended the establishment of a revenue code dedicated solely to PET procedures.

    Response: Revenue codes exist for hospital accounting purposes and, in general we do not require that particular services be billed with particular revenue codes. We are not convinced that adding specific requirements for revenue coding or expanding the revenue codes to acquire more specific information will result in better data or that the end result would be cost effective in terms of its potential effect on hospital operations.

    IV. Transitional Pass-Through and Related Payment Issues

    A. Background

    Section 1833(t)(6) of the Act provides for temporary additional payments or “transitional pass-through payments” for certain medical devices, drugs, and biological agents. As originally enacted by the BBRA, this provision required the Secretary to make additional payments to hospitals for current orphan drugs, as designated under section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Pub. L. 107-186; current drugs, biological agents, and brachytherapy devices used for the treatment of cancer; and current drugs and biological products.

    For those drugs, biological agents, and devices referred to as “current,” the transitional pass-through payment began on the first date the hospital OPPS was implemented (before enactment of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA), Pub. L. 106-554, enacted December 21, 2000).

    Transitional pass-through payments are also required for certain “new” medical devices, drugs, and biological agents that were not being paid for as a hospital outpatient service as of December 31, 1996 and whose cost is “not insignificant” in relation to the OPPS payment for the procedures or services associated with the new device, drug, or biological. Under the statute, transitional pass-through payments can be made for at least 2 years but not more than 3 years.

    Section 1833(t)(6)(B)(i) of the Act required that we establish by April 1, 2001, initial categories to be used for purposes of determining which medical devices are eligible for transitional pass-through payments. Section 1833(t)(6)(B)(i)(II) of the Act explicitly authorized us to establish initial categories by program memorandum (PM). On March 22, 2001, we issued two PMs, Transmittals A-01-40 and A-01-41 that established the initial categories. We posted them on our Web site at: http://www.hcfa.gov/​pubforms/​transmit/​A0140.pdf and http://www.hcfa.gov/​pubforms/​transmit/​A0141.pdf,, respectively.

    Transmittal A-01-41 includes a list of the initial device categories, a crosswalk of all the item-specific codes for individual devices that were approved for transitional pass-through payments, and the initial category code by which the cross-walked individual device was to be billed beginning April 1, 2001. Items eligible for transitional pass-through payments are generally coded using a Level II HCPCS code with an alpha prefix of “C.” Pass-through device categories are identified by status indicator “H” and pass-through drugs and biological agents are identified by status indicator “G.” Subsequently, we added a number of additional categories, retired 95 categories effective January 1, 2003, and made clarifications to some of the categories' long descriptors found in various program transmittals. A list of current device category codes can be found below, in Table 10.

    Section 1833(t)(6)(B)(ii) of the Act also requires us to establish, through rulemaking, criteria that will be used to create additional device categories for transitional pass-through payment. The criteria for new categories were the subject of a separate interim final rule with comment period published in the Federal Register on November 2, 2001 (66 FR 55850) and made final in the November 1, 2002 Federal Register (67 FR 66781) announcing the 2003 update to the OPPS.

    Transitional pass-through categories are for devices only; they do not apply to drugs or biological agents. The regulations at § 419.64 governing transitional pass-through payments for eligible drugs and biological agents are unaffected by the creation of categories.Start Printed Page 63435

    The process to apply for transitional pass-through payment for eligible drugs and biological agents or for additional device categories can be found on respective pages on our Web site at http://www.cms.gov. If we revise the application instructions in any way, we will post the revisions on our Web site and submit the changes for approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Notification of new drug, biological, or device category application processes is generally posted on the OPPS Web site at http://www.cms.gov.

    B. Discussion of Pro Rata Reduction

    Section 1833(t)(6)(E) of the Act limits the total projected amount of transitional pass-through payments for a given year to an “applicable percentage” of projected total Medicare and beneficiary payments under the hospital OPPS. For a year before 2004, the applicable percentage is 2.5 percent; for 2004 and subsequent years, we specify the applicable percentage up to 2.0 percent. We proposed to set the percentage at 2.0 percent for the 2004 OPPS.

    If we estimate before the beginning of the calendar year that the total amount of pass-through payments in that year would exceed the applicable percentage, section 1833(t)(6)(E)(iii) of the Act requires a prospective uniform reduction in the amount of each of the transitional pass-through payments made in that year to ensure that the limit is not exceeded. We make an estimate of pass-through spending to determine not only whether payment exceeds the applicable percentage but also to determine the appropriate reduction to the conversion factor.

    In the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we described in the detail the methodology we used to make an estimate of pass-through spending in 2004 (68 FR 47992). In general, we specified that after using the respective methodologies described in the proposed rule, to determine projected 2004 pass-through spending for the groups of devices, drugs, and biological agents, we would calculate total projected 2004 pass-through spending as a percentage of the total projected payments (Medicare and beneficiary payments) under OPPS to determine if the pro rata reduction would be required.

    Table 9 shows our current estimate of 2004 pass-through spending for known pass-through drugs, biologicals, and devices based on information available at the time this table was developed. We specified in the proposed rule that we were uncertain whether estimated pass-through spending in 2004 would exceed $456 million (2.0 percent of total estimated OPPS spending) because we had not yet completed the estimate of pass-through spending for a number of drugs and devices. In particular, we did not have estimates for those drugs still under agency review for additional pass-through payments beginning October 2003 or the changes in pass-through spending that could result from quarterly rather than annual updates of AWP for pass-through drugs. Finally, we would incorporate an estimate of pass-through spending for items for which pass-through payment becomes effective later in 2004 (that is, April 1, 2004; July 1, 2004; and October 1, 2004) based on estimates of items that become eligible for pass-through payment on October 1, 2003 and January 1, 2004. Specifically, we would assume a proportionate amount of spending for items that become eligible later in the year while making an adjustment to account for the fact that items made eligible later in the year will not receive pass-through payments for the entire year. We invited comments on the methodology we proposed and the estimates for utilization that appeared in Table 12 of the August 12, 2003 proposed rule. We received several comments on this proposal, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Table 9.—Estimate of Pass-Through Spending in 2004

    HCPCAPCDrug biological2004 pass-through payment portion2004 estimated utilization2004 anticipated pass-through payments
    Existing Pass-through Drugs/biologicals
    J05839111Injectin Bivalrudin, per 1 mg$0.40$5,278,000$2,111,200
    C91129112Injection, Perflutren lipid microsphere, per 2 ml37.4467,0002,508,480
    C91139113Injection, Pantoprazole sodium, per vial6.3420,000126,800
    J13359116Injection, Ertapenum sodium, per 500 mg6.0014,40086,400
    J25059119Injection, Pegfilgrastim, per 6 mg single dose vial708.00110,34478,123,329
    J93959120Injection, Fluvestrant, per 25 mg22.13274,1566,067,072
    C91219121Injection, Argatroban, per 5 mg4.1350,000206,500
    C92009200Orcel, per 36 cm2286.801,000286,800
    C91239123Transcyte, per 247 sq cm194.7610019,476
    C92039203Injection Perflexane lipid microspheres, per 10 ml vial36.0082,4002,966,400
    J23249114Injection, Nesiritide, per 0.5 mg vial38.3060,0002,298,000
    J33159122Injection, Triptorelin pamoate, per 3.75 mg100.70307,44030,959,208
    J34879115Injection, Zoledronic acid, per 1 mg54.93539,00029,607,270
    J34869204Injectionm Ziprasidone mesylate, per 10 mg5.25234,2861,230,000
    C92059205Injection, Oxaliplatin, per 5 mg23.86280,7566,698,845
    C92089208Injection, IV, Agalsidase beta, per 1 mg31.27194,5336,083,040
    C92019201Dermagraft, per 37.5 square centimeters145.929,2641,351,803
    C92099209Injection, IV, Laronidase, per 2.9 mg162.722,612425,092
    Pass-through Drugs/Biologicals Effective January 2004
    C92079207Injection, IV, Bortezomib, per 3.5 mg262.66102,68026,970,000
    C92109210Injection, IV, Palonosetron HCI, per 0.25 mg (250 micrograms)77.7637,5002,916,000
    C92119211Injection, alefacept, for intravenous use, per 7.5 mg168.0013,7752,314,200
    C92129212Injection, alefacept, for intramuscular use, per 7.5 mg119.4027,5503,289,470
    Existing Pass-through Devices
    C17831783Ocular implant, aqueous drainage assist device324160,250
    C18141814Retinal tamponade device, silicone oil35,17313,675,262
    C18841884Embolization Protective System25,00038,601,544
    C18881888Catheter, ablation, non-cardiac, endovascular (implantable)215129,731
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    C19001900Lead, left ventricular coronary venous system2,0952,819,912
    C26142614Probe, percutaneous lumbar discectomy9011,752,445
    C26322632Brachytherapy solution, iodine—125, per mCi2251,890,000
    C18181818Integrated keratoprosthesis427,800
    Pass-through Devices Effective January 2004
    C18191819Tissue localization-excision dev9,8581,823,730
    Other Items Expected To Be Determined Eligible for 2004
    Spending for future approved drugs22,466,959
    Spending for future approved devices12,791,197
    Total Spending for Pass-through Drugs/biologicals, and devices 2004302,784,216

    Comment: Several commenters objected to the methods used to project pass-through drug spending, especially those techniques used to estimate future products that are first eligible for pass-through payments beginning in April 2004 or later in the year. They are concerned that pass-through expenditures in 2004 will exceed the statutory cap and cause us to impose a pro rata reduction. Several hospital associations propose that we limit the funds allocated for the pass-through pool to one percent and use the remaining 1.0 percent to fund all other APCs. They suggest that we over-estimate pass-through spending, which results in the reduction of payment rates for other critical care services.

    Response: Section 1833(t)(6)(E)(i) of the Act requires that the Secretary estimate the total pass-through payments to be made for the forthcoming year (which allows us to determine the amount of the conversion factor for the forthcoming year) and to the extent the estimate exceeds the statutory limit, reduce the amount of each pass-through payment. For 2004, the statutory limit is 2.0 percent of total estimated program payments. In the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we provided our best estimate at that time of pass-through payments for the drugs and devices for which we expected to make pass-through payments in 2004, and we explained our methodology for determining the estimate for the final rule. We provided a list of the devices and drugs we either knew would be paid under pass-through next year or which we believed may be paid as pass-through items in 2004.

    We finalized our estimate of 2004 pass-through spending and, for the reasons discussed below, we have determined that no pro rata reduction will be required in 2004. As discussed below the estimate falls under the statutory limit of 2.0 percent. Therefore, the conversion factor has been increased correspondingly from the proposed rule by 0.7 percent.

    Pass-Through Devices Effective January 2004

    Comment: One commenter recommended that we not impose a pro rata reduction on pass-through devices if the estimated pass-through expenditures increase appreciably. A device manufacturers' association was concerned that new drugs will take an increasing share of the pass-through pool. They suggested that the shift to more pass-through spending on drugs will increase under the easier qualifications for drug pass-through payments and encouraged us to reconsider the issue to determine how to ensure that devices maintain an “adequate” share of the pass-through pool.

    Response: Section 1833(t)(6)(E)(iii) of the Act requires a prospective uniform reduction (pro rata) of the amount of each of the transitional pass-through payments made in that year, if it is expected that pass-through payments will exceed the cap set for OPPS pass-through expenditures. Therefore, if any pro rata reduction applies, we are required to apply it to pass-through devices as well as drugs and biological agents. For 2004, we do not expect the total payments for pass-through drugs and devices to exceed the statutory limit. Therefore, as discussed elsewhere, we will not impose a pro rata adjustment on any pass-through items in 2004.

    V. Payment for Devices

    A. Pass-Through Devices

    Section 1833(t)(6)(B)(iii) of the Act requires that a category of devices be eligible for transitional pass-through payments for at least 2, but not more than 3, years. This period begins with the first date on which a transitional pass-through payment is made for any medical device that is described by the category. We proposed that two device categories currently in effect would expire effective January 1, 2004. Our proposed payment methodology for devices that have been paid by means of pass-through categories, and for which pass-through status would expire effective January 1, 2004, is discussed in the section below.

    Although the device category codes became effective April 1, 2001, most of the item-specific “C” codes for pass-through devices that were crosswalked to the new category codes were approved for pass-through payment in CY 2000 and as of January 1, 2001. (The crosswalk for item-specific “C” codes to category codes was issued in Transmittals A-01-41 and A-01-97). We based the expiration dates for the category codes listed in Table 10, on when a category was first created, or when the item-specific devices that are described by, and included in, the initial categories were first paid as pass-through devices, before the implementation of device categories. The device category expiration dates are listed in Table 10. We proposed to base the expiration date for a device category on the earliest effective date of pass-through payment status of the devices that populate that category. There are two categories for devices that will have been eligible for pass-through payments for more than 21/2 years as of December 31, 2003, and we proposed that they would not be eligible for pass-through payments effective January 1, 2004. The two categories we proposed for expiration are C1765 and C2618, as indicated in Table 10. Each category includes devices for which pass-through payment was first made under OPPS in 2000 or 2001.

    A comprehensive list of all currently effective pass-through device categories is displayed in Table 10. Also displayed Start Printed Page 63437are the dates the devices described by the category were populated and their respective expiration dates. For devices continuing on pass-through status after 2003, expiration dates were set forth in the August 12, proposed rule and are finalized here. Newly added code C1819 is first announced in this final rule and is given a December 31, 2005 expiration date.

    The methodology used to base expiration of a device category is the same as that used to determine the 95 initial categories that expired as of January 1, 2003. A list including those 95 categories that expired as of January 1, 2003 (as well as 5 categories that continued to be paid in 2003) is found in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66761 through 66763).

    Table 10.—List of Current Pass—Through Device Categories With Expiration Dates

    HCPCS codesCategory long descriptorDate(s) populatedExpiration date
    C1765Adhesion Barrier10/1/00-3/31/01; 7/1/0112/31/03
    C2618Probe, cryoblation4/1/0112/31/03
    C1888Catheter, ablation, non-cardiac, endovascular (implantable)7/1/0212/31/04
    C1900Lead, left ventricular coronary venous system7/1/0212/31/04
    C1783Ocular implant, aqueous drainage assist device7/1/0212/31/04
    C1884Embolization protective system1/1/0312/31/04
    C2614Probe, percutaneous lumbar discectomy1/1/0312/31/04
    C2632Brachytherapy solution, iodine-125, per mCi1/1/0312/31/04
    C1814Retinal tamponade device, silicone oil4/1/0312/31/05
    C1818Integrated keratoprosthesis7/1/0312/31/05
    C1819Tissue localization excision device1/1/0412/31/05

    We received several comments on this proposal, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: A few parties provided comments on our criteria for eligibility for a new device category for pass-through payment as published in the November 1, 2002 Federal Register (67 FR 66781).

    Response: We made no proposal to modify our criteria for establishment of a new category for transitional pass-through payment, so the criteria were not subject to comment in this rulemaking period. However, we will take note of these comments as considerations in our ongoing evaluation of the new device category process.

    New Technology Treatment for New Devices for Brachytherapy Catheters and Needles

    Comment: A commenter asked that we consider pass-through payment or new technology payment for new devices of brachytherapy catheters and needles when they are approved by FDA for new indications and treatment protocols.

    Response: We have a process for applying for pass-through new technology APC status. See http://www.cms.hhs.gov for instructions. If a provider or other party believes that an item or service meets the criteria for pass-through or new technology status, the interested party should submit an application, and we will then make a judgement based on the individual circumstances described in the application.

    B. Expiration of Transitional Pass-Through Payments in CY 2004

    In the November 1, 2002 final rule, we established a policy for payment of devices included in pass-through categories that are due to expire (67 FR 66763). We stated that we would package the costs of the devices no longer eligible for pass-through payments in 2003 into the costs of the clinical APCs with which the devices were billed in 2001. There were very few exceptions to the policy (for example, brachytherapy sources for other than prostate brachytherapy), and we proposed to make no changes. Therefore, we proposed that payment for the devices that populate C1765 and C2618, which we proposed would cease to be eligible for pass-through payment on January 1, 2004, would be made as part of the payment for the APCs with which they are billed.

    The methodology that we proposed to use to package expiring pass-through device costs is consistent with the packaging methodology that we describe in section II.B.5. For the codes in APCs displayed in Table 10 of the proposed rule, we proposed to use only those claims on which the hospital included the “C” code and to discard the claims on which no “C” code is billed. We proposed to limit our analysis to the claims with “C” codes because we are not confident that the claims for the relevant APCs include the charges for the devices unless the “C” codes are specifically billed.

    To calculate the total cost for a service on a per-service basis, we included all charges billed with the service in a revenue center in addition to packaged HCPCS codes with status indicator “N.” We also packaged the costs of devices that we proposed would no longer be eligible for pass-through payment in 2004 into the HCPCS codes with which the devices were billed.

    We received several comments on this proposal, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: A commenter supported packaging the cost of expiring pass-through codes C2618 and CC1765 into the payment for the procedure in which they are used because they believe that packaging minimizes payment incentive to use these devices over other appropriate devices. The commenter urged CMS to release the crosswalk it will use to assign pass-through device costs to specific APCs so that they can confirm the appropriateness of the assignment.

    Response: There is no such crosswalk. Devices and packaged drugs (that is, those with a per day median cost of $50 or less) are packaged into the HCPCS code on the single procedure claim (natural single or pseudo single) with which they are billed. The packaging is controlled solely by what the hospital bills on the claim. To determine what drugs and devices were packaged into an APC, one would need to undertake an extensive analysis of all single and pseudo single claims used in weight setting. The only time that judgment was used to attribute a device to an APC was not for purposes of packaging charges into APCs but rather was in the setting of median costs for 5 APCs in which external data on acquisition costs was used in a one to one proportion Start Printed Page 63438with claims data to set the device cost for an APC as discussed above.

    C. Reinstitution of C Codes for Expired Device Categories

    Comment: Some commenters strongly objected to reinstatement of the C codes for devices because of the burden that it would impose on hospitals without a corresponding benefit in immediate payment. They indicated that charges for devices are included in the revenue code charges for the services furnished and that using C codes will increase administrative costs significantly without any benefit to patient care or hospital revenues. They indicated that hospital staffs would not be able to differentiate between devices that should be reported and those that should not. One commenter said that widespread confusion over what device to code and what device to not code is the reason that the claims for services that require pass-through devices often do not show codes for the devices. The commenter indicates that most hospitals could not comply with this requirement by January 1, 2004 in any case because of extensive changes to chargemasters that would be needed. Moreover, given that many hospitals did not comply even when the use of the code would have resulted in separate payment is a strong indication that they would be unlikely to comply when no additional payment will result from coding devices. Commenters indicated that reintroducing C codes for devices will result in continuation of improper coding and will lead to a false sense of confidence in the data for procedures that require devices. A commenter said that if CMS decided to reintroduce C codes for devices, CMS should reinstate the same C codes that were used for device coding in 2002 because it would minimize confusion.

    Other commenters said that CMS should reinstate the C codes for reporting of devices so that CMS and others can ensure that only correctly coded claims are used to set medians for APCs into which device costs are packaged. They said that coding for devices is needed so that CMS can be assured that the costs of the devices are packaged into the costs for the procedure when the medians for the procedure are set. They urged us to continue to use the presence of an appropriate device code as a criterion for claims used to set medians for devices.

    Response: For 2004, we are reactivating the C codes for device categories as they existed on December 31, 2002. The use of the code is not required and will not be enforced. However, hospitals should understand that providing complete and accurate information on the claims about the services that were furnished and the charges for those services is fundamental to our establishment of relative weights on which the payment for their services is based.

    Comment: Commenters that supported the reinstitution of C codes for devices said that CMS should continue to restrict the claims used for APCs with a device to claims that contain the charges for the devices used in the APC. In particular, a commenter said that the median for APC 0246 (Cataract removal with intraocular lens) should be based only on claims that contain charges under revenue center 0276 and that claims for APC 0246 that do not contain charges in revenue center 0276 should not be used to set the median. In the case of this APC, the commenter asked that we adopt the 2004 proposed payment at a minimum. Other commenters opposed the reinstitution of C codes for devices, which would preclude us from restricting claims used to set weights for device APCs to claims containing such codes.

    Response: We restricted the claims used to set the medians for the APCs contained in Table 7 to claims for which there was a line item containing a device category code that was in use for services furnished on April 1, 2002 through and including December 31, 2002. We believed that restricting the claims used to set median costs to those that met this criterion resulted in median costs that more accurately reflected relative costs of these services. Moreover, for the APCs in Table 7 we required that the claim not only contain a device code that was valid during the period specified but we also required that the claim must have a particular device code or combination of device codes.

    For APC 0313 (high dose rate brachytherapy), we attempted to require both brachytherapy sources HDR Iridium 192 (C1717) and either a catheter (C1728) or needle (C1715) but we found that no single procedure claims met those criteria. Hence, the median for APC 0313 that appeared in the 2003 OPPS final rule was the median for claims that did not meet the specified criteria and it was mistakenly included in Table 10 in the NPRM. For this final rule, we again began by applying the criteria including source and needle or catheter codes, but still no claims met the criteria. Therefore, we sought only single procedure claims that contained brachytherapy sources. We found 27 single procedure claims that met the revised criteria and we used the median cost of $936.52 that resulted from those claims.

    D. Other Policy Issues Relating to Pass-Through Device Categories

    1. Reducing Transitional Pass-Through Payments To Offset Costs Packaged Into APC Groups

    In the November 30, 2001 final rule, we explained the methodology we used to estimate the portion of each APC rate that could reasonably be attributed to the cost of associated devices that are eligible for pass-through payments (66 FR 59904). Beginning with the implementation of the 2002 OPPS update (April 1, 2002), we deduct from the pass-through payments for the identified devices an amount that offsets the portion of the APC payment amount that we determine is associated with the device, as required by section 1833(t)(6)(D)(ii) of the Act. In the November 1, 2002 final rule, we published the applicable offset amounts for 2003 (67 FR 66801).

    For the 2002 and 2003 OPPS updates, we estimated the portion of each APC rate that could reasonably be attributed to the cost of an associated pass-through device that is eligible for pass-through payment using claims data from the period used for recalibration of the APC rates. Using these claims, we calculated a median cost for every APC without packaging the costs of associated C codes for device categories that were billed with the APC. We then calculated a median cost for every APC with the costs of associated device category C codes that were billed with the APC packaged into the median. Comparing the median APC cost minus device packaging to the median APC cost including device packaging enables us to determine the percentage of the median APC cost that is attributable to associated pass-through devices. By applying these percentages to final APC rates, we determined the applicable offset amount. We included any APC on the offset list for which the device cost was at least 1 percent of the APC's cost.

    As we discussed in our November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66801), the listed offsets are those that may potentially be used because we do not know which procedures would be billed with newly created categories.

    After publication of the November 1, 2002 final rule, we received a comment indicating that in some cases it may be inappropriate to apply an offset to a new device category because the device category is not replacing any device whose costs have been packaged into the APC. We agree with this comment Start Printed Page 63439and proposed to modify our policy for applying offsets. Specifically, we proposed to apply an offset to a new device category only when we can determine that an APC contains costs associated with the device. We specified in the proposed rule that we would continue our existing methodology for determining the offset amount, described above. However, we solicited comments for alternative methodologies for determining the offset amounts that potentially could be applied to the payment amounts for new device categories.

    We added that we could use this methodology to establish the device offset amounts for the 2004 OPPS because we are using 2002 claims on which device codes are reported. However, for the 2005 update to OPPS, we proposed to use 2003 claims that would not include device coding. Thus, for 2005, we are considering whether or not to use the charges from lines on the claim having no HCPCS code but have charges under revenue codes 272, 275, 276, 278, 279, 280, 289, and 624 as proxies for the device charges that would have been billed with HCPCS codes for these devices in previous years. We are also considering the reinstitution of the C codes for expired device categories and requiring hospitals to use one or more newly created C codes for identification of devices and costs on claims. See section VI.B of this final rule for further discussion.

    We proposed to review each new device category on a case-by-case basis to determine whether device costs associated with the new category are packaged into the existing APC structure.

    We reviewed the device categories eligible for continuing pass-through payment in 2004 to determine whether the costs associated with the device categories are packaged into the existing APCs. For the categories existing as of publication of the proposed rule, we determined that there are no close or identifiable costs associated with the devices in our data related to the respective APCs that are normally billed with those devices. Therefore, for these categories we proposed to set the offset to $0 for 2004.

    If we create a new device category and determine that our data contain identifiable costs associated with the devices in any APC, we would apply an offset. We proposed, if any offsets apply, for new categories, to announce the offsets in a transmittal that announces the information regarding the new category.

    We received several comments on the proposal, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: Device manufacturers and associations generally supported our proposal to modify our policy in applying offsets to only those device categories where we can determine that an APC contains costs associated with the device category. One commenter also recommended that we not apply offsets to those categories that do not replace current devices found in the APC costs.

    Response: We will apply an offset to a new device category only when we are able to determine that an APC contains costs associated with the new device. We will also continue our existing methodology for determining any offset amount, if we find that device costs associated with a new device category are packaged into the APCs. We will include information about any applicable offset in the transmittal we issue to announce information regarding the new category.

    We also will publish the device percentages related to APCs on our web site. We believe this information is useful to the public even if we do not use the information to apply any particular offset to new device categories, because we use this information to apply the tests of “not insignificant cost” to a proposed new device category application. A transitional pass-through device category must have an average cost that is not insignificant in relation to the OPD fee schedule amount, according to section 1833(t)(6)(A)(iv)(II) of the Act.

    2. Multiple Procedure Reduction for Devices

    In our discussion in the proposed rule of recommendations of the Advisory Panel, we noted that the Panel asked us to analyze our data to determine if we may be underpaying for devices when the multiple procedure policy is applied (68 FR 47976). We made no proposal to change our policy regarding the multiple procedure reduction for device-related APCs, but we did receive a number of comments on the topic.

    Comment: Commenters stated that we should change the status indicator (SI) from “T” to “S” for APCs with packaged device costs so that the multiple procedure discount will not adversely affect the payment for APCs that contain high cost devices. One commenter indicated that no APC for which the device percentage is 50 percent or more should be subjected to a multiple procedure reduction because any such reduction would reduce the Medicare payment below the hospital's cost for the device. The commenter offered to work with us to develop a list of device percentages of APC payments that would not be subject to the multiple procedure reduction. Another commenter suggested that we create a modifier that could be used to override the multiple procedure reduction for certain codes with SI “T”. Some commenters said that any code that is not subject to the multiple procedure modifier under the Medicare physician fee schedule should be subjected to a multiple procedure modifier under OPPS.

    Response: We are concerned that the application of the multiple procedure reduction has been a recurring theme among commenters with regard to APCs that contain significant device costs. We continue to believe that for most cases, including many cases with devices, the payment reductions for the second and subsequent payments are appropriate. This is particularly true given that there must be two procedures with SI=T for the reduction to occur. Hence, if a device procedure is performed with a non-device procedure, the non-device procedure will not be reduced if the device procedure has an SI=S, even if the non-device procedure is less costly because it was done at the same time as the device intense procedure. We are reluctant to change the SIs for device procedures because of the increase that will occur for non-device procedures. The shift in median costs will be picked up in the scaling of relative weights for budget neutrality and will result in some reduction for all services, shifting payment to procedures and away from other services types (for example, E&M, diagnostic tests).

    Decisions regarding the application of the multiple procedure SIs are made independently for the Medicare physician fee schedule and the OPPS. The physician fee schedule decision is heavily dependent upon the work performed by the physician and the OPPS decision is made only with regard to the resources the hospital supplies for the service to be performed. There is no reason to believe that a decision to reduce or not reduce for multiple procedures in one system would necessarily justify that same decision in the other system.

    For 2004 OPPS we have not changed the policy. However, as we did for 2003 OPPS, we have changed the SI for certain APCs for which we were convinced that the application of the multiple procedure reduction would result in inappropriate payment. For 2005, we hope to analyze the effects of a more systematic approach to determining when we should apply the Start Printed Page 63440multiple procedure reduction to APCs with high device costs. We hope to develop these possible approaches and discuss them with the APC Panel at its winter meeting.

    Prosthetic Urology (APCs 0385 and 0386)

    Comment: Commenters said that APCs 0385 and 0386 should be changed from SI=S to SI=T and that the APC Panel agreed and recommended these changes in its August 22, 2003 meeting. The commenters indicated that when a penile prosthesis and a urinary sphincter are both implanted at the same time, while there is some cost efficiency (for example, OR time, recovery room time, drugs, supplies), the cost of the prostheses are such a large part of the cost of the APC that the reduction of the second APC by 50 percent results in less than cost being paid.

    Response: For the 2004 OPPS, we have changed the SI for these APCs from T to S, so that when both the prosthesis and sphincter are implanted on the same date, the multiple procedure reduction will not apply to the second device. These APCs each contain a combination of penile prostheses and sphincters. Our data analysis shows that it is not a rare occurrence for both to be implanted on the same day and that each APC has a device percentage in excess of 60 percent. For these reasons, we have changed the SI for these APCs to “S” for 2004.

    Electrophysiology APCs (APCs 0085, 0086 and 0087)

    Comment: Commenters said that APCs 0085, 0086, and 0087 should not be subject to the multiple procedure reduction because the devices used in these procedures are not less costly when the second procedure is done on the same day. Commenters said that these procedures have become so advanced that they now are commonly done on the same day and that the multiple procedure reduction significantly reduces the payments below what they were paid when they were done on subsequent days. A commenter suggested that we should create a combination APC for APCs 0085, 0086 and 0087 or for APCs 0085 and 0086 since these are often performed on the same day and the commenter believes that the multiple procedure reduction improperly reduces payment for them.

    Response: We have not changed the SI for these APCs because we do not believe that such a change is warranted. Although devices are integral to these APCs, the device portion of the median is not very significant. Each has a device percent lower than 35 percent (APC 0085 = 25.61 percent, APC 0086=34.77 percent, APC 0087= 30 percent). Moreover, we believe that there is efficiency in performing these procedures on the same day in the outpatient setting, which is why hospital practice has changed. Therefore, we are retaining these procedures as SI=T for 2004.

    Implantation or Revision of Pain Management Catheter; Implantation of Drug Infusion Device (APCs 0223 and 0227)

    Comment: A commenter indicated that the same rationale that applies to implantation of neurostimulators (discussed immediately preceding) applies to APCs 0223 and 0227 and that therefore, the multiple procedure reduction should not apply.

    Response: We are not convinced by the comment that it would be appropriate to change the SI for APCs 0223 and 0227 from “T” to “S”. We believe that there are economies of scale that cause these procedures to allow for appropriate payment when they are performed with other procedures.

    Left Ventricular Leads (APCs 0105, 1547 and 1550)

    Comment: A commenter indicated that placement of a Left ventricular lead (CPT code 33224, 33225, and 33226, APCs 0105, 1547 and 1550 respectively) should not be subjected to the multiple procedure reduction.

    Response: We have reviewed the codes contained in these APCs and we are not convinced that it would be appropriate to change the SI for these APCs.

    VI. Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, Radiopharmaceutical Agents, Blood, and Blood Products

    A. Pass-Through Drugs and Biologicals

    In the proposed rule, we expressed concern about the extent to which Medicare pays more for pass-through drugs than other payers and more than the market-based price of drugs. To address this problem of how to pay appropriately for drugs that are priced using the AWP, we are developing regulations that would revise the current payment methodology for Part B covered drugs paid under section 1842(o) of the Act. We proposed to adopt and apply the provisions of the final AWP rule to establish the AWP of pass-through drugs payable under the OPPS. If implementation of the AWP final rule necessitates mid-year changes in the 2004 OPPS payment rates for pass-through drugs, we proposed to make those changes on a prospective payment basis through our regular OPPS Transmittal process and PRICER quarterly updates. We further proposed to issue instructions by program memorandum regarding implementation of the provisions of the AWP final rule to set payment rates for pass-through drugs under the OPPS.

    We stated that if the AWP final rule is not issued in time to permit us to apply its provisions to price pass-through drugs furnished on or after January 1, 2004, we proposed to use 95 percent of the AWP listed in the most recent quarterly update of the Single Drug Pricer (SDP). If a drug with pass-through status is not included in the SDP, we proposed to forward to the SDP contractor the AWP information submitted as part of the pass-through application for calculation of an allowed payment amount.

    Because the January SDP would not be available in time, we proposed to announce the January 1, 2004 prices for pass-through drugs in our January 2004 OPPS implementing instructions to fiscal intermediaries and in the January 2004 OPPS PRICER rather than in the 2004 final rule, which is to be published in the Federal Register by November 1, 2003. We further proposed to update the AWP for pass-through drugs paid under the OPPS on a quarterly basis in accordance with the quarterly updates of the SDP. The updated rates for pass-through drugs and biologicals would also be issued through our quarterly OPPS program memoranda and PRICER updates.

    Comment: A national hospital association supported our proposal to use the SDP to determine the payment amount for pass-through drugs and biologicals. However, the same commenter expressed concern about not having accurate 2004 information on AWP until after the 2004 OPPS is implemented, which would make it impossible to predict pass-through spending and not give hospitals enough time to update their billing systems. The commenter also opposed our proposal to update the AWP for pass-through drugs on a quarterly basis because it would result in increased confusion and burden on hospitals to make quarterly price changes and could result in CMS having to make quarterly adjustments to the pass-through pool to recalculate the relative payment weights for all APCs.

    A provider expressed reservations about the impact of the AWP rule, which could precipitate a shift in care from physicians' offices to hospitals. This commenter recommended that we determine pass-through payment Start Printed Page 63441amounts using market applications by drug manufacturers and acquisition data solicited from the hospital industry through group purchasing organizations and individual hospitals and systems. The same commenter encouraged us to delay changes in pass-through payments pending an assessment of the impact of the AWP rule on physician practices.

    Response: We wish to clarify how our use of the SDP to price pass-through drugs will affect the OPPS in 2004. The payment rates for pass-through drugs and biologicals that are shown in Addendum B are based on the April 1, 2003 SDP, which was the update that was available when we recalibrated the relative payment weights for this final rule. We also used these payment rates as the basis for estimating pass-through spending in 2004, which is discussed in section IV of this preamble.

    We have carefully considered the commenter's concern about the confusion that could result if we were to revise the payment amounts for pass-through drugs and biologicals by installing prices from the January 2004 update of the SDP in the OPPS PRICER for implementation beginning January 1, 2004. We agree with the commenter that, because of the timing, this proposal could create operational problems both for providers and for our claims processing systems. Therefore, we will retain the payment amounts published in this final rule as the payment amounts for pass-through drugs effective January 1, 2004.

    Further, to keep quarterly changes to a minimum, we have decided not to implement at this time our proposal to update the AWP for pass-through drugs paid under the OPPS on a quarterly basis in accordance with quarterly SDP updates.

    At this time, we are not implementing the AWP rule. Therefore, we are not making final the OPPS changes we proposed that would have resulted from the AWP rule.

    Comment: Several commenters were concerned about the delay in processing pass-through applications and assigning c-codes for new drugs and biologicals. Commenters believed that the lack of immediate payment under OPPS for new FDA-approved drugs and biologicals may drive hospitals to discontinue providing innovative life-saving therapies to Medicare beneficiaries until pass-through payments are established. Another commenter suggested that CMS create and regularly update a central on-line listing of all current codes for pass-through drugs, biologicals, and devices. The Web site should also list all pass-through drug and device applications under review, and their status in the review process.

    Response: We understand the concerns expressed by commenters about the impact of the time gap from FDA approval to our c-code assignment and payment for new pass-through items; however, our position on this issue remains the same as that described in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66780-81).

    B. Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals Without Pass-Through Status

    1. Background

    Under the OPPS, we currently pay for radiopharmaceuticals, drugs, and biologicals including blood, and blood products, which do not have pass-through status, in one of three ways: packaged payment, separate payment (individual APCs), and reasonable cost. As we explained in the April 7, 2000 final rule (65 FR 18450), we generally package the cost of drugs and radiopharmaceuticals into the APC payment rate for the procedure or treatment with which the products are usually furnished. Hospitals do not receive separate payment from Medicare for packaged items and supplies, and hospitals may not bill beneficiaries separately for any such packaged items and supplies whose costs are recognized and paid for within the national OPPS payment rate for the associated procedure or service. (Transmittal A-01-133, a Program Memorandum issued to Intermediaries on November 20, 2001, explains in greater detail the rules regarding separate payment for packaged services). As we explained in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66757), we do not classify diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical agents as drugs or biologicals as described in section 1861(t) of the Act.

    Comment: Several trade associations and manufacturers urged CMS to revise its policy that radiopharmaceuticals are not drugs. They emphasized that radiopharmaceuticals go through the same FDA approval process as drugs, are approved for inclusion in the United States Pharmacopoeia Drug Indication, and have historically been considered drugs under OPPS. They indicated that Congress is considering a legislative clarification that under OPPS radiopharmaceuticals will continue to be treated and paid as drugs.

    Response: We appreciate the comments on this issue. We do not intend, by our designation of radiopharmaceuticals for purposes of determining which items are eligible for pass-through status, to imply that radiopharmaceuticals are not considered drugs under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or that they are not subject to the same FDA approval process as those items that we have designated as drugs. However, we will continue to consider radiopharmaceuticals as neither a drug nor biological. Our reasons were set forth in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66757). In that rule, we stated that a careful reading of the statutory language in section 1861(t)(1) convinces us that inclusion of an item in, for example, the USPDI, does not necessarily mean that the item is a drug or biological. Inclusion in such a reference (or approval by a hospital committee) is a necessary condition for us to call a product a drug or biological, but it is not enough. CMS must make its own determination that a product is a drug or biological for OPPS purposes under its governing statutes, and this determination is different from and does not affect FDA's determination that a product is a drug or biological under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

    While we have determined that radiopharmaceuticals are not drugs under the OPPS, we have chosen to establish separate payment for radiopharmaceuticals under the same packaging threshold policy that we apply to drugs and biologicals. We have also determined that we will apply the same adjustments to the median costs for radiopharmaceuticals that will apply to non-pass-through, separately paid drugs and biologicals.

    Payment for New Radionucliide Therapy for Certain Forms of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

    Currently, payment for the radiopharmaceutical Zevalin (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) is packaged into the payment for HCPCS codes G0273 (Pretx planning, non-Hodgkins) and G0274 (Radiopharm tx, non-Hodgkins). To ensure consistency with our payment policy for other radiopharmaceuticals (that is, making separate payment for radiopharmaceuticals whose costs are greater than $150 per episode of care), we proposed to make payment for Zevalin (ibritumomab tiuxetan) separately from payment for the procedures with which Zevalin (ibritumomab tiuxetan) is used.

    We proposed to use HCPCS A9522 (Indium 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan) to report the use of In-111 Zevalin (In-111 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) and HCPCS A9523 (Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan) to report the use of Y90 Zevalin (Y90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan). We proposed to place HCPCS A9522 in Start Printed Page 63442APC 9118 with a payment amount of $2,084.55 and HCPCS A9523 in APC 9117 with a payment amount of $18,066.09. We note that payment rates for radiopharmaceuticals are not subject to wage index adjustments because no portion of the payment is attributed to labor-related costs.

    Because we proposed that payment for G0273 and G0274 no longer include payment for Zevalin, we also proposed to place G0273 into newly created APC 0406 and G0274 into newly created APC 0408. These APCs include procedures that are similar clinically and in terms of resource consumption to G0274 and G0273, respectively.

    Zevalin (ibritumomab tiuxetan) is a radioimmunotherapy that is used to treat patients with certain forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Medicare began payment under the OPPS for Zevalin services furnished on or after October 1, 2002.

    On June 27, 2003, the FDA approved the manufacture and sale of Bexxar (tositumomab and Iodine I 131 tositumomab), which is another radioimmunotherapy used to treat patients with certain forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Both Zevalin and Bexxar are therapeutic regimens administered in two separate steps: The first step is diagnostic to determine radiopharmaceutical biodistribution of radiolabeled antibodies; the second step is the therapeutic administration of targeted radiolabeled antibodies.

    On September 8, 2003, we issued a One Time Notification (Transmittal 1, Change Request 2914) to implement payment for Bexxar effective for services furnished on or after July 1, 2003. We instructed hospitals to bill for Bexxar using HCPCS codes G0273 (Pretx planning, non-Hodgkins), G0274 (Radiopharm tx, non-Hodgkins), and G3001 (Administration and supply of tositumomab, 450mg). Publication deadlines precluded our being able to address payment for Bexxar in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule.

    Comment: A major hospital association, a nuclear medicine specialty organization, several providers that treat cancer patients, and two radiopharmaceutical manufacturers submitted comments regarding the changes we proposed to the coding and payment for Zevalin (ibritumomab tiuxetan) under the 2004 OPPS. The commenters agree with our proposal to separate payment for Zevalin from the payment for the procedure and to pay for Zevalin using HCPCS codes A9522 and A9523, which would not be subject to a wage index adjustment. One commenter noted that the HCPCS descriptors for A9522 and A9523 define the unit of service as “per millicurie,” but that the payment we proposed for these two codes appeared to be a total payment amount rather than a per millicurie rate. Several commenters recommended that the code descriptors for A9522 and A9523 be revised to read “per dose” rather than “per millicurie.”

    Response: We appreciate the commenters” support of our proposal to pay for Zevalin separately from its administration. We also agree with the commenter who suggested that the payment rate proposed for A9522 and A9523 was incorrectly shown as a total payment amount rather than a per millicure rate, and we have made certain that the final payment amounts implemented in the 2004 update are consistent with the code descriptor for the service. We further agree with the recommendation of commenters that the HCPCS descriptors for Indium 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan and Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan would be less confusing if expressed in terms of dose rather than millicuries. However, the descriptors for A9522 and A9523 were established by the HCPCS National Panel through the process described on our Web site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/​medicare/​hcpcs/​,, and such a descriptor change could not be applied for in time for January 1, 2004 implementation of the OPPS. Therefore, we are establishing two temporary C-codes for hospitals to use to bill under the OPPS for Indium 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan and Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan, for services furnished beginning January 1, 2004, as follows:

    C1082, Supply of radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent, indium-111 ibritumomab tiuxetan, per dose

    C1083, Supply of radiopharmaceutical therapeutic imaging agent, Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan, per dose

    Comment: One commenter recommended that we create separate codes that parallel A9522 and A9523 to bill for Bexxar (tositumomab and I-131 tositumomab).

    Response: We are establishing two temporary C-codes for hospitals to use to bill under the OPPS for I-131 tositumomab for services furnished beginning January 1, 2004, as follows:

    C1080, Supply of radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent, I-131 tositumomab, per dose

    C1081, Supply of radiopharmaceutical therapeutic imaging agent, I-131 tositumomab, per dose

    Comment: Several commenters recommended that we discontinue use of HCPCS codes G0273 and G0274 to describe the administration of Zevalin and that, instead, we instruct hospitals to report new CPT code 78804, Radiopharmaceutical localization of tumor or distribution of radiopharmaceutical agent(s); whole body, requiring two or more days imaging, and new CPT code 79403, Radiopharmaceutical therapy, radiolabeled monoclonal antibody by intravenous infusion. One commenter expressed concern about our proposal to assign G0273 for pre-treatment planning and administration of the diagnostic dose to APC 0406, Tumor/Infection Imaging because the payment rate proposed for APC 0406 ($258.10) is inadequate to pay for the cost of the scans required to measure the distribution of the radiopharmaceutical agent. The same commenter agreed with our proposal to assign G0274 for administration of the therapeutic dose to APC 0408, with a proposed payment rate of $217.16.

    Response: We agree with the commenters' recommendations that we replace HCPCS codes G0273 and G0274 with CPT codes 78804 and 79403, respectively. We will direct our contractors to instruct hospitals to use CPT code 78804 to report administration of the diagnostic dose of ibritumomab tiuxetan and I-131 tositumomab and to report CPT code 79403 to report administration of the therapeutic dose of ibritumomab tiuxetan and I-131 tositumomab. We also agree with the concern of commenters that the payment amount for APC 0406 in the final rule is insufficient for administration of the diagnostic radiolabeled antibodies plus the imaging required to determine radiopharmaceutical localization of tumor(s) and distribution of the radiopharmaceutical agent. Therefore, we are assigning CPT code 78804 to New Technology APC 1508, which has a payment rate of $650. After we have had an opportunity to collect claims data that indicate hospital costs for this procedure, we will re-evaluate its APC assignment. Further, there are several additional expenses associated with these innovative radioimmunotherapies used to treat patients with certain forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which we discuss below. We are therefore assigning CPT code 70403 to New Technology APC 1507, until we have collected sufficient data to confirm the appropriate clinical APC for this service.

    Comment: Several commenters expressed concern that our proposed payment for Zevalin ($2,084.55 for the diagnostic dose of indium and $18,066.09 for the therapeutic dose of Start Printed Page 63443yttrium) would be approximately $2,000 less than what it costs a hospital to purchase Zevalin from a nuclear pharmacy, thereby jeopardizing beneficiary access to this therapy. One commenter submitted information from a nuclear pharmacy attesting that it has dispensed 2,068 patient-specific doses of Zevalin nationwide (1,071 Indium doses and 997 Yttrium doses) and that its current charges are $2,260 per dose of Indium-111 Zevalin and $19,565 per dose of Yttrium-90 Zevalin. The commenter stated that this represents nearly 80 percent of all Zevalin doses dispensed between product launch in April 2002 through June 30, 2003.

    Another commenter expressed concern about the adverse impact that the proposed reduction in payments for Zevalin could have on payment for Bexxar in 2004. The commenter urged us not to base payment for Bexxar on what we proposed for Zevalin but, rather, on hospital acquisition costs for Bexxar, which approximate the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of $2,250 for the diagnostic dose and $19,500 for the therapeutic dose.

    Response: Although we established a code to enable hospitals to bill for and receive separate payment for Zevalin effective October 1, 2002, hospitals could only report this code through December 31, 2002. (Effective January 1, 2003, we combined payment for Zevalin with its administration, using HCPCS codes G0273 and G0274.) Our 2002 claims data are insufficient to allow us to calculate a median cost for Zevalin. Because Bexxar was approved by the FDA in June 2003, it was not billed at all in 2002. Therefore, we cannot determine payment rates for either radiopharmaceutical based on the standard methodology that we use to calculate the other APC relative payment weights and rates. In instances where we lack adequate data upon which to base a payment rate, we have relied wholly or in part on external data as the basis for rate setting. For example, in the absence of claims data, we use data submitted in applications for new technology status to enable us to assign a service to an appropriate new technology APC. Elsewhere in this final rule, we discuss how we are using external data to set 2004 payment rates for certain other services and procedures.

    We received information consistent with our request for verifiable data (68 FR 47998) that indicates the payment amounts we proposed for A9522 and A9523 in the proposed rule do not reflect the price for Zevalin that is widely available to the hospital market.

    Therefore, we are making final the following payments, effective for services furnished on or after January 1, 2004:

    For HCPCS code C1080 (APC 1080) the payment is $2,260;

    For HCPCS code C1081 (APC 1081) the payment is $19,565; For HCPCS code C1082 (APC 9118) the payment is $2,260;

    For HCPCS code C1083 (APC 9117) the payment is $19,565.

    Comment: One commenter expressed concern about the inadequacy of the 2003 payment rate ($2,159) that we established for HCPCS code G3001, Administration and supply of tositumomab, 450mg. The commenter noted that the WAC for unlabeled tositumomab is $2,125, and that a payment amount of $2,159 is not sufficient to pay hospitals for both the acquisition of unlabeled tositumomab and its administration. The commenter was also concerned that packaging the unlabeled antibody tositumomab with its administration and assigning it to an APC that is subject to wage adjustment would result in large payment differences across the country. The commenter noted that the unlabeled antibody rituximab, which is used with Zevalin therapy, is a separately payable drug and therefore not subject to wage index adjustments. The commenter recommended that we either increase the payment rate for G3001 and exempt it from wage adjustment or that we create a new code for unlabeled tositumomab, assign a payment rate that reflects its acquisition cost, and pay separately for its administration using HCPCS code Q0084.

    Response: After carefully reviewing the commenter's concerns, we have assigned HCPCS code G3001 to New Technology APC 1522, which has a payment rate of $2,250. Unlabeled tositumomab is not approved as either a drug or a radiopharmaceutical, but is a supply that is required as part of the Bexxar treatment regimen. Therefore, we do not agree with the commenter's recommendation that we assign a separate new code to unlabeled tositumomab. Moreover, administration of unlabeled tositumomab is a complete service that qualifies it for assignment to a New Technology APC. We believe that the increased payment resulting from assignment of G3001 to New Technology APC 1522 will be sufficient to enable hospitals to acquire and administer unlabeled tositumomab, notwithstanding application of a wage adjustment.

    Comment: One commenter recommended that we modify the payment amounts for the existing codes used to bill for Bexxar or that we establish new codes to recognize the costs of patient evaluation, education, and clearance for radiation safety purposes as well as the costs of compounding Bexxar by radiopharmacies. The same commenter suggested that, as an alternative to establishing a new code for the costs associated with the procedures required for patient safety and education when Bexxar is used, we allow hospitals to report an appropriate Evaluation and Management code for patient evaluation, education, and clearance when receiving diagnostic or therapeutic services involving radioisotopes.

    Response: We disagree with the commenter's recommendation that an additional code is needed to pay for radiopharmacy compounding costs or that an allowance of $1,000 should be added to the payment for the both diagnostic and therapeutic doses of Bexxar to offset these costs. We believe that the rates we are implementing in this final rule, as discussed above, provide sufficient payment for radiopharmacy compounding or delivery costs that hospitals may incur when using Bexxar or Zevalin. We have carefully considered the commenter's recommendation that hospitals be allowed to bill an appropriate evaluation and management code for patient evaluation, education, and clearance following procedures involving radioisotopes. We recognize that special requirements may have to be met before releasing a patient following exposure to a high dose of radiation. We would expect the patient's physician to provide, and bill for separately with appropriate documentation, a significant portion of the preparation and education needed by a patient being treated with Zevalin or Bexxar. However, to the extent that qualified hospital staff are required to provide additional face-to-face patient education and instructions before the patient's release following radioimmunotherapy, the hospital may bill an appropriate evaluation and management code as long as the medical record documents that the services are medically necessary and that they constitute a distinct, separately identifiable evaluation and management service that is consistent with the hospital's criteria for that service.

    Drugs and Biologicals for Which Pass-Through Status Will Expire in 2004

    Section 1833(t)(6)(C)(i) of the Act specifies that the duration of transitional pass-through payments for drugs and biologicals must be no less Start Printed Page 63444than 2 years nor any longer than 3 years. The drugs and biologicals that are due to expire on December 31, 2003 meet that criterion. Table 11 lists the drugs and biologicals for which pass-through status will expire on December 31, 2003.

    Table 11.—List of Drugs and Biologicals for Which Pass-Through Status Expires CY 2004

    HCPCSAPCLong descriptorTrade namePass-through expiration date
    C92029202Injection, suspension of microspheres of human serum albumin with octafluoropropane, per 3mlOptison (single source)12-31-03
    J05879018Injection, Botulinum toxin, type B, per 100 unitsMyobloc (single source)12-31-03
    J06379019Injection, Caspofungin acetate, 5 mgCancidas (single source)12-31-03
    J75179015Mycophenolate mofetil, oral per 250 mgCellCept (single source)12-31-03
    J90109110Injection, Alemtuzumab, per 10 mgCampath (single source)12-31-03
    J90179012Injection, Arsenic trioxide, per 1 mgTrisenox (single source)12-31-03
    J92197051Implant, Leuprolide acetate, per 65 mg implantViadur (single source)12-31-03

    Comment: A commenter requested that we maintain transitional pass-through status for this biological through calendar year 2004. The commenter indicated that Dermagraft was approved as a pass-through device effective October 1, 2000 through March 31, 2001, by which time CMS had concluded that Dermagraft should be classified as a biological for payment purposes. Dermagraft later re-qualified for pass-through status as a biological effective April 1, 2002. The commenter stated that CMS should not count the time Dermagraft was on the pass-through list as a device to determine whether this product received a minimum of 2 years under pass-through status.

    Response: We agree with the commenter and will retain Dermagraft in pass-through status through December 2004.

    Comment: The manufacturer of an ultrasound contrast agent, Optison (APC 9202, C9202), expressed concern about our decision to retire their product from pass-through status on December 31, 2003. The manufacturer indicated that two of Optison's competitors, Definity (C9112) and Imagent (C9203) will remain pass-throughs in 2004 and receive higher payments, while payment for Optison will be based on median cost calculated from hospital claims data. The commenter was concerned about differential OPPS payments to hospitals for clinically similar products and recommended that we should either allow all of these agents to remain on pass-through status until December 31, 2004, or remove them and use claims data to establish a uniform payment rate for 2004.

    Response: As stated above, section 1833(t)(6)(C)(i) of the Act specifies that transitional pass-through payments for drugs and biologicals must be made for at least for 2 years but not more than 3 years. Pass-through payment for Optison was established on April 1, 2001, while Definity and Imagent received pass-through status on April 1, 2002 and April 1, 2003, respectively. Since hospitals have been billing for and receiving pass-through payments for Optison for at least 2 years, we have the statutory authority to remove this item from pass-through status. Since pass-through payments for Definity and Imagent have not exceeded the minimum 2-year period yet, these products will retain their special status in 2004. In the absence of verifiable external data, the 2004 payment rate for Optison was calculated using hospital claims data from April through December 2002 and was eligible for dampening.

    2. Criteria for Packaging Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals

    To the maximum extent possible, our intention is to package into the APC payment the costs of any items and supplies that are furnished with an outpatient procedure. For 2004, we proposed to continue with our policy of paying separately for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals whose median cost per day exceeds $150 and packaging the cost of drugs and radiopharmaceuticals with median cost per day of less than $150 into the procedures with which they are billed. In the proposed rule, we set forth the methodology we used to calculate the median cost per day for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals (68 FR 47996-47997).

    We proposed to provide an exception in 2004 to the packaging rule for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals whose payment status would change as a result of using newer data. For 2004, we proposed that:

    • Currently packaged drugs and radiopharmaceuticals with median costs per day at or above $150 would receive separate payment in 2004.
    • Currently separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals with median costs per day under $150 would continue to receive separate payment in CY 2004.
    • Drugs whose pass-through status would expire on December 31, 2003, and whose median costs per day are under $150 would receive separate payment in 2004.
    • Currently packaged drugs and radiopharmaceuticals with median costs per day below $150 would remain packaged in 2004.

    We requested comments on the methodology we used to determine the median cost per day, on the threshold we proposed to use for packaging drugs and radiopharmaceuticals, and on the proposal to pay separately for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals whose payment status would change based on use of recent claims data and our proposed methodology. We also requested comments on alternatives to packaging.

    We received many comments on our proposals, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: We received many comments from patient advocates, individual clinicians, physician and nursing professional associations, individual hospitals, and manufacturers and their representatives that expressed significant concerns over our proposal to continue the 2003 policy under which we package the cost of most drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals that cost $150 or less. We also received several comments from major provider groups in support of the packaging proposal and recommending a higher threshold. One such organization recommends that we study this issue further to develop a more appropriate long-term solution.

    Commenters who disagreed with the proposal to package drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals costing $150 or less believe that the proposed rates for the drug administration codes do not adequately address the costs of hospitals to administer these drugs. Several commenters conducted their own analyses of this issue in conjunction Start Printed Page 63445with the proposals for drug administration discussed elsewhere in this final rule. For many of these commenters, the issues of packaging, drug payment rates and our discussion of drug administration in the proposed rule were intertwined. Some commenters that disagreed with our $150 packaging threshold asserted that most visits involve delivery of drugs that had been designated as packaged and that overpayment for visits with no packaged drugs is small compared to the overall underpayment of both packaged and separately payable drugs. Particular concern was expressed about the packaging of cancer chemotherapy drugs. One commenter stated that the dosages may vary significantly, and where given in high doses the cost for a single drug alone may exceed the total packaged payment. Also, commenters stated that several packaged drugs are often administered during a single infusion, and where the cost of a single packaged drug may be less than $150 the cost of multiple packaged drugs is often greater than $150.

    Several commenters indicated that the methodology and cost data we used to calculate the median cost per day for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals were based on incorrectly coded claims where the wrong number of units were reported and a very limited number of single claims were captured which failed to portray the hospitals' charges appropriately. Therefore, certain high cost items fell below the $150 threshold.

    Commenters expressed concern about patient access to effective but lower cost drugs and the disincentive we may create by paying separately for those over $150 per day. One organization stated that cancer centers have reported that they have taken or are considering steps to restrict patient access to those drugs that we have packaged. One hospital estimated that it would lose approximately $490 per visit for a patient receiving chemotherapy due to the $150 packaging rule and the proposed reductions in payments for certain drugs. While some commenters expressed general concerns about packaging the costs of any drugs, biologicals or radiopharmaceuticals, other commenters recommended that we apply a $50 threshold in lieu of the proposed $150 threshold in determining which items to pay for separately. Some of the commenters recommending a $50 threshold cited statutory changes under consideration by Congress that would mandate a $50 threshold.

    Response: For 2004, we have established a $50 median cost per day threshold in determining whether drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals will be packaged. Those items that fall below the threshold will be packaged into the costs of the service or procedure with which they are billed; those items with median costs above the threshold will be paid for separately in 2004.

    We analyzed our data in determining our final drug administration coding and payment policy, as discussed elsewhere in this final rule, and reviewed the median costs of all APCs under both a $150 and a $50 packaging rule. We concluded that there was not a sufficient difference in the median costs under those two scenarios, resulting in inadequate payment when drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals costing between $50 and $150 would be used by the hospital. Therefore, we agree with the majority of commenters that, for 2004, the appropriate threshold should be $50.

    We also recognize, as several commenters did, that packaging creates incentives for hospital efficiencies and will continue to apply that concept to devices, most supplies and equipment associated with a procedural APC, and low cost drugs. However, we are convinced that under our current methodology for establishing relative weights, that packaging drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals costing in excess of the $50 threshold per patient per day would not provide adequate payment in 2004 and could adversely affect beneficiary access to important therapies. Nevertheless, our final decision for 2004 does not mean that a change in our methodology for establishing relative weights in the future could not cause us to revisit our packaging policy in the future. Since we have lowered the packaging threshold from $150 to $50, we will not adopt the proposal to provide an exception to the packaging rule for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals whose payment status would change from 2003 to 2004 as a result of using newer 2002 data.

    However, we note several exceptions to our policy of packaging drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals for which the median per day cost is less than the $50 threshold. As discussed elsewhere in this final rule, we will allow separate payment under the OPPS for all blood and blood products and for single indication orphan drugs. We will also allow separate payment for hepatitis B vaccine under the OPPS. While the median per day costs for several hepatitis B vaccine codes fell below the $50 threshold using the final rule data, we believe that continued separate payment for these codes is warranted given the special, separate benefit category established by Congress. Separate payment for influenza and pneumococcal vaccines will continue to be made outside of the OPPS on a reasonable cost basis.

    3. Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals That Are Not Packaged

    In order to establish payment rates for separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals for the 2004 OPPS, we first determined median cost for each drug and radiopharmaceutical per unit. When we compared the median cost per unit used for determining the 2003 payment rate (for example, the true or dampened median cost) for separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals with their 2004 median cost per unit, we found fluctuations in costs from 2003 to 2004.

    We solicited comments concerning the reasons for the fluctuations in median costs from 2003 to 2004. We stated our interest in determining whether these fluctuations reflect changes in the market prices of these drugs and radiopharmaceuticals or problems in the hospital claims data (for example, inaccurate coding, improper charges) that we use for setting payment rates.

    In the proposed rule, we discussed in detail several options we considered to address the fluctuations in median costs for separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals (68 FR 47997-47998). The option that we proposed for 2004 was a variation of the methodology used for the 2003 OPPS. For separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals whose 2004 median costs decreased by more than 15 percent from the applicable 2003 median cost, we proposed to limit the reduction in median costs to one fourth of the difference between the value derived from claims data and a 15 percent reduction (for example, for a drug whose cost decreased by 35 percent from the applicable 2003 median cost, the allowed reduction from 2003 to 2004 would be 15 percent + (1/4 times 35 − 15) percent = 20 percent). For separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals whose median costs decreased by less than 15 percent from 2003 to 2004, we proposed to establish their payment rates using the median costs derived from the 2002 claims data. We stated that, based on more complete claims data we expected to have for the final rule and on the comments from the public, we would re-evaluate the appropriateness of adjusting median costs for drugs for which median costs would decline in 2004. Start Printed Page 63446

    We also proposed a separate payment policy for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals for which generic alternatives have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between October 2001 and December 2002.

    We solicited comment on both our proposed methodology and payment rates for separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals for 2004. We requested that commenters who disagree with the proposed rate for a drug or radiopharmaceutical submit verifiable information to support their opinions that the proposed rate is inaccurate and does not reflect the price that is widely available to the hospital market.

    We received a number of comments on our payment methodology options for separately payable drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals. Those comments are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: We received a number of comments noting disagreement with the proposed payment rates for separately paid drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals overall. Many of these comments were included in the comments on our packaging proposal, summarized above, and expressed some of the same concerns, such as restrictions to patient access, particularly to cancer chemotherapy drugs. One hospital commenting on the proposed rates stated that, as with most hospitals, they continually attempt to leverage buying power to reduce the costs of drugs but, like most hospitals, have been unable to do so for certain drugs. Commenters asked that we critically review the data used to establish the payment rates including consideration of the charge compression issue. Commenters stated that the proposed payments would not cover the direct acquisition costs of certain items.

    A number of commenters objecting to our proposed payment rates stated that the hospital data that we use to calculate those rates are flawed and that the methodology we employ to convert hospital claims data to relative weights is problematic. Commenters attributed these concerns to issues such as hospital billing practices that result in inaccurate reporting of units or charges, HCPCS coding changes, and the use of cost-to-charge ratios across all products regardless of whether an item is high or low cost.

    We received numerous comments on alternatives to our proposed policies for separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals. One commenter suggested that we pay the amount of the hospital's acquisition cost plus an additional 25 percent to pay for costs of receiving, processing and storing the items. Other comments suggested that we limit the decreases for all separately paid drugs to a reduction of 10 percent in the payment rates, as we proposed for blood and blood products, instead of our proposed policy of limiting reductions in median costs for those separately paid items with median costs with reductions greater than 15 percent. Another suggestion was that we establish a payment rate floor for a product that could be raised if a manufacturer submitted information demonstrating that the rate should be higher than the floor.

    Several commenters indicated that we should use only claims that have the appropriate administration or procedure code and the HCPCS code for a particular drug or radiopharmaceutical when determining the median cost for that drug or radiopharmaceutical. One commenter recommended that we pay for drugs and biologicals at 95% AWP to standardize payments for drugs and biologicals across different practice settings. Another commenter requested that we establish payment floors that are equal to those in the pending Congressional Medicare legislation (for example, certain sole source drugs would be paid at least 88 percent of AWP in 2004); whereas another drug manufacturer recommended that we use the Federal Supply Schedule price plus a certain percentage (for example, 12.5 percent) as an absolute minimum payment amount for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals.

    In addition to the comments regarding our proposed payment rates for drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals overall, we received comments concerning the proposed rate for specific items. For a few of those items, we received external cost data that met the preferred criteria we set forth in our proposed rule (for example, non-proprietary data that demonstrates actual, market-based prices at which a broadly-based national sample of hospitals were able to procure the item). Several commenters suggested that we substitute external data on hospital acquisition cost for median costs calculated from our claims data when determining the payment rate for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals for which we have received such data. Others recommended that we use external data to benchmark payment for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals and make appropriate adjustments to the proposed 2004 payment levels. Even though most commenters supported the use of external data in place of hospital claims data, a national hospital association expressed concern about the use of external data in OPPS. The commenter indicated that if external data is used for rate setting in 2004, then we may have to continue to collect data on acquisition cost for future years to be able to continue to adjust the weights. Instead, the commenter was supportive of using claims data to set payment rates without the use of external data and urged us to remain committed to the averaging process inherent in the prospective payment system.

    Response: We have decided to adopt the general principle proposed in our August 12, 2003 proposed rule limiting the reduction in median costs to one-fourth of the difference between the value derived from our claims data and a 15 percent reduction. For example, a drug whose median cost decreased by 35 percent from the median cost used to establish the separate payment rate for 2003 would be 15 percent + (1/4 times 35-15) percent, or 20 percent. However, we will not apply this methodology to the medians of those drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals that are packaged in 2003 but for which we will allow separate payment in 2004. Payment for drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals that emerge from packaged status in 2004 because their median per day costs are greater than $50 per day will be based on the unadjusted median cost derived from our April-December 2002 claims data. Since these items are packaged in 2003, we did not calculate any adjusted medians on which to base their payments on for 2003. Thus, we are unable to determine the extent to which their median costs fluctuate from 2003 to 2004.

    As discussed in our proposed rule and elsewhere in this final rule, we used a more complete set of claims for the April-December 2002 claims period and the most recently submitted cost report data to calculate median costs for all currently separately paid drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals. Our analysis of the later and more complete data revealed that a number of these items continued to experience a decline of more than 15% in median cost. We again considered several options to address the fluctuations in medians, which for some items would result in wide fluctuations in payments to hospitals. One option was to do nothing to adjust for the fluctuations; another option was to apply a more modest give-back (for example, 50 percent instead of 75 percent, after allowing for the 15 percent reduction.) We also considered the comments we received on drug payments in general and for specific items.Start Printed Page 63447

    We did not adopt the options that would allow no adjustments for items separately paid in 2003 where the costs declined because we were convinced by the many commenters on this topic that such fluctuations create problems for the hospitals. We were also convinced by the commenters that a less generous give-back, such as 50 percent, would not adequately address the very real concerns about patient access to some of these drugs, particularly for cancer chemotherapy. We believe that, for the majority of items paid separately in 2003 for which the more recent hospital data indicates a reduction in excess of 15 percent, the adjustment methodology we proposed and that we are adopting for this final rule provides an adequate buffer for the hospitals against dramatic fluctuations in payment amounts while at the same time not significantly affecting the budget neutrality scalar applied to the relative weights for all services.

    We believe that either the use of our unadjusted medians or, where applicable, a median adjusted to limit reductions greater than 15 percent methodology, will not adversely impact beneficiary access. However, we were convinced by the external data meeting our preferred criteria and the related comments that we received for several items, the payment rates resulting from our data alone could provide a disincentive for hospitals to provide these particular therapies. Therefore, we have determined that we will use this credible and relevant external data to establish a median cost for the following items listed in table 15. For these items, as with the few device-related APCs for which we are considering external data, we have calculated an adjusted median cost by blending the median cost derived from our dampening methodology with the cost data from the external sources on a one-to-one ratio.

    Table 12.—List of Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals for Which Blended Data Were Used to Determine 2004 Payment Rates

    APCHCPCSShort descriptor2004 adjusted median costExternal acquisition cost2004 1:1 Blended median cost
    0909J1825Interferon beta-1a$159.16$231.25$195.21
    9022Q3025IM inj interferon beta-1a53.0577.0865.07
    0902J0585Botulinum toxin a2.863.923.39
    7000J0207Amifostine241.95369.49305.72
    1624Q3007Sodium phosphate p3249.18100.0074.59
    1625Q3008Indium 111-in pentetreotide400.41550.00475.21
    1305C1305Apligraf659.551,077.57868.56

    We note that we also received external data for other items, which we did not use for rate setting. In those cases, we determined the data was not reliable because the data did not meet the preferred criteria set forth in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule.

    Comment: One commenter raised a concern about our proposal to limit reductions in the median costs of non-pass-through drugs and biologicals to one-fourth of the difference between the actual decline and 15% less than the 2003 adjusted median. While expressing support for an initiative that reduces significant fluctuation in APC payment rates from one year to the next, the commenter expressed uncertainty about the size of the reduction limitation and suggested that CMS consider a less generous dampening approach since the budget-neutral dampening would negatively affect other APCs.

    Response: While we believe that a general limitation on reductions in payments for certain drugs and biologicals is warranted for reasons discussed elsewhere in this final rule, we also recognize the commenter's concerns about the effect that such a policy would have on other APCs. We have decided to address the commenter's concern by placing an upper limit on adjustments to the median costs used to calculate the 2004 payment rates. We believe that it is reasonable to place such an upper limit on the dampening so that the resulting adjusted median is no greater than 95 percent of AWP or the 2004 unadjusted median. We reviewed the drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals whose median costs decreased by more than 15 percent from 2003 to 2004. We then compared the adjusted median (after dampening) to 95 percent of AWP for each of the items. In cases where 95 percent of AWP was higher than the adjusted median, we capped the adjusted median at a value that was the higher of 95 percent of AWP or the 2004 unadjusted median. The 95 percent of AWPs for these drugs and radiopharmaceuticals were calculated using AWP values from the Redbook that were effective as of April 1, 2003. We reviewed the drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals whose median costs decreased by more than 15 percent from 2003 to 2004. We then compared the adjusted median (after dampening) to 95 percent of AWP for each of the items. In cases where 95 percent of AWP was higher than the adjusted median, we capped the adjusted median at a value that was the higher of 95 percent of the AWP or the 2004 unadjusted median. The drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals affected by this policy are listed in the table below.

    Table 13.—Items Whose 2004 Adjusted Medians are Capped at the Higher of 95 Percent of AWP or Their 2004 Unadjusted Median

    APCDescription2004 adjusted median95% AWP2004 unadjusted median
    1095Technetium TC 99m depreotide$216.26$40.00$17.18
    0820Daunorubicin89.8078.1465.81
    0961Albumin (human), 5%, 50 ml41.8615.3116.15
    0963Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml204.0358.0062.83
    0964Albumin (human), 25%, 20 ml46.1015.3121.86
    0965Albumin (human), 25%, 50 ml114.3630.6351.12
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    4. Payment for Drug Administration

    In order to facilitate accurate payments for drugs and drug administration, we considered whether to make several changes in our current payment policy with regard to payment for Q0081, Q0083, Q0084, and Q0085.

    We proposed to continue our current policy of packaging drugs and radiopharmaceuticals that cost less than $150 per episode of care into the APC with which they are associated (for example, nuclear medicine scans, drug administration).

    In the proposed rule, we presented data that showed that paying based on a median cost for the APC for each of the four current codes generally results in underpayment when packaged drugs are billed on the claim and overpayment when separately paid drugs are billed on the claim. In the proposed rule we discussed our data analysis in detail. We also discussed four alternatives to the current codes and APC payments in detail (68 FR 47999-48003). In summary, the 4 alternatives presented were:

    1. Maintain the current codes and APCs with payments based on the median costs of all claims in the APC.

    2. Eliminate the four current codes and create eight new codes to enable hospitals to report that they administered a packaged drug or a separately paid drug. We would pay a different APC amount for each of the eight new codes. The new code descriptors would parallel those of the current codes. This would retain the concept of using one code rather than two when both “infusion” and administration of chemotherapy by “other than infusion” occurred (as exists under the current codes). Coders would have to look up the drugs administered to know which code to bill.

    3. Eliminate the four current codes and create six new codes to enable hospitals to report that they administered a packaged drug or separately paid drug and pay a different APC amount for each of the six new codes. In this option, no code equivalent to Q0085 would exist. Therefore, when administering chemotherapy by “infusion” or “other than infusion,” hospitals would report two codes, one for administration by “infusion” and one for administration by “other than infusion.” This would eliminate the need to use one code when both infusion and another method of administration of chemotherapy occurred. Coders would have to look up the drugs administered to know which code to bill.

    4. Retain three of the current codes (Q0081, Q0083, and Q0084) but delete Q0085 (infusion and other administration of chemotherapy) and modify the OCE to use the drugs billed on the claim to assign an APC for packaged drugs or an APC for separately paid drugs. No drug administration code could be paid without a drug also being reported on the claim. We solicited comments on each of the options in the proposed rule.

    For 2004 OPPS we will continue the use of Q0081, Q0083 and Q0084 to pay for drug administration, for both packaged drugs and separately paid drugs. These drug administration codes will continue to describe the administration of drugs per visit. As recommended by the APC Panel, we will cease to make payment under OPPS for Q0085 and will instead permit the services described by Q0085 to be billed using both Q0083 and Q0084. We believe that this will result in appropriate payment for drug administration because for 2004 OPPS we will pay separately for drugs for which the per day median cost is in excess of $50 per day.

    Comment: Commenters stated that appropriate payment for drug administration is very important but the options provided for making changes would be extremely burdensome and cannot be done for 2004, if ever. They indicated that the risk of incorrect coding and the adverse consequences of incorrect coding for options 2, 3 or 4 are severe and that the payment changes do not justify the change in codes or policy. Commenters indicated that options 2-4 would increase operational costs that would eliminate any benefit from higher payments; decrease accuracy of coding for drug administration; increase improper payments due to decreased accuracy of coding; increase inaccuracies in claims data due to decreased accuracy of coding. The commenters indicated that they believe that there were many errors in the addenda (Addenda L, M, N, O, P, and Q) in the proposed rule that would be used for option 4 and that it would be virtually impossible to create mutually exclusive lists of drugs as would be required to implement option 4.

    Commenters indicated that they believed the options as presented in the NPRM would violate the HIPAA requirements that the same service be coded the same way for all payers. They urged CMS to eliminate the Q codes for drug administration and in favor of use of the CPT codes to code drugs administration. Commenters asked that CMS engage the APC Panel in a discussion of the best way to code drug administration.

    One of the commenters indicated that its analysis showed that options 2, 3 or 4 have considerable financial risk for Medicare. Specifically, the commenter indicated that its analysis revealed that option 2 would result in additional payments of $107.1 million for 2004. A commenter asked that CMS create a task force to study the most appropriate methodology for payment for drug administration and for setting payment rates. A commenter supported option 4, which would continue the current coding and map the combination of a drug administration code and drug codes to the appropriate APC. One commenter suggested that we continue the current coding for drug administration, set payment rates at the packaged drug rate for the APC but offset the payment by the difference if no appropriate drug is billed for the same date of service. The commenter indicated that this would simplify the coding and the payment for drug administration and should result in greater accuracy of payment. A commenter supported options 2 or 3 as the most accurate for payment of drugs furnished in the emergency department.

    Response: For the reasons discussed earlier in this section, for 2004, CMS will continue use of Q0081, Q0083 and Q0084. Q0085 will not be recognized as a valid OPPS code for 2004. Instead, when a hospital furnishes chemotherapy infusion and chemotherapy via another route, the hospital will bill and be paid for both Q0083 and Q0084. Coding for drug administration is discussed in greater detail below in the context of other comments.

    As discussed in elsewhere in this final rule, for 2004, CMS will pay separately for all drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals that have a per day median cost in excess of $50. Therefore, only drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals that have a per day median cost of $50 or less will be packaged into the payment for the services. Therefore, the payment for drug administration codes Q0081, Q0083 and Q0084 will be based on the median costs for drug administration with only drugs having a median per day cost of $50 or less packaged into the cost of the administration code. We believe that separate payment for drugs with a median cost in excess of $50 will result in the drug administration codes being paid more accurately and will result in more equitable payment for both the drugs and their administration. Start Printed Page 63449

    Edits To Ensure Correct Billing for Drugs

    Comment: A commenter asked that CMS create a series of edits in the OCE that would facilitate the collection of better data on drug costs and drug administration. Specifically, the commenter wants the OCE to edit out claims where a drug administration code is billed with no drug code on the claim; where a chemotherapy drug administration code is billed with a revenue code 25X and no specific HCPS code; and where multiple units of a drug administration code are billed on the same line.

    Response: We will consider what edits may be appropriate for inclusion in the OCE with regard to drug administration to facilitate collection of better data. However, we are concerned that edits of the type requested by the commenter may both impose greater billing burden on hospitals and create complexities that could delay claims processing.

    Discounting of Non-Chemotherapy Administration

    Comment: Commenters indicated that no multiple procedure reduction should be applied to Q0081 (infusion of drugs other than chemotherapy) or its successor codes under any of the options. They indicated that payment is already too low to cover the cost of the infusion and that reducing it further when there are more costly procedures on the claim will only further under pay the service.

    Response: We have retained the status indicator of “T” for Q0081. This status indicator means that the code will be reduced by 50 percent if it is the lower priced service on the same claim with another procedure with the status indicator “T”. In most cases, we expect that this reduction would occur when there is a separate procedure performed on the same day as the infusion and that there will be significant efficiencies in administering an infusion. If the infusion is performed by itself or with a visit, or with a service with status code “S”, the multiple procedure reduction will not apply.

    Payment for Drug Administration on a Per Day Versus a Per Visit Basis

    Comment: Commenters indicated that it would be incorrect to revise the definition of the drug administration codes to be per day instead of per visit, as they are currently defined. They referred to many cases in which it is necessary for a patient to have more than one administration of non-chemotherapy drugs in a day and that hospitals should be able to bill multiple units of the applicable code when that occurs. They noted that the APC Panel supported this view with regard to Q0081, infusion of non-chemotherapy drugs. They asked that CMS provide explicit instructions regarding billing for drug administration and ensure that fiscal intermediaries are bound to comply with the national instructions. One commenter asked that CMS create modifiers or specific HCPCS codes to reflect administration of multiple chemotherapy agents during a single session and that CMS permit payment for more than one chemotherapy administration on the same day of service, with a new modifier to reflect truly separate administrations.

    Response: We acknowledge the commenters' concerns about our proposal to change the drug administration codes from a per visit basis to a per day basis and have not revised the definition of the drug administration codes from per day to per visit.

    CPT Codes for Drug Administration

    Comment: Many commenters suggested that CMS should delete the HCPCS alphanumeric codes for drug administration and should use existing CPT codes. They indicated that the APC Panel supports this change and that it would be less burdensome for providers than using the HCPCS alphanumeric codes. One commenter presented a crosswalk that could be used to pay under the current drug administration APCs while permitting hospitals to bill using CPT codes. A commenter indicated that hospitals already maintain start and stop times for infusion therapies and that, therefore, the use of CPT codes for infusion would not be more burdensome than the current HCPCS codes.

    Response: For the reasons discussed earlier in this section, for 2004 OPPS, administration of infusion of non-chemotherapy drugs, infusion of chemotherapy drugs and administration of chemotherapy by other than infusion, will continue to be billed and paid based on Q0081, Q0083 and Q0084. However, we take seriously the requests of the commenters and the APC Panel that we should use the CPT codes to pay for drug administration. We will seriously consider the crosswalk submitted and will discuss it with the APC Panel at its winter meeting. We also will pursue a means by which the existing data from 2003 hospital claims, which exist only for the Q codes, which are per visit, can be used to pay for services billed under the CPT infusion codes, which are on a per hour basis.

    Elimination of Q0085 Chemotherapy Administration by Both Infusion and Other Technique

    Comment: Several commenters supported elimination of Q0085 and the continued use of Q0083 and Q0084 in place of Q0085.

    Response: As indicated above, we will no longer recognize Q0085 for payment of drug administration services for 2004. The code could not be deleted from HCPCS because the 2004 HCPCS was complete before the NPRM comment period closed. Instead, hospitals will bill and be paid for both Q0083 and Q0084 when they furnish chemotherapy by both infusion and another route.

    Charge Compression Reduction Through Revenue Code Requirements and Expansion of Revenue Codes

    Comment: A commenter indicated that CMS could reduce charge compression effects by requiring hospitals to do detailed coding of drugs using the most specific categories of revenue codes. The commenter indicated that CMS would also need to create additional revenue codes to collect more specific information. The commenter indicated that collection of drug charge information at such detailed levels would both reduce charge compression and give CMS more information when determining which drugs to package to specific drug administration services.

    Response: CMS will not require that specific revenue codes be used for drugs and will not ask the National Uniform Billing Committee to create additional revenue codes to collect more specific information. Revenue codes exist for hospital accounting purposes and, in general CMS does not require that particular services be billed with particular revenue codes. We are not convinced that adding specific requirements for revenue coding or expanding the revenue codes to acquire more specific information will result in better data or that the end result would be cost effective in terms of its potential effect on hospital operations. We believe that such requests to the NUBC should be generated by the provider community if it believes such changes would be in their overall best interest.

    Request for Clarification of Instructions

    Comment: Commenters said that CMS needs to develop and issue clear national instructions on how drug administration in the OPD should be billed and to ensure that fiscal intermediaries all comply uniformly with the instructions. They said that in the absence of national instructions, Start Printed Page 63450fiscal intermediary medical directors have developed and enforced local medical review policies that vary considerably from one another, resulting in very different interpretations of how services should be billed and of the amount of payment for the same set of circumstances. They specifically recommend that we address issues including how often drug administration codes can be billed in a day, billing for piggyback infusions, how to bill units of service, billing for pain control pump services, double infusions, and use of chemotherapy administration codes for patients with non-cancer diagnoses. The commenter also asked for clarification of the use of 90782 (IM injection) and 90784 (IVP injection) when used for sedation before surgery, Q0081 when used to keep a vein open, and Q0083 with regard to whether it should be billed each time a chemotherapy drug is administered. A commenter also asked that CMS clarify whether HCCPS codes Q0081, Q0083, Q0084 and Q0085, CPT codes 90783, 90784 and 90788 may be billed more than once per visit. The commenter indicated that CMS previously said that CPT codes 90782-90788 may be billed separately for each injection and asked if this is a change to CMS policy in this regard.

    Response: CMS will develop program instructions regarding how the drug administration codes should be used. We will attempt to address the specific questions identified in the comments in the course of developing those instructions. When the instructions are issued, they will be binding on all Medicare fiscal intermediaries under their contract with CMS. In the absence of national instructions, Medicare fiscal intermediaries have authority to develop local medical review policies governing billing, coverage and payment.

    With regard to the issue of how often in a day Q0081, Q0083 and Q0084 may be billed, each of these codes is to be used to report all services in a single visit, regardless of the number of drugs administered during that visit. Therefore, if two chemotherapy drugs are administered by intravenous injection and 3 chemotherapy drugs are administered by infusion, the hospital would bill 1 unit of Q0083 and 1 unit of Q0084. A second unit of either code would only be billed if the patient left the OPD after completion of the first administration and then returned later for a separate encounter for administration of another chemotherapy drug. If the patient leaves the OPD and returns later in the day suffering from dehydration and requires infusion of fluids and infusion of antiemetics, the hospital would bill Q0081 for those services. If the patient returns later in the same day for another infusion of one or more chemotherapy drugs that could not be administered at the earlier infusion for medical reasons, the hospital may bill 2 units of Q0084.

    CPT codes 90782-90788 each represent an injection and as such, one unit of the code may be billed each time there is a separate injection that meets the definition of the code.

    As indicated above, drugs for which the median cost per day is greater than $50 are paid separately and are not packaged into the payment for the drug administration codes with which they are billed. See Addendum B for the 2004 OPPS payment amount for separately paid drugs, which are indicated with both payment amounts and status indicator “K.”

    Proposed Payment Rates for Drug Administration

    Comment: Commenters indicated that the proposed payment rates for drug administration are too low to adequately compensate hospitals for the costs of packaged drugs. They indicated that there is some confusion over the resultant decrease in drug administration medians after low cost drugs ($50-$150) were packaged into the drug administration codes. The expectation was that the addition of the drug costs would result in increases. Moreover, they stated that the payment rates for drug administration services that include drugs that cost $50 to $150 per day, are so low that none of the rates are adequate to cover cases for which multiple drugs of $100 each are administered.

    A commenter who is particularly concerned with immunosuppressive drugs that are needed by beneficiaries following organ transplants, indicated that in 2000, Congress directed the Secretary of HHS to prepare a report to Congress containing recommendations regarding a cost effective way of providing coverage for immunosuppressive drugs to promote the objectives of improving health outcomes by decreasing transplant rejection rates attributable to failure to comply with immunosuppressive drug therapy and to achieve Medicare cost savings by preventing the need for secondary transplants and other care related to post transplant complications (Pub. L. 106-113). The commenter believes that packaging transplant drugs into the payment for drug administration and the proposal of such a low amount of payment defeats Congress's stated intention in this case and will decrease beneficiary access to immunosuppressive drug therapy following transplant surgery.

    Response: We believe that making separate payment for both the procedure and drugs for which there is a median per day cost in excess of $50, will result in appropriate payment for the procedure with which the drug is billed. In the case of the HCPCS codes for administration of drugs per visit (Q0081, Q0083 and Q0084), compared to the proposed payments published in the NPRM, payments for the procedures do not decline by much when calculated without packaged drugs that have medians of $50 to $150. Therefore, we believe that total payments will be more appropriate for these drugs in 2004.

    With respect to post-transplant immunosuppressive drugs, we would note that take-home supplies of such drugs are billed to the Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers and paid for separately outside of the OPPS. To the extent that such drugs fall below the $50 median cost per day, we expect the frequency of administration in the hospital outpatient setting to be low.

    Coding for Drugs

    Comment: A trade association representing drug manufacturers supported our proposal to require hospitals to report individual codes for all drugs, including those that are packaged, on the grounds that it would improve the quality of our data. Most commenters representing hospitals and hospital associations opposed the proposal. They indicated that the operational impact on hospitals would be significant, if we were to implement such a requirement. It would take a year or more to update chargemasters and train staff, and many more codes would have to be established for drugs that are administered but not identified in the current HCPCS. Hospitals and hospital groups did not support detailed reporting of routine, low cost drugs and supplies that are currently reported only using a packaged revenue code. A commenter stated that if CMS were to choose to require drug and/or device coding, CMS should give hospitals at least a year to prepare to implement the requirement and work with hospitals to identify all drugs and devices that would require codes, develop HCPCS codes with dosage descriptions that match the administered or purchased dose, assign HCPS to all administered drugs, clarify reporting of self-administered drugs and drugs considered integral to a procedure under OPPS, and identify applicable drugs and devices in hospital Start Printed Page 63451chargemasters. Commenters indicated that the use of “unclassified drugs” and “unclassified biologicals” would increase if hospitals are required to bill all drugs and that such a requirement would result in less reliable data for CMS at great cost to hospitals, with no measurable benefit. Some commenters indicated that the use of unclassified codes would create significantly more work for hospital staff and Medicare contractors. One commenter was concerned that this requirement would force hospitals to contort internal ordering and billing systems in order to match HCPCS codes to unrelated packaged dosage amounts, thereby significantly increasing the potential for error in the administration of drugs and putting patient safety at risk.

    Response: Because we are not implementing any of the new drug administration coding requirements that we proposed, the need for more detailed drug coding is removed. Therefore, we are not requiring hospitals to report with a HCPCS code every drug that is administered to a patient. However, in order to receive payment for a drug for which a separate payment is provided, hospitals will have to continue to bill for the drug using revenue code 636, “Drugs requiring detail coding,” and report the appropriate HCPCS code for the drug. Drugs for which separate payment is allowed are designated by status indicator “K” in Addendum B. Hospitals should continue to bill for packaged drugs, which are assigned status indicator “N,” using any of the drug revenue codes that are packaged revenue codes under the OPPS: 250, 251, 252, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 631, 632, or 633. Hospitals are not required to use HCPCS codes when billing for packaged drugs, unless revenue code 636 is used. Although we are not requiring hospitals to report HCPCS codes for packaged drugs, it is essential that hospitals continue to bill charges for packaged drugs by including the charge for packaged drugs in the charge for the procedure or service with which the drug is used, or as a separate drug charge (whether or not it is separately payable). Reporting charges for packaged drugs is critical because packaged drug costs are used for calculating outlier payments and are also identified when we calculate hospital costs for the procedures and services with which the drugs are used in the course of the annual OPPS updates.

    Comment: Several commenters recommended that CMS establish a unique revenue code for radiopharmaceuticals that hospitals would be required to use when reporting all radiopharmaceuticals, whether packaged or separately payable. They indicated that establishing a unique revenue code would assist CMS in tracking costs for the radiopharmaceuticals and contribute to more accurate cost data collection.

    Response: We do not establish revenue codes. Rather, the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) receives and considers such requests from multiple sources, including providers and other members of the public. While we continue to examine cost-to-charge and cost compression issues, we will consider whether such an approach would assist CMS in refining our methods of establishing relative weights. We would also note that the commenters and other interested parties may also request that the NUBC consider the creation of new revenue codes.

    Comment: Several commenters expressed concern about the frequent coding changes implemented for radiopharmaceuticals over the past two years. They recommended that CMS revise the HCPCS coding descriptors for products that do not currently have “per dose” or “per study” descriptors to reflect the products as they are administered to the patient. They emphasized that creating these new descriptors and corresponding payment rates will improve data collection and help to ensure equitable payment to hospitals.

    Response: We recognize the concerns expressed by these commenters. However, we are striving to achieve stability in descriptor changes, and we believe that in changing descriptors to “per dose”, we will lose specificity with respect to the data we will receive from hospitals. We are not convinced that there is a programmatic need to change the radiopharmaceutical code descriptors to “per dose” and that our claims data are problematic for setting payment rates for these products; however, we will continue to work with industry representatives to ensure that the current HCPCS descriptors are appropriate and review this issue in the future, if needed. Furthermore, we stress the importance of proper coding by providers so that we can get accurate data for future rate setting.

    Comment: One drug manufacturer urged CMS to advise hospitals that it is appropriate for them to set charges for drugs submitted to Medicare for OPPS services so that the charges reflect actual product costs when charges are multiplied by hospital and cost-center-specific ratios of cost-to-charges. The commenter also requested CMS to not rely on data obtained in the absence of such advice. A comment from a national hospital organization, however, advised CMS to permit hospitals to continue to establish their charge structures and mark-up policies separate and apart from CMS's payment policies. The commenter indicated that only in this manner would prospective payments appropriately reflect general trends in charges and mark-ups across all hospitals.

    Response: We do not regulate what hospitals charge for hospital services and will not advise hospitals regarding how to determine the charge for an item or service. Hospital charges have fundamental uses and the use of charges to determine relative costs for OPPS should not be the determining factor in how a hospital sets its charge for any item or service. The OPPS is a system based upon the relative costs of services and these costs are developed by applying the hospital's most recent cost to charge ratio to the charges of the hospital for the item. While we recognize that the system is imperfect, we believe that on average, it results in appropriate relative weights. However we recognize that on occasion, this is not true and therefore, as discussed elsewhere, we have used external data where we believe that the median derived from claims data does not appropriately reflect the relative cost of the item or service.

    Comment: One commenter requested that we change the status indicator for HCPCS code J7599 (Immunosuppressive drug, not otherwise classified) from “E” to “N” so that new immunosuppresives can be identified on claims forms as a separate line item until a unique pass-through “C” code can be assigned to the product.

    Response: We agree that the status indicator for J7599 should be “N” and have made that change for CY 2004. As for other new drugs and biologicals, interested parties may submit an application for pass-through status for new immunosuppressives.

    Coding for Drugs Billed as Supplies

    Comment: Commenters said that CMS significantly complicated the issue of billing for drugs when it indicated that drugs that are an integral part of the procedure should be billed as supplies (revenue code 270) rather than as pharmaceuticals (revenue code 250).

    Response: We did not issue instructions to require that drugs that are an integral part of a surgical procedure be billed using revenue code 270 (supplies) rather than revenue code 250 (pharmaceuticals). Rather, we instructed hospitals to report drugs that are treated as supplies because they are Start Printed Page 63452an integral part of a procedure or treatment under the revenue code associated with the cost center under which the hospital accumulates the costs for the drugs. (See section XXIV.D of Transmittal A-02-129, issued on January 3, 2003.)

    In general, supplies that are an integral component of a procedure or treatment are not reported with a HCPCS code. The charges for such supplies are typically reflected either in the charges on the line for the HCPCS for the procedure or on another line with a revenue code that will result in the charges being assigned to the same cost center to which the cost of those services are assigned in the cost report.

    Correct Coding Initiative Edits

    5. Generic Drugs, and Radiopharmaceuticals

    In general, hospital acquisition costs for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceutical agents with generic competitors are lower than the acquisition costs for sole source or multi-source drugs. In order to ensure that Medicare recognizes these lower costs in a timely manner, we proposed a new method of calculating payment amounts for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals that are separately paid under the OPPS and for which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved generic alternatives.

    Because many hospitals have long term purchasing arrangements for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals, we believe that there is generally a 12-month lag between the time that generic items are made available and when our claims data will accurately reflect the costs associated with the availability of the generic alternative. Therefore, during the interval between FDA approval of a generic item and the time when we would reasonably expect claims data to reflect the cost of generic alternatives, we proposed to adopt the following methodology to price the affected drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals under the OPPS.

    We proposed to identify items approved for generic availability by the FDA during the 6 months before the first day of the claims period we use as the basis for an annual OPPS update. Where we determine that our claims data do not reflect the costs of generic alternatives for a separately payable drug, biological, or radiopharmaceutical, we proposed to base our payment rate on 43 percent of the AWP for the drug, biological, or radiopharmaceutical.

    To apply this payment methodology to the 2004 OPPS update, we reviewed FDA approvals for generic drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals issued between October 2001 and December 2002. We found six drugs, which we proposed to be separately paid under the 2004 OPPS that had generic alternatives approved during that time. These drugs are: Daunorubicin, Bleomycin, Pamidronate, Paclitaxel, Ifosfomide, and Idarubicin. Table 21 shows the dates when the FDA approved generic alternatives for these drugs.

    We solicited comments on this proposed method of calculating payment for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals for which generic alternatives have recently been approved. Specifically, we were interested in comments concerning our proposed methodology for identifying these items, whether we properly identified all the items, and whether our proposed payment policy for these generic alternatives is appropriate.

    We received many comments on our proposal regarding generic drugs and radiopharmaceuticals, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: One commenter applauded CMS's efforts to lower payment for generic products to an amount more closely aligned with hospital acquisition cost. However, the commenter indicated that payment for generic cancer products would continue to be excessive and contribute to an environment where hospitals may offer treatments using less effective chemotherapy products. Alternatively, comments from a national hospital association and numerous manufacturers stated that the presence of generic alternatives in the market does not necessarily result in cost savings for hospitals. They indicated that established multi-year contracts may prevent providers from switching immediately to generic alternatives. As a result, providers would not realize any cost savings from buying the generic products until the conclusion of their existing contract, which in some cases may be a few years after the generics are available in the market. Commenters also indicated that it is quite common for shortages of generic equivalents to occur when they first appear in the market. Thus, there is no guarantee that sufficient quantities of generic alternatives will be available in the marketplace for all providers to purchase them. Furthermore, adoption of generic drugs by hospitals is also affected by whether the providers determine they are safe to use in comparison to the brand name products. One commenter recommended that CMS continue to use its 2002 claims data to set the payment rated for these drugs.

    Response: We appreciate these insightful comments and agree with the commenters that the time it takes for hospitals to realize cost savings (or price decreases) from purchasing generic products is longer than we initially expected because of the various reasons described by the commenters. Further research on this issue also shows that cost savings due to competition between generic and name brand drugs can vary. One reason is that in some cases regulations allow the first generic marketed to compete with a name brand drug to have a period of exclusivity during which time no other generics may come on the market. This period of exclusivity may mean that cost savings during this period of exclusivity are less than cost savings that occur once more than one generic is put on the market. For 2004, we believe that calculating payment rates for generics according to the methodology discussed above would not sufficiently take into consideration the true costs incurred by hospitals for purchasing generic products. Therefore, we believe that it is appropriate to calculate the payment rates for generics according to the same methodology used for other separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals.

    6. Orphan Drugs

    In the proposed rule we stated that we no longer believe that paying for orphan drugs at reasonable cost, outside of OPPS is appropriate, and we proposed the following payment policy:

    • We proposed to continue using the same criteria to identify single indication orphan drugs (67 FR 66772).
    • We proposed to discontinue retrospective cost payments and to make prospective payments under the OPPS for those identified single indication orphan drugs.
    • We proposed to base payments on the same methodology we use to pay for other drugs including any limitation on payment reductions (as described above).
    • We proposed to make separate payment for the single indication orphan drugs and place them in APCs.

    The 11 single indication orphan drugs that would be affected by our proposal are: (J0205 Injection, alglucerase, per 10 units; J0256 Injection, alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor, 10 mg; J9300 Gemtuzumab ozogamicin, 5 mg; and J1785 Injection, imiglucerase, per unit); J2355 Injection, oprelvekin, 5 mg; J3240 Injection, thyrotropin alpha, 0.9 mg; Start Printed Page 63453J7513 Daclizumab parenteral, 25 mg; J9015 Aldesleukin, per vial; J9160 Denileukin diftitox, 300 mcg; J9216 Interferon, gamma 1-b, 3 million units; and Q2019 Injection, basiliximab, 20 mg.

    We solicited comments on these proposals and requested that commenters submit information meeting the same criteria as comments for other drugs (as discussed above). We received numerous comments, all of which were in opposition to our proposals regarding payment for orphan drugs.

    Comment: Every commenter who commented on the changes we proposed regarding payments for single indication orphan drugs opposed our proposal to discontinue payment for orphan drugs on a reasonable cost basis and to instead use the same methodology to set payment amounts for the single indication orphan drugs that we use to set rates for other drugs. Commenters stated that doing so would create serious access problems for patients who rely on an orphan drug for treatment of a rare disease because hospitals would no longer be able to afford to treat them. A number of commenters were particularly concerned by the decreased payment rate proposed for alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor. Some pointed out that the data we used to calculate payments for orphan drugs are especially flawed because of the low volume, high cost characteristics of orphan drugs, complicated by errors in the way hospitals bill for drugs generally. Recommendations from commenters included: applying the dampening rule to limit decreases to 10% of reasonable cost payments in 2003; establishing a payment floor; and, continuing to pay for orphan drugs on a reasonable cost basis.

    Response: We carefully reviewed commenters' concerns about the impact our proposal would have on patient access to orphan drugs. We do not dispute that orphan drugs used solely to treat an orphan condition are generally expensive and, by definition, are rarely used. We also recognize that coding changes may have resulted in questionable billing data. However, we believe that it is important to balance these concerns with maintaining a consistent payment system for hospital outpatient department services overall, and to limit to the maximum possible extent payment for services or items outside the OPPS. We also discussed in the August 12 proposed rule our concerns about the increased number of drugs that meet our criteria for special payment status as single indication orphan drugs and the resulting increase in the number of hospital outpatient services that would be paid outside the OPPS were we to continue to pay for these drugs on a reasonable cost basis. It was in light of these factors that we proposed to discontinue payment for single indication orphan drugs on a reasonable cost basis outside the OPPS and to use our claims data as the basis for setting payment rates for those drugs that we have identified as meeting our criteria for special payment status as single indication orphan drugs. We also proposed to pay separately for the single indication orphan drugs and to assign each of them to an APC.

    Having weighed the concerns raised by commenters and our concerns about the increasing number of outpatient services that would be paid outside the OPPS were we to continue the current policy of paying for single indication orphan drugs on a reasonable cost basis, we have decided that beneficiaries, hospitals, and the Medicare program will be best served over the long term by our making payment for the single indication orphan drugs under the OPPS at 88 percent of the AWP. We arrived at 88 percent based on our analysis of claims data, and our intent that payment be sufficient to ensure that all beneficiaries have access to needed drugs. Among the 11 orphan drugs, the highest median cost in the claims data was approximately 78 percent of the AWP. After considering comments we received on the proposed rule, we were concerned that merely adopting the existing highest percentage of the AWP may not ensure that a sufficient payment amount is established in all cases prospectively. We therefore have provided for an additional margin of ten percentage points to account for possible future increases, and ensure sufficient payment. This results in the percentage of 88 percent that we have adopted in this final rule.

    However, we received information consistent with our request for verifiable data (68 FR 47998) that indicates the payment amounts we proposed for alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor, for imiglucerase, and for alglucerase do not reflect the price at which these drugs are widely available to the hospital market. This information, combined with the concerns expressed by commenters generally that the payment amounts we proposed for the 11 drugs that meet our criteria for special payment as single indication orphan drugs are too low and may threaten beneficiary access to the drugs, have persuaded us to make final one modification to the method we proposed for setting payment rates for drugs that are paid as single indication orphan drugs under the OPPS. That is, rather than using claims data to calculate payment rates for single indication orphan drugs that meet our criteria for special payment under the OPPS, we are setting payment for all but two of these drugs at 88 percent of their AWP as established in the April 1, 2003 single drug pricer (SDP). As discussed above, we received information about the widely available market price for imiglucerase and alglucerase, and, based on that information, we have priced these two drugs at 94 percent of their AWP.

    We believe that this policy is a reasonable compromise. It enables us to set a prospective payment amount under the OPPS for qualified single indication orphan drugs. But, by increasing payment levels for these low volume drugs, we minimize the risk of compromising beneficiary access to treatment for life-threatening, rare diseases.

    Therefore, we have set payment rates for single indication orphan drugs in accordance with the following policy, effective January 1, 2004:

    • We are using the same criteria that we implemented in CY 2003 to identify single indication orphan drugs used solely for an orphan condition for special payment under the OPPS;
    • We are discontinuing payment on a reasonable cost basis for single indication orphan drugs furnished in the outpatient department of hospital that is subject to the OPPS;
    • We are making separate payment for single indication orphan drugs and assigning them to APCs;
    • We are setting payment under the 2004 OPPS for single indication orphan drugs at 88 percent of the AWP listed for these drugs in the April 1, 2003 single drug pricer unless we are presented with verifiable information that shows that our payment rate does not reflect the price that is widely available to the hospital market.

    Comment: Several commenters objected to our special treatment for only 11 orphan drugs, rather than including all of the drugs that the FDA designates as having orphan status. A few commenters recommended that we set the criteria for special treatment based on claims volume instead of our current criteria. That is, CMS would set a criterion for “high volume” drugs based on a threshold of 30,000 or more claims per year. Then, any FDA-designated orphan drug with less than the threshold volume of claims would be subject to special payment under the OPPS as an orphan drug.

    Response: Using the statutory authority at section 1833(t)(1)(B)(i) of Start Printed Page 63454the Act, which gives the Secretary broad authority to designate covered OPD services under the OPPS, we have established criteria which distinguish these 11 drugs from other drugs designated as orphan drugs by the FDA under the Orphan Drug Act. Our determination under this authority to provide special payment for a subset of FDA-designated orphan drugs does not affect FDA's classification of drugs under the Orphan Drug Act. Because these 11 drugs have a low volume of patient use, lack other indications, and have no other source of payment, we allow special treatment of them so beneficiaries can continue to have access to them. Because these 11 drugs are used solely to treat an orphan condition that affects a relatively low number of beneficiaries, hospitals receive payment for a low volume of cases by definition, and the cost of the drug is not spread across other uses. We are concerned that if we were to adopt the commenter's recommendation that we qualify all FDA-designated orphan drugs under a particular volume threshold for special payment under the OPPS, we could be expanding this special payment provision, which is meant to target the small number of orphan drugs that are used solely to treat rare diseases, to drugs that are used for other conditions and indications, for which hospitals would also be receiving payment. Therefore, we are not adding a volume threshold to our criteria for identifying orphan drugs that receive special payment under the OPPS in 2004.

    7. Vaccines

    Outpatient hospital departments administer large amounts of the vaccines for influenza (flu) and pneumococcal pneumonia (PPV), typically by participating in immunization programs. In recent years, the availability and cost of some vaccines (particularly the flu vaccine) have fluctuated considerably. As discussed in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66718), we were advised by providers that OPPS payment was insufficient to cover the costs of the flu vaccine and that access of Medicare beneficiaries to flu vaccines might be limited. They cited the timing of updates to OPPS rates as a major concern. They said that our update methodology, which uses 2-year-old claims data to recalibrate payment rates would never be able to take into account yearly fluctuations in the cost of the flu vaccine. We agreed and decided to pay hospitals for influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines based on a reasonable cost methodology. As a result of this change, hospitals, home health agencies (HHAs), and hospices were paid at reasonable cost for these vaccines in 2003. We are aware that access concerns continue to exist for these vaccines; therefore, we proposed to continue paying for influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines under reasonable cost methodology.

    We received no comments regarding our payment proposal for vaccines, and finalize our proposal in this rule.

    8. Blood and Blood Products

    Since the OPPS was first implemented in August 2000, separate payment has been made for blood and blood products in APCs rather than packaging them into payment for the procedures with which they were administered. We proposed to continue to pay separately for blood and blood products.

    The list of APCs containing blood and blood products can be found in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66750). We note that the APCs for these products are intended to make payment for the costs of the products. Costs for storage and other administrative expenses are packaged into the APCs for the procedures with which the products are used.

    As described in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66773), we applied a special dampening option to blood and blood products that had significant reductions in payment rates from 2002 to 2003. For 2003, we limited the decrease in payment rates for blood and blood products to approximately 15 percent.

    After careful comparison of the 2003 dampened medians with the 2004 medians from our claims data, we determined that establishing payment rates based on the 2004 median costs would, for many blood and blood products, result in payments that are significantly lower than hospital acquisition costs. In order to mitigate any significant payment reductions and to minimize any compromise in access of beneficiaries to these products, we proposed a 10 percent limit to decreases in payment rates for blood and blood products from 2003 to 2004.

    We solicited comment on this proposal, especially from hospitals. Specifically, we solicited comments that include verifiable information about the widely available acquisition cost of commonly used blood and blood products.

    We received several comments on this proposal, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: Several hospital groups supported the recommendation made by the APC Panel at its August 22, 2003 meeting and urged us to consider freezing 2004 payment rates for blood and blood products at the 2003 levels. A few commenters recommended that CMS use data provided by suppliers of blood and blood products to help set payment rates for 2004. Two commenters stated that major blood organizations are prepared to share the data for verification with CMS. Another commenter recommended that CMS base payments on either reasonable cost or external data.

    Response: After carefully reviewing the concerns expressed by commenters and analyzing the further reductions in payment that would result from using our 2002 claims data, even with the 10 percent limit on payment decreases that we proposed, we are convinced that our payments would be considerably lower than what it costs hospitals to acquire blood and blood products. Further, we are mindful of the increasing number of tests required to ensure the safety of the nation's blood supply, which is adding to the cost of processing blood and blood products. Therefore, in order to ensure that our beneficiaries have uninterrupted access to safe blood and blood products, we agree with the recommendation of commenters and the APC Panel that we freeze payments for blood and blood products in 2004 at 2003 payment levels rather than implement our proposal to limit payment decreases to 10 percent. This will enable us to undertake further study of the issues raised by commenters and by presenters at the August APC Panel meeting, without putting beneficiary access to blood and blood products at risk. Therefore, effective for services furnished on or after January 1, 2004, the payment rates for blood and blood products will not change from their 2003 levels.

    Comment: One commenter was concerned that while autologous blood and directed donor blood do not have separate CPT codes, hospitals' costs to obtain them are different. Hospitals can only report charges for the autologous blood unit if the patient receives it; otherwise, hospitals must absorb the cost of the autologous donation. The same commenter also suggested that CMS research the issue of whether providing blood to patients with special needs would increase hospital costs. The commenter stated that hospitals do not receive additional payment when conducting national searches to meet special blood needs. Another commenter was concerned that drugs and biologicals were dampened to a Start Printed Page 63455lesser extent than blood and blood products. The commenter requested that CMS discontinue the differential dampening and apply the dampening rule equally.

    Response: The commenter's concerns about rules governing payment for autologous blood and the costs associated with procuring blood for patients with special needs fall outside the scope of our proposed rule. These questions require further analysis and study, which we cannot undertake in time for implementation of the 2004 update of the OPPS. However, as we examine the current policies that affect payment for blood and blood products under the OPPS, we will consider both of the commenter's concerns.

    As for the comment regarding adoption of a uniform dampening policy for both separately payable drugs as well as blood and blood products, this concern is no longer an issue because of our decision to freeze payment rates for blood and blood products at their 2003 levels for 2004.

    Comment: Several commenters requested that CMS provide and promote guidance on correct coding and billing for blood and blood products to hospitals and other providers.

    Response: We acknowledge the need for comprehensive billing and coding guidelines for hospitals and other providers. This is an area we expect to address in the near future.

    9. Intravenous Immune Globulin

    In the proposed rule, we discussed public comments suggesting that we reclassify intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) as a blood and blood product. We stated that after a review of claims data, we believe that payment for these products is appropriate using the methodology we proposed to implement for other drugs and biologicals. Therefore, we proposed to continue to classify IVIG as a biologic. We solicited comments on this proposal.

    We received several comments on this proposal, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: Several trade associations, manufacturers, patient organizations and individual commenters urged CMS to classify intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) under the “blood and blood product category.” They indicated that IVIG is derived from plasma fractionation similar to other products categorized as a blood and blood product by CMS; and, furthermore, IVIG falls within the FDA's definition of “blood and blood product.” Some of the commenters expressed concern about the potential negative impact on patient access as a result of our proposed payment policy. Another commenter requested that we consider all plasma-derived products and their recombinant analogs as blood products.

    Response: We appreciate these comments. However, we continue to believe that IVIG and other plasma-derived therapies and their recombinant analogs are comparable to other drugs and biologicals, and they do not have the same access concerns as other blood and blood products. Our policy regarding IVIG and plasma therapies were described in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66774). For 2004, IVIG will be a separately payable item, and its payment rate will be based on approximately 26,500 claims for approximately 1.5 million services. As mentioned in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule (68 FR 48005), analysis of the claims data indicated that hospital costs and billing practices for IVIG have been consistent over the past two years. Therefore, we believe that the 2002 claims data contain a sufficiently robust set of claims for IVIG on which to base the payment rate for this item using the methodology that will be used for other separately payable non-pass-through drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals.

    10. Payment for Split Unit of Blood

    Since implementation of the OPPS, we have assigned status indicator “E” to HCPCS code P9011, blood (split unit). Status indicator “E” designates services for which payment is not allowed under the OPPS or services that are not covered by Medicare. P9011 was created to identify situations where one unit of red blood cells or whole blood, for example, is split and half of the unit is transfused to one patient and the other half to another patient. Because use of split units is not uncommon, we proposed to change the status indicator for P9011 from “E” to “K” and assign it to a blood and blood product APC that pays approximately 50 percent of the payment for the whole unit of blood. We proposed to assign P9011 to APC 0957 (Platelet concentrate) with a payment rate of $37.30. We invited comments on this proposed change in the status indicator and payment amount for P9011.

    We received a few comments on this proposal, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: Commenters pointed out that there was a typographical error in the proposed rule in which we referred to the split unit of blood as P9010 rather than P9011.

    Response: We agree this was an error and have corrected it in this preamble and are making final our proposal to assign P9011 to APC 0957 (platelet concentrate).

    11. Other Issues

    We proposed to continue our payment policy for Procrit and Aranesp for calendar year 2004. As explained in detail in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66758), Aranesp and Procrit are in separate APCs, and are paid at equivalent rates with the application of a ratio to convert the dosage units of Aranesp into units of Procrit. We indicated that we might refine the conversion ratio as soon as feasible based on information not available at the time we established the current conversion ratio.

    We have continued to gather information regarding an appropriate conversion ratio by reviewing recent published studies and data from alternative sources. In the proposed rule, we stated that we remain open to establishing a different conversion ratio in the final rule if we conclude that a change is warranted based on public comments and information submitted during the public comment period and/or any other information we consider in developing the final rule. Therefore, we proposed to continue with the current policy regarding payment for Procrit and Aranesp, including the current conversion ratio. We solicited comments on this issue and we stated that we would base any changes to our current payment policy for these two drugs only on data that we could make available to the public.

    We received several comments on this proposal, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: We received several comments concerning payment under the OPPS for erythropoietin and an erythropoietin-like product. Specifically, the comments pertained to payment for AranespTM (marketed by Amgen) and Procrit TM (marketed by Ortho Biotech) under the OPPS and the decision we made for 2003 with respect to an appropriate conversion ratio to ensure that these products, which use the same biological mechanism to produce the same results, are paid at the same rate .

    Response: Erythropoietin, a protein produced by the kidney, stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. In severe kidney disease, the kidney is not able to produce normal amounts of erythropoietin and this leads to the anemia. Additionally, certain chemotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of some cancers suppress the bone marrow and cause anemia. Treatment with exogenous erythropoietin can increase red blood Start Printed Page 63456cell production in these patients and thus treat their anemia.

    In the late 1980's, scientists used recombinant DNA technology to produce an erythropoietin-like protein called epoetin alfa. Epoetin alfa has exactly the same amino acid structure as the erythropoietin humans produce naturally and, when given to patients with anemia, stimulates red blood cell production.

    Two commercial epoetin-alfa products are currently marketed in the United States: EpogenTM (marketed by Amgen) and Procrit TM (marketed by Ortho Biotech). These products are exactly the same but are marketed under two different trade names. Both EpogenTM and Procrit TM are approved by the FDA for marketing for the following conditions: (1) Treatment of anemia related to chronic renal failure (including patients on and not on dialysis), (2) treatment of Zidovudine-related anemia in HIV patients, (3) treatment of anemia in cancer patients on chemotherapy, and (4) treatment of anemia related to allogenic blood transfusions in surgery patients. Both products are given either intravenously or subcutaneously up to three times a week.

    Amgen developed a new erythropoietin-like product, darbepoetin alfa, which it markets as AranespTM. Also produced by recombinant DNA technology, darbepoetin alfa differs from epoetin alfa by the addition of two carbohydrate chains. The addition of these two carbohydrate chains affects the biologic half-life of the compound. This change, in turn, affects how often the biological can be administered, which yields a decreased dosing schedule for darbepoetin alfa by comparison to epoetin alfa. Amgen has received FDA approval to market AranespTM for treatment of anemia related to chronic renal failure (including patients on and not on dialysis) and for treatment of chemotherapy-related anemia in cancer patients.

    Because darbepoetin alfa has two additional carbohydrate side-chains, it is not structurally identical to epoetin alfa. However, the two products use the same biological mechanism to produce the same clinical results—stimulation of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.

    These biologicals are dosed in different units. Epoetin alfa is dosed in Units per kilogram (U/kg) of patient weight and darbepoetin alfa in micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg). The difference in dosing metric is due to changes in the accepted convention at the time of each product's development. At the time epoetin alfa was developed, biologicals (such as those developed through recombinant DNA) were typically dosed in International Units (IU or Units for short), a measure of the product's biologic activity. They were not dosed by weight (for example, micrograms) because of a concern that weight might not accurately reflect their standard biologic activity. The biologic activity of such products can now be accurately predicted by weight, however, and manufacturers have begun specifying the doses of such biologicals by weight. No standard formula exists for converting amounts of a biologic dosed in Units to amounts of a drug dosed by weight.

    In the clinical management of individual patients, CMS recognizes that no precise method of converting an epoetin alfa dose to a darbepoetin alfa dose has yet been established for any of the approved clinical uses. There are general guidelines for conversion and clinicians modify the dose based on the patient's hematopoietic response after the start of treatment with the new biological. For the purpose of developing a payment policy, however, it is feasible to establish a method of converting the dose of each of these drugs to the other. This payment methodology is intended to reflect average dosing requirements for the entire Medicare target population, and is not intended to serve as a guide for dosing individual patients.

    As part of the process to define and further refine a payment conversion ratio between these biologicals, CMS held a series of meetings with representatives from both Amgen and Ortho Biotech. Both companies provided substantial new data, both published and unpublished. We also reviewed the Food and Drug Administration labeling for each product (EpogenTM, ProcritTM, and AranespTM), hired an independent contractor to review the available clinical evidence, and performed an internal review of this evidence as well. CMS took into consideration both published and unpublished studies as well as abstracts, conference reports, clinical guidelines, marketing material, and other reports and materials provided by Amgen and Ortho Biotech.

    As noted in the OPPS final rule for 2003, CMS was interested in having a “head-to-head” comparison of epoetin alfa to darbepoetin alfa either in patients with chronic kidney disease or in cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia, and in which appropriate outcome measures were used. Because no head-to-head study has yet been completed, CMS also considered clinical studies that either compared both products to each other or that linked the dose of a particular product with an appropriate health outcome measure. For the 2003 OPPS, we held a series of meetings with both Amgen and Ortho Biotech. We examined the written and published information provided by both companies, reviewed the FDA labeling for each product, hired an independent contractor to review available clinical evidence and performed an internal review of the evidence as well. In our review, we placed the greatest emphasis on published, high quality clinical studies and looked for the best possible estimates based on an evaluation of the dosing of each product that, on average, produced the same clinical response. Based on our own review of the evidence, our consultation with the independent contractor who also reviewed the evidence, and our discussions with each company, we established a conversion ratio for purposes of payment in 2003 of 260 International Units of epoetin alfa to one microgram of darbepoetin alfa (260:1).

    Since publication of the OPPS final rule for 2003, we have continued to review and refine our analysis of the appropriate conversion ratio between these biologicals. In order to facilitate analysis of the non-peer reviewed materials submitted by Amgen and Ortho Biotech, we initiated a process in July 2003, in which each company shared with CMS, our contractor, and each other, a detailed description of the methods used in each of their unpublished clinical studies. Each company was then asked to submit to us their comments as well as the responses to questions raised by the other company's review. Finally, based on our analysis of this information, CMS submitted questions to each company to clarify their views. The final payment conversion ratio is based on our analysis of the information submitted during the process described above, as well as claims analysis, and other publicly available information.

    Chemotherapy-induced anemia: The articles submitted by the manufacturers regarding treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA) were all observational, retrospective, cohort studies. Several of these studies were conducted with a high degree of attention to minimizing avoidable bias and maximizing data integrity. Observational studies are, however, unavoidably subject to patient selection bias since study subjects are not randomly assigned to the groups being compared. It is not possible to eliminate the possibility that the choice of Start Printed Page 63457erythropoetic agent was somehow systematically linked to characteristics of the patients treated. Similarities or differences in clinical response may reflect either baseline patient characteristics or the effects of the therapy being studied.

    Another major limitation of observational studies is that the researcher typically has no control over the manner in which the intervention under study has been delivered. In this instance, an additional difficulty with using observational studies to assess the equivalence of dosages of epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa in chemotherapy-induced anemia in cancer patients is that the response to these drugs may be disease-driven, dosage-driven, or both (depending for example, among other factors, on the individual cancer patient's level of endogenous erythropoietin). A large range of dosages of both epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa may show similar effects in any given patient and higher than necessary dosages may not be reflected in greater elevations of hemoglobin. More generally, the populations in the reported studies may show different results due to differences in demographics, health status, types of cancer, and cancer treatments.

    Beyond these methodological concerns, the question of what constitutes the best indicator of drug effect remains unsettled. Studies in the literature have used one or more of the following end-points to analyze the effects of erythropoietic drugs:

    1. Hemoglobin response—an increase from baseline of >2 g/dL (usually in the absence of transfusion in the preceding 28 days)

    2. Hematopoietic response—Hemoglobin increase of >2g/dL from baseline or a hemoglobin >12g/dL

    3. Mean change in hemoglobin “ the mean increase in hemoglobin from baseline (usually in the absence of transfusion in the preceding 28 days)

    4. Transfusions of red blood cells “ the number (percent) of patients requiring transfusion measured at various time intervals.

    Studies submitted by one of the manufacturers proposed additional measures such as “early hemoglobin response” (the hemoglobin rise from baseline at 4 or 5 weeks) and the “area under the curve” defined by hemoglobin increases from baseline. The FDA has not used these measures as criteria for registration (i.e., market approval) and they do not appear to be regularly used in the peer reviewed literature of erythropoietic drugs and their use either in kidney disease or in oncology. Therefore, their clinical significance is unclear at this time. They do, however, raise the question of how hemoglobin response patterns affect symptoms that matter most to patients. Both companies are conducting additional clinical studies to address further the potential importance of front-loaded regimens that provide high initial doses of erythropoietic drugs in order to stimulate a more rapid clinical response.

    During the process of exchanging and critiquing study methods, Amgen and Ortho-Biotech each raised significant methodological concerns about the study designs used to obtain new data. In addition to the overall concern about the observational methodology and selection of the outcome chosen for purposes of comparison, the following concerns were raised:

    —the use of survival curves to analyze clinical data in this context

    —the possible effect of patient functional status on erythropoietic response

    —the technique for calculating mean values for drug dosages (arithmetic vs geometric means)

    —the strategy for deciding how to handle data from patients who received transfusions

    —the significance of an early rise in hemoglobin, and/or the significance of measures of hemoglobin response over the entire 12-16 week treatment interval

    Each company provided extensive and compelling discussions of these and other issues, highlighting the fact that conclusions regarding the relative potency of these products are inherently limited by the nature and quality of the clinical data that currently exist. Despite the limitations of the available studies, CMS believes that it has sufficient data to establish a reasonable conversion ratio for payment purposes.

    Amgen submitted several observational studies, including one community-based study and three medication use evaluations (MUE). While interim results from two of these studies have been published in peer-reviewed journals, final results have not yet been subjected to full peer review. In one study (Vadhan-Raj, 2003), patients were started on darbepoetin at 3 mcg/kg every other week (QOW). The patients received up to 8 doses (16 weeks). The patients had hemoglobin (Hgb) responses comparable to that seen with epoetin 40,000-60,000 IU per week. The protocol allowed a dose increase and 43 percent of participants had their darbepoetin dose increased to 5 mcg/kg/QOW per the protocol. Virtually all of the Amgen studies produced results that suggested a conversion ratio of 400:1.

    Ortho Biotech submitted early unpublished results from a multicenter head-to-head trial of 40,000 IU of epoetin weekly compared to 200 mcg of darbepoetin every other week. The primary end-point is the change in Hgb from baseline at week 5, and initial results show significantly greater increase in Hgb for patients treated with epoetin. Ortho Biotech also submitted data from several retrospective analyses of medical charts and electronic medial records, totaling several thousand patients. None of these studies have yet been peer-reviewed or published. All of the Ortho-sponsored studies provide results suggesting that the appropriate conversion ratio is 260:1 or less.

    In the observational studies that directly compare Aranesp and Procrit for the treatment of CIA, and report total dose per patient per episode of both epoetin and darbepoetin, the ratio of mean total doses is 341:1 and the ratio of median total doses is 352:1. However, selection bias may affect the validity of these studies. CMS therefore believes that the above-mentioned ratios may still overestimate, at least modestly, the potency of darbepoetin alfa relative to epoetin alfa. An analysis of Medicare claims data from 2002 and 2003 determined that the ratio of utilization of Procrit to Aranesp in Medicare patients was 330:1 (units:mcg).

    As noted above, a conversion ratio between the dosages of these two products is not meant to guide what should be done for individual patients in clinical practice. In addition, by using a conversion ratio CMS is not attempting to establish a lower or upper limit on the amount of either biological a physician can prescribe to a patient. CMS expects that physicians will continue to prescribe these biologicals based on their own clinical judgment of the needs of individual patients.

    Based on our own review of the evidence, our consultation with the independent contactor who also reviewed the evidence, and our discussions with Amgen and Ortho Biotech, CMS concludes that an appropriate conversion ratio for the purposes of a payment policy is 330 International Units of epoetin alfa to one microgram of darbepoetin alfa (330:1) for the purpose of treating chemotherapy-induced anemia.

    Chronic Kidney Disease without dialysis: It is well established that as a patient progresses through the stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), erythropoietin levels decline and anemia tends to develop. Furthermore, Start Printed Page 63458CKD patients are a very heterogeneous population, and it is likely that they will need varying doses of erythropoietic drugs as their CKD progresses to ESRD. At the present time there are no head-to-head randomized controlled clinical trials that look at erythropoietic drug needs across the spectrum of CKD.

    Amgen presented studies that examined the effect of darbepoetin on hemoglobin in this population. Two studies showed a dose conversion ratio (DCR) range between 215-330. These were observational studies similarly affected by the methodological weaknesses of this study design previously discussed for chemotherapy-induced anemia. A third study submitted by Amgen showed a DCR of 168:1 and is the only study that prospectively looked at darbepoetin and epoetin.

    We estimate that no more than 10 percent of the Medicare patients who receive darbepoetin in the hospital outpatient setting receive it solely because of CKD. As a result, at this time, we believe that it could be confusing and burdensome for hospitals as well as the Medicare claims processing systems to use different HCPCS codes assigned to different APCs in order to distinguish and pay different amounts for darbepoetin used by patients with CIA from darbepoetin used by patients with CKD. Therefore, given the heterogeneity of the population, the general paucity of scientific evidence on CKD, the estimated low incidence of CKD-only indications in the OPPS population, and the potential burden on providers of requiring different codes for different indications, we are not establishing a different payment rate for darbepoetin for CKD at this time. However, CMS invites the submission of peer reviewed clinical data to further illuminate the issue. Therefore, we are going to use a 330:1 conversion ratio for CKD also and, therefore, a single APC payment rate for darbepoetin alfa, in 2004.

    VII. Wage Index Changes for CY 2004

    Section 1833(t)(2)(D) of the Act requires that we determine a wage adjustment factor to adjust for geographic wage differences, in a budget neutral manner, that portion of the OPPS payment rate and copayment amount that is attributable to labor and labor-related costs.

    We used the proposed Federal fiscal year (FY) 2004 hospital inpatient PPS wage index to make wage adjustments in determining the proposed payment rates set forth in the proposed rule. We also proposed to use the final FY 2004 hospital inpatient wage index to calculate the final CY 2004 payment rates and coinsurance amounts for OPPS. Therefore, we have used the corrected final FY 2004 hospital inpatient wage index to make wage adjustments in determining the final payments rates set forth in this final rule. The corrected final FY 2004 hospital inpatient wage index published as Tables 4A, 4B, and 4C in the October 6, 2003 Federal Register (68 FR 57732 through 57758) is reprinted in this final rule as Addendum H—Wage Index for Urban Areas; Addendum I—Wage Index for Rural Areas; and Addendum J—Wage Index for Hospitals That Are Reclassified. We used the corrected final FY 2004 hospital inpatient wage index to calculate the payment rates and coinsurance amounts published in this final rule to implement the OPPS for CY 2004. We note however, that from time to time, there are mid-year corrections to these wage indices and that our contractors will adopt and implement the mid-year changes for OPPS in the same manner that they make mid-year changes for inpatient hospital prospective payment.

    We received several comments on how we apply the wage index in setting rates.

    Comment: Commenters stated that we should exempt the device portion of the median cost from wage adjustment. They indicated that the wage index reflects the variation in wages and that applying it to 60 percent of an APC payment where part of that payment is for devices, to which the wage index is not applicable, results in inappropriately low payments in rural areas and discourages the expansion of state of the art technologies to rural hospitals. A commenter indicated that we should work with the commenter to calculate and publish a list of the device percentages for each APC and that the wage index adjustment should not be applied to that portion of the APC.

    Response: To apply the wage index only to the non-device portion of the APC payment will mean a significant revision to the methodology used to calculate the relative weights and the conversion factor as well as changes to the system that applies the wage index on individual claims. When we calculate median costs, we divide 60 percent of the cost by the wage index for the hospital to neutralize the cost for the effects of the wage index. In addition, when we determine the conversion factor, we calculate a wage adjustment scalar to adjust for any increase or decrease that may occur to total payments from changes in the wage index. Moreover, it cannot be assumed that not applying the wage index to the device portion of the APC payment will result in increased payment for APCs that require devices. In localities that have high wage indices, this change could result in reductions in payments for device APCs. For example, if the wage index is 1.5 and the national APC payment is $10,000, the wage index applied to 60 percent of the APC increases the payment to the high wage index hospital to $13,000. If the wage index is 0.9, the wage index applied to 60 percent of the APC decreases the payment to the hospital to $9,400. However, if the wage index is applied only to 20 percent of the APC payment because 80 percent of the cost of the APC is for the device, the hospital in the high wage index area will now get $11,000 (a $2,000 loss) and the hospital in the low wage index area will now get $9,800 (a $400 gain).

    Also, because the wage index is used to neutralize costs derived from charges and is a factor in the conversion factor, the $10,000 payment in the example may change. To gauge the full impact of such a change, we would have to undertake significant statistical analysis. We will continue to apply the wage index to 60 percent of the APC for 2004. However, we recognize the need to reassess whether this percentage is correct in view of the packaging of high cost devices into APCs and will make every effort to do a reassessment for 2005 OPPS proposed rule. If we determine that a change to the percentage might be appropriate, we will propose it in the 2005 OPPS NPRM.

    VIII. Copayment for CY 2004

    In the November 30, 2001 final rule (66 FR 59887), we adopted a methodology that applied five rules for calculating APC copayment amounts when payments for APC groups change because the APCs' relative weights are recalibrated or when individual services are reclassified from one APC group to another. In calculating the unadjusted copayment amounts for 2004, we encountered circumstances that the methodology in the November 30, 2001 final rule either did not address or whose applicability was ambiguous. Therefore, we proposed to revise and clarify the methodology we would follow to calculate unadjusted copayment amounts, including situations in which recalibration of the relative payment weight of an existing APC results in a change in the APC payment; situations in which reclassification of HCPCS codes from an existing APC to another APC results in a change in the APC payment; and situations in which newly created APCs are comprised of HCPCS codes from existing APCs. Start Printed Page 63459

    As we stated in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, as a general rule, we would seek to lower the coinsurance rate for the services in an APC from the prior year. This principle is consistent with section 1833(t)(8)(C)(ii) of the Act, which accelerates the reduction in the national unadjusted coinsurance rate so that beneficiary liability will eventually equal 20 percent of the OPPS payment rate for all OPPS services and with section 1833(t)(3)(B), which indicates the congressional goal of achieving 20 percent coinsurance when fully phased in and gives the Secretary the authority to set rules for determining copayment amounts to new services. However, in no event is the proposed 2004 unadjusted coinsurance amount for an APC group lower than 20 percent or greater than 50 percent of the payment rate.

    We proposed to determine copayment amounts in 2004 and subsequent years in accordance with the following rules.

    1. When an APC group consists solely of HCPCS codes that were not paid under the OPPS the prior year because they were packaged or excluded or are new codes, the unadjusted copayment amount would be 20 percent of the APC payment rate.

    2. If a new APC that did not exist during the prior year is created and consists of HCPCS codes previously assigned to other APCs, the copayment amount is calculated as the product of the APC payment rate and the lowest coinsurance percentage of the codes comprising the new APC.

    3. If no codes are added to or removed from an APC and, after recalibration of its relative payment weight, the new payment rate is equal to or greater than the prior year's rate, the copayment amount remains constant (unless the resulting coinsurance percentage is less than 20 percent).

    4. If no codes are added to or removed from an APC and, after recalibration of its relative payment weight, the new payment rate is less than the prior year's rate, the copayment amount is calculated as the product of the new payment rate and the prior year's coinsurance percentage.

    5. If HCPCS codes are added to or deleted from an APC, and, after recalibrating its relative payment weight, holding its unadjusted copayment amount constant results in a decrease in the coinsurance percentage for the reconfigured APC, the copayment amount would not change (unless retaining the copayment amount would result in a coinsurance rate less than 20 percent).

    6. If HCPCS codes are added to an APC, and, after recalibrating its relative payment weight, holding its unadjusted copayment amount constant results in an increase in the coinsurance percentage for the reconfigured APC, the copayment amount would be calculated as the product of the payment rate of the reconfigured APC and the lowest coinsurance percentage of the codes being added to the reconfigured APC.

    We stated in the proposed rule that this methodology would, in general, reduce the beneficiary coinsurance rate and copayment amount for APCs for which the payment rate changes as the result of the reconfiguration of APCs and/or the recalibration of relative payment weights. We received no comments from the public on our proposal for the calculation of beneficiary copayment amounts.

    The unadjusted copayment amounts for services payable under the OPPS effective January 1, 2004 are shown in Addendum A and Addendum B.

    IX. Conversion Factor Update for CY 2004

    Section 1833(t)(3)(C)(ii) of the Act requires us to update the conversion factor used to determine payment rates under the OPPS on an annual basis.

    Section 1833(t)(3)(C)(iv) of the Act provides that for 2004, the update is equal to the hospital inpatient market basket percentage increase applicable to hospital discharges under section 1886(b)(3)(B)(iii) of the Act.

    The forecast of the hospital market basket increase for FY 2004 published in the inpatient PPS proposed rule on May 19, 2003 was 3.5 percent. To set the proposed OPPS conversion factor for 2004, we increased the 2003 conversion factor of $52.151 (the figure from the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66788) by 3.5 percent.

    In accordance with section 1833(t)(9)(B) of the Act, we further adjusted the proposed conversion factor for 2004 to ensure that the revisions we proposed to update by means of the wage index are made on a budget-neutral basis. We calculated a budget neutrality factor of 1.003 for wage index changes by comparing total payments from our simulation model using the proposed FY 2004 hospital inpatient PPS wage index values to those payments using the current (FY 2003) wage index values. In addition, for CY 2004, allowed pass-through payments have decreased to 2 percent of total OPPS payments, down from 2.3 percent in CY 2003. The 0.3 percent was also used to adjust the conversion factor.

    The proposed market basket increase factor of 3.5 percent for 2004, the required wage index budget neutrality adjustment of approximately 1.003, and the 0.3 percent adjustment to the pass-through estimate, resulted in a proposed conversion factor for 2004 of $54.289.

    For purposes of updating the CY 2003 conversion factor to determine a final conversion factor for CY 2004 we applied an update factor based on the final hospital inpatient market basket increase for FY 2004 of 3.4 percent, as published in the final rule for IPPS on August 1, 2003. We further adjusted the conversion factor by applying a budget neutrality factor of 1.001 for wage index changes based on final FY 2004 hospital inpatient PPS wage index values as published in a correction notice to the IPPS final rule on October 6, 2003. In addition, for CY 2004, estimated pass-through payments have decreased to 1.3 percent of total OPPS payments, down from 2.3 percent in CY 2003. The conversion factor was further adjusted by the difference in estimated pass-through payments of 1.0 percent.

    The increase factor of 3.4 percent for 2004, the required wage index budget neutrality adjustment of slightly more than 1.001 and the 1.0 percent adjustment to the pass-through estimate, result in a final conversion factor for 2004 of $54.561.

    We received several comments concerning the conversion factor update for 2004, which are summarized below.

    Comment: Several commenters stated that the OPPS has been underfunded since its inception. One commenter stated that the OPPS conversion factor has increased by less than the full market basket increase and urged that we work with Congress to enact an annual outpatient update for 2005 that corrects for the funding gap. Other commenters, noting the preliminary estimate of pass-through spending in our proposed rule of August 12 of 1.0 percent of total OPPS payments, strongly urged us to return the remaining 1.0 percent to the conversion factor to help fund all other APCs.

    Response: As described elsewhere in this final rule, we have completed our estimate of pass-through spending for 2004. By statute, we are authorized to spend only 2.0 percent of total estimated OPPS payments on pass-through spending for 2004. According to the best information available to us at this time, we estimate the total pass-through spending to be 1.3 percent of total OPPS spending for 2004. For 2003, we estimated the total pass-through spending to be 2.3 percent of total. Thus, we have returned the additional 1.0 percent to the conversion factor. Start Printed Page 63460

    X. Outlier Policy and Elimination of Transitional Corridor Payments for CY 2004

    A. Outlier Policy for CY 2004

    For OPPS services furnished between August 1, 2000 and April 1, 2002, we calculated outlier payments in the aggregate for all OPPS services that appear on a bill in accordance with section 1833(t)(5)(D) of the Act. In the November 30, 2001 final rule (66 FR 59856, 59888), we specified that beginning with 2002, we would calculate outlier payments based on each individual OPPS service. We revised the aggregate method that we had used to calculate outlier payments and began to determine outliers on a service-by-service basis.

    As explained in the April 7, 2000 final rule (65 FR 18498), we set a target for outlier payments at 2.0 percent of total payments. For purposes of simulating payments to calculate outlier thresholds, we proposed to continue to set the target for outlier payments at 2.0 percent. For 2003, the outlier threshold is met when costs of furnishing a service or procedure exceed 2.75 times the APC payment amount, and the current outlier payment percentage is 45 percent of the amount of costs in excess of the threshold.

    For the reasons discussed in detail in section XI.E of this preamble, we proposed to establish two separate outlier thresholds, one for community mental health centers (CMHCs) and one for hospitals. For CY 2004, we proposed to continue to set the target for outlier payments at 2.0 percent of total OPPS payments (a portion of that 2.0 percent, 0.36 percent, would be allocated to CMHCs for PHP services). Based on our simulations for 2004, we proposed to set the hospital threshold for 2004 at 2.75 times the APC payment amount, and the proposed 2004 payment percentage applicable to costs over the threshold at 50 percent. We proposed to set the threshold for CMHCs for 2004 at 11.75 times the APC payment amount and the 2004 outlier payment percentage applicable to costs over the threshold at 50 percent. In this final rule, we are setting the target amount for outlier payments at 2.6 times the APC payment for hospitals and 3.65 times the APC payment for CMHCs. For 2004, the hospital outlier threshold is met when costs of furnishing a service or procedure exceed 2.6 times the APC payment amount and the outlier payment percentage is 50 percent of the amount of costs in excess of the threshold. Similarly, for CMHCs the threshold is met when costs of furnishing a service or procedure exceed 3.65 times the APC payment amount and the outlier payment percentage is 50 percent of the amount of costs in excess of the threshold.

    We received several comments concerning our proposal to establish two separate outlier pools, one for hospitals and another for CMHCs, and to determine eligibility for outlier payments by applying an outlier threshold of 2.75 times the APC payment for hospitals and 11.75 times the APC payment for CMHCs. The comments we received concerning that proposal are summarized in section XI E.3 along with our responses. Comments we received pertaining to other aspects of our proposal for outlier payments are summarized below:

    Comment: One hospital association contended that outpatient services that qualify for outlier payments should receive 80 percent of their costs above the threshold, rather than the proposed level of 50 percent. The association stated that an increased payment level would help to ameliorate the level of losses incurred by hospitals, such as teaching hospitals, that provide complex outpatient services and would make OPPS policy consistent with the policy under the IPPS. The association also pointed out that because we apply an outlier threshold that is a multiple of the APC payment, rather than a fixed dollar amount, hospitals that provide certain costlier services must absorb significantly more costs before even qualifying for outlier payments, making it even more important to increase the outlier payment percentage. The association recognized that increasing the payment percentage would require additional funds and recommended that we seriously consider increasing the outlier payment pool from its current level of 2.0 percent of total OPPS payments to 3.0 percent, the maximum allowed by law for 2004 and beyond.

    Response: Although we acknowledge the importance of outlier payments to providers, those payments are intended to ensure that the Medicare program shares, to some extent, in the extraordinarily high costs a provider may incur in caring for specific patients in unusual circumstances. Outlier payments are not intended to be paid on a routine or regular basis for treating the majority of Medicare beneficiaries. The APC payments are developed to be reasonable and adequate payment for all but the most extraordinary cases. At this time, we do not believe that it would be appropriate to shift additional funds from APC payments in order to increase the outlier payment percentage. Increasing the outlier pool would result in reduced payments for the majority of services providers furnish in order to make increased payments for the rare, extraordinarily high cost cases a provider may treat.

    Comment: A hospital association commented that we have furnished very little data on actual outlier payments under the OPPS, so hospitals have no way of knowing whether actual payments were higher or lower than estimated outlier payments and are unable to comment on the proper outlier threshold for OPPS. The association pointed out that we have historically furnished data on actual outlier payments in the IPPS rule and recommended that we furnish data on OPPS outlier payments so that hospitals may be able to make informed comments on the proper threshold.

    Response: Based on hospital and CMHC claims submitted for the period April 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002, outlier payments for that period amounted to 1.78 percent of total OPPS payments. The outlier target we were trying to achieve for that period was 1.5 percent of total OPPS payments. Outlier payments to hospitals alone amounted to 1.54 percent of total OPPS payments to hospitals, while outlier payments to CMHCs amounted to 49.8 percent of their total OPPS payments.

    B. Elimination of Transitional Corridor Payments for CY 2004

    Since the inception of the OPPS, providers have been eligible to receive additional transitional payments if the payments they received under the OPPS were less than the payments they would have received for the same services under the payment system in effect before the OPPS. Under 1833(t)(7) of the Act, most hospitals that realize lower payments under the OPPS received transitional corridor payments based on a percent of the decrease in payments. However, rural hospitals having 100 or fewer beds, as well as cancer hospitals and children's hospitals described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iii) and (v) of the Act, were held harmless under this provision and paid the full amount of the decrease in payments under the OPPS.

    Transitional corridor payments were intended to be temporary payments to ease providers' transition from the prior cost-based payment system to the prospective payment system. Beginning January 1, 2004, in accordance with section 1833(t)(7) of the Act, transitional corridor payments will no longer be paid to providers other than cancer hospitals and children's hospitals. Cancer hospitals and children's hospitals are held harmless permanently Start Printed Page 63461under the transitional corridor provisions of the statute.

    Since small rural hospitals may not be able to achieve the same level of operating efficiencies as larger rural hospitals and urban hospitals, we were concerned that the possible decrease in payments to these hospitals resulting from the elimination of the transitional corridor payments could result in these hospitals having to decrease or altogether cease to provide certain outpatient services. A reduction of services could have consequences for Medicare beneficiaries and their continued access to care in rural areas. In light of these concerns, we stated in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule that one thing we could do is to provide increased APC payments for clinic and emergency room visits furnished by rural hospitals having 100 or fewer beds. Any adjustment to payments for these hospitals would be made under the authority granted to the Secretary under section 1833(t)(2)(E) of the Act, to establish in a budget neutral manner adjustments as determined to be necessary to ensure equitable payments, such as adjustments for certain classes of hospitals. In the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we invited comments on whether we should provide an adjustment, such as the one described above, for small rural hospitals.

    We received a few comments regarding the elimination of transitional corridor payments, which are summarized below along with our responses.

    Comment: Two commenters stated that the loss of transitional corridor payments would dramatically affect revenues for rural hospitals; therefore, they supported increased payments to rural hospitals for clinic and emergency room visits. One hospital association recommended that we provide appropriate payment protections for small rural hospitals that provide emergency services to safeguard them from any adverse consequences stemming from the elimination of transitional corridor payments and to avoid life-threatening consequences by protecting beneficiaries' timely access to emergency services. Two additional commenters contended that our proposal would be inadequate and that to avoid curtailing services to Medicare beneficiaries relief is needed for small rural hospitals, sole community hospitals, and rural referral centers. They recommended that we continue transitional corridor payments using the authority we have to make adjustments under section 1833(t)(2)(E) of the Act. One commenter stated that our proposal failed to address other outpatient services that will be underpaid and suggested that transitional corridor payments be continued for a year while a more broad based payment methodology is developed for small rural hospitals. Another commenter recommended a rural APC add-on adjustment for all APCs paid to rural hospitals to acknowledge that these hospitals cannot achieve the same level of operating efficiencies as larger rural and urban hospitals. Another commenter argued that termination of transitional corridor payments was detrimental to all hospitals and recommended retaining transitional corridor payments for all hospitals.

    One commenter opposed shifting payments from larger hospitals in order to increase payments to small rural hospitals. The commenter stated that all hospitals, regardless of size and location, struggle with gaining operating efficiencies under the OPPS. One hospital association indicated that transitional corridor payments have been a critical source of financial support for many teaching hospitals and payments to these hospitals deserve further analyses by us, which would likely result in the conclusion that a teaching hospital adjustment is warranted. Several hospital associations expressed concern about our proposal to create differential payment rates between urban and rural hospitals for clinic and emergency room visits, and one questioned our legal authority to pay differently for the same service. One of the associations added that as a preferred alternative, it is urging the Congress to allocate additional resources to extend the transitional corridor and hold harmless provisions to all providers as well as urging the Congress to increase payments for clinic and emergency room visits for all hospitals. Another of the hospital associations stated that it does not support a budget neutral, redistributive adjustment through regulation, but is instead urging the Congress to allocate additional resources to assist rural hospitals by increasing payment rates for clinic and emergency room visits for all hospitals.

    The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) commented that the August 12, 2003 proposed rule failed to provide a rationale for proposing increased payments for emergency room and clinic visits as a means of supporting small rural hospitals and recognized that only limited cost report data are available to assess the performance of small rural hospitals under the OPPS. MedPAC stated that we should consider other regulatory options to ensure access to care for rural beneficiaries, such as a low-volume adjustment and pointed out that any payment adjustment should be accompanied by an analysis of how small rural hospitals have fared under the OPPS, the impact of any payment adjustment, and the impact of other policies that affect rural hospitals such as conversion to critical access status. MedPAC also stated that legislative remedies could include extending the hold harmless policy or providing a transition from hold harmless status.

    Response: Although we expressed concerns in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule that the sunsetting of transitional corridor payments might significantly impact small rural hospitals and we invited comments about whether we should provide for some type of adjustment to payments for these hospitals, we did not receive a large number of comments and the comments we did receive are mixed on the issue. Although some commenters called for an extension of hold harmless transitional corridor payments for small rural hospitals, we do not believe that is a viable option because any adjustment we would make under the authority of section 1833(t) of the Act would have to be made on a budget neutral basis and would result in decreased APC payments for all providers. Because we did not receive a strong response in favor of increased visit payments to small rural hospitals or compelling evidence that clearly supported the position that an adjustment for small rural hospitals is necessary to ensure access to hospital outpatient services in areas served by small rural hospitals, we will not adopt a payment adjustment for small rural hospitals. We will continue to seek information related to specific situations that demonstrate that access to care is a problem for Medicare beneficiaries.

    XI. Other Policy Decisions and Changes

    A. Hospital Coding for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services

    Facilities code clinic and emergency department visits using the same [Physicians'] Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes as physicians. For both clinic and emergency department visits, there are currently five levels of care. Because these codes were defined to reflect only the activities of physicians, they are inadequate to describe the range and mix of services provided to patients in the clinic and emergency department settings (for example, ongoing nursing care, preparation for diagnostic tests, and patient education).Start Printed Page 63462

    In the April 7, 2000 final rule (65 FR 18434), we stated that in order to ensure proper payment to hospitals, it was important that emergency and clinic visits be coded properly. To facilitate proper coding, we required each hospital to create an internal set of guidelines to determine what level of visit to report for each patient. In the August 24, 2001 proposed rule (66 FR 44672), we asked for public comments regarding national guidelines for hospital coding of emergency and clinic visits. Commenters recommended that we keep the current E/M coding system until facility-specific E/M codes for emergency department and clinic visits, along with national coding guidelines, were established. Commenters also recommended that we convene a panel of experts to develop codes and guidelines that are simple to understand, implement, and that are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.

    Outcome of January 2002 APC Panel Meeting

    During its January 2002 meeting, the APC Panel made several recommendations regarding coding for evaluation and management services. After careful review and consideration of written comments, oral testimony, and the APC Panel's recommendations, we proposed the following in the August 9, 2002 proposed rule (for implementation no earlier than January 2004):

    1. To develop five G codes to describe emergency department services:

    GXXX1—Level 1 Facility Emergency Services;

    GXXX2—Level 2 Facility Emergency Services;

    GXXX3—Level 3 Facility Emergency Services;

    GXXX4—Level 4 Facility Emergency Services; and

    GXXX5—Level 5 Facility Emergency Services.

    2. To develop five G codes to describe clinic services:

    GXXX6—Level 1 Facility Clinic Services;

    GXXX7—Level 2 Facility Clinic Services;

    GXXX8—Level 3 Facility Clinic Services;

    GXXX9—Level 4 Facility Clinic Services; and

    GXXX10—Level 5 Facility Clinic Services.

    3. To replace CPT Visit Codes with the 10 new G codes for OPPS payment purposes.

    4. To establish separate documentation guidelines for emergency visits and clinic visits.

    In our November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66792), we stated that the most appropriate forum for development of new code definitions and guidelines would be an independent expert panel that would make recommendations to us. In light of the expertise of organizations such as the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), we felt that these organizations were particularly well equipped to make recommendations to us and to provide ongoing education to providers.

    On their own initiative, the AHA and the AHIMA convened an independent expert panel of individuals from various organizations to develop code descriptions and guidelines for hospital emergency department and clinic visits and to make recommendations to us.

    The panel recommended the following to us.

    1. We should make payment for emergency and clinic visits based on four levels of care.

    2. We should create HCPCS codes to describe these levels of care as follows:

    GXXX1—Level 1 Emergency Visit.

    GXXX2—Level 2 Emergency Visit.

    GXXX3—Level 3 Emergency Visit.

    GXXX4—Critical Care provided in the emergency department.

    GXXX5—Level 1 Clinic Visit.

    GXXX6—Level 2 Clinic Visit.

    GXXX7—Level 3 Clinic Visit.

    GXXX8—Critical Care provided in the clinic.

    3. We should replace all the HCPCS currently in APCs 600, 601, 602, 610, 611, 612, and 620 with GXXX1 through GXXX8.

    4. Based on the above recommendations, we would crosswalk payments as follows: GXXX1 to APC 610, GXXX2 to APC 611, GXXX3 to APC 612, GXXX4 to APC 620, GXXX5 to APC600, GXXX6 to APC 601, GXXX7 to APC 602, and GXXX8 to APC 620. These crosswalks and code descriptions are listed in Table 14 below.

    Table 14.—Crosswalks of 2003 HCPCS Codes to the Proposed G Codes

    2003 HCPCS description2004 G code description2003 HCPCS2004 Proposed G codesAPCPayment amount
    Emergency department visitLevel 1 Emergency Visit99281 99282GXXX10610$74.70
    Emergency department visitLevel 2 Emergency Visit99283GXXX20611130.77
    Emergency department visitLevel 3 Emergency Visit99284 99285GXXX30612226.30
    Critical careLevel 4 Critical Care provided in the emergency department99291 99292GXXX40620491.01
    Office/outpatient visit, newLevel 1 Clinic Visit99201 99202GXXX5060050.62
    Office/outpatient visit, newLevel 2 Clinic Visit99203GXXX6060153.56
    Office/outpatient visit, newLevel 3 Clinic Visit99204 99205GXXX7060282.07
    Office/outpatient visit, establishedLevel 1 Clinic Visit99211 99212GXXX5060050.62
    Office/outpatient visit, establishedLevel 2 Clinic Visit99213GXXX6060153.56
    Office/outpatient visit, establishedLevel 3 Clinic Visit99214 99215GXXX7060282.07
    Office consultationLevel 1 Clinic Visit99241 99242GXXX5060050.62
    Office consultationLevel 2 Clinic Visit99243GXXX6060153.56
    Office consultationLevel 3 Clinic Visit99244 99245GXXX7060282.07
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    Critical careLevel 4 Critical Care provided in the clinic99291 99292GXXX80620491.01

    The independent panel convened by the AHA and AHIMA recommended these levels in anticipation of the development of national coding guidelines for emergency and clinic visits that meet the following criteria we announced in the August 9, 2002 proposed rule (67 FR 52131):

    1. Coding guidelines for emergency and clinic visits should be based on emergency department or clinic facility resource use, rather than physician resource use.

    2. Coding guidelines should be clear, facilitate accurate payment, be usable for compliance purposes and audits, and comply with HIPAA.

    3. Coding guidelines should only require documentation that is clinically necessary for patient care. Preferably, coding guidelines should be based on current hospital documentation requirements.

    4. Coding guidelines should not create incentives for inappropriate coding (for example, up-coding).

    We have received recommendations for a set of coding guidelines from the independent E/M panel comprised of members of the AHA and AHIMA. We proposed to implement new evaluation and management codes only when we are also ready to implement guidelines for their use, after allowing ample opportunity for public comment, systems change, and provider education. We also proposed to use cost data from the current HCPCS codes in these APCs to determine the relative weights of these APCs until cost data from GXXX1 through GXXX8 are available to set relative weights. We note that this proposal requires discontinuing the use of all HCPCS codes in these APCs and would not allow us to collect cost data for the five levels of emergency and clinic visits that are currently described by CPT codes. We further note that we would no longer be able to distinguish among the costs for visits by new patients, established patients, consultation patients, or patients being seen for more specialized care (for example, pelvic screening exams and glaucoma screening exams).

    We would be using claims data from current HCPCS codes and crosswalking those data to the new codes in the same APCs; therefore, there would be no change in payment for any of these services as a result of these coding changes. Once cost data become available from the new HCPCS codes, we would use those data to set the relative weights, and, therefore, there should be no budgetary impact.

    We are currently considering the set of proposed national coding guidelines for emergency and clinic visits recommended by the independent panel. We plan to make any proposed guidelines available to the public for comment on the OPPS web site as soon as they are complete. We will notify the public through our listserve when these proposed guidelines become available. To subscribe to this listserve, please go to the following Web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/​medlearn/​listserv.asp and follow the directions to the OPPS listserve. With regard to the development of these guidelines, our primary concerns are—

    1. To make appropriate payment for medically necessary care;

    2. To minimize the information collection and reporting burden on facilities;

    3. To minimize any incentives to provide unnecessary or low quality care;

    4. To minimize the extent to which separately billable services are counted as E/M services;

    5. To develop coding guidelines that are consistent with facility resource use; and

    6. To develop coding guidelines that are clear, facilitate accurate payment, are useful for compliance purposes and audits, and comply with HIPAA. Before adoption and implementation of any coding changes or coding guidelines, ample time will be provided for the public to comment on our proposal and, following announcement of any final decisions, for the education of clinicians and coders and for hospitals to make the necessary changes in their systems to accommodate the codes and guidelines. In the proposed rule, we requested comments on the amount of time hospitals believe would be adequate to implement these new codes and guidelines. We stated that we remain committed to working with appropriate organizations and stakeholders in our continuing development of a standard set of codes and national guidelines for facility coding of emergency and clinic visits.

    We received comments on our proposal, which are summarized below with our responses.

    Comment: Several physician societies objected to the creation of new G codes to replace existing CPT codes for facility coding of emergency and clinic visits. These commenters stated that new G codes for these services would add an unnecessary layer of complexity and confusion to the system, and that the existing CPT codes adequately and appropriately describe the services provided in the emergency and clinic settings. One physician society supported the creation of new G codes for facility coding of emergency and clinic visits, agreeing that CPT codes fail to accurately describe facility resources used to provide E/M services, but expressed concern that payers or auditors might refer to crosswalks made in establishing facility E/M code levels to determine appropriate level of coding for physician E/M services. This commenter urged CMS to clarify that the levels of visits for facility E/M services should not be used by payers or auditors to verify that physicians have billed for the appropriate level of visit.

    Several commenters, including a hospital association and federation, commended CMS for proposing new G codes for facility coding of emergency and clinic visits, stating that existing CPT codes for E/M services correspond to different levels of physician effort and fail to adequately describe non-physician resources. These commenters stated that the proposed new G codes would appropriately capture facility resources, minimize confusion relative to physician versus facility E/M services, and adequately meet hospitals' need to comply with HIPAA regulations.

    Response: We agree with those commenters who believe that CPT codes for E/M services describe different levels of physician effort, and therefore, fail to accurately describe facility resources used to provide E/M services. In the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66718), we explained that the development of new HCPCS codes for facility visits was necessary to address potential HIPAA compliance issues. We also agree with comments that the Start Printed Page 63464proposed new G codes would appropriately capture facility resources and minimize confusion relative to physician versus facility E/M services. Therefore, we will continue to develop coding guidelines for facility E/M codes that are clear, facilitate accurate payment, are useful for compliance purposes and audits, and comply with HIPAA. For clarification purposes, levels of visits for facility E/M services should not be used by payers or auditors to verify that physicians have billed for the appropriate level of visit.

    Comment: We received a number of comments regarding our proposal of three levels of care (plus critical care) for clinic and emergency department visits. Several commenters stated that variation in cost per visit warrants five levels of service mapping to five separate APCs to maintain reasonable steps in payment as treatment costs increase. These commenters expressed concern that the agency will no longer have the ability to collect cost data for the five levels of emergency and clinic visits currently described by CPT codes, and that an averaging of charges over only three levels of service will result in adverse effects (that is, overpayments and underpayments) at the low and high end of visit codes. Furthermore, these commenters stated that private payers require a five tiered system and may not recognize the new G codes for payment. In contrast, we received several comments supporting our proposal of three levels of care (plus critical care) for clinic and emergency department visits. These commenters stated that three levels would help reduce the coding complexity and would be a more appropriate and accurate mechanism for reporting emergency and clinic visits.

    Response: We appreciate the commenters' concerns while at the same time recognizing merits in the independent expert panel's recommendation to create three levels of care (plus critical care) for clinic and emergency visits. Given the level of interest in this issue and the importance to Medicare and to hospitals of establishing the appropriate codes and payment levels for these services, we will continue to study the issue. Prior to implementation of new facility E/M codes we will carefully consider all commenters' concerns related to variation in visit costs and recognition of a three tiered system by private payers. We will also consider placing this issue on the agenda for the 2004 APC Panel meeting.

    Comment: Several physician societies expressed concern about potential discrepancies in payment for the same services furnished in clinic and emergency departments versus physician offices. One commenter stated that the proposal lacked physician input. While acknowledging statutory requirements that dictate the structure of the payment system for non-physician resources required to support physician services and the payment system for outpatient facility resources, commenters stated that we should avoid adopting policies that further increase the inequity in Medicare's payment systems. These commenters urged us to establish payment equity for the same services furnished in these respective settings.

    Response: As stated elsewhere, the statute contains different provisions for how payments are established under the physician fee schedule and how payments are established under the OPPS. With respect to the absence of physician input on the proposal, we welcome comments from all interested parties as we continue to develop our policy.

    Comment: We received numerous and detailed comments in reference to the model guidelines proposed by the independent expert panel convened by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

    Response: We are appreciative of the detailed comments we received in reference to the model guidelines proposed by the independent expert panel convened by the AHA and AHIMA. While we will carefully consider these comments in our continued review of the independent panel's proposed guidelines, we will not be responding to such comments in this rule since CMS did not propose these coding guidelines in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule.

    Comment: Several commenters supported our decision to delay implementation of new E/M codes for clinic and emergency department visits until we have established defined and uniform coding guidelines.

    Response: To minimize confusion, we continue to believe that a national set of defined coding guidelines must be established and implemented in conjunction with any new E/M codes for clinic and emergency department visits.

    Comment: Several commenters encouraged CMS to make any proposed guidelines for billing hospital emergency room and clinic visits publicly available with opportunity to comment as soon as they are complete.

    Response: We plan to make any coding guidelines that we are considering available to the public for comment on the OPPS Web site as soon as they are complete. We will notify the public through our listserve when these proposed guidelines become available. To subscribe to this listserve, please go to the following Web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/​medlearn/​listserv.asp and follow the directions to the OPPS listserve. As stated elsewhere, we will provide ample opportunity for the public to comment on the proposal.

    Comment: Several commenters requested that CMS provide adequate time for the education of clinicians and coders and for hospitals to make the necessary changes in their systems to accommodate new evaluation and management (E/M) codes and guidelines. While two commenters requested a minimum notice of three months prior to implementation, the majority of commenters requested a minimum notice of between six and twelve months prior to implementation of facility evaluation and management codes and guidelines.

    Response: We will continue to be considerate of the time necessary to educate clinicians and coders and for hospitals to modify their systems to accommodate new codes and guidelines. Based on comments received, we will provide a minimum notice of between six and twelve months prior to implementation of facility evaluation and management codes and guidelines. We do not expect to implement these new codes and guidelines any earlier than January 2005.

    B. Status Indicators and Issues Related to OCE Editing

    The status indicators we assign to HCPCS codes and APCs under the OPPS have an important role in payment for services under the OPPS because they indicate whether a service represented by an HCPCS code is payable under the OPPS or another payment system and also whether particular OPPS policies apply to the code. We are providing our status indicator (SI) assignments for APCs in Addendum A, HCPCS codes in Addendum B, definitions of the status indicators in Addendum D1, and definitions of code condition indicators in Addendum D2.

    The OPPS is based on HCPCS codes for medical and other health services. These codes are used for a wide variety of payment systems under Medicare, including, but not limited to, the Medicare fee schedule for physician services, the Medicare fee schedule for durable medical equipment and prosthetic devices, and the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule. For purposes of making payment under the Start Printed Page 63465OPPS, we must be able to signal the claims processing system which HCPCS codes are paid under the OPPS and those codes to which particular OPPS payment policies apply. We accomplish this identification in the OPPS through a system of payment status indicators with specific meanings.

    We assign one and only one status indicator to each APC and to each HCPCS code. Each HCPCS code that is assigned to an APC has the same status indicator as the APC to which it is assigned.

    The software that controls Medicare payment looks to the status indicators attached to the HCPCS codes and APCs for direction in the processing of the claim. Therefore, the assignment of the status indicators has significance for the payment of services.

    In the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we listed the OPPS status indicators and described how we proposed to use them in the 2004 OPPS. We also solicited comments on the appropriateness of the status indicator that we proposed to assign to each APC in Addendum A and each HCPCS code in Addendum B. Because the assignment of a status indicator designates how a particular outpatient service will be paid, either under the OPPS or under another payment system, or why payment is not made for a code, the comments that we received regarding the status indicator assigned to a particular APC or HCPCS code are discussed elsewhere in this final rule, within the context of the payment policy or rule that affect how payment is determined for the APC or HCPCS code.

    Since publication of the August 12 proposed rule, we have been preparing specifications for the January 1, 2004 outpatient code editor (OCE) and PRICER, which are pivotal in determining how hospital claims for outpatient services are processed and paid. In the course of discussions with the contractors and systems maintainers with whom we work to ensure that claims are processed appropriately and in accordance with the policies and changes that we are implementing in this final OPPS rule for 2004, several issues related to status indicator definitions and claims processing edits and dispositions have arisen. As a result of these discussions, we have determined that claims would be processed more accurately if we established two additional payment status indicators to designate with greater specificity the appropriate disposition of certain codes for which payment is not made under the OPPS. Therefore, we are adding two status indicators, status indicator “B” and status indicator “Y,” to Addendum D1, which lists all of the status indicators established as part of the OPPS and describes what they signify. We have also revised and refined the status indicator definitions and clarified the explanation of what each status indicator means. None of these changes affect how services are paid under the OPPS. Rather, the changes are intended to clarify how the status indicators relate to existing payment policy and rules and to assist hospitals and our contractors in determining the disposition of individual HCPCS codes when they are billed to Medicare.

    In 2004, we are adding a new Status Indicator “Y” to designate codes for non-implantable Durable Medical Equipment (DME) to assist hospitals in identifying codes that they must bill directly to the Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) rather than to the fiscal intermediary. Codes assigned Status Indicator “Y” are listed in Addendum B.

    Historically, we have used Status Indicator “E” to identify certain HCPCS codes that are recognized by Medicare but that are not payable under the OPPS when they are submitted on an outpatient hospital Part B bill type (bill type 12x, 13x, or 14x). Beginning with implementation of the 2004 final rule, we are assigning Status Indicator “B” to HCPCS codes that are not payable under OPPS when submitted on an outpatient hospital Part B bill type (12x, 13x, and 14x), but that may be payable by intermediaries to other provider types when submitted on an appropriate bill type, such as bill type 75x submitted by a CORF. In some cases, another code may be submitted by hospitals on an outpatient hospital Part B bill type (12x, 13x, and 14x) to receive payment for a service or code that is assigned status indicator “B” in Addendum B. Because we did not include these status indicator changes in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we invite comments on their addition to Addendum D1, and on the revised definitions and explanations that we included in Addendum D1.

    Addendum D2 shows the indicators that we use to designate codes that are new in 2004 for which comments may be submitted as well as codes that are deleted in 2004 either with or without a grace period.

    C. Observation Services

    In the November 1, 2002 update to the OPPS (67 FR 66794), we summarized and clarified previously published guidance (Transmittal A-02-026) regarding payment requirements for HCPCS code G0244, Observation care provided by a facility to a patient with congestive heart failure, chest pain or asthma, minimum of 8 hours, maximum 48 hours. We also implemented HCPCS codes G0263 and G0264 to identify patients directly admitted to observation. In January 2003, we published Transmittal A-02-129, which provides further instructions regarding billing for observation services. In the proposed rule, we did not propose anything new with regard to observation services, nor did we seek public comment on observation issues. We stated that we would update by Program Memorandum any changes in the list of ICD-9-CM codes required for payment of HCPCS code G0244 resulting from the October 1 annual update of ICD-9-CM. We also stated in the proposed rule that we would include any changes in the 2004 final OPPS rule and allow the public an opportunity to comment.

    We have had an opportunity to review the October 1, 2003 update of the ICD-9-CM and we have determined that there are not changes that affect the list of diagnosis codes required for payment of HCPCS code G0244. Therefore, we are not implementing any changes in the way we pay for observation services under the 2004 OPPS.

    D. Procedures That Will Be Paid Only as Inpatient Procedures

    Before implementation of the OPPS, Medicare paid reasonable costs for services provided in the outpatient department. The claims submitted were subject to medical review by the fiscal intermediaries to determine the appropriateness of providing certain services in the outpatient setting. We did not specify in regulations those services that were appropriate to be provided only in the inpatient setting and that, therefore, should be payable only when provided in that setting.

    Section 1833(t)(1)(B)(i) of the Act gives the Secretary broad authority to determine the services to be covered and paid for under the OPPS. In the April 7, 2000 final rule, we identified procedures that are typically provided only in an inpatient setting and, therefore, would not be paid by Medicare under the OPPS (65 FR 18455). These procedures comprise what is referred to as the “inpatient list.” The inpatient list specifies those services that are only paid when provided in an inpatient setting. These are services that require inpatient care because of the nature of the procedure, the need for at least 24 hours of post-operative recovery time or monitoring before the patient can be safely discharged, or the underlying physical condition of the patient. As we Start Printed Page 63466discussed in the April 7, 2000 and the November 30, 2001 final rules, we use the following criteria when reviewing procedures to determine whether or not they should be moved from the inpatient list and assigned to an APC group for payment under the OPPS:

    • Most outpatient departments are equipped to provide the services to the Medicare population.
    • The simplest procedure described by the code may be performed in most outpatient departments.
    • The procedure is related to codes that we have already removed from the inpatient list.

    In the November 1, 2002 final rule, we added the following criteria for use in reviewing procedures to determine whether they should be removed from the inpatient list and assigned to an APC group for payment under the OPPS:

    • We have determined that the procedure is being performed in multiple hospitals on an outpatient basis; or
    • We have determined that the procedure can be appropriately and safely performed in an ASC and is on the list of approved ambulatory surgical center (ASC) procedures or proposed by us for addition to the ASC list.

    At its January 2003 meeting, the APC Panel did not make recommendations regarding procedures on the inpatient list, and in the proposed rule, we did not propose to make any of the procedures that are currently on the inpatient list in Addendum E payable under the OPPS in 2004. We solicited comments on whether any procedures in Addendum E should be paid under the OPPS. We asked commenters recommending reclassification of a procedure to an APC to include evidence (preferably from peer-reviewed medical literature) that the procedure is being performed on an outpatient basis in a safe and effective manner. We also solicited comments on the appropriate APC assignment for the procedure in the event that we determine in the final rule, based on comments, that the procedure would be payable under the OPPS in 2004.

    Following our review of any comments that we receive about the procedures in Addendum E, we indicated in the proposed rule that we would propose either to assign a CPT code to an APC for payment under the OPPS or, if the comments did not provide sufficient information and data to enable us to make a decision, to present the comments to the APC Panel at its 2004 meeting.

    Procedures on the inpatient list can be found in Addendum E. CPT codes that are new in 2004 and that we believe are appropriately assigned status indicator “C” to designate that they are on the inpatient list can be found in Addendum B with condition code “NI”. We invite comment on assignment of these codes to the inpatient list.

    We received a few comments regarding the inpatient list, which are summarized below with our responses.

    Comment: A group of providers representing 18 health care systems around the country requested that CMS clarify the intent of the inpatient list. The commenter expressed concern that some independent medical review criteria appear to equate codes with APC payments as procedures that CMS has determined must be outpatient services both because they are payable under the OPPS and because they are not included on the inpatient list. The commenter is concerned that hospitals will interpret these criteria to mean that any procedure or service not on the inpatient list must be furnished on an outpatient basis, regardless of the needs of the patient.

    Response: We wish to clarify that assignment of an APC payment to a service or procedure does not mean that Medicare covers the service or procedure or that it may only be payable when furnished in an outpatient setting. In the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66739) as well as the April 7, 2000 and the November 30, 2001 final rules, we explain in detail our rationale for the inpatient list. Assignment of an APC payment to a service or procedure does not prohibit hospitals from providing these services on an inpatient basis when it is reasonable and necessary to admit the patient based on the patient's medical condition.

    Comment: The same commenter repeated objections that have been submitted in comments to OPPS rules in prior years, that it is unfair to deny payment to hospitals for procedures on the inpatient list, but to pay physicians when they perform procedures on the inpatient list in a hospital outpatient setting. The commenter asserts that physicians are not responsive to hospital efforts to educate them regarding Medicare payment for procedures on the inpatient list performed on a patient who has not been admitted as an inpatient because the location that the physician chooses to perform a procedure has no impact on Medicare payment for the physician's professional services. Moreover, the commenter asserts that physicians disagree with assignment of procedures to the inpatient list because new technology or surgical advances allow the procedure to be appropriately performed on an outpatient basis. The commenter urged us to release the inpatient list as part of the physician's fee schedule in order to align hospital and physician incentives.

    Response: In the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66740) we responded to similar comments regarding hospitals' concerns about physicians being paid for procedures on the inpatient list that are performed on an outpatient basis even though payment is denied to hospitals for those procedures. As we state above, the basis for the inpatient list is rooted in section 1833(t)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, which gives the Secretary broad authority to determine the services to be covered and paid for under the OPPS. The authority in this section of the Act does not extend to services that are covered and paid for under the Medicare physician fee schedule, which is a separate benefit and payment system. However, we believe that as hospitals and physicians continue to gain experience and become more knowledgeable about how Medicare pays for services under the OPPS, problems associated with the existence of the inpatient list will continue to diminish.

    Moreover, we welcome at any time recommendations from hospitals and/or physicians regarding procedures currently on the inpatient list that are being safely and appropriately performed on an outpatient basis. Requests for review of a code or group of codes on the inpatient list should be sent to the Director, Division of Outpatient Care, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mailstop C4-05-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Such requests should include supporting information and data to demonstrate that the code meets the five criteria for payment under the OPPS that are listed above, and that are also discussed in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66739). In addition, we ask that evidence be submitted, including operative reports of actual cases and peer-reviewed medical literature, to demonstrate that the procedure is being performed on an outpatient basis in a safe and appropriate manner in a variety of different types of hospitals.

    Comment: The same commenter recommended that we change our policy for OPPS payment of inpatient services when the patient is transferred to another hospital. They state that the current requirement creates unnecessary administrative burden when a hospital, in order to receive payment, must admit a patient simply to stabilize them prior to transfer. The commenter Start Printed Page 63467recommended that, when procedures on the inpatient list are provided to patients in order to stabilize the patient immediately prior to transfer, we ignore the payment status indicator of “C” assigned to the procedure on a claim and allow the claim to be paid under the OPPS.

    Response: Procedures on the inpatient list performed on patients whose status is that of outpatient are not payable under the OPPS. However, we recognize that there are occasions when a procedure on the inpatient list may have to be performed to resuscitate or stabilize a patient with an emergent, life-threatening condition whose status is that of an outpatient. We also recognize that, once stabilized, such a patient may subsequently require transfer to another facility in order to receive appropriate care. As we explain in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66798), when a physician performs a procedure on the inpatient list to resuscitate or stabilize a patient with an emergent, life-threatening condition whose status is that of an outpatient, we expect the physician to order that the patient be admitted following the procedure for the purpose of receiving inpatient hospital services and occupying an inpatient hospital bed. Or, the physician may order that the patient be admitted and then determine that the patient should be transferred to another provider. In the latter instance, Medicare allows payment for services furnished to a patient who is transferred to another provider. However, in order for the discharging hospital to receive payment in cases where it is determined that appropriate care for the patient necessitates transfer to another provider, long-standing Medicare rules provide that the patient has to have been admitted to the discharging hospital. Further, as we discuss in the November 1, 2002 final rule, it is important that the particular circumstances necessitating performance of a procedure on the inpatient list when the patient's status is that of an outpatient be thoroughly documented in the medical record. For these reasons, we disagree with and are not implementing the commenter's recommendation that we modify the outpatient code editor (OCE) to allow payment under the OPPS for services furnished to resuscitate or stabilize an outpatient with an emergent, life-threatening condition who is transferred to another facility following a procedure on the inpatient list.

    Comment: One hospital requested that we remove CPT 37182, Insertion of transvenous intrahepatic protosystemic shunts(s) (TIPS), from the inpatient list. One health system requested that we remove CPT 20660, Application of cranial tongs, caliper, or stereotactic frame, including removal (separate procedure) and CPT 49061, Drainage of retroperitoneal abscess; percutaneous, from the inpatient list.

    Response: Our medical officers reviewed these recommendations and determined that these codes do not meet the criteria for removing a procedure from the inpatient list and assignment to an APC. We would expect patients whose medical condition requires these procedures to be admitted as inpatients in order to have these procedures performed. Our data indicate that these procedures are performed predominantly in the inpatient setting. Therefore, in the absence of evidence demonstrating that these procedures are being performed on an outpatient basis in a safe and appropriate manner in a variety of different types of hospitals and that the criteria for removing a procedure from the inpatient list are met, we are retaining these codes on the inpatient list.

    Comment: A provider group requested that we change the status indicator of the following codes from “N” to “C,” because these are add-on codes for procedures already on the inpatient list: CPT 61316, Incision and subcutaneous placement of cranial bone graft; CPT 61517, Implantation of brain intracavitary chemotherapy agent; CPT 62148, Incision and retrieval of subcutaneous cranial bone graft for cranioplasty; and, CPT 62160, Neuroendoscopy, intracranial, for placement or replacement of ventricular catheter and attachment to shunt system or external drainage.

    Response: We thank the commenter for bringing these codes to our attention and we agree that the status indicator for these codes should be changed from “N” to “C.”

    New APC To Pay for Services Furnished on Same Date as Service With Modifier -CA:

    In the 2003 update of the OPPS, we implemented a new modifier -CA, Procedure payable only in the inpatient setting when performed emergently on an outpatient who dies before admission. In section VI of Transmittal A-02-129, issued on January 3, 2003, we instructed hospitals on the use of modifier -CA when submitting a claim on bill type 13x for a procedure that is on the inpatient list and that is assigned payment SI “C.” (Transmittal A-02-129 can be found on our web site at cms.hhs.gov.) We also implemented in the November 1, 2002 final rule (67 FR 66799) a new payment policy to allow payment, under certain conditions, for outpatient services on a claim that have the same date of service as the HCPCS code billed with modifier -CA. A single payment for outpatient services on the claim, other than those coded with SI “C” and modifier -CA, is currently made under APC 0977.

    We reviewed this policy and determined that assigning payment for these services to APC 0977, which is a New Technology APC, is problematic because payment under New Technology APCs is a fixed amount that does not have a relative payment weight and is, therefore, not subject to recalibration based on hospital costs. We proposed to establish a new APC for which payment would be made under certain conditions for otherwise payable outpatient services furnished on the same date of service that a procedure with SI “C” is performed emergently on an outpatient who dies before admission to the hospital as an inpatient. Beginning in 2004, hospitals would be paid under APC 0375 instead of APC 0977 for services furnished on the same date of service that a procedure with SI “C” and modifier -CA is billed. We proposed at the outset to set the payment rate for APC 0375 in the amount of $1,150, which is the payment amount for the newly structured New Technology APC that would replace APC 0977. When the APC weights are recalibrated in 2005, we would use charge data from CY 2003 claims for line items that have the same date of service as the line with modifier -CA and that show a HCPCS code with status indicator “V,” “S,” “T,” “X,” “N,” or “K” to calculate a median cost and relative payment weight for APC 375. Once we have claims data, we would be able to determine whether it is appropriate to calculate a relative payment weight based on median costs from our claims data or to continue a fixed payment rate for these special cases. In the proposed rule, we invited comments on these proposed changes.

    Comment: One commenter was concerned with the methodology for calculation of APC 375, Ancillary Outpatient Services when Patient Expires. The commenter stated that items such as pass-through devices and drugs and packaged items reported without HCPCS should be included in the calculation.

    Response: It is conceivable that a pass-through drug or device could be furnished to a patient during the same encounter when a procedure billed with modifier -CA is performed. If that were the case, we would expect the hospital to include these services on the claim submitted for the encounter. Although Start Printed Page 63468we would not pay separately for the pass-through items, we agree with the commenter that we should consider taking these costs into account when evaluating how best to establish the payment rate for APC 375 in future updates of the OPPS. We also agree that charges reported with a revenue code but without a HCPCS code should be considered as well.

    E. Partial Hospitalization Payment Methodology

    1. Background

    As we discussed in the April 7, 2000 OPPS final rule (65 FR 18452), partial hospitalization is an intensive outpatient program of psychiatric services provided to patients in place of inpatient psychiatric care. A partial hospitalization program (PHP) may be provided by a hospital to its outpatients or by a Medicare-certified community mental health center (CMHC). Payment to providers under the OPPS for PHPs represents the provider's overhead costs associated with the program. Because a day of care is the unit that defines the structure and scheduling of partial hospitalization services, we established a per diem payment methodology for the PHP APC, effective for services furnished on or after August 1, 2000.

    The analysis of hospital partial hospitalization claims resulted in a per diem payment of $202.19, effective August 1, 2000. This amount was updated effective January 1, 2001 and April 1, 2002 to $206.82 and $212.27, respectively.

    Effective January 1, 2003, the PHP APC amount was $240.03, of which $48.17 is the beneficiary's coinsurance. In the proposed rule, we described the methodology we followed in developing the 2003 PHP payment rate.

    2. PHP APC Update for CY 2004

    For CY 2004, we analyzed hospital and CMHC PHP claims for services furnished between April 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002. We intended to propose to use the same methodology for computing median costs per day for CY 2004 that was used to compute the CY 2003 PHP median cost per day. However, when we applied the methodology to the CMHC claims, the CMHC median cost per day was determined to be significantly higher than the median cost per day for hospital outpatient departments to provide the same benefit. In addition, the difference in median costs per day was significantly larger than last year.

    As a result, we proposed a per diem rate for PHP services furnished during CY 2004 based solely on hospital PHP data. The proposed PHP APC 0033 amount, after scaling, was determined to be $208.95, of which $41.69 is the beneficiary's coinsurance.

    However, a Program Memorandum issued on January 17, 2003, directed the FIs to recalculate hospital and CMHC cost-to-charge ratios. We anticipated receipt of the updated ratios this summer, and indicated that if the updated cost-to-charge ratios resulted in a more reasonable median per diem rate, we would use the CMHC data in developing the final rate for CY 2004.

    We received 42 public comments in response to this proposal. A summary of the comments is provided below along with our responses.

    Comment: In general, the commenters expressed concern that a reduction in the PHP rate of this magnitude would lead to the closure of many PHPs and that limited access to this crucial service would result in more costly inpatient hospital care as the ony alternative. A hospital association commented that basing the rate on only hospital data is inconsistent with other prospective payment systems and recommended that we find an alternative method to secure reliable CMHC data. CMHCs commented that their costs are higher than hospitals’, with most in the $300 to $400 range. One commenter provided summary information on the average per day costs for seven CMHCs. Although the average per day cost for these seven providers was $390, the costs for individual providers ranged from $216 to $725. Unfortunately, the commenter did not provide a breakdown of these costs. Another commenter indicated that a per day rate of $300 to $350 was more appropriate than our proposed amount.

    Another commenter stated that our inability to process the data timely does not constitute an appropriate basis for excluding all CMHC data from the per diem calculations. The commenters suggested alternatives such as including prior years' CMHC data trended forward based on medical inflation or maintaining the CY 2003 payment rate for PHP services furnished in CY 2004. One commenter questioned why the median cost per day for hospitals was reported as $225 but the proposed rate was reduced to $208.95.

    Response: As we stated in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we intended to review the PHP data using the updated cost-to-charge ratios to compute the final CY 2004 PHP APC. As expected, the updated ratios reduced the median cost per day for CMHCs. The revised medians are $440 for CMHCs and $206 for hospitals. Combining these files results in a median per diem PHP cost of $303. As with all APCs in the OPPS, the median cost for each APC is scaled to be relative to a mid-level office visit and the conversion factor is applied. The resulting APC amount for CY 2004 is $286.82 of which $57.36 is the beneficiary's coinsurance.

    Comment: With respect to the methodology used to establish the PHP APC amount, commenters expressed concern that data from settled cost reports fails to include costs reversed on appeal and that there are inherent problems in using claims data from a different time period like available cost-to-charge ratios on settled cost reports.

    Response: We used the best available data in computing the APCs. The January 17, 2003 Program Memorandum directed FIs to update the cost-to-charge ratios on an ongoing basis whenever a more recent full year cost report is available. In this way, we hope to minimize the time lag between the cost-to-charge ratios and claims data.

    Comment: One commenter provided links to certain data files that were used to establish the APC rates. Since APC 0033 and certain HCPCS codes that are only paid under OPPS when they are furnished as part of a PHP were not included in these data files, the commenter believed that the data used to establish the PHP APC amount is incomplete.

    Response: These data files are provided so that interested parties can study the costs associated with the HCPCS codes that comprise each APC and other analyses. We are required to include the HCPCS codes within each APC that are similar in resource use. This is not the case with the PHP APC (0033) in which the day of care is the unit that defines the structure and scheduling of PHPs and the composition of the PHP APC consists of the cost of all services provided each day. Although we require that each PHP day include a psychotherapy service, we do not specify the specific mix of other services provided and have focused our analysis on the cost per day rather than the cost of each service furnished within the day. As a result, we will add APC 0033 to the file that displays the APC median costs, but not the PHP data that show medians by HCPCS codes. We will continue to analyze the PHP data and will reconsider this position in the future.

    Comment: One commenter related that administrative costs for CMHCs continue to be a major impediment to operating PHPs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare does not cover transportation to and from programs and does not cover meals. Almost all programs offer transportation because in Start Printed Page 63469most cases Medicare beneficiaries with serious mental illnesses would not be able to access these programs without the transportation. They also commented about the current Medicare bad debt policy, which is beyond the scope of the August 12, 2003 proposed rule.

    Response: The services that are covered as part of a PHP are specified in section 1861(ff) of the Act. Meals and transportation are specifically excluded under section 1861(ff)(2)(I) of the Act.

    Comment: Several commenters summed the median cost figures for various combinations of HCPCS codes 90853 (group psychotherapy), 90818 (individual psychotherapy, 45-50 minutes), and 90847 (family psychotherapy, with patient present) and concluded that the per diem amount is considerably less than the combined cost of these services.

    Response: We believe that the figures cited by the commenters were taken from a file that shows the median cost for single bills, for example, where group psychotherapy was the only service furnished. We do not believe that this is an appropriate comparison. These amounts are provided to enable the public to identify the median cost of services before scaling. It is important to note that these services are not PHP services, but rather single outpatient therapeutic sessions. As stated earlier, we used data from PHP programs (both hospitals and CMHCs) to determine the median cost of a day of PHP. PHP is a program of services where savings can be realized by hospitals and CMHCs over delivering individual psychotherapy services.

    Comment: Several commenters compared the proposed per diem amount to the cost of the minimum services mandated by us or by the local medical review policies (LMRP) used by their FIs.

    Response: We have not specified the specific daily components of a PHP. However, there is an edit in our claims processing system to identify claims that do not have at least three services, with at least one psychotherapy service (individual, group, or family therapy) for each day of PHP care. We have implemented this edit to ensure that PHPs meet the statutory requirement that they be intensive treatment programs provided in lieu of inpatient psychiatric hospital services. Claims with fewer than three services per day undergo medical review by the FIs to ensure that the patient is receiving intensive treatment. There may be legitimate reasons for a day on a claim to have fewer services, for example, where the patient leaves the program early to receive medical care. Medical review of these claims verifies that the patient requires and is receiving a PHP level of care.

    Comment: The commenters also questioned our requirement that psychotherapy services be conducted by a Master's level practitioner. One commenter questioned how a hospital could comply with the three services per day requirement when licensed clinical social worker (CSW) services are bundled into the per diem payment.

    Response: We do not require that a Master's prepared practitioner furnish psychotherapy services in a PHP. However, in accordance with section 1861(ff)(2)(A) of the Act, we require that practitioners who furnish psychotherapy services are authorized to do so by their States, through licensure, certification, or other official State processes. When a service is furnished by a practitioner who is not authorized by the State to furnish psychotherapy services, the service would not be recognized as a PHP service.

    With respect to billing by CSWs, the professional component of services furnished by CSWs to PHP patients is bundled into the per diem payment amount and no billing to the Part B carrier is permitted. The rationale for this policy was explained in the interim final regulation with comment period we published on February 11, 1994 (59 FR 6570).

    The OPPS is intended to pay PHP providers for the resources associated with sponsoring a PHP, for example, building maintenance, utilities, and support staff, including the cost of CSWs. Thus, where a PHP provider utilizes CSWs for psychotherapy services to PHP patients, payment for the professional costs of the CSW is made through the OPPS per diem payment. However, if a PHP utilizes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or clinical nurse specialists to furnish therapeutic services to PHP patients, the physician or practitioner may bill the Part B carrier for payment under the physician fee schedule for their professional services. When this occurs, the PHP provider may bill the FI under the OPPS for the facility resources associated with the psychotherapy service.

    We note that a physician or any of the practitioners specified in 42 CFR 410.43(b) (including CSWs) may bill the Part B carrier for their professional services furnished to hospital outpatients who are not in a PHP. In this case, the hospital would bill the FI under the OPPS for the facility resources associated with the service furnished.

    Comment: Several commenters suggested alternative methodologies for paying PHP providers, such as linking per diem and outlier payments to the units of service furnished each day or paying providers the average of all PHP costs plus 40 percent, subject to final settlement based on the provider's cost.

    Response: We plan further analysis of the PHP data and may propose changes to the payment methodology for CY 2005. We note that OPPS is a prospective system and a methodology with interim payments subject to cost settlement would not be allowable under the statute.

    Comment: One commenter believes the sample used to determine the rates is skewed and represents a subset of the provider community that provides PHP services.

    Response: We do not agree that the sample is skewed. All facilities that submit claims for PHP services have been included in the development of the final rate.

    3. Outlier Payments for PHPs

    In a related matter, the use of historical cost-to-charge ratios applied to current charges has resulted in an excessive amount of outlier payments being made to CMHCs. As a result of more in-depth analysis of the 2001 data files that were used to compute the CY 2003 PHP per diem amount, we discovered a significant difference in the amount of outlier payments made to hospitals and CMHCs for PHP.

    In the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, we stated that given the difference in PHP charges between hospitals and CMHCs, we did not believe it was appropriate to make outlier payments to CMHCs using the outlier percentage target amount and threshold established for hospitals. Therefore, we proposed to designate a portion of the estimated 2.0 percent outlier target amount specifically for CMHCs, consistent with the percentage of projected payments to CMHCs under the OPPS in CY 2004, excluding outlier payments. Since CMHCs were projected to receive 0.36 percent of total OPPS payments in CY 2004, excluding outlier payments, we proposed to designate 0.36 percent of the estimated 2.0 percent outlier target amount for CMHCs and establish a threshold to achieve that level of outlier payments. Based on our simulations of CMHC payments in 2004, we proposed to set the threshold for CY 2004 at 11.75 times the PHP APC payment amount. We proposed to apply the same outlier payment percentage that applies to hospitals. Therefore, for CY 2004, we Start Printed Page 63470proposed to pay 50 percent of CMHC and hospital per diem costs over the threshold.

    Comment: Several commenters representing CMHCs suggested that in developing our proposed outlier policy, we made generalizations and overreacted to a few aberrant providers. Also, these commenters believe the per diem amount is insufficient and that outlier payments would provide the additional amounts they needed to stay in business until more representative data could be obtained and analyzed.

    Response: Based on our analysis of PHP claims data, nearly half of the CMHCs billing for PHP services in 2002 received outlier payments. The total dollar amount of outlier payments received by these CMHCs was nearly equal to the total amount all CMHCs received in per diem payments. Of those CMHCs that received outlier payments, 56 percent received an average of more than $200 per day in outlier payments, 30 percent received more than $300 per day in outlier payments, 21 percent received more than $400 per day in outlier payments, and 11 percent received more than $500 per day in outlier payments.

    The outlier policy is intended to compensate providers for treating exceptionally resource-intensive patients. Outlier payments were never intended to be made for all patients and used as a supplement to the per diem payment amount. Our analysis showed that the CMHC average charge per day increased by 31 percent from CY 2001 to CY 2002. We do not believe this increase in charges correlates to an equivalent increase in CMHC costs. Rather, our analysis indicates that the increase in charges was made in order to qualify for outlier payments to cover CMHC operating expenses, not for patients who are exceptionally resource-intensive. We are concerned that if CMHCs continue this pattern of escalating charges, CMHCs will receive a disproportionate share of outlier payments compared to non-CMHCs that do not artificially inflate their charges, thereby limiting outlier money for truly deserving cases.

    Comment: Although one commenter supported our proposed outlier policy, most commenters, including major hospital associations, did not believe it was sound policy to create separate outlier thresholds based on site of service.

    Response: Applying the updated cost-to-charge ratios reduced the CMHC charges to better reflect their costs. We are concerned, however, that the impact of updated cost-to-charge ratios may be mitigated by future increases in charges. We proposed an outlier policy in consideration of the charges on the claims, the cost report data available, and the payments made to CMHCs. Our analysis indicates that CMHCs have dramatically increased their charges between CY 2001 and CY 2002. Between CYs 2001 to 2002, CMHC average per diem charges increased by 31 percent. We believe that in most cases, these increases in charges were not related to a corresponding increase in costs, but rather were designed to enhance outlier payments. We believe the data may indicate a pattern of artificially inflated charges by CMHCs that needs to be addressed. Although we agree that establishing site of service differences is not generally the preferred approach, we continue to believe that establishing two separate outlier percentages is the most appropriate way to address the problem to account for the disparity between hospital and CMHC PHP per diem charges.

    For these reasons, for CY 2004, we are establishing a separate CMHC threshold. The threshold is based on the proportion of total OPPS payments CMHCs are estimated to receive in CY 2004. As stated earlier in this section, our analysis indicated that CMHCs were projected to receive 0.36 percent of total OPPS payments in CY 2004, excluding outlier payments. Therefore, we proposed to designate 0.36 percent of the estimated 2.0 percent outlier target amount for CMHCs and establish a threshold to achieve that level of outlier payments. Based on our simulations of CMHC payments in 2004, we proposed to set the threshold for CY 2004 at 11.75 times the PHP APC payment amount. We have updated our simulations using the final CY 2004 PHP per diem rate. CMHCs are now projected to receive approximately 0.5 percent of estimated total OPPS payments in CY 2004, excluding outlier payments. We have calculated the CMHC outlier threshold to achieve that level of payment. The resulting threshold for CY 2004 is 3.65 percent times the APC 0033 payment amount. We will apply the same outlier payment percentage that applies to hospitals. Therefore, for CY 2004, we will pay 50 percent of the difference between CMHC per diem costs and the CMHC outlier threshold amount. We intend to analyze whether a separate CMHC outlier threshold will continue to be appropriate in future updates.

    XII. General Data, Billing, and Coding Issues

    We received a number of general comments about OPPS data and related issues to which we respond below. Not all coding questions are addressed, however. We do not believe that the final rule is the appropriate venue in which to address specific inquiries about billing.

    OPPS Data

    Comment: A commenter indicated that it was difficult to model the August 12, 2003 proposed rule after its release and urged us to provide timely responses to questions about data, data files, and the specifics of the methodology used to generate relative weights, either by having data meetings or by clarifying the language in the final rule and median cost files. The commenter asked that we create a web-site to post responses to questions on data so that the information will be available for all to use. The commenter also asked that a number of data elements be added to the median cost file and the limited data set of claims that is available for public purchase.

    Response: We have tried to respond to questions on data related issues on a flow basis. However, staff limitations and the need to develop the final rule greatly restrict the amount of time that our staff can devote to replying to these questions. Moreover, creation and maintenance of a web-site to post answers to questions from a few people with special interests is not a good use of our limited staff resources. We would encourage interested parties who have suggestions for improving our data file clarity to contact us with those specifics.

    Creation of a National Outpatient Coding Governing Body

    Comment: A commenter indicated that we should create an outpatient coding governing body that would educate providers regarding the correct use of codes, maintain a web-site on which all guidance on coding would be maintained, and oversee the Medicare fiscal intermediary interpretation of codes to ensure national uniformity across fiscal intermediaries.

    Response: The HCPCS codes most often used for payment under OPPS are CPT codes, which are created and owned by the American Medical Association (AMA). Providers should look to the many resources available from the AMA for education regarding the correct use of CPT codes. The alphanumeric HCPCS codes are created and owned by us but they form a very limited portion of the services payable under OPPS and, as providers have frequently asked, we attempt to eliminate alphanumeric codes whenever possible and to work with the AMA to create CPT codes for use in both the physician fee schedule and the OPPS. Start Printed Page 63471We attempt to provide coding guidance on alphanumeric codes, which are usually created only when there is a coverage or payment decision and when there is no CPT code that describes the service being covered or paid. However, providers must look to the AMA for education and support in the use of the CPT codes that form the bulk of OPPS.

    Comment: We received one comment requesting that we publish updated addenda each quarter.

    Response: The addenda that are published annually online are an official public record that cannot be changed without going through the Federal Register. We provide the Addenda in Excel format for the convenience of users since it is difficult to manipulate data in pdf format.

    We also received a number of comments that were not relevant to the proposals made in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule. The commenters requested specific coding changes and requested clarification or guidance regarding certain billing requirements. Although we will provide answers to the questions raised, the final rule is not the appropriate venue for that guidance. We will consider the requests and suggestions provided, and will continue our ongoing efforts to formulate and publish billing instructions. Similarly, we will consult with our clinical experts regarding the suggestions made regarding coding of outpatient department procedures and other services.

    Revenue Code Edits

    Comment: A commenter asked whether we permit fiscal intermediaries to impose CPT to revenue code edits. The commenter believes that CMS has said that providers may choose the revenue code that applies to the item or service being billed but that some fiscal intermediaries have imposed revenue code to CPT edits that prevent hospitals from billing the service under the revenue code that they believe is appropriate and that cause unnecessary and unfair payment denials.

    Response: We have issued some instructions that require that specific revenue codes be billed with certain HCPCS codes, such as specific revenues codes that must be used when billing for devices that qualify for pass-through payments. Where explicit instructions have not been issued, we instructed intermediaries to advise hospitals to report charges under the revenue code that will result in the charges being assigned to the same cost center to which the cost of those services are assigned in the cost report. However, we have not explicitly prohibited intermediaries from installing the revenue code to HCPCS code edits, so it is possible that certain edits are applied by some intermediaries and not others. The commenter did not provide examples of the edits that are causing what the commenter considers to be unnecessary and unfair payment denials.

    New CPT Venous Access Codes

    Comment: A commenter indicated that CPT had revised its venous access codes and encouraged us to use external information to determine hospital acquisition costs for devices used in these procedures.

    Response: We carefully reviewed the new CPT codes for insertion of venous access devices and we assigned the new CPT codes to APCs based on our clinicians' view of the relative amount of hospital resources that the services, as described by the new codes, would use. We note that the new CPT codes represent longstanding services, albeit with new code descriptions and code numbers. Since these are new CPT codes (albeit for existing services), the APC and status indicator assignments are interim and subject to comment.

    New “NI” Drug Codes

    There are several new HCPCS codes for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals that are new for 2004. Since these codes were not subject to public comment in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule, they have been assigned to code condition “NI” and are subject to public comments following the publication of this rule. Some of these new codes for drugs and radiopharmaceuticals are replacements for codes for which we have hospital cost data. In these cases, we cross-walked the data for the expired codes to the new codes to determine their packaging status and payment rates. For codes that did not have a predecessor, we had no means to determine associated hospital costs; therefore, we assigned the codes to packaged status for 2004. We reinforce the importance of billing for packaged codes with appropriate charges so that we can collect cost data on these codes to use for future rate setting. We invite comments on the status indicators that have been assigned to these codes. Commenters who would like us to consider their cost data for these codes may submit verifiable external information according to the criteria set forth in the August 12, 2003 proposed rule.

    Status Indicator Changes for Services Currently Packaged

    Comment: A commenter asked us to pay separately for the following services for which payment is currently packaged into payment for other services. Commenters asked that we change the SI for CPT code 36540, collection of blood from an implanted access device, to a payable SI because otherwise hospitals would be forced to bill an E&M code when this is the only service provided. Commenters asked that we change the SI for 36600, withdrawal of arterial blood, from an “N” to a “T” since it requires more effort and risk than a simple venipuncture (which is paid separately under the clinical laboratory fee schedule). Commenters asked that we change the SI for 90471 and 90472, vaccine administration and each subsequent administration, from N to X since patients may present only to receive the vaccine because otherwise hospitals must bill an E&M to receive any payment. Commenters asked that we change the SI for CPT codes 94760, 94761, and 94762, Pulse oximetry, multiple and continuous, from “N” to “X” because these may be the only services the patient receives and, in the case of CPT code 94762, the service continues for a long period of time. Commenters also asked that we change the SI for the following services from “N” to “C” since they are add-ons to services that are inpatient only: 61316, 61517, 62148, and 62160.

    Response: We will carefully consider the status indicator changes for the currently packaged services for which the commenter wants separate payment for 2005 OPPS. The commenters did not provide enough information or empirical evidence to convince us of the need for these changes and so we would like to have the opportunity to receive input about this from the APC Panel. We have revised the SI for the following codes from “N” to a “C” in recognition that if there are charges for these codes which are add-ons to inpatient only procedures, they are billing errors and should not be packaged into the median costs for other procedures on the claim that can be paid in the outpatient department: 61316, 61517, 62148, and 62160.

    XIII. Provisions of the Final Rule With Comment Period for 2004

    A. Changes Required By Statute

    We made the following changes to implement statutory requirements:

    • Added APCs, deleted APCs, and modified the composition of some existing APCs. Start Printed Page 63472
    • Recalibrated the relative payment weights of the APCs.
    • Updated the conversion factor and the wage index.
    • Revised the APC payment amounts to reflect the APC reclassifications, the recalibration of payment weights, and the other required updates and adjustments.
    • Ceased transitional pass-through payments for drugs and biologicals and devices that will have been paid under the transitional pass-through methodology for at least 2 years by January 1, 2004.
    • Ceased transitional outpatient payments (TOPS payments) for all hospitals paid under OPPS except for cancer hospitals and children's hospitals.

    B. Additional Changes

    We made the following additional changes to the OPPS:

    • Adjusted payment to moderate the effects of decreased median costs for non-pass-through drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals.
    • Changed status indicators for HCPCS codes.
    • Listed midyear and proposed HCPCS codes that are paid under OPPS.
    • Allocated a portion of the outlier percentage target amount to CMHCs and created a separate threshold for outlier payments for partial hospitalization services.
    • Created methodology and payment rates for separately payable drugs and radiopharmaceuticals for 2004.
    • Changed the status indicator and payment amount for P901 by assigning it to APC 0957 (Platelet concentrate) with a payment rate of $37.30.

    C. Major Changes From the Proposed Rule

    • We will apply a $50 threshold in lieu of the proposed $150 threshold in determining which drugs to pay for separately.
    • We will set payment for all except two orphan drugs that meet our criteria for special payment under the OPPS at 88 percent of their AWP as established in the April 2003 single drug pricer (SDP). Based on widely available market prices for two orphan drugs, we will set the payment for these two orphan drugs at 94 percent of their AWP.
    • We will set payment rates for 2004 for blood and blood products at 2003 payment rates.

    XIV. Collection of Information Requirements

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are required to provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register and solicit public comment before a collection of information requirement is submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. In order to fairly evaluate whether an information collection should be approved by OMB, section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires that we solicit comment on the following issues:

    • The need for the information collection and its usefulness in carrying out the proper functions of our agency.
    • The accuracy of our estimate of the information collection burden.
    • The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.
    • Recommendations to minimize the information collection burden on the affected public, including automated collection techniques.

    The OPPS provisions set forth in this final rule do not impose information collection and recordkeeping requirements. Consequently, it need not be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

    XV. Response to Public Comments

    Because of the large number of items of correspondence we normally receive on Federal Register documents, we are not able to acknowledge or respond to them individually. We will consider all comments we receive by the date and time specified in the DATES section of this preamble, and, if we proceed with a subsequent document, we will respond to comments in the preamble to that document.

    XVI. Regulatory Impact Analysis

    A. General

    We have examined the impacts of this final rule as required by Executive Order 12866 (September 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (September 16, 1980, Pub. L. 96-354), section 1102(b) of the Social Security Act, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4), and Executive Order 13132.

    Executive Order 12866 (as amended by Executive Order 13258, which merely reassigns responsibility of duties) directs agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). A regulatory impact analysis (RIA) must be prepared for major rules with economically significant effects ($100 million or more in any 1 year).

    We estimate the effects of the provisions that will be implemented by this final rule will result in expenditures exceeding $100 million in any 1 year. We estimate the total increase (from changes in the final rule as well as enrollment, utilization, and case mix changes) in expenditures under the OPPS for CY 2004 compared to CY 2003 to be approximately $0.607 billion. Therefore, this final rule is an economically significant rule under Executive Order 12866, and a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

    The RFA requires agencies to determine whether a rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. For purposes of the RFA, small entities include small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. Most hospitals and most other providers and suppliers are small entities, either by nonprofit status or by having revenues of $6 million to $29 million in any 1 year (see 65 FR 69432).

    For purposes of the RFA, we have determined that approximately 37 percent of hospitals will be considered small entities according to the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standards. We do not have data available to calculate the percentages of entities in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing, biological products, or medical instrument industries that will be considered to be small entities according to the SBA size standards. For the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry (NAICS 325412), the size standard is 750 or fewer employees and $67.6 billion in annual sales (1997 business census). For biological products (except diagnostic) (NAICS 325414), with $5.7 billion in annual sales, and medical instruments (NAICS 339112), with $18.5 billion in annual sales, the standard is 50 or fewer employees (see the standards Web site at http://www.sba.gov/​regulations/​siccodes/​). Individuals and States are not included in the definition of a small entity.

    In addition, section 1102(b) of the Act requires us to prepare a regulatory impact analysis if a rule may have a significant impact on the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals. This analysis must conform to the provisions of section 603 of the RFA. With the exception of hospitals located in certain New England counties, for purposes of section 1102(b) of the Act, we define a small rural hospital as a hospital that is located outside of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and has fewer than 100 Start Printed Page 63473beds (or New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA)). Section 601(g) of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Pub. L. 98-21) designated hospitals in certain New England counties as belonging to the adjacent NECMA. Thus, for purposes of the OPPS, we classify these hospitals as urban hospitals. We believe that the changes in this final rule will affect both a substantial number of rural hospitals as well as other classes of hospitals and that the effects on some may be significant. Therefore, we conclude that this final rule will have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities.

    Unfunded Mandates

    Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4) also requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits before issuing any rule that may result in an expenditure in any 1 year by State, local, or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $110 million. This final rule will not mandate any requirements for State, local, or tribal governments. This final rule will not impose unfunded mandates on the private sector of more than $110 million dollars.

    Federalism

    Executive Order 13132 establishes certain requirements that an agency must meet when it publishes a final rule that imposes substantial direct costs on State and local governments, preempts State law, or otherwise has Federalism implications.

    We have examined this final rule in accordance with Executive Order 13132, Federalism, and have determined that it will not have an impact on the rights, roles, and responsibilities of State, local or tribal governments. The impact analysis (see Table 15) shows that payments to governmental hospitals (including State, local, and tribal governmental hospitals) will increase by 4.9 percent under the final rule.

    B. Changes in This Final Rule

    We are making several changes to the OPPS that are required by the statute. We are required under section 1833(t)(3)(C)(ii) of the Act to update annually the conversion factor used to determine the APC payment rates. We are also required under section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Act to revise, not less often than annually, the wage index and other adjustments. In addition, we must review the clinical integrity of payment groups and weights at least annually. Accordingly, in this final rule, we are updating the conversion factor and the wage index adjustment for hospital outpatient services furnished beginning January 1, 2004 as we discuss in sections IX and VII, respectively, of this final rule. We are also revising the relative APC payment weights based on claims data from April 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. Finally, we are removing two devices and eight drugs and biological agents from pass-through payment status. Alternatives to the changes we proposed and why we did not accept them are discussed throughout this final rule. In particular, see section V.B with regard to the expiration of pass-through payment for devices; see section VI.B with regard to the expiration of pass-through payment for drugs and biological agents.

    Under this final rule, the change to the conversion factor as provided by statute will increase total OPPS payments by 4.5 percent in 2004. The changes to the wage index and to the APC weights (which incorporate the cessation of pass-through payments for many drugs and devices) will not increase OPPS payments because the OPPS is budget neutral. However, the wage index and APC weight changes will change the distribution of payments within the budget neutral system as shown in Table 15 and described in more detail in this section. The overall 4.5 percent increase does not take into account the expiration of transitional corridor payments or the end of the hold harmless provisions for small rural hospitals.

    A. Alternatives Considered

    Alternatives to the changes we are making and the reasons that we have chosen the options we have are discussed throughout this final rule. Some of the major issues discussed in this rule and the sections in which they are discussed follow:

    IssuePreamble section
    Drug packaging thresholdVI.B.2.
    Drug administrationVI.B.4.
    Adjustment of median costsII.B.
    Outlier policyX.A.
    Device codingV.C.
    Payment adjustment for small rural hospitalsX.B.
    Payment for orphan drugs, generic drugs and bloodVI.B.
    APC changesII.A and III.C.

    Conclusion

    It is clear that the changes in this final rule will affect both a substantial number of rural hospitals as well as other classes of hospitals, and the effects on some may be significant. Therefore, the discussion below, in combination with the rest of this final rule, constitutes a regulatory impact analysis.

    The OPPS rates for CY 2004 will have, overall, a positive effect for every category of hospital. These changes in the OPPS for 2004 will result in an overall 4.5 percent increase in Medicare payments to hospitals, exclusive of outlier and transitional pass-through payments. We also noted that both the overall 4.5 percent increase and the percent changes to individual classes of hospitals depicted in Table 15 are exclusive of any impacts to those hospitals that would result from the expiration of the transitional corridor payments or the end of the hold harmless provision for small rural hospitals. As described in the preamble, budget neutrality adjustments are made to the conversion factor and the relative weights to ensure that the revisions in the wage index, APC groups, and relative weights do not affect aggregate payments. We also note that both the overall 4.5 percent increase and the percent changes to individual classes of hospitals depicted in Table 15 are exclusive of any impacts to those hospitals that would result from the expiration of the transitional corridor payments or the end of the hold harmless provision for small rural hospitals. The impact of the wage and recalibration changes does vary somewhat by hospital group. Estimates of these impacts are displayed on Table 15.

    The overall projected increase in payments for urban hospitals is slightly lower (4.3 percent) than the average increase for all hospitals (4.5 percent) while the increase for rural hospitals is slightly greater (4.9 percent) than the average increase. Again, as noted above, these numbers do not include the effect of the expiration of the transitional hold harmless payments to small rural hospitals. The introduction of a new wage index combined with changes to the APC structure will result in small distributional changes for all categories of hospitals. Rural hospitals will gain 0.2 percent from the wage index change and another 0.2 percent as a result of APC changes. Large urban hospitals will lose 0.2 percent from the APC change, whereas “other” urban hospitals show an increase of 0.1 percent from the APC changes. A discussion of the distribution of outlier payments that we project under this final rule can be found under section XV.E below. Table 16 presents the outlier distribution that we expect to see under this final rule. Start Printed Page 63474

    C. Limitations of Our Analysis

    The distributional impacts represent the projected effects of the policy changes, as well as statutory changes effective for 2004, on various hospital groups. We estimate the effects of individual policy changes by estimating payments per service while holding all other payment policies constant. We use the best data available but do not attempt to predict behavioral responses to our policy changes. In addition, we do not make adjustments for future changes in variables such as service volume, service mix, or number of encounters.

    D. Estimated Impacts of This Final Rule on Hospitals

    The OPPS is a budget neutral payment system under which the increase to the total payments made under OPPS is limited by the increase to the conversion factor set under the methodology in the statute. The impact tables show the redistribution of hospital payments among providers as a result of a new wage index and APC structure. In some cases, under this final rule, hospitals will receive more total payment than in 2003 while in other cases they will receive less total payment than they received in 2003. The impact of this final rule will depend on a number of factors, most significant of which are the mix of services furnished by a hospital (for example, how the APCs for the hospital's most frequently furnished services will change) and the impact of the wage index changes on the hospital.

    Column 4 in Table 15 represents the full impact on each hospital group of all the changes for 2004. Columns 2 and 3 in the table reflect the independent effects of the final change in the wage index and the APC reclassification and recalibration changes, respectively. We excluded critical access hospitals (CAHs) from the analysis of the impact of the final 2004 OPPS rates that is summarized in Table 15. For that reason, the total number of hospitals included in Table 15 (4,378) is lower than in previous years. CAHs are excluded from the OPPS.

    To a very limited extent, wage index changes favor rural hospital categories. Large urban hospitals with greater than 500 beds show the largest percent decrease (−3.0) attributable to wage index changes. Rural hospitals show modest increases of 0.2 percent for most bed sizes but show the largest gains for categories with fewer than 50 beds or 150 to 199 beds where the wage index change results in a 0.4 percent increase. Rural hospitals located in Puerto Rico show the largest negative impact (−2.5 percent) due to changes in the wage index. Hospitals located in the Middle Atlantic region also experience a large negative impact −0.6 percent due to wage index changes regardless of urban or rural designation. However, this effect is somewhat lessened by the distribution of outlier payments as discussed in more detail below.

    The APC reclassification and recalibration changes also favor rural hospitals with the exception of rural hospitals with 200 or more beds that show a negative effect (−0.8 percent). Conversely, urban hospitals with greater than 199 beds show a decrease attributed to APC recalibration. Urban hospitals in excess of 500 beds show a 0.5 percent decrease as a result of APC recalibration. In general, APC changes are small and result in very few distributional changes among hospital categories.

    In both urban and rural areas, hospitals that provide a lower volume of outpatient services are projected to receive a larger increase in payments than higher volume hospitals. In rural areas, hospitals with volumes between 5,000 and 20,999 are projected to experience increases larger than 5.0 percent. Urban hospitals that provide low-volume services show similar rates of increases (5.0 percent). Conversely, urban and rural hospitals providing more than 21,000 services are projected to experience a rate of increase in the 4.0 to 4.7 percent range.

    Major teaching hospitals are projected to experience a smaller increase in payments (3.7 percent) than the aggregate for all hospitals (4.5 percent) due to negative impacts from both the wage index (−0.4 percent) and APC recalibration (−0.4 percent). Hospitals with less intensive teaching programs are projected to experience an overall increase (4.5 percent) that is equal to the average for all hospitals. There is little difference in impact among hospitals that serve low-income patients where increases in payments range from 4.3 to 4.7 percent higher than in 2003.

    Psychiatric hospitals and long term care facilities show the largest increase in payment rates among all categories of hospital providers. Psychiatric hospitals show an increase of 18.2 percent as a result of an increase in payment rates for partial hospitalization programs and for other services such as psychotherapy. Also, payments made to psychiatric facilities represent a small portion of total spending for OPPS, approximately 60.6 million dollars for 2004. Long-term care facilities show a growth rate of 7.5 percent over payments made in 2003. We believe this is the result of a policy change that removes payments made for therapy services from the physician fee schedule to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system. Payments made for long-term care account for a small amount of OPPS payments, approximately 14.5 million for 2004.

    Table 15.—Impact of Change for CY 2004 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System

    [Percent change in total payments to hospital (program and beneficiary); does not include hold harmless, corridor, outlier or transitional pass-through payments]

    Number of hospitals (1)New Wage index (2)APC changes (3)All CY 2004 changes (4)
    ALL HOSPITALS4,378004.5
    NON-TEFRA HOSPITALS3,8540−0.14.4
    URBAN HOSPS2,383−0.1−0.14.3
    LARGE URBAN (GT 1 MILL.)1,3770−0.24.2
    OTHER URBAN (LE 1 MILL.)1,006−0.10.14.4
    RURAL HOSPS1,4710.20.24.9
    BEDS (URBAN)
    0-99 BEDS5380.10.65.2
    100-199 BEDS878−0.10.34.8
    200-299 BEDS454−0.1−0.14.3
    300-499 BEDS3630.1−0.44.2
    500 + BEDS150−0.3−0.53.7
    BEDS (RURAL)
    0-49 BEDS6990.40.65.6
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    50-99 BEDS4540.20.65.3
    100-149 BEDS1900.204.7
    150-199 BEDS660.40.14.9
    200 + BEDS620.1−0.83.7
    VOLUME (URBAN)
    LT 5,000 Lines1860.115.6
    5,000-10,999 Lines35000.95.4
    11,000-20,999 Lines499−0.10.75.1
    21,000-42,999 Lines7200.10.14.6
    GT 42,999 Lines628−0.1−0.44
    VOLUME (RURAL)
    LT 5,000 Lines3640.304.8
    5,000-10,999 Lines4660.30.55.3
    11,000-20,999 Lines3460.20.75.4
    21,000-42,999 Lines2340.304.7
    GT 42,999 Lines610.1−0.44.2
    REGION (URBAN)
    NEW ENGLAND128−0.3−0.33.9
    MIDDLE ATLANTIC369−0.6−0.53.4
    SOUTH ATLANTIC353004.5
    EAST NORTH CENT.400−0.2−0.24
    EAST SOUTH CENT.1490.30.25
    WEST NORTH CENT.1630.20.55.1
    WEST SOUTH CENT.2950.10.14.7
    MOUNTAIN1220.805.3
    PACIFIC3640.3−0.24.6
    PUERTO RICO4004.89.5
    REGION (RURAL)
    NEW ENGLAND360.41.76.7
    MIDDLE ATLANTIC65−0.60.94.9
    SOUTH ATLANTIC2160.104.6
    EAST NORTH CENT.1930.204.7
    EAST SOUTH CENT.2270.2−0.24.5
    WEST NORTH CENT.2470.80.55.8
    WEST SOUTH CENT.2690.40.25.2
    MOUNTAIN1230.2−0.14.6
    PACIFIC900.4−0.93.9
    PUERTO RICO5−2.50.32.2
    TEACHING STATUS
    NON-TEACHING2,8050.10.14.7
    MINOR7610.1−0.14.5
    MAJOR288−0.4−0.43.7
    DSH PATIENT (PERCENT)
    01033.811.6
    GT 0-0.108970−0.24.3
    0.10-0.16837−0.104.4
    0.16-0.237870.1−0.24.3
    0.23-0.3574400.14.5
    GE 0.35579−0.10.24.7
    URBAN IME/DSH
    IME & DSH965−0.1−0.24.1
    IME/NO DSH1−0.18.513.3
    NO IME/DSH1,40900.14.6
    NO IME/NO DSH833.711.6
    RURAL HOSP. TYPES
    NO SPECIAL STATUS4690.10.24.9
    RRC1610.3−0.54.3
    SCH/EACH4890.30.55.4
    MDH2500.31.66.5
    SCH AND RRC750.1−0.34.3
    TYPE OF OWNERSHIP
    VOLUNTARY2,370−0.1−0.24.2
    PROPRIETARY6960.20.55.2
    GOVERNMENT7880.20.34.9
    SPECIALTY HOSPITALS
    EYE AND EAR13−0.61.85.7
    CANCER110−1.23.2
    TEFRA HOSPITALS (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER LINES)
    REHAB1550.5−1.13.9
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    PSYCH1750.812.218.2
    LTC1501.61.27.5
    CHILDREN4400.54.9
     1. Some data necessary to classify hospitals by category were missing; thus, the total number of hospitals in each category may not equal the national total.
     2. This column shows the impact of updating the wage index used to calculate payment by applying the FY 2004 hospital inpatient wage index after geographic reclassification by the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board. The appropriate hospital inpatient wage index appears in a correction notice published in the Federal Register on October 6, 2003 68FR 57732.
     3. This column shows the impact of changes resulting from the reclassification of HCPCS codes among APC groups and the recalibration of APC weights based on 2002 hospital claims data.
     4. This column shows changes in total payment from CY 2003 to CY 2004, excluding outlier and pass-through payments. It incorporates all of the changes reflected in columns 2 and 3. In addition, it shows the impact of the FY 2004 payment update. The sum of the columns may be different from the percentage changes shown here due to rounding.
     5. Volume is expressed in terms of the number of lines that appear on a claim.

    E. Projected Distribution of Outlier Payments

    As stated elsewhere in this preamble, we have allocated 2 percent of the estimated 2004 expenditures to outlier payments. Table 16 below illustrates the percentage of outlier payments relative to the total projected payments for the categories of hospitals that we show in the impact table.

    We project, based on the mix of services for the hospitals that will be paid under the OPPS in 2004, that approximately 95 percent of hospitals will receive outlier payments. For the majority of provider groups, the table shows outlier payments as a percent of total payments in the 1.5 to 3.5 percent range. Two categories, Rehabilitation and Children's hospitals are the exception with outlier to total payment ratios of 6.7 and 11.9 percent respectively. We would point out that these hospital types represent a small number of providers with a low volume of services. The anticipated outlier payments for urban hospitals can be expected to ameliorate the impact of the wage index and APC changes on payments to urban hospitals.

    Table 16.—Distribution of Outlier Payments for CY 2004 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment

    Number of hospitalsPercent of total hospitalsNumber of hospitals with outliersOutlier payments as a percent of total payments (percent)
    ALL HOSPITALS4,3781004,1442.0
    NON-TEFRA HOSPITALS3,854883,8412.0
    URBAN HOSPS2,38354.42,3722.1
    LARGE URBAN (GT 1 MILL.)1,37731.41,3712.3
    OTHER URBAN (LE 1 MILL.)1,006231,0011.8
    RURAL HOSPS1,47133.61,4691.7
    BEDS (URBAN)
    0-99 BEDS53812.25292.5
    100-199 BEDS878208771.8
    200-299 BEDS45410.44531.9
    300-499 BEDS3638.23632.1
    500 + BEDS1503.41502.6
    BEDS (RURAL)
    0-49 BEDS699166982.3
    50-99 BEDS45410.44531.9
    100-149 BEDS1904.41901.4
    150-199 BEDS661.6661.7
    200 + BEDS621.4621.4
    VOLUME (URBAN)
    LT 5,0001864.21753.2
    5,000-10,99935083503.0
    11,000-20,99949911.44992.1
    21,000-42,99972016.47202.0
    GT 42,99962814.46282.1
    VOLUME (RURAL)
    LT 5,0003648.43623.1
    5,000-10,99946610.64662.2
    11,000-20,99934683461.8
    21,000-42,9992345.42341.5
    GT 42,999611.4611.5
    REGION (URBAN)
    NEW ENGLAND12831271.8
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    MIDDLE ATLANTIC3698.43693.1
    SOUTH ATLANTIC35383531.9
    EAST NORTH CENT.4009.23961.9
    EAST SOUTH CENT.1493.41481.4
    WEST NORTH CENT.1633.81631.6
    WEST SOUTH CENT.2956.82952.4
    MOUNTAIN1222.81201.9
    PACIFIC3648.43612.0
    PUERTO RICO401400.6
    REGION (RURAL)
    NEW ENGLAND360.8362.2
    MIDDLE ATLANTIC651.4651.6
    SOUTH ATLANTIC21652151.6
    EAST NORTH CENT.1934.41931.6
    EAST SOUTH CENT.2275.22271.2
    WEST NORTH CENT.2475.62461.8
    WEST SOUTH CENT.2696.22691.8
    MOUNTAIN1232.81232.8
    PACIFIC902902.4
    PUERTO RICO50.251.0
    TEACHING STATUS
    NON-TEACHING2,805642,7931.8
    MINOR76117.47601.7
    MAJOR2886.62883.0
    DSH PATIENT (PERCENT)
    0100.283.5
    GT 0-0.1089720.48921.9
    0.10-0.1683719.28371.8
    0.16-0.23787187871.7
    0.23-0.35744177412.3
    GE 0.3557913.25762.9
    URBAN IME/DSH
    IME & DSH965229652.3
    IME/NO DSH1000.0
    NO IME/DSH1,40932.21,4001.8
    NO IME/NO DSH80.273.5
    RURAL HOSP. TYPES
    NO SPECIAL STATUS46910.84671.8
    RRC1613.61611.4
    SCH/EACH48911.24892.1
    MDH2505.82502.0
    SCH AND RRC751.8751.5
    TYPE OF OWNERSHIP
    VOLUNTARY2,37054.22,3661.9
    PROPRIETARY69615.86892.0
    GOVERNMENT788187862.5
    SPECIALTY HOSPITALS
    EYE AND EAR130.2132.7
    CANCER110.2113.9
    TEFRA HOSPITALS (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER LINES)
    REHAB1553.61036.7
    PSYCH1754590.5
    LTC1503.4982.5
    CHILDREN4414311.9

    F. Estimated Impacts of This Final Rule on Beneficiaries

    For services for which the beneficiary pays a coinsurance of 20 percent of the payment rate, the beneficiary share of payment will increase for services for which OPPS payments will rise and will decrease for services for which OPPS payments will fall. For example, for a mid-level office visit (APC 0601), the minimum unadjusted co-payment in 2003 was $10.11; under this final rule, the minimum unadjusted co-payment for APC 601 will be $10.71 because the OPPS payment for the service will increase under this final rule. For some services (those services for which a national unadjusted co-payment amount is shown in Addendum B) the beneficiary co-payment is frozen based on historic data and will not change, and will therefore present no potential impact on beneficiaries.Start Printed Page 63478

    However, in all cases, the statute limits beneficiary liability for co-payment for a service to the inpatient hospital deductible for the applicable year. This amount is $876 for 2004. In general, the impact of this final rule on beneficiaries will vary based on the service the beneficiary receives and whether the co-payment for the service is one that is frozen under the OPPS.

    In accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12866, this regulation was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.

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    (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: October 27, 2003.

    Thomas A. Scully,

    Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

    Approved: October 29, 2003.

    Tommy G. Thompson,

    Secretary.

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    Addendum A.—List of Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs) with Status Indicators, Relative Weights, Payment Rates, and Copayment Amounts Calendar Year 2004

    APCGroup titleStatus indicatorRelative weightPayment rateNational unadjusted copaymentMinimum unadjusted copayment
    0001Level I PhotochemotherapyS0.4237$23.12$7.09$4.62
    0002Level I Fine Needle Biopsy/AspirationT0.8083$44.10$8.82
    0003Bone Marrow Biopsy/AspirationT2.3229$126.74$25.35
    0004Level I Needle Biopsy/ Aspiration Except Bone MarrowT1.5882$86.65$22.36$17.33
    0005Level II Needle Biopsy/Aspiration Except Bone MarrowT3.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    0006Level I Incision & DrainageT1.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    0007Level II Incision & DrainageT11.8633$647.27$129.45
    0008Level III Incision and DrainageT19.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    0009Nail ProceduresT0.6652$36.29$8.34$7.26
    0010Level I Destruction of LesionT0.6480$35.36$10.08$7.07
    0011Level II Destruction of LesionT2.2217$121.22$27.88$24.24
    0012Level I Debridement & DestructionT0.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    0013Level II Debridement & DestructionT1.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    0015Level III Debridement & DestructionT1.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    0016Level IV Debridement & DestructionT2.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    0017Level VI Debridement & DestructionT16.3697$893.15$227.84$178.63
    0018Biopsy of Skin/Puncture of LesionT0.9178$50.08$16.04$10.02
    0019Level I Excision/ BiopsyT3.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    0020Level II Excision/ BiopsyT7.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    0021Level III Excision/ BiopsyT14.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    0022Level IV Excision/ BiopsyT18.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    0023Exploration Penetrating WoundT2.8141$153.54$40.37$30.71
    0024Level I Skin RepairT1.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    0025Level II Skin RepairT5.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    0027Level IV Skin RepairT15.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    0028Level I Breast SurgeryT17.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    0029Level II Breast SurgeryT30.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    0030Level III Breast SurgeryT37.3083$2,035.58$763.55$407.12
    0032Insertion of Central Venous/Arterial CatheterT11.4907$626.94$125.39
    0033Partial HospitalizationP5.2569$286.82$57.36
    0035Placement of Arterial or Central Venous CatheterT0.1691$9.23$2.79$1.85
    0036Level II Fine Needle Biopsy/AspirationT1.5170$82.77$16.55
    0037Level III Needle Biopsy/Aspiration Except Bone MarrowT9.8921$539.72$237.45$107.94
    0039Implantation of NeurostimulatorS235.1866$12,832.02$2,566.40
    0040Level II Implantation of Neurostimulator ElectrodesS52.1002$2,842.64$568.53
    0041Level I ArthroscopyT27.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    0042Level II ArthroscopyT43.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    0043Closed Treatment Fracture Finger/Toe/TrunkT1.9074$104.07$20.81
    0045Bone/Joint Manipulation Under AnesthesiaT13.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    0046Open/Percutaneous Treatment Fracture or DislocationT32.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    0047Arthroplasty without ProsthesisT29.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    0048Arthroplasty with ProsthesisT51.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    0049Level I Musculoskeletal Procedures Except Hand and FootT19.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    0050Level II Musculoskeletal Procedures Except Hand and FootT24.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    0051Level III Musculoskeletal Procedures Except Hand and FootT34.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    0052Level IV Musculoskeletal Procedures Except Hand and FootT42.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    0053Level I Hand Musculoskeletal ProceduresT14.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    0054Level II Hand Musculoskeletal ProceduresT24.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    0055Level I Foot Musculoskeletal ProceduresT18.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    0056Level II Foot Musculoskeletal ProceduresT25.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    0057Bunion ProceduresT25.5035$1,391.50$475.91$278.30
    0058Level I Strapping and Cast ApplicationS1.0931$59.64$11.93
    0060Manipulation TherapyS0.2788$15.21$3.04
    0068CPAP InitiationS1.0807$58.96$29.48$11.79
    0069ThoracoscopyT28.9392$1,578.95$591.64$315.79
    0070Thoracentesis/Lavage ProceduresT3.0717$167.60$33.52
    0071Level I Endoscopy Upper AirwayT0.8799$48.01$12.89$9.60
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    0072Level II Endoscopy Upper AirwayT1.7613$96.10$26.68$19.22
    0073Level III Endoscopy Upper AirwayT3.4541$188.46$73.38$37.69
    0074Level IV Endoscopy Upper AirwayT13.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    0075Level V Endoscopy Upper AirwayT20.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    0076Level I Endoscopy Lower AirwayT9.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    0077Level I Pulmonary TreatmentS0.2837$15.48$7.74$3.10
    0078Level II Pulmonary TreatmentS0.7917$43.20$14.55$8.64
    0079Ventilation Initiation and ManagementS2.1494$117.27$23.45
    0080Diagnostic Cardiac CatheterizationT36.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    0081Non-Coronary Angioplasty or AtherectomyT35.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    0082Coronary AtherectomyT110.2196$6,013.69$1,293.59$1,202.74
    0083Coronary Angioplasty and Percutaneous ValvuloplastyT59.2047$3,230.27$646.05
    0084Level I Electrophysiologic EvaluationS10.5226$574.12$114.82
    0085Level II Electrophysiologic EvaluationT35.4126$1,932.15$426.25$386.43
    0086Ablate Heart Dysrhythm FocusT44.9389$2,451.91$833.33$490.38
    0087Cardiac Electrophysiologic Recording/MappingT39.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    0088ThrombectomyT34.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    0089Insertion/Replacement of Permanent Pacemaker and ElectrodesT117.1896$6,393.98$1,722.59$1,278.80
    0090Insertion/Replacement of Pacemaker Pulse GeneratorT96.8284$5,283.05$1,651.45$1,056.61
    0091Level II Vascular LigationT28.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    0092Level I Vascular LigationT25.0959$1,369.26$505.37$273.85
    0093Vascular Reconstruction/Fistula Repair without DeviceT21.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    0094Level I Resuscitation and CardioversionS2.6345$143.74$48.58$28.75
    0095Cardiac RehabilitationS0.5994$32.70$16.35$6.54
    0096Non-Invasive Vascular StudiesS1.7176$93.71$46.85$18.74
    0097Cardiac and Ambulatory Blood Pressure MonitoringX1.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    0098Injection of Sclerosing SolutionT1.0729$58.54$14.06$11.71
    0099ElectrocardiogramsS0.3703$20.20$4.04
    0100Cardiac Stress TestsX1.5862$86.54$41.44$17.31
    0101Tilt Table EvaluationS4.4040$240.29$105.27$48.06
    0103Miscellaneous Vascular ProceduresT11.6202$634.01$223.63$126.80
    0104Transcatheter Placement of Intracoronary StentsT82.6713$4,510.63$902.13
    0105Revision/Removal of Pacemakers, AICD, or VascularT19.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    0106Insertion/Replacement/Repair of Pacemaker and/or ElectrodesT58.9719$3,217.57$643.51
    0107Insertion of Cardioverter-DefibrillatorT337.1304$18,394.17$3,699.14$3,678.83
    0108Insertion/Replacement/Repair of Cardioverter-Defibrillator LeadsT433.2998$23,641.27$4,728.25
    0109Removal of Implanted DevicesT7.4705$407.60$131.49$81.52
    0110TransfusionS3.6718$200.34$40.07
    0111Blood Product ExchangeS13.1719$718.67$200.18$143.73
    0112Apheresis, Photopheresis, and PlasmapheresisS37.5832$2,050.58$612.47$410.12
    0113Excision Lymphatic SystemT19.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    0114Thyroid/Lymphadenectomy ProceduresT37.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    0115Cannula/Access Device ProceduresT25.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    0116Chemotherapy Administration by Other Technique Except InfusionS0.7996$43.63$8.73
    0117Chemotherapy Administration by Infusion OnlyS3.0360$165.65$42.54$33.13
    0119Implantation of Infusion PumpT134.7194$7,350.43$1,470.09
    0120Infusion Therapy Except ChemotherapyT1.9114$104.29$28.21$20.86
    0121Level I Tube changes and RepositioningT2.1189$115.61$43.80$23.12
    0122Level II Tube changes and RepositioningT8.8621$483.53$99.16$96.71
    0123Bone Marrow Harvesting and Bone Marrow/Stem Cell TransplantS5.2882$288.53$57.71
    0124Revision of Implanted Infusion PumpT23.8050$1,298.82$259.76
    0125Refilling of Infusion PumpT2.1606$117.88$23.58
    0130Level I LaparoscopyT32.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    0131Level II LaparoscopyT40.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    0132Level III LaparoscopyT57.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    0140Esophageal Dilation without EndoscopyT6.4525$352.05$107.24$70.41
    0141Upper GI ProceduresT7.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    0142Small Intestine EndoscopyT8.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    0143Lower GI EndoscopyT8.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    0146Level I SigmoidoscopyT3.9826$217.29$64.40$43.46
    0147Level II SigmoidoscopyT7.6808$419.07$83.81
    0148Level I Anal/Rectal ProcedureT3.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    0149Level III Anal/Rectal ProcedureT17.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    0150Level IV Anal/Rectal ProcedureT22.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
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    0151Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)T17.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    0152Percutaneous Abdominal and Biliary ProceduresT9.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    0153Peritoneal and Abdominal ProceduresT20.8723$1,138.81$410.87$227.76
    0154Hernia/Hydrocele ProceduresT26.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    0155Level II Anal/Rectal ProcedureT10.0809$550.02$188.89$110.00
    0156Level II Urinary and Anal ProceduresT2.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    0157Colorectal Cancer Screening: Barium EnemaS2.5693$140.18$28.04
    0158Colorectal Cancer Screening: ColonoscopyT7.4244$405.08$101.27
    0159Colorectal Cancer Screening: Flexible SigmoidoscopyS2.7823$151.81$37.95
    0160Level I Cystourethroscopy and other Genitourinary ProceduresT6.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    0161Level II Cystourethroscopy and other Genitourinary ProceduresT16.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    0162Level III Cystourethroscopy and other Genitourinary ProceduresT21.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    0163Level IV Cystourethroscopy and other Genitourinary ProceduresT33.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    0164Level I Urinary and Anal ProceduresT1.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    0165Level III Urinary and Anal ProceduresT14.6838$801.16$160.23
    0166Level I Urethral ProceduresT16.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    0167Level III Urethral ProceduresT30.0186$1,637.84$555.84$327.57
    0168Level II Urethral ProceduresT30.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    0169LithotripsyT45.1150$2,461.52$1,115.69$492.30
    0170DialysisS5.9678$325.61$65.12
    0180CircumcisionT18.6176$1,015.79$304.87$203.16
    0181Penile ProceduresT29.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    0183Testes/Epididymis ProceduresT21.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    0184Prostate BiopsyT3.8995$212.76$96.27$42.55
    0187Miscellaneous Placement/RepositioningX4.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    0188Level II Female Reproductive ProcT1.1365$62.01$12.40
    0189Level III Female Reproductive ProcT1.4232$77.65$18.09$15.53
    0190Level I HysteroscopyT19.6922$1,074.43$424.28$214.89
    0191Level I Female Reproductive ProcT0.1853$10.11$2.93$2.02
    0192Level IV Female Reproductive ProcT2.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    0193Level V Female Reproductive ProcT15.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    0194Level VIII Female Reproductive ProcT18.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    0195Level IX Female Reproductive ProcT25.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    0196Dilation and CurettageT16.1219$879.63$338.23$175.93
    0197Infertility ProceduresT4.8280$263.42$52.68
    0198Pregnancy and Neonatal Care ProceduresT1.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    0199Obstetrical Care ServiceT17.2831$942.98$188.60
    0200Level VII Female Reproductive ProcT17.9920$981.66$307.83$196.33
    0201Level VI Female Reproductive ProcT16.8660$920.23$329.65$184.05
    0202Level X Female Reproductive ProcT38.9821$2,126.90$1,042.18$425.38
    0203Level IV Nerve InjectionsT11.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    0204Level I Nerve InjectionsT2.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    0206Level II Nerve InjectionsT5.2875$288.49$75.55$57.70
    0207Level III Nerve InjectionsT6.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    0208Laminotomies and LaminectomiesT40.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    0209Extended EEG Studies and Sleep Studies, Level IIS11.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    0212Nervous System InjectionsT2.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    0213Extended EEG Studies and Sleep Studies, Level IS2.9055$158.53$65.74$31.71
    0214ElectroencephalogramS2.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    0215Level I Nerve and Muscle TestsS0.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    0216Level III Nerve and Muscle TestsS2.8535$155.69$67.98$31.14
    0218Level II Nerve and Muscle TestsS1.1404$62.22$12.44
    0220Level I Nerve ProceduresT16.5554$903.28$180.66
    0221Level II Nerve ProceduresT24.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    0222Implantation of Neurological DeviceT232.2024$12,669.20$2,533.84
    0223Implantation or Revision of Pain Management CatheterT26.7610$1,460.11$292.02
    0224Implantation of Reservoir/Pump/ShuntT34.1770$1,864.73$453.41$372.95
    0225Level I Implementation of Neurostimulator ElectrodesS206.0034$11,239.75$2,247.95
    0226Implantation of Drug Infusion ReservoirT136.2989$7,436.60$1,487.32
    0227Implantation of Drug Infusion DeviceT160.8363$8,775.39$1,755.08
    0228Creation of Lumbar Subarachnoid ShuntT52.2880$2,852.89$639.03$570.58
    0229Transcatherter Placement of Intravascular ShuntsT61.9895$3,382.21$771.23$676.44
    0230Level I Eye Tests & TreatmentsS0.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    0231Level III Eye Tests & TreatmentsS2.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
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    0232Level I Anterior Segment Eye ProceduresT4.9206$268.47$103.17$53.69
    0233Level II Anterior Segment Eye ProceduresT14.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    0234Level III Anterior Segment Eye ProceduresT21.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    0235Level I Posterior Segment Eye ProceduresT5.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    0236Level II Posterior Segment Eye ProceduresT18.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    0237Level III Posterior Segment Eye ProceduresT34.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    0238Level I Repair and Plastic Eye ProceduresT3.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    0239Level II Repair and Plastic Eye ProceduresT6.1331$334.63$66.93
    0240Level III Repair and Plastic Eye ProceduresT17.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    0241Level IV Repair and Plastic Eye ProceduresT22.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    0242Level V Repair and Plastic Eye ProceduresT29.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    0243Strabismus/Muscle ProceduresT21.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    0244Corneal TransplantT37.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    0245Level I Cataract Procedures without IOL InsertT12.2973$670.95$222.22$134.19
    0246Cataract Procedures with IOL InsertT22.9755$1,253.57$495.96$250.71
    0247Laser Eye Procedures Except RetinalT4.9482$269.98$104.31$54.00
    0248Laser Retinal ProceduresT4.8223$263.11$95.08$52.62
    0249Level II Cataract Procedures without IOL InsertT27.7406$1,513.55$524.67$302.71
    0250Nasal Cauterization/PackingT1.4697$80.19$28.07$16.04
    0251Level I ENT ProceduresT1.7880$97.56$19.51
    0252Level II ENT ProceduresT6.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    0253Level III ENT ProceduresT15.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    0254Level IV ENT ProceduresT21.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    0256Level V ENT ProceduresT35.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    0258Tonsil and Adenoid ProceduresT20.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    0259Level VI ENT ProceduresT392.8622$21,434.95$9,394.83$4,286.99
    0260Level I Plain Film Except TeethX0.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    0261Level II Plain Film Except Teeth Including Bone Density MeasurementX1.3176$71.89$14.38
    0262Plain Film of TeethX0.7540$41.14$9.82$8.23
    0263Level I Miscellaneous Radiology ProceduresX2.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    0264Level II Miscellaneous Radiology ProceduresX3.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    0265Level I Diagnostic Ultrasound Except VascularS1.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    0266Level II Diagnostic Ultrasound Except VascularS1.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    0267Level III Diagnostic Ultrasound Except VascularS2.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    0268Ultrasound Guidance ProceduresS1.3081$71.37$14.27
    0269Level III Echocardiogram Except TransesophagealS3.2309$176.28$87.24$35.26
    0270Transesophageal EchocardiogramS5.8546$319.43$146.79$63.89
    0271MammographyS0.6499$35.46$16.80$7.09
    0272Level I FluoroscopyX1.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    0274MyelographyS3.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    0275ArthrographyS3.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    0276Level I Digestive RadiologyS1.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    0277Level II Digestive RadiologyS2.4444$133.37$60.47$26.67
    0278Diagnostic UrographyS2.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    0279Level II Angiography and Venography except ExtremityS10.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    0280Level III Angiography and Venography except ExtremityS19.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    0281Venography of ExtremityS6.6031$360.27$115.16$72.05
    0282Miscellaneous Computerized Axial TomographyS1.6834$91.85$44.51$18.37
    0283Computerized Axial Tomography with Contrast MaterialS4.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    0284Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography with ContrasS7.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    0285Myocardial Positron Emission Tomography (PET)S14.1508$772.08$334.45$154.42
    0287Complex VenographyS6.4923$354.23$111.33$70.85
    0288Bone Density:Axial SkeletonS1.2726$69.43$13.89
    0289Needle Localization for Breast BiopsyX3.4900$190.42$44.80$38.08
    0296Level I Therapeutic Radiologic ProceduresS2.8635$156.24$69.20$31.25
    0297Level II Therapeutic Radiologic ProceduresS7.7145$420.91$172.51$84.18
    0299Miscellaneous Radiation TreatmentS5.7618$314.37$62.87
    0300Level I Radiation TherapyS1.4912$81.36$16.27
    0301Level II Radiation TherapyS2.1340$116.43$23.29
    0302Level III Radiation TherapyS6.3268$345.20$130.77$69.04
    0303Treatment Device ConstructionX2.8835$157.33$66.95$31.47
    0304Level I Therapeutic Radiation Treatment PreparationX1.6742$91.35$41.52$18.27
    0305Level II Therapeutic Radiation Treatment PreparationX3.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    0310Level III Therapeutic Radiation Treatment PreparationX13.7165$748.39$325.27$149.68
    0312Radioelement ApplicationsS3.6637$199.90$39.98
    0313BrachytherapyS16.2481$886.51$177.30
    0314Hyperthermic TherapiesS4.6041$251.20$101.77$50.24
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    0320Electroconvulsive TherapyS5.3785$293.46$80.06$58.69
    0321Biofeedback and Other TrainingS1.2387$67.58$21.78$13.52
    0322Brief Individual PsychotherapyS1.2802$69.85$13.97
    0323Extended Individual PsychotherapyS1.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    0324Family PsychotherapyS2.4473$133.53$26.71
    0325Group PsychotherapyS1.4865$81.10$18.27$16.22
    0330Dental ProceduresS0.5745$31.35$6.27
    0332Computerized Axial Tomography and Computerized Angiography without ContrasS3.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    0333Computerized Axial Tomography and Computerized Angio w/o Contrast MaterialS5.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    0335Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MiscellaneousS6.3499$346.46$151.46$69.29
    0336Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without ContS6.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    0337MRI and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without Contrast Material followedS9.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    0339ObservationS3.8356$209.27$41.85
    0340Minor Ancillary ProceduresX0.6314$34.45$6.89
    0341Skin TestsX0.1365$7.45$3.03$1.49
    0342Level I PathologyX0.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    0343Level II PathologyX0.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    0344Level III PathologyX0.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    0345Level I Transfusion Laboratory ProceduresX0.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    0346Level II Transfusion Laboratory ProceduresX0.3866$21.09$5.32$4.22
    0347Level III Transfusion Laboratory ProceduresX0.9610$52.43$13.20$10.49
    0348Fertility Laboratory ProceduresX0.8194$44.71$8.94
    0352Level I InjectionsX0.1230$6.71$1.34
    0353Level II Allergy InjectionsX0.3982$21.73$4.35
    0355Level III ImmunizationsK0.2749$15.00$3.00
    0356Level IV ImmunizationsK0.7698$42.00$8.40
    0359Level II InjectionsX0.8000$43.65$8.73
    0360Level I Alimentary TestsX1.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    0361Level II Alimentary TestsX3.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    0362Level III Otorhinolaryngologic Function TestsX2.6984$147.23$29.45
    0363Level I Otorhinolaryngologic Function TestsX0.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    0364Level I AudiometryX0.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    0365Level II AudiometryX1.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    0367Level I Pulmonary TestX0.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    0368Level II Pulmonary TestsX0.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    0369Level III Pulmonary TestsX2.4984$136.32$44.18$27.26
    0370Allergy TestsX0.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    0371Level I Allergy InjectionsX0.4105$22.40$4.48
    0372Therapeutic PhlebotomyX0.5607$30.59$10.09$6.12
    0373Neuropsychological TestingX2.0899$114.03$22.81
    0374Monitoring Psychiatric DrugsX1.1252$61.39$12.28
    0375Ancillary Outpatient Services When Patient ExpiresT$1,150.00$230.00
    0376Level II Cardiac ImagingS4.4510$242.85$121.42$48.57
    0377Level III Cardiac ImagingS6.8830$375.54$187.76$75.11
    0378Level II Pulmonary ImagingS5.4852$299.28$149.63$59.86
    0379Injection adenosine 6 MGK0.2078$11.34$2.27
    0380Dipyridamole injectionK0.2525$13.78$2.76
    0384GI Procedures with StentsT20.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    0385Level I Prosthetic Urological ProceduresS67.1530$3,663.93$732.79
    0386Level II Prosthetic Urological ProceduresS116.2382$6,342.07$1,268.41
    0387Level II HysteroscopyT28.1480$1,535.78$655.55$307.16
    0388DiscographyS11.6347$634.80$303.19$126.96
    0389Non-imaging Nuclear MedicineS1.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    0390Level I Endocrine ImagingS2.7907$152.26$76.13$30.45
    0391Level II Endocrine ImagingS3.1956$174.36$87.18$34.87
    0393Red Cell/Plasma StudiesS4.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    0394Hepatobiliary ImagingS4.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
    0395GI Tract ImagingS3.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    0396Bone ImagingS4.1883$228.52$114.26$45.70
    0397Vascular ImagingS2.2183$121.03$60.51$24.21
    0398Level I Cardiac ImagingS4.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    0399Nuclear Medicine Add-on ImagingS1.5273$83.33$41.66$16.67
    0400Hematopoietic ImagingS3.8242$208.65$104.32$41.73
    0401Level I Pulmonary ImagingS3.3736$184.07$92.03$36.81
    0402Brain ImagingS5.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
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    0403CSF ImagingS3.8402$209.53$104.76$41.91
    0404Renal and Genitourinary Studies Level IS3.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    0405Renal and Genitourinary Studies Level IIS4.3432$236.97$118.48$47.39
    0406Tumor/Infection ImagingS4.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96 W>
    0409Red Blood Cell TestsX0.1390$7.58$2.32$1.52
    0410Mammogram Add OnS0.1523$8.31$1.66
    0411Respiratory ProceduresS0.4367$23.83$4.77
    0412IMRT Treatment DeliveryS5.3904$294.11$58.82
    0413IMRT Treatment PlanS7.4469$406.31$81.26
    0415Level II Endoscopy Lower AirwayT20.7348$1,131.31$459.92$226.26
    0600Low Level Clinic VisitsV0.9278$50.62$10.12
    0601Mid Level Clinic VisitsV0.9816$53.56$10.71
    0602High Level Clinic VisitsV1.5041$82.07$16.41
    0610Low Level Emergency VisitsV1.3691$74.70$19.57$14.94
    0611Mid Level Emergency VisitsV2.3967$130.77$36.16$26.15
    0612High Level Emergency VisitsV4.1476$226.30$54.12$45.26
    0620Critical CareS8.9992$491.01$142.30$98.20
    0648Breast Reconstruction with ProsthesisT54.0165$2,947.19$589.44
    0651Complex Interstitial Radiation Source ApplicationS10.2314$558.24$111.65
    0652Insertion of Intraperitoneal CathetersT27.0364$1,475.13$295.03
    0653Vascular Reconstruction/Fistula Repair with DeviceT30.0334$1,638.65$327.73
    0654Insertion/Replacement of a permanent dual chamber pacemakerT112.6957$6,148.79$1,229.76
    0655Insertion/Replacement/Conversion of a permanent dual chamber pacemakerT142.7039$7,786.07$1,557.21
    0656Transcatheter Placement of Intracoronary Drug-Eluting StentsT103.4907$5,646.56$1,129.31
    0657Placement of Tissue ClipsS1.5102$82.40$16.48
    0658Percutaneous Breast BiopsiesT5.5779$304.34$60.87
    0659Hyperbaric OxygenS3.0228$164.93$32.99
    0660Level II Otorhinolaryngologic Function TestsX1.7353$94.68$30.66$18.94
    0661Level IV PathologyX3.2576$177.74$88.87$35.55
    0662CT AngiographyS5.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    0664Proton Beam Radiation TherapyS9.7295$530.85$106.17
    0665Bone Density:AppendicularSkeletonS0.7257$39.59$7.92
    0668Level I Angiography and Venography except ExtremityS10.2660$560.12$237.76$112.02
    0669Digital MammographyS0.9009$49.15$9.83
    0670Intravenous and Intracardiac UltrasoundS27.4483$1,497.61$542.37$299.52
    0671Level II Echocardiogram Except TransesophagealS1.6384$89.39$44.69$17.88
    0672Level IV Posterior Segment ProceduresT38.9476$2,125.02$988.43$425.00
    0673Level IV Anterior Segment Eye ProceduresT26.8390$1,464.36$649.56$292.87
    0674Prostate CryoablationT119.9733$6,545.86$1,309.17
    0675Prostatic ThermotherapyT49.3452$2,692.32$538.46
    0676Level II Transcatheter ThrombolysisT2.7315$149.03$40.30$29.81
    0677Level I Transcatheter ThrombolysisT2.1805$118.97$23.79
    0678External CounterpulsationT2.0659$112.72$22.54
    0679Level II Resuscitation and CardioversionS5.4887$299.47$95.30$59.89
    0680Insertion of Patient Activated Event RecordersS62.8252$3,427.81$685.56
    0681Knee ArthroplastyT98.1613$5,355.78$2,131.36$1,071.16
    0682Level V Debridement & DestructionT8.0790$440.80$174.57$88.16
    0683Level II PhotochemotherapyS1.5489$84.51$30.42$16.90
    0685Level III Needle Biopsy/Aspiration Except Bone MarrowT4.8100$262.44$115.47$52.49
    0686Level III Skin RepairT7.9247$432.38$198.89$86.48
    0687Revision/Removal of Neurostimulator ElectrodesT20.4416$1,115.31$513.05$223.06
    0688Revision/Removal of Neurostimulator Pulse Generator ReceiverT46.7347$2,549.89$1,249.45$509.98
    0689Electronic Analysis of Cardioverter-defibrillatorsS0.5533$30.19$6.04
    0690Electronic Analysis of Pacemakers and other Cardiac DevicesS0.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    0691Electronic Analysis of Programmable Shunts/PumpsS2.8066$153.13$76.56$30.63
    0692Electronic Analysis of Neurostimulator Pulse GeneratorsS1.1057$60.33$30.16$12.07
    0693Level II Breast ReconstructionT39.0111$2,128.48$798.17$425.70
    0694Mohs SurgeryT2.9752$162.33$64.93$32.47
    0695Level VII Debridement & DestructionT19.1849$1,046.75$266.59$209.35
    0697Level I Echocardiogram Except TransesophagealS1.4415$78.65$39.32$15.73
    0698Level II Eye Tests & TreatmentsS0.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    0699Level IV Eye Tests & TreatmentsT2.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    0700Antepartum ManipulationT2.4306$132.62$37.13$26.52
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    0701SR 89 chloride, per mCiK7.3835$402.85$80.57
    0702SM 153 lexidronam, 50 mCiK16.0268$874.44$174.89
    0704IN 111 Satumomab pendetide per doseK2.2811$124.46$24.89
    0705Technetium TC99M tetrofosminK1.0642$58.06$11.61
    0726Dexrazoxane hcl injection, 250 mgK2.0616$112.48$22.50
    0728Filgrastim 300 mcg injectionK2.2631$123.48$24.70
    0730Pamidronate disodium , 30 mgK3.1949$174.32$34.86
    0731Sargramostim injectionK0.2991$16.32$3.26
    0732Mesna injection 200 mgK0.5211$28.43$5.69
    0733Non esrd epoetin alpha inj, 1000 uK0.1802$9.83$1.97
    0734Injection, darbepoetin alfa (for non-ESRD), per 1 mcgK$3.24$0.65
    0763Dolasetron mesylate oralK0.7514$41.00$8.20
    0764Granisetron HCl injectionK0.1044$5.70$1.14
    0765Granisetron HCl 1 mg oralK0.6322$34.49$6.90
    0800Leuprolide acetate, 3.75 mgK3.3525$182.92$36.58
    0802Etoposide oral 50 mgK0.5016$27.37$5.47
    0807Aldesleukin/single use vialK$680.35$136.07
    0809Bcg live intravesical vacK1.9015$103.75$20.75
    0810Goserelin acetate implant 3.6 mgK5.2265$285.16$57.03
    0811Carboplatin injection 50 mgK1.5849$86.47$17.29
    0813Cisplatin 10 mg injectionK0.3985$21.74$4.35
    0814Asparaginase injectionK0.2957$16.13$3.23
    0815Cyclophosphamide 100 MG injK0.0868$4.74$0.95
    0816Cyclophosphamide lyophilizedK0.0825$4.50$0.90
    0817Cytarabine hcl 100 MG injK0.0930$5.07$1.01
    0819Dacarbazine 100 mg injK0.0974$5.31$1.06
    0820Daunorubicin 10 mgK1.3557$73.97$14.79
    0821Daunorubicin citrate liposom 10 mgK2.9976$163.55$32.71
    0823Docetaxel, 20 mgK4.0499$220.97$44.19
    0824Etoposide 10 MG injK0.0836$4.56$0.91
    0827Floxuridine injection 500 mgK2.0928$114.19$22.84
    0828Gemcitabine HCL 200 mgK1.4742$80.43$16.09
    0830Irinotecan injection 20 mgK1.8428$100.55$20.11
    0831Ifosfomide injection 1 gmK1.9435$106.04$21.21
    0832Idarubicin hcl injection 5 mgK3.2663$178.21$35.64
    0834Interferon alfa-2a injK0.3777$20.61$4.12
    0836Interferon alfa-2b inj recombinant, 1 millionK0.2003$10.93$2.19
    0838Interferon gamma 1-b inj, 3 million uK$180.15$36.03
    0840Melphalan hydrochl 50 mgK4.6719$254.90$50.98
    0842Fludarabine phosphate inj 50 mgK3.7708$205.74$41.15
    0844Pentostatin injection, 10 mgK17.7045$965.98$193.20
    0847Doxorubic hcl 10 MG vl chemoK0.1212$6.61$1.32
    0849Rituximab, 100 mgK5.6158$306.40$61.28
    0850Streptozocin injection, 1 gmK1.1948$65.19$13.04
    0851Thiotepa injectionK1.0984$59.93$11.99
    0852Topotecan, 4 mgK7.9435$433.41$86.68
    0855Vinorelbine tartrate, 10 mgK1.1874$64.79$12.96
    0856Porfimer sodium, 75 mgK29.2205$1,594.30$318.86
    0857Bleomycin sulfate injection 15 uK2.9427$160.56$32.11
    0858Cladribine, 1mgK0.6931$37.82$7.56
    0860Plicamycin (mithramycin) injK0.2826$15.42$3.08
    0861Leuprolide acetate injection 1 mgK0.7991$43.60$8.72
    0862Mitomycin 5 mg injK0.9719$53.03$10.61
    0863Paclitaxel injection, 30 mgK2.0553$112.14$22.43
    0864Mitoxantrone hcl, 5 mgK3.1832$173.68$34.74
    0865Interferon alfa-n3 inj, human leukocyte derived, 2K1.4598$79.65$15.93
    0884Rho d immune globulin inj, 1 dose pkgK0.1863$10.16$2.03
    0888Cyclosporine oral 100 mgK0.0470$2.56$0.51
    0890Lymphocyte immune globulin 250 mgK2.3439$127.89$25.58
    0891Tacrolimus oral per 1 mgK0.0246$1.34$0.27
    0900Alglucerase injection, per 10 uK$37.13$7.43
    0901Alpha 1 proteinase inhibitor, 10 mgK$3.43$0.69
    0902Botulinum toxin a, per unitK0.0588$3.21$0.64
    0903Cytomegalovirus imm IV/vialK5.3368$291.18$58.24
    0905Immune globulin, 1gK0.8057$43.96$8.79
    0906RSV-ivig, 50 mgK0.8910$48.61$9.72
    0907Ganciclovir sodium injectionK0.5918$32.29$6.46
    0909Interferon beta-1a, 33 mcgK3.3868$184.79$36.96
    0910Interferon beta-1b /0.25 mgK1.8421$100.51$20.10
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    0911Streptokinase per 250,000 iuK1.5733$85.84$17.17
    0913Ganciclovir long act implantK1.5861$86.54$17.31
    0916Imiglucerase injection/unitK$3.71$0.74
    0917Adenosine injectionK1.0393$56.71$11.34
    0925Factor viii per iuK$0.51$0.10
    0926Factor VIII (porcine) per iuK$1.52$0.30
    0927Factor viii recombinant per iuK$1.01$0.20
    0928Factor ix complex per iuK$0.51$0.10
    0929Anti-inhibitor per iuK$1.01$0.20
    0931Factor IX non-recombinant, per iuK$0.51$0.10
    0932Factor IX recombinant, per iuK$1.01$0.20
    0949Plasma, Pooled Multiple Donor, Solvent/Detergent TK$124.31$24.86
    0950Blood (Whole) For TransfusionK$87.93$17.59
    0952CryoprecipitateK$29.31$5.86
    0954RBC leukocytes reducedK$119.26$23.85
    0955Plasma, Fresh FrozenK$95.00$19.00
    0956Plasma Protein FractionK$92.98$18.60
    0957Platelet ConcentrateK$41.44$8.29
    0958Platelet Rich PlasmaK$53.56$10.71
    0959Red Blood CellsK$86.41$17.28
    0960Washed Red Blood CellsK$160.69$32.14
    0961Infusion, Albumin (Human) 5%, 50 mlK0.2802$15.29$3.06
    0963Albumin (human), 5%, 250 mlK1.0901$59.48$11.90
    0964Albumin (human), 25%, 20 mlK0.3741$20.41$4.08
    0965Albumin (human), 25%, 50mlK0.8869$48.39$9.68
    0966Plasmaprotein fract,5%,250mlK$464.90$92.98
    1009Cryoprecip reduced plasmaK$37.39$7.48
    1010Blood, L/R, CMV-negK$121.78$24.36
    1011Platelets, HLA-m, L/R, unitK$499.77$99.95
    1013Platelet concentrate, L/R, unitK$49.52$9.90
    1016Blood, L/R, froz/deglycerol/washedK$301.68$60.34
    1017Platelets, aph/pher, L/R, CMV-neg, unitK$393.15$78.63
    1018Blood, L/R, irradiatedK$132.40$26.48
    1019Platelets, aph/pher, L/R, irradiated, unitK$406.28$81.26
    1020Pit, pher,L/R,CMV,irradK$495.22$99.04
    1021RBC, frz/deg/wsh, L/R, irradK$336.04$67.21
    1022RBC, L/R, CMV neg, irradK$201.12$40.22
    1045Iobenguane sulfate I-131per 0.5 mCiK3.0392$165.82$33.16
    1064I-131 sodium iodide capsuleK0.1004$5.48$1.10
    1065I-131 sodium iodide solutionK0.1189$6.49$1.30
    1079CO 57/58 per 0.5 uCiK1.2556$68.51$13.70
    1080I-131 tositumomab, dxK$2,260.00$452.00
    1081I-131 tositumomab, txK$19,565.00$3,913.00
    1084Denileukin diftitox, 300 MCGK$1,232.88$246.58
    1086Temozolomide,oral 5 mgK0.0690$3.76$0.75
    1089Cyanocobalamin cobalt co57K1.0460$57.07$11.41
    1091IN 111 Oxyquinoline, per .5 mCiK4.1151$224.52$44.90
    1092IN 111 Pentetate, per 0.5 mCiK3.9855$217.45$43.49
    1095Technetium TC 99M DepreotideK0.6940$37.87$7.57
    1096TC 99M Exametazime, per doseK3.8609$210.65$42.13
    1122TC 99M arcitumomab, per vialK9.8014$534.77$106.95
    1166Cytarabine liposomeK5.1134$278.99$55.80
    1167Epirubicin hcl, 2 mgK0.3744$20.43$4.09
    1178Busulfan IV, 6 mgK5.4930$299.70$59.94
    1200TC 99M Sodium GlucoheptonatK0.5550$30.28$6.06
    1201TC 99M SUCCIMER, PER VialK1.4706$80.24$16.05
    1203Verteporfin for injectionK16.4439$897.20$179.44
    1207Octreotide injection, depotK1.2049$65.74$13.15
    1305ApligrafK15.0691$822.19$164.44
    1409Factor viia recombinant, per 1.2 mgK$1,083.93$216.79
    1501New Technology—Level I ($0-$50)S$25.00$5.00
    1502New Technology—Level II ($50-$100)S$75.00$15.00
    1503New Technology—Level III ($100-$200)S$150.00$30.00
    1504New Technology—Level IV ($200-$300)S$250.00$50.00
    1505New Technology—Level V ($300-$400)S$350.00$70.00
    1506New Technology—Level VI ($400-$500)S$450.00$90.00
    1507New Technology—Level VII ($500-$600)S$550.00$110.00
    1508New Technology—Level VIII ($600-$700)S$650.00$130.00
    1509New Technology—Level IX ($700-$800)S$750.00$150.00
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    1510New Technology—Level X ($800-$900)S$850.00$170.00
    1511New Technology—Level XI ($900-$1000)S$950.00$190.00
    1512New Technology—Level XII ($1000-$1100)S$1,050.00$210.00
    1513New Technology—Level XIII ($1100-$1200)S$1,150.00$230.00
    1514New Technology-Level XIV ($1200- $1300)S$1,250.00$250.00
    1515New Technology—Level XV ($1300-$1400)S$1,350.00$270.00
    1516New Technology—Level XVI ($1400-$1500)S$1,450.00$290.00
    1517New Technology—Level XVII ($1500-$1600)S$1,550.00$310.00
    1518New Technology—Level XVIII ($1600-$1700)S$1,650.00$330.00
    1519New Technology—Level IXX ($1700-$1800)S$1,750.00$350.00
    1520New Technology—Level XX ($1800-$1900)S$1,850.00$370.00
    1521New Technology—Level XXI ($1900-$2000)S$1,950.00$390.00
    1522New Technology—Level XXII ($2000-$2500)S$2,250.00$450.00
    1523New Technology—Level XXIII ($2500-$3000)S$2,750.00$550.00
    1524New Technology—Level XIV ($3000-$3500)S$3,250.00$650.00
    1525New Technology—Level XXV ($3500-$4000)S$3,750.00$750.00
    1526New Technology—Level XXVI ($4000-$4500)S$4,250.00$850.00
    1527New Technology—Level XXVII ($4500-$5000)S$4,750.00$950.00
    1528New Technology—Level XXVIII ($5000-$5500)S$5,250.00$1,050.00
    1529New Technology—Level XXIX ($5500-$6000)S$5,750.00$1,150.00
    1530New Technology—Level XXX ($6000-$6500)S$6,250.00$1,250.00
    1531New Technology—Level XXXI ($6500-$7000)S$6,750.00$1,350.00
    1532New Technology—Level XXXII ($7000-$7500)S$7,250.00$1,450.00
    1533New Technology—Level XXXIII ($7500-$8000)S$7,750.00$1,550.00
    1534New Technology—Level XXXIV ($8000-$8500)S$8,250.00$1,650.00
    1535New Technology—Level XXXV ($8500-$9000)S$8,750.00$1,750.00
    1536New Technology—Level XXXVI ($9000-$9500)S$9,250.00$1,850.00
    1537New Technology—Level XXXVII ($9500-$10000)S$9,750.00$1,950.00
    1538New Technology—Level I ($0-$50)T$25.00$5.00
    1539New Technology—Level II ($50-$100)T$75.00$15.00
    1540New Technology—Level III ($100-$200)T$150.00$30.00
    1541New Technology—Level IV ($200-$300)T$250.00$50.00
    1542New Technology—Level V ($300-$400)T$350.00$70.00
    1543New Technology—Level VI ($400-$500)T$450.00$90.00
    1544New Technology—Level VII ($500-$600)T$550.00$110.00
    1545New Technology—Level VIII ($600-$700)T$650.00$130.00
    1546New Technology—Level IX ($700-$800)T$750.00$150.00
    1547New Technology—Level X ($800-$900)T$850.00$170.00
    1548New Technology—Level XI ($900-$1000)T$950.00$190.00
    1549New Technology—Level XII ($1000-$1100)T$1,050.00$210.00
    1550New Technology—Level XIII ($1100-$1200)T$1,150.00$230.00
    1551New Technology-Level XIV ($1200- $1300)T$1,250.00$250.00
    1552New Technology—Level XV ($1300-$1400)T$1,350.00$270.00
    1553New Technology—Level XVI ($1400-$1500)T$1,450.00$290.00
    1554New Technology—Level XVII ($1500-$1600)T$1,550.00$310.00
    1555New Technology—Level XVIII ($1600-$1700)T$1,650.00$330.00
    1556New Technology—Level XIX ($1700-$1800)T$1,750.00$350.00
    1557New Technology—Level XX ($1800-$1900)T$1,850.00$370.00
    1558New Technology—Level XXI ($1900-$2000)T$1,950.00$390.00
    1559New Technology—Level XXII ($2000-$2500)T$2,250.00$450.00
    1560New Technology—Level XXIII ($2500-$3000)T$2,750.00$550.00
    1561New Technology—Level XXIV ($3000-$3500)T$3,250.00$650.00
    1562New Technology—Level XXV ($3500-$4000)T$3,750.00$750.00
    1563New Technology—Level XXVI ($4000-$4500)T$4,250.00$850.00
    1564New Technology—Level XXVII ($4500-$5000)T$4,750.00$950.00
    1565New Technology—Level XXVIII ($5000-$5500)T$5,250.00$1,050.00
    1566New Technology—Level XXIX ($5500-$6000)T$5,750.00$1,150.00
    1567New Technology—Level XXX ($6000-$6500)T$6,250.00$1,250.00
    1568New Technology—Level XXXI ($6500-$7000)T$6,750.00$1,350.00
    1569New Technology—Level XXXII ($7000-$7500)T$7,250.00$1,450.00
    1570New Technology—Level XXXIII ($7500-$8000)T$7,750.00$1,550.00
    1571New Technology—Level XXXIV ($8000-$8500)T$8,250.00$1,650.00
    1572New Technology—Level XXXV ($8500-$9000)T$8,750.00$1,750.00
    1573New Technology—Level XXXVI ($9000-$9500)T$9,250.00$1,850.00
    1574New Technology—Level XXXVII ($9500-$10000)T$9,750.00$1,950.00
    1600Technetium TC 99m sestamibiK1.1782$64.28$12.86
    1603Thallous chloride TL 201/mciK0.3645$19.89$3.98
    1604IN 111 capromab pendetide, per doseK12.6045$687.71$137.54
    1605Abciximab injection, 10 mgK5.3048$289.44$57.89
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    1606Anistreplase, 30 uK27.7939$1,516.46$303.29
    1607Eptifibatide injection, 5mgK0.1465$7.99$1.60
    1608Etanercept injectionK1.8762$102.37$20.47
    1609Rho(D) immune globulin h, sd, 100 iuK0.1789$9.76$1.95
    1611Hylan G-F 20 injection, 16 mgK2.2628$123.46$24.69
    1612Daclizumab, parenteral, 25 mgK$393.78$78.76
    1613Trastuzumab, 10 mgK0.7434$40.56$8.11
    1614Valrubicin, 200 mgK8.4635$461.78$92.36
    1615Basiliximab, 20 mgK$1,425.06$285.01
    1618Vonwillebrandfactrcmplx, per iuK$1.01$0.20
    1619Gallium ga 67K0.2056$11.22$2.24
    1620Technetium tc99m bicisateK3.3666$183.69$36.74
    1622Technetium tc99m mertiatideK0.3782$20.63$4.13
    1624Sodium phosphate p32K1.2941$70.61$14.12
    1625Indium 111-in pentetreotideK8.2447$449.84$89.97
    1628Chromic phosphate p32K1.8057$98.52$19.70
    1716Brachytx source, Gold 198K1.3811$75.35$15.07
    1718Brachytx source, Iodine 125K0.6843$37.34$7.47
    1719Brachytx source,Non-HDR Ir-192K0.3187$17.39$3.48
    1720Brachytx source, Palladium 103K0.8187$44.67$8.93
    1775FDG, per dose (4-40 mCi/ml)K5.9471$324.48$64.90
    1783Ocular implant, aqueous drain deviceH$0.00
    1814Retinal Tamp, silicone oilH$-.00
    1818Integrated keratoprosthesisH$0.00
    1819Tissue localization-excision devH$0.00
    1884Embolization Protect systH$0.00
    1888Catheter, ablation, non-cardiac, endovascular (implantable)H$0.00
    1900Lead coronary venousH$0.00
    2614Probe, percutaneous lumbar discH$0.00
    2616Brachytx source, Yttrium-90K176.2339$9,615.50$1,923.10
    2632Brachytx sol, I-125, per mCiH$0.00
    2633Brachytx source, Cesium-131K0.8187$44.67$8.93
    7000Amifostine, 500 mgK5.3041$289.40$57.88
    7007Inj milrinone lactate, per 5 mgK0.2129$11.62$2.32
    7011Oprelvekin injection, 5 mgK$248.16$49.63
    7015Busulfan, oral, 2 mgK0.0288$1.57$0.31
    7019Aprotinin, 10,000 kiuK0.0215$1.17$0.23
    7024Corticorelin ovine triflutatK4.1221$224.91$44.98
    7025Digoxin immune FAB (ovine)K4.9694$271.14$54.23
    7026Ethanolamine oleate 100 mgK0.5099$27.82$5.56
    7027Fomepizole, 15mgK0.1325$7.23$1.45
    7028Fosphenytoin, 50 mgK0.0895$4.88$0.98
    7030Hemin, per 1 mgK0.0118$0.64$0.13
    7031Octreotide acetate injectionK0.0264$1.44$0.29
    7034Somatropin injectionK0.7547$41.18$8.24
    7035Teniposide, 50 mgK2.5185$137.41$27.48
    7036Urokinase 250,000 iu injK3.7855$206.54$41.31
    7037Urofollitropin, 75 iuK1.1634$63.48$12.70
    7038Muromonab-CD3, 5 mgK5.8803$320.84$64.17
    7040Pentastarch 10% solutionK0.4838$26.40$5.28
    7041Tirofiban hydrochloride 12.5 mgK4.176$227.85$45.57
    7042Capecitabine, oral, 150 mgK0.0302$1.65$0.33
    7043Infliximab injection 10 mgK0.7122$38.86$7.77
    7045Trimetrexate glucoronateK1.1246$61.36$12.27
    7046Doxorubicin hcl liposome inj 10 mgK4.6982$256.34$51.27
    7048Alteplase recombinantK0.2856$15.58$3.12
    7049Filgrastim 480 mcg injectionK3.2251$175.96$35.19
    7051Leuprolide acetate implant, 65 mgK67.2039$3,666.71$733.34
    7316Sodium hyaluronate injectionK2.5436$138.78$27.76
    9001Linezolid injectionK0.2771$15.12$3.02
    9002Tenecteplase, 50mg/vialK23.7669$1,296.75$259.35
    9003Palivizumab, per 50mgK6.3077$344.15$68.83
    9004Gemtuzumab ozogamicin inj,5mgK$2,022.90$404.58
    9005Reteplase injectionK10.4165$568.33$113.67
    9006Tacrolimus injectionK0.1048$5.72$1.14
    9008Baclofen Refill Kit-500mcgK0.1264$6.90$1.38
    9009Baclofen refill kit—per 2000 mcgK0.7499$40.92$8.18
    9010Baclofen refill kit—per 4000 mcgK0.7739$42.22$8.44
    9012Arsenic TrioxideK0.4933$26.91$5.38
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    9013Co 57 cobaltous chlorideK1.0386$56.67$11.33
    9015Mycophenolate mofetil oral 250 mgK0.0374$2.04$0.41
    9018Botulinum toxin B, per 100 uK0.1279$6.98$1.40
    9019Caspofungin acetate, 5 mgK0.5432$29.64$5.93
    9020Sirolimus tablet, 1 mgK0.0529$2.89$0.58
    9021Immune globulin 10 mgK0.0080$0.44$0.09
    9022IM inj interferon beta 1-aK1.1290$61.60$12.32
    9023Rho d immune globulin 50 mcgK0.0310$1.69$0.34
    9024Amphotericin B, lipid formulationK0.3823$20.86$4.17
    9025Radiopharms Used to Image Perfusion of HeartK2.6372$143.89$28.78
    9100Iodinated I-131albumin, per 5 uciK0.0066$0.36$0.07
    9104Anti-thymocycte globulin rabbitK2.9978$163.56$32.71
    9105Hep B imm glob, per 1 mlK1.3074$71.33$14.27
    9108Thyrotropin alfa, per 1.1 mgK$572.00$114.40
    9109Tirofliban hcl, per 6.25 mgK2.1737$118.60$23.72
    9110Alemtuzumab, per 10 mgK7.7873$424.88$84.98
    9111Inj, bivalirudin, per 250 mg vialG$1.60$0.24
    9112Perflutren lipid micro, per 2mlG$148.20$22.15
    9113Inj, pantoprazole sodium, vialG$25.08$3.75
    9114Nesiritide, per 0.5 mg vialG$151.62$22.66
    9115Inj, zoledronic acid, per 1 mgG$217.43$32.50
    9116Inj, Ertapenem sodium, per 1 gm vialG$23.74$3.55
    9117Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetanK$19,565.00$3,913.00
    9118In-111 ibritumomab tiuxetanK$2,260.00$452.00
    9119Pegfilgrastim, per 1 mgG$2,802.50$418.90
    9120Inj, Fulvestrant, per 50 mgG$87.58$13.09
    9121Inj, Argatroban, per 5 mgG$16.35$2.44
    9122Inj, Triptorelin pamoate, per 3.75 mgG$398.62$59.58
    9123Transcyte, per 247 sq cmG$770.93$115.23
    9200Orcel, per 36 cm2G$1,135.25$169.69
    9201Dermagraft, per 37.5 sq cmG$577.60$86.34
    9202OctafluoropropaneK2.1737$118.60$23.72
    9203Perflexane lipid microG$142.50$21.30
    9204Ziprasidone mesylateG$20.79$3.11
    9205OxaliplatinG$94.46$14.12
    9207Injection, bortezomibG$1,039.68$155.40
    9208Injection, agalsidase betaG$123.78$18.50
    9209Injection, laronidaseG$644.10$96.28
    9210Injection, palonosetron HCLG$307.80$46.01
    9211Inj, alefacept, IVG$665.00$99.40
    9212Inj, alefacept, IMG$472.63$70.65
    9217Leuprolide acetate suspnsion, 7.5 mgK5.7252$312.37$62.47
    9500Platelets, irradiatedK$74.79$14.96
    9501Platelets, pheresisK$408.81$81.76
    9502Platelet pheresis irradiatedK$443.68$88.74
    9503Fresh frozen plasma, ea unitK$69.74$13.95
    9504RBC deglycerolizedK$183.44$36.69
    9505RBC irradiatedK$108.65$21.73
    9506Granulocytes, pheresisK$1,248.66$249.73
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    Addendum B.—Payment Status by HCPCS Code and Related Information Calender Year 2004

    CPT/HCPCSStatus indicatorConditionDescriptionAPCRelative weightPayment rateNational unadjusted copaymentMinimum unadjusted copayment
    0001FENIBlood pressure, measured
    0001TCEndovas repr abdo ao aneurys
    0002FENITobacco use, smoking, assess
    0002TCDGEndovas repr abdo ao aneurys
    0003FENITobacco use, non-smoking
    0003TSCervicography1501$25.00$5.00
    0004FENITobacco use txmnt counseling
    0005FENITobacco use txmnt, pharmacol
    0005TCPerc cath stent/brain cv art
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    0006FENIStatin therapy, prescribed
    0006TCPerc cath stent/brain cv art
    0007FENIBeta-blocker thx prescribed
    0007TCPerc cath stent/brain cv art
    0008FENIAce inhibitor thx prescribed
    0008TEUpper gi endoscopy w/suture
    0009FENIAssess anginal symptom/level
    0009TTEndometrial cryoablation1557$1,850.00$370.00
    00100NAnesth, salivary gland
    00102NAnesth, repair of cleft lip
    00103NAnesth, blepharoplasty
    00104NAnesth, electroshock
    0010FENIAssess anginal symptom/level
    0010TATb test, gamma interferon
    0011FENIOral antiplat thx prescribed
    00120NAnesth, ear surgery
    00124NAnesth, ear exam
    00126NAnesth, tympanotomy
    0012TTOsteochondral knee autograft004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    0013TTOsteochondral knee allograft004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    00140NAnesth, procedures on eye
    00142NAnesth, lens surgery
    00144NAnesth, corneal transplant
    00145NAnesth, vitreoretinal surg
    00147NAnesth, iridectomy
    00148NAnesth, eye exam
    0014TTMeniscal transplant, knee004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    00160NAnesth, nose/sinus surgery
    00162NAnesth, nose/sinus surgery
    00164NAnesth, biopsy of nose
    0016TTThermotx choroid vasc lesion02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    00170NAnesth, procedure on mouth
    00172NAnesth, cleft palate repair
    00174CAnesth, pharyngeal surgery
    00176CAnesth, pharyngeal surgery
    0017TEPhotocoagulat macular drusen
    0018TSTranscranial magnetic stimul02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    00190NAnesth, face/skull bone surg
    00192CAnesth, facial bone surgery
    0019TEExtracorp shock wave tx, ms
    0020TAExtracorp shock wave tx, ft
    00210NAnesth, open head surgery
    00212NAnesth, skull drainage
    00214CAnesth, skull drainage
    00215CAnesth, skull repair/fract
    00216NAnesth, head vessel surgery
    00218NAnesth, special head surgery
    0021TCFetal oximetry, trnsvag/cerv
    00220NAnesth, intrcrn nerve
    00222NAnesth, head nerve surgery
    0023TAPhenotype drug test, hiv 1
    0024TCTranscath cardiac reduction
    0025TSDGUltrasonic pachymetry02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    0026TAMeasure remnant lipoproteins
    0027TTEndoscopic epidural lysis1547$850.00$170.00
    0028TNDexa body composition study
    0029TAMagnetic tx for incontinence
    00300NAnesth, head/neck/ptrunk
    0030TAAntiprothrombin antibody
    0031TNSpeculoscopy
    00320NAnesth, neck organ, 1 & over
    00322NAnesth, biopsy of thyroid
    00326NAnesth, larynx/trach, < 1 yr
    0032TNSpeculoscopy w/direct sample
    0033TCEndovasc taa repr incl subcl
    0034TCEndovasc taa repr w/o subcl
    00350NAnesth, neck vessel surgery
    00352NAnesth, neck vessel surgery
    0035TCInsert endovasc prosth, taa
    0036TCEndovasc prosth, taa, add-on
    0037TCArtery transpose/endovas taa
    0038TCRad endovasc taa rpr w/cover
    0039TCRad s/i, endovasc taa repair
    00400NAnesth, skin, ext/per/atrunk
    00402NAnesth, surgery of breast
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    00404CAnesth, surgery of breast
    00406CAnesth, surgery of breast
    0040TCRad s/i, endovasc taa prosth
    00410NAnesth, correct heart rhythm
    0041TADetect ur infect agnt w/cpas
    0042TNCt perfusion w/contrast, cbf
    0043TACo expired gas analysis
    0044TNWhole body photography
    00450NAnesth, surgery of shoulder
    00452CAnesth, surgery of shoulder
    00454NAnesth, collar bone biopsy
    0045TNNIWhole body photography
    0046TTNICath lavage, mammary duct(s)00180.9178$50.08$16.04$10.02
    00470NAnesth, removal of rib
    00472NAnesth, chest wall repair
    00474CAnesth, surgery of rib(s)
    0047TTNICath lavage, mammary duct(s)00180.9178$50.08$16.04$10.02
    0048TCNIImplant ventricular device
    0049TCNIExternal circulation assist
    00500NAnesth, esophageal surgery
    0050TCNIRemoval circulation assist
    0051TCNIImplant total heart system
    00520NAnesth, chest procedure
    00522NAnesth, chest lining biopsy
    00524CAnesth, chest drainage
    00528NAnesth, chest partition view
    00529NNIAnesth, chest partition view
    0052TCNIReplace component heart syst
    00530NAnesth, pacemaker insertion
    00532NAnesth, vascular access
    00534NAnesth, cardioverter/defib
    00537NAnesth, cardiac electrophys
    00539NAnesth, trach-bronch reconst
    0053TCNIReplace component heart syst
    00540CAnesth, chest surgery
    00541NAnesth, one lung ventilation
    00542CAnesth, release of lung
    00544CDGAnesth, chest lining removal
    00546CDGAnesth, lung,chest wall surg
    00548NDGAnesth, trachea,bronchi surg
    0054TENIBone surgery using computer
    00550NDGAnesth, sternal debridement
    0055TENIBone surgery using computer
    00560CDGAnesth, open heart surgery
    00562CDGAnesth, open heart surgery
    00563NDGAnesth, heart proc w/pump
    00566NDGAnesth, cabg w/o pump
    0056TENIBone surgery using computer
    0057TENIUppr gi scope w/ thrml txmnt
    00580CAnesth, heart/lung transplnt
    0058TXNICryopreservation, ovary tiss03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    0059TXNICryopreservation, oocyte03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    00600NAnesth, spine, cord surgery
    00604CAnesth, sitting procedure
    0060TENIElectrical impedance scan
    0061TENIDestruction of tumor, breast
    00620NAnesth, spine, cord surgery
    00622CAnesth, removal of nerves
    00630NAnesth, spine, cord surgery
    00632CAnesth, removal of nerves
    00634CAnesth for chemonucleolysis
    00635NAnesth, lumbar puncture
    00640NAnesth, spine manipulation
    00670CAnesth, spine, cord surgery
    00700NAnesth, abdominal wall surg
    00702NAnesth, for liver biopsy
    00730NAnesth, abdominal wall surg
    00740NAnesth, upper gi visualize
    00750NAnesth, repair of hernia
    00752NAnesth, repair of hernia
    00754NAnesth, repair of hernia
    00756NAnesth, repair of hernia
    00770NAnesth, blood vessel repair
    00790NAnesth, surg upper abdomen
    00792CAnesth, hemorr/excise liver
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    00794CAnesth, pancreas removal
    00796CAnesth, for liver transplant
    00797NAnesth, surgery for obesity
    00800NAnesth, abdominal wall surg
    00802CAnesth, fat layer removal
    00810NAnesth, low intestine scope
    00820NAnesth, abdominal wall surg
    00830NAnesth, repair of hernia
    00832NAnesth, repair of hernia
    00834NAnesth, hernia repair< 1 yr
    00836NAnesth hernia repair preemie
    00840NAnesth, surg lower abdomen
    00842NAnesth, amniocentesis
    00844CAnesth, pelvis surgery
    00846CAnesth, hysterectomy
    00848CAnesth, pelvic organ surg
    00851NAnesth, tubal ligation
    00860NAnesth, surgery of abdomen
    00862NAnesth, kidney/ureter surg
    00864CAnesth, removal of bladder
    00865CAnesth, removal of prostate
    00866CAnesth, removal of adrenal
    00868CAnesth, kidney transplant
    00870NAnesth, bladder stone surg
    00872NAnesth kidney stone destruct
    00873NAnesth kidney stone destruct
    00880NAnesth, abdomen vessel surg
    00882CAnesth, major vein ligation
    00902NAnesth, anorectal surgery
    00904CAnesth, perineal surgery
    00906NAnesth, removal of vulva
    00908CAnesth, removal of prostate
    00910NAnesth, bladder surgery
    00912NAnesth, bladder tumor surg
    00914NAnesth, removal of prostate
    00916NAnesth, bleeding control
    00918NAnesth, stone removal
    00920NAnesth, genitalia surgery
    00921NAnesth, vasectomy
    00922NAnesth, sperm duct surgery
    00924NAnesth, testis exploration
    00926NAnesth, removal of testis
    00928CAnesth, removal of testis
    00930NAnesth, testis suspension
    00932CAnesth, amputation of penis
    00934CAnesth, penis, nodes removal
    00936CAnesth, penis, nodes removal
    00938NAnesth, insert penis device
    00940NAnesth, vaginal procedures
    00942NAnesth, surg on vag/urethral
    00944CAnesth, vaginal hysterectomy
    00948NAnesth, repair of cervix
    00950NAnesth, vaginal endoscopy
    00952NAnesth, hysteroscope/graph
    01112NAnesth, bone aspirate/bx
    01120NAnesth, pelvis surgery
    01130NAnesth, body cast procedure
    01140CAnesth, amputation at pelvis
    01150CAnesth, pelvic tumor surgery
    01160NAnesth, pelvis procedure
    01170NAnesth, pelvis surgery
    01173NNIAnesth, fx repair, pelvis
    01180NAnesth, pelvis nerve removal
    01190CAnesth, pelvis nerve removal
    01200NAnesth, hip joint procedure
    01202NAnesth, arthroscopy of hip
    01210NAnesth, hip joint surgery
    01212CAnesth, hip disarticulation
    01214CAnesth, hip arthroplasty
    01215NAnesth, revise hip repair
    01220NAnesth, procedure on femur
    01230NAnesth, surgery of femur
    01232CAnesth, amputation of femur
    01234CAnesth, radical femur surg
    01250NAnesth, upper leg surgery
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    01260NAnesth, upper leg veins surg
    01270NAnesth, thigh arteries surg
    01272CAnesth, femoral artery surg
    01274CAnesth, femoral embolectomy
    01320NAnesth, knee area surgery
    01340NAnesth, knee area procedure
    01360NAnesth, knee area surgery
    01380NAnesth, knee joint procedure
    01382NAnesth, dx knee arthroscopy
    01390NAnesth, knee area procedure
    01392NAnesth, knee area surgery
    01400NAnesth, knee joint surgery
    01402CAnesth, knee arthroplasty
    01404CAnesth, amputation at knee
    01420NAnesth, knee joint casting
    01430NAnesth, knee veins surgery
    01432NAnesth, knee vessel surg
    01440NAnesth, knee arteries surg
    01442CAnesth, knee artery surg
    01444CAnesth, knee artery repair
    01462NAnesth, lower leg procedure
    01464NAnesth, ankle/ft arthroscopy
    01470NAnesth, lower leg surgery
    01472NAnesth, achilles tendon surg
    01474NAnesth, lower leg surgery
    01480NAnesth, lower leg bone surg
    01482NAnesth, radical leg surgery
    01484NAnesth, lower leg revision
    01486CAnesth, ankle replacement
    01490NAnesth, lower leg casting
    01500NAnesth, leg arteries surg
    01502CAnesth, lwr leg embolectomy
    01520NAnesth, lower leg vein surg
    01522NAnesth, lower leg vein surg
    01610NAnesth, surgery of shoulder
    01620NAnesth, shoulder procedure
    01622NAnes dx shoulder arthroscopy
    01630NAnesth, surgery of shoulder
    01632CAnesth, surgery of shoulder
    01634CAnesth, shoulder joint amput
    01636CAnesth, forequarter amput
    01638CAnesth, shoulder replacement
    01650NAnesth, shoulder artery surg
    01652CAnesth, shoulder vessel surg
    01654CAnesth, shoulder vessel surg
    01656CAnesth, arm-leg vessel surg
    01670NAnesth, shoulder vein surg
    01680NAnesth, shoulder casting
    01682NAnesth, airplane cast
    01710NAnesth, elbow area surgery
    01712NAnesth, uppr arm tendon surg
    01714NAnesth, uppr arm tendon surg
    01716NAnesth, biceps tendon repair
    01730NAnesth, uppr arm procedure
    01732NAnesth, dx elbow arthroscopy
    01740NAnesth, upper arm surgery
    01742NAnesth, humerus surgery
    01744NAnesth, humerus repair
    01756CAnesth, radical humerus surg
    01758NAnesth, humeral lesion surg
    01760NAnesth, elbow replacement
    01770NAnesth, uppr arm artery surg
    01772NAnesth, uppr arm embolectomy
    01780NAnesth, upper arm vein surg
    01782NAnesth, uppr arm vein repair
    01810NAnesth, lower arm surgery
    01820NAnesth, lower arm procedure
    01829NAnesth, dx wrist arthroscopy
    01830NAnesth, lower arm surgery
    01832NAnesth, wrist replacement
    01840NAnesth, lwr arm artery surg
    01842NAnesth, lwr arm embolectomy
    01844NAnesth, vascular shunt surg
    01850NAnesth, lower arm vein surg
    01852NAnesth, lwr arm vein repair
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    01860NAnesth, lower arm casting
    01905NAnes, spine inject, x-ray/re
    01916NAnesth, dx arteriography
    01920NAnesth, catheterize heart
    01922NAnesth, cat or MRI scan
    01924NAnes, ther interven rad, art
    01925NAnes, ther interven rad, car
    01926NAnes, tx interv rad hrt/cran
    01930NAnes, ther interven rad, vei
    01931NAnes, ther interven rad, tip
    01932NAnes, tx interv rad, th vein
    01933NAnes, tx interv rad, cran v
    01951NAnesth, burn, less 4 percent
    01952NAnesth, burn, 4-9 percent
    01953NAnesth, burn, each 9 percent
    01958NNIAnesth, antepartum manipul
    01960NAnesth, vaginal delivery
    01961NAnesth, cs delivery
    01962NAnesth, emer hysterectomy
    01963NAnesth, cs hysterectomy
    01964NAnesth, abortion procedures
    01967NAnesth/analg, vag delivery
    01968NAnes/analg cs deliver add-on
    01969NAnesth/analg cs hyst add-on
    01990CSupport for organ donor
    01991NAnesth, nerve block/inj
    01992NAnesth, n block/inj, prone
    01995NRegional anesthesia limb
    01996NHosp manage cont drug admin
    01999NUnlisted anesth procedure
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    10022TFna w/image00361.5170$82.77$16.55
    10040TAcne surgery00100.6480$35.36$10.08$7.07
    10060TDrainage of skin abscess00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    10061TDrainage of skin abscess00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    10080TDrainage of pilonidal cyst00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    10081TDrainage of pilonidal cyst000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    10120TRemove foreign body00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    10121TRemove foreign body002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    10140TDrainage of hematoma/fluid000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    10160TPuncture drainage of lesion00180.9178$50.08$16.04$10.02
    10180TComplex drainage, wound000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    11000TDebride infected skin00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    11001TDebride infected skin add-on00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    11010TDebride skin, fx00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11011TDebride skin/muscle, fx00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11012TDebride skin/muscle/bone, fx00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11040TDebride skin, partial00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    11041TDebride skin, full00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    11042TDebride skin/tissue00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    11043TDebride tissue/muscle00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    11044TDebride tissue/muscle/bone06828.0790$440.80$174.57$88.16
    11055TTrim skin lesion00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    11056TTrim skin lesions, 2 to 400120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    11057TTrim skin lesions, over 400131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    11100TBiopsy, skin lesion00180.9178$50.08$16.04$10.02
    11101TBiopsy, skin add-on00180.9178$50.08$16.04$10.02
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    11302TShave skin lesion00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    11303TShave skin lesion00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    11305TShave skin lesion00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    11306TShave skin lesion00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    11307TShave skin lesion00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    11308TShave skin lesion00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    11310TShave skin lesion00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    11311TShave skin lesion00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    11312TShave skin lesion00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    11313TShave skin lesion00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
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    11401TRemoval of skin lesion00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11402TRemoval of skin lesion00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11403TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
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    11404TRemoval of skin lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    11406TRemoval of skin lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    11420TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11421TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11422TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11423TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11424TRemoval of skin lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    11426TRemoval of skin lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11440TRemoval of skin lesion00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11441TRemoval of skin lesion00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11442TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11443TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11444TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11446TRemoval of skin lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11450TRemoval, sweat gland lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11451TRemoval, sweat gland lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11462TRemoval, sweat gland lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11463TRemoval, sweat gland lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11470TRemoval, sweat gland lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11471TRemoval, sweat gland lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11600TRemoval of skin lesion00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11601TRemoval of skin lesion00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11602TRemoval of skin lesion00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11603TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11604TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11606TRemoval of skin lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    11620TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11621TRemoval of skin lesion00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    11622TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11623TRemoval of skin lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    11624TRemoval of skin lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    11626TRemoval of skin lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11640TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11641TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11642TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11643TRemoval of skin lesion00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    11644TRemoval of skin lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    11646TRemoval of skin lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11719TTrim nail(s)00090.6652$36.29$8.34$7.26
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    11721TDebride nail, 6 or more00090.6652$36.29$8.34$7.26
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    11752TRemove nail bed/finger tip002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
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    11770TRemoval of pilonidal lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11771TRemoval of pilonidal lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11772TRemoval of pilonidal lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
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    11901TAdded skin lesions injection00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
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    11921TCorrect skin color defects00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    11922TCorrect skin color defects00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    11950TTherapy for contour defects00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    11951TTherapy for contour defects00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    11952TTherapy for contour defects00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    11954TTherapy for contour defects00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    11960TInsert tissue expander(s)002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    11970TReplace tissue expander002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    11971TRemove tissue expander(s)002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    11975EInsert contraceptive cap
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    11977ERemoval/reinsert contra cap
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    11981XInsert drug implant device03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    11982XRemove drug implant device03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    11983XRemove/insert drug implant03400.6314$34.45$6.89
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    12004TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
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    12005TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12006TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12007TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12011TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12013TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12014TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12015TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12016TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12017TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12018TRepair superficial wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12020TClosure of split wound00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12021TClosure of split wound00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12031TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12032TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12034TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12035TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12036TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12037TLayer closure of wound(s)00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    12041TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12042TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12044TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12045TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12046TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12047TLayer closure of wound(s)00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    12051TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12052TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12053TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12054TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12055TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12056TLayer closure of wound(s)00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    12057TLayer closure of wound(s)00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    13100TRepair of wound or lesion00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    13101TRepair of wound or lesion00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    13102TRepair wound/lesion add-on00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13120TRepair of wound or lesion00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13121TRepair of wound or lesion00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13122TRepair wound/lesion add-on00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13131TRepair of wound or lesion00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13132TRepair of wound or lesion00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13133TRepair wound/lesion add-on00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13150TRepair of wound or lesion00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    13151TRepair of wound or lesion00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13152TRepair of wound or lesion00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    13153TRepair wound/lesion add-on00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    13160TLate closure of wound002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14000TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14001TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14020TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14021TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14040TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14041TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14060TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14061TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14300TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    14350TSkin tissue rearrangement002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15000TSkin graft00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15001TSkin graft add-on00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15050TSkin pinch graft00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15100TSkin split graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15101TSkin split graft add-on002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15120TSkin split graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15121TSkin split graft add-on002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15200TSkin full graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15201TSkin full graft add-on00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15220TSkin full graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15221TSkin full graft add-on00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15240TSkin full graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15241TSkin full graft add-on00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15260TSkin full graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15261TSkin full graft add-on00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15342TCultured skin graft, 25 cm00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    15343TCulture skn graft addl 25 cm00241.6850$91.94$33.10$18.39
    15350TSkin homograft06867.9247$432.38$198.89$86.48
    15351TSkin homograft add-on002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15400TSkin heterograft00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
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    15401TSkin heterograft add-on00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15570TForm skin pedicle flap002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15572TForm skin pedicle flap002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15574TForm skin pedicle flap002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15576TForm skin pedicle flap002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15600TSkin graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15610TSkin graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15620TSkin graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15630TSkin graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15650TTransfer skin pedicle flap002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15732TMuscle-skin graft, head/neck002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15734TMuscle-skin graft, trunk002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15736TMuscle-skin graft, arm002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15738TMuscle-skin graft, leg002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15740TIsland pedicle flap graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15750TNeurovascular pedicle graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15756CFree muscle flap, microvasc
    15757CFree skin flap, microvasc
    15758CFree fascial flap, microvasc
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    15770TDerma-fat-fascia graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15775THair transplant punch grafts00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15776THair transplant punch grafts00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15780TAbrasion treatment of skin002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15781TAbrasion treatment of skin00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    15782TDressing change not for burn00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    15783TAbrasion treatment of skin00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    15786TAbrasion, lesion, single00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    15787TAbrasion, lesions, add-on00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    15788TChemical peel, face, epiderm00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    15789TChemical peel, face, dermal00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    15792TChemical peel, nonfacial00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    15793TChemical peel, nonfacial00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    15810TSalabrasion00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    15811TSalabrasion00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    15819TPlastic surgery, neck00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15820TRevision of lower eyelid002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15821TRevision of lower eyelid002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15822TRevision of upper eyelid002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15823TRevision of upper eyelid002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15824TRemoval of forehead wrinkles002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15825TRemoval of neck wrinkles002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15826TRemoval of brow wrinkles002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15828TRemoval of face wrinkles002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15829TRemoval of skin wrinkles002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15831TExcise excessive skin tissue002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15832TExcise excessive skin tissue002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15833TExcise excessive skin tissue002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15834TExcise excessive skin tissue002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15835TExcise excessive skin tissue00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    15836TExcise excessive skin tissue002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    15837TExcise excessive skin tissue002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    15838TExcise excessive skin tissue002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    15839TExcise excessive skin tissue002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    15840TGraft for face nerve palsy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15841TGraft for face nerve palsy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15842TFlap for face nerve palsy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15845TSkin and muscle repair, face002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15850TRemoval of sutures00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    15851TRemoval of sutures00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    15852XDressing change,not for burn03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    15860STest for blood flow in graft1501$25.00$5.00
    15876TSuction assisted lipectomy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15877TSuction assisted lipectomy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15878TSuction assisted lipectomy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15879TSuction assisted lipectomy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15920TRemoval of tail bone ulcer00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    15922TRemoval of tail bone ulcer002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15931TRemove sacrum pressure sore002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15933TRemove sacrum pressure sore002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15934TRemove sacrum pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15935TRemove sacrum pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15936TRemove sacrum pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15937TRemove sacrum pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15940TRemove hip pressure sore002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
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    15941TRemove hip pressure sore002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15944TRemove hip pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15945TRemove hip pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15946TRemove hip pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15950TRemove thigh pressure sore002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15951TRemove thigh pressure sore002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    15952TRemove thigh pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15953TRemove thigh pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15956TRemove thigh pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15958TRemove thigh pressure sore002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    15999TRemoval of pressure sore002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    16000TInitial treatment of burn(s)00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    16010TTreatment of burn(s)00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    16015TTreatment of burn(s)001716.3697$893.15$227.84$178.63
    16020TTreatment of burn(s)00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    16025TTreatment of burn(s)00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    16030TTreatment of burn(s)00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    16035CIncision of burn scab, initi
    16036CEscharotomy; add'l incision
    17000TDestroy benign/premlg lesion00100.6480$35.36$10.08$7.07
    17003TDestroy lesions, 2-1400100.6480$35.36$10.08$7.07
    17004TDestroy lesions, 15 or more00112.2217$121.22$27.88$24.24
    17106TDestruction of skin lesions00112.2217$121.22$27.88$24.24
    17107TDestruction of skin lesions00112.2217$121.22$27.88$24.24
    17108TDestruction of skin lesions00112.2217$121.22$27.88$24.24
    17110TDestruct lesion, 1-1400100.6480$35.36$10.08$7.07
    17111TDestruct lesion, 15 or more00100.6480$35.36$10.08$7.07
    17250TChemical cautery, tissue00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    17260TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17261TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17262TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17263TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17264TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17266TDestruction of skin lesions00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    17270TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17271TDestruction of skin lesions00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    17272TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17273TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17274TDestruction of skin lesions00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    17276TDestruction of skin lesions00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    17280TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17281TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17282TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17283TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17284TDestruction of skin lesions00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    17286TDestruction of skin lesions00151.5968$87.12$20.35$17.42
    17304TChemosurgery of skin lesion06942.9752$162.33$64.93$32.47
    17305T2 stage mohs, up to 5 spec06942.9752$162.33$64.93$32.47
    17306T3 stage mohs, up to 5 spec06942.9752$162.33$64.93$32.47
    17307TMohs addl stage up to 5 spec06942.9752$162.33$64.93$32.47
    17310TExtensive skin chemosurgery06942.9752$162.33$64.93$32.47
    17340TCryotherapy of skin00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    17360TSkin peel therapy00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    17380THair removal by electrolysis00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    17999TSkin tissue procedure00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    19000TDrainage of breast lesion00041.5882$86.65$22.36$17.33
    19001TDrain breast lesion add-on00041.5882$86.65$22.36$17.33
    19020TIncision of breast lesion000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    19030NInjection for breast x-ray
    19100TBx breast percut w/o image00053.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    19101TBiopsy of breast, open002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19102TBx breast percut w/image00053.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    19103TBx breast percut w/device06585.5779$304.34$60.87
    19110Tnipple exploration002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19112TExcise breast duct fistula002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19120TRemoval of breast lesion002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19125TExcision, breast lesion002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19126TExcision, addl breast lesion002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19140TRemoval of breast tissue002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19160TRemoval of breast tissue002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19162TRemove breast tissue, nodes069339.0111$2,128.48$798.17$425.70
    19180TRemoval of breast002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19182TRemoval of breast002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19200CRemoval of breast
    19220CRemoval of breast
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    19240TRemoval of breast003037.3083$2,035.58$763.55$407.12
    19260TRemoval of chest wall lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    19271CRevision of chest wall
    19272CExtensive chest wall surgery
    19290NPlace needle wire, breast
    19291NPlace needle wire, breast
    19295SPlace breast clip, percut06571.5102$82.40$16.48
    19316TSuspension of breast002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19318TReduction of large breast069339.0111$2,128.48$798.17$425.70
    19324TEnlarge breast069339.0111$2,128.48$798.17$425.70
    19325TEnlarge breast with implant064854.0165$2,947.19$589.44
    19328TRemoval of breast implant002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19330TRemoval of implant material002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19340TImmediate breast prosthesis003037.3083$2,035.58$763.55$407.12
    19342TDelayed breast prosthesis064854.0165$2,947.19$589.44
    19350TBreast reconstruction002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    19355TCorrect inverted nipple(s)002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19357TBreast reconstruction064854.0165$2,947.19$589.44
    19361CBreast reconstruction
    19364CBreast reconstruction
    19366TBreast reconstruction002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19367CBreast reconstruction
    19368CBreast reconstruction
    19369CBreast reconstruction
    19370TSurgery of breast capsule002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19371TRemoval of breast capsule002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19380TRevise breast reconstruction003037.3083$2,035.58$763.55$407.12
    19396TDesign custom breast implant002930.1167$1,643.20$632.64$328.64
    19499TBreast surgery procedure002817.6584$963.46$303.74$192.69
    20000TIncision of abscess00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    20005TIncision of deep abscess004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    20100TExplore wound, neck00232.8141$153.54$40.37$30.71
    20101TExplore wound, chest002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    20102TExplore wound, abdomen002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    20103TExplore wound, extremity00232.8141$153.54$40.37$30.71
    20150TExcise epiphyseal bar005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    20200TMuscle biopsy002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    20205TDeep muscle biopsy002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    20206TNeedle biopsy, muscle00053.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    20220TBone biopsy, trocar/needle00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    20225TBone biopsy, trocar/needle00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    20240TBone biopsy, excisional002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    20245TBone biopsy, excisional002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    20250TOpen bone biopsy004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    20251TOpen bone biopsy004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    20500TInjection of sinus tract02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    20501NInject sinus tract for x-ray
    20520TRemoval of foreign body00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    20525TRemoval of foreign body002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    20526TTher injection, carp tunnel02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20550TInject tendon/ligament/cyst02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20551TInj tendon origin/insertion02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20552TInj trigger point, 1/2 muscl02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20553TInject trigger points, > 302042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20600TDrain/inject, joint/bursa02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20605TDrain/inject, joint/bursa02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20610TDrain/inject, joint/bursa02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20612TAspirate/inj ganglion cyst02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    20615TTreatment of bone cyst00041.5882$86.65$22.36$17.33
    20650TInsert and remove bone pin004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    20660CApply, rem fixation device
    20661CApplication of head brace
    20662CApplication of pelvis brace
    20663CApplication of thigh brace
    20664CHalo brace application
    20665XRemoval of fixation device03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    20670TRemoval of support implant002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    20680TRemoval of support implant002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    20690TApply bone fixation device005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    20692TApply bone fixation device005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    20693TAdjust bone fixation device004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    20694TRemove bone fixation device004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    20802CReplantation, arm, complete
    20805CReplant forearm, complete
    20808CReplantation hand, complete
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    20816CReplantation digit, complete
    20822CReplantation digit, complete
    20824CReplantation thumb, complete
    20827CReplantation thumb, complete
    20838CReplantation foot, complete
    20900TRemoval of bone for graft005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    20902TRemoval of bone for graft005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    20910TRemove cartilage for graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    20912TRemove cartilage for graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    20920TRemoval of fascia for graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    20922TRemoval of fascia for graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    20924TRemoval of tendon for graft005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    20926TRemoval of tissue for graft002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    20930CSpinal bone allograft
    20931CSpinal bone allograft
    20936CSpinal bone autograft
    20937CSpinal bone autograft
    20938CSpinal bone autograft
    20950TFluid pressure, muscle00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    20955CFibula bone graft, microvasc
    20956CIliac bone graft, microvasc
    20957CMt bone graft, microvasc
    20962COther bone graft, microvasc
    20969CBone/skin graft, microvasc
    20970CBone/skin graft, iliac crest
    20972CBone/skin graft, metatarsal
    20973CBone/skin graft, great toe
    20974AElectrical bone stimulation
    20975TElectrical bone stimulation004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    20979AUs bone stimulation
    20982TNIAblate, bone tumor(s) perq1557$1,850.00$370.00
    20999TMusculoskeletal surgery004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    21010TIncision of jaw joint025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21015TResection of facial tumor025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21025TExcision of bone, lower jaw025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21026TExcision of facial bone(s)025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21029TContour of face bone lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21030TRemoval of face bone lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21031TRemove exostosis, mandible025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21032TRemove exostosis, maxilla025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21034TRemoval of face bone lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21040TRemoval of jaw bone lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21044TRemoval of jaw bone lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21045CExtensive jaw surgery
    21046TRemove mandible cyst complex025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21047TExcise lwr jaw cyst w/repair025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21048TRemove maxilla cyst complex025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21049TExcis uppr jaw cyst w/repair025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21050TRemoval of jaw joint025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21060TRemove jaw joint cartilage025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21070TRemove coronoid process025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21076TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21077TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21079TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21080TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21081TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21082TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21083TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21084TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21085TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21086TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21087TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21088TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21089TPrepare face/oral prosthesis025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21100TMaxillofacial fixation025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21110TInterdental fixation02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    21116NInjection, jaw joint x-ray
    21120TReconstruction of chin025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21121TReconstruction of chin025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21122TReconstruction of chin025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21123TReconstruction of chin025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21125TAugmentation, lower jaw bone025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21127TAugmentation, lower jaw bone025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21137TReduction of forehead025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21138TReduction of forehead025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
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    21139TReduction of forehead025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21141CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21142CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21143CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21145CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21146CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21147CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21150CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21151CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21154CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21155CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21159CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21160CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21172CReconstruct orbit/forehead
    21175CReconstruct orbit/forehead
    21179CReconstruct entire forehead
    21180CReconstruct entire forehead
    21181TContour cranial bone lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21182CReconstruct cranial bone
    21183CReconstruct cranial bone
    21184CReconstruct cranial bone
    21188CReconstruction of midface
    21193CReconst lwr jaw w/o graft
    21194CReconst lwr jaw w/graft
    21195CReconst lwr jaw w/o fixation
    21196CReconst lwr jaw w/fixation
    21198TReconstr lwr jaw segment025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21199TReconstr lwr jaw w/advance025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21206TReconstruct upper jaw bone025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21208TAugmentation of facial bones025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21209TReduction of facial bones025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21210TFace bone graft025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21215TLower jaw bone graft025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21230TRib cartilage graft025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21235TEar cartilage graft025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21240TReconstruction of jaw joint025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21242TReconstruction of jaw joint025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21243TReconstruction of jaw joint025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21244TReconstruction of lower jaw025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21245TReconstruction of jaw025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21246TReconstruction of jaw025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21247CReconstruct lower jaw bone
    21248TReconstruction of jaw025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21249TReconstruction of jaw025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21255CReconstruct lower jaw bone
    21256CReconstruction of orbit
    21260TRevise eye sockets025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21261TRevise eye sockets025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21263TRevise eye sockets025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21267TRevise eye sockets025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21268CRevise eye sockets
    21270TAugmentation, cheek bone025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21275TRevision, orbitofacial bones025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21280TRevision of eyelid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21282TRevision of eyelid025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21295TRevision of jaw muscle/bone02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    21296TRevision of jaw muscle/bone025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21299TCranio/maxillofacial surgery025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21300TTreatment of skull fracture025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21310XTreatment of nose fracture03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    21315XTreatment of nose fracture03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    21320XTreatment of nose fracture03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    21325TTreatment of nose fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21330TTreatment of nose fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21335TTreatment of nose fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21336TTreat nasal septal fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    21337TTreat nasal septal fracture025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21338TTreat nasoethmoid fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21339TTreat nasoethmoid fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21340TTreatment of nose fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21343CTreatment of sinus fracture
    21344CTreatment of sinus fracture
    21345TTreat nose/jaw fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21346CTreat nose/jaw fracture
    21347CTreat nose/jaw fracture
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    21348CTreat nose/jaw fracture
    21355TTreat cheek bone fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21356CTreat cheek bone fracture
    21360CTreat cheek bone fracture
    21365CTreat cheek bone fracture
    21366CTreat cheek bone fracture
    21385CTreat eye socket fracture
    21386CTreat eye socket fracture
    21387CTreat eye socket fracture
    21390TTreat eye socket fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21395CTreat eye socket fracture
    21400TTreat eye socket fracture02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    21401TTreat eye socket fracture025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21406TTreat eye socket fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21407TTreat eye socket fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21408CTreat eye socket fracture
    21421TTreat mouth roof fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21422CTreat mouth roof fracture
    21423CTreat mouth roof fracture
    21431CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21432CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21433CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21435CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21436CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21440TTreat dental ridge fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21445TTreat dental ridge fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21450TTreat lower jaw fracture02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    21451TTreat lower jaw fracture02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    21452TTreat lower jaw fracture025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21453TTreat lower jaw fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21454TTreat lower jaw fracture025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    21461TTreat lower jaw fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21462TTreat lower jaw fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21465TTreat lower jaw fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21470TTreat lower jaw fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21480TReset dislocated jaw02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    21485TReset dislocated jaw025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21490TRepair dislocated jaw025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    21493TTreat hyoid bone fracture02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    21494TTreat hyoid bone fracture02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    21495CTreat hyoid bone fracture
    21497TInterdental wiring025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21499THead surgery procedure025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    21501TDrain neck/chest lesion000819.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    21502TDrain chest lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    21510CDrainage of bone lesion
    21550TBiopsy of neck/chest002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    21555TRemove lesion, neck/chest002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    21556TRemove lesion, neck/chest002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    21557CRemove tumor, neck/chest
    21600TPartial removal of rib005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    21610TPartial removal of rib005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    21615CRemoval of rib
    21616CRemoval of rib and nerves
    21620CPartial removal of sternum
    21627CSternal debridement
    21630CExtensive sternum surgery
    21632CExtensive sternum surgery
    21685TNIHyoid myotomy & suspension02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    21700TRevision of neck muscle004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    21705CRevision of neck muscle/rib
    21720TRevision of neck muscle004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    21725TRevision of neck muscle00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    21740CReconstruction of sternum
    21742TRepair stern/nuss w/o scope005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    21743TRepair sternum/nuss w/scope005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    21750CRepair of sternum separation
    21800TTreatment of rib fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    21805TTreatment of rib fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    21810CTreatment of rib fracture(s)
    21820TTreat sternum fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    21825CTreat sternum fracture
    21899TNeck/chest surgery procedure02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    21920TBiopsy soft tissue of back00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    21925TBiopsy soft tissue of back002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
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    21930TRemove lesion, back or flank002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    21935TRemove tumor, back002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    22100TRemove part of neck vertebra020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    22101TRemove part, thorax vertebra020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    22102TRemove part, lumbar vertebra020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    22103TRemove extra spine segment020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    22110CRemove part of neck vertebra
    22112CRemove part, thorax vertebra
    22114CRemove part, lumbar vertebra
    22116CRemove extra spine segment
    22210CRevision of neck spine
    22212CRevision of thorax spine
    22214CRevision of lumbar spine
    22216CRevise, extra spine segment
    22220CRevision of neck spine
    22222CRevision of thorax spine
    22224CRevision of lumbar spine
    22226CRevise, extra spine segment
    22305TTreat spine process fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    22310TTreat spine fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    22315TTreat spine fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    22318CTreat odontoid fx w/o graft
    22319CTreat odontoid fx w/graft
    22325CTreat spine fracture
    22326CTreat neck spine fracture
    22327CTreat thorax spine fracture
    22328CTreat each add spine fx
    22505TManipulation of spine004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    22520TPercut vertebroplasty thor005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    22521TPercut vertebroplasty lumb005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    22522TPercut vertebroplasty add'l005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    22532CNILat thorax spine fusion
    22533CNILat lumbar spine fusion
    22534CNILat thor/lumb, add'l seg
    22548CNeck spine fusion
    22554CNeck spine fusion
    22556CThorax spine fusion
    22558CLumbar spine fusion
    22585CAdditional spinal fusion
    22590CSpine & skull spinal fusion
    22595CNeck spinal fusion
    22600CNeck spine fusion
    22610CThorax spine fusion
    22612TLumbar spine fusion020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    22614TSpine fusion, extra segment020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    22630CLumbar spine fusion
    22632CSpine fusion, extra segment
    22800CFusion of spine
    22802CFusion of spine
    22804CFusion of spine
    22808CFusion of spine
    22810CFusion of spine
    22812CFusion of spine
    22818CKyphectomy, 1-2 segments
    22819CKyphectomy, 3 or more
    22830CExploration of spinal fusion
    22840CInsert spine fixation device
    22841CInsert spine fixation device
    22842CInsert spine fixation device
    22843CInsert spine fixation device
    22844CInsert spine fixation device
    22845CInsert spine fixation device
    22846CInsert spine fixation device
    22847CInsert spine fixation device
    22848CInsert pelv fixation device
    22849CReinsert spinal fixation
    22850CRemove spine fixation device
    22851CApply spine prosth device
    22852CRemove spine fixation device
    22855CRemove spine fixation device
    22899TSpine surgery procedure00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    22900TRemove abdominal wall lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    22999TAbdomen surgery procedure002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    23000TRemoval of calcium deposits002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    23020TRelease shoulder joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
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    23030TDrain shoulder lesion000819.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    23031TDrain shoulder bursa000819.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    23035TDrain shoulder bone lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    23040TExploratory shoulder surgery005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23044TExploratory shoulder surgery005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23065TBiopsy shoulder tissues002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    23066TBiopsy shoulder tissues002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    23075TRemoval of shoulder lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    23076TRemoval of shoulder lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    23077TRemove tumor of shoulder002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    23100TBiopsy of shoulder joint004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    23101TShoulder joint surgery005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23105TRemove shoulder joint lining005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23106TIncision of collarbone joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23107TExplore treat shoulder joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23120TPartial removal, collar bone005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23125TRemoval of collar bone005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23130TRemove shoulder bone, part005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23140TRemoval of bone lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    23145TRemoval of bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23146TRemoval of bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23150TRemoval of humerus lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23155TRemoval of humerus lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23156TRemoval of humerus lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23170TRemove collar bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23172TRemove shoulder blade lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23174TRemove humerus lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23180TRemove collar bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23182TRemove shoulder blade lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23184TRemove humerus lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23190TPartial removal of scapula005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23195TRemoval of head of humerus005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23200CRemoval of collar bone
    23210CRemoval of shoulder blade
    23220CPartial removal of humerus
    23221CPartial removal of humerus
    23222CPartial removal of humerus
    23330TRemove shoulder foreign body00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    23331TRemove shoulder foreign body002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    23332CRemove shoulder foreign body
    23350NInjection for shoulder x-ray
    23395TMuscle transfer,shoulder/arm005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23397TMuscle transfers005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23400TFixation of shoulder blade005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23405TIncision of tendon & muscle005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23406TIncise tendon(s) & muscle(s)005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    23410TRepair of tendon(s)005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23412TRepair rotator cuff, chronic005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23415TRelease of shoulder ligament005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23420TRepair of shoulder005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23430TRepair biceps tendon005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23440TRemove/transplant tendon005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23450TRepair shoulder capsule005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23455TRepair shoulder capsule005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23460TRepair shoulder capsule005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23462TRepair shoulder capsule005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23465TRepair shoulder capsule005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23466TRepair shoulder capsule005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    23470TReconstruct shoulder joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    23472CReconstruct shoulder joint
    23480TRevision of collar bone005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23485TRevision of collar bone005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23490TReinforce clavicle005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23491TReinforce shoulder bones005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23500TTreat clavicle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23505TTreat clavicle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23515TTreat clavicle fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23520TTreat clavicle dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23525TTreat clavicle dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23530TTreat clavicle dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23532TTreat clavicle dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23540TTreat clavicle dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23545TTreat clavicle dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23550TTreat clavicle dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23552TTreat clavicle dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
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    23570TTreat shoulder blade fx00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23575TTreat shoulder blade fx00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23585TTreat scapula fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23600TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23605TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23615TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23616TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23620TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23625TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23630TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23650TTreat shoulder dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23655TTreat shoulder dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    23660TTreat shoulder dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23665TTreat dislocation/fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23670TTreat dislocation/fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23675TTreat dislocation/fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23680TTreat dislocation/fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    23700TFixation of shoulder004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    23800TFusion of shoulder joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23802TFusion of shoulder joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    23900CAmputation of arm & girdle
    23920CAmputation at shoulder joint
    23921TAmputation follow-up surgery00255.1912$283.24$107.00$56.65
    23929TShoulder surgery procedure00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    23930TDrainage of arm lesion000819.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    23931TDrainage of arm bursa000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    23935TDrain arm/elbow bone lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    24000TExploratory elbow surgery005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24006TRelease elbow joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24065TBiopsy arm/elbow soft tissue002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    24066TBiopsy arm/elbow soft tissue002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    24075TRemove arm/elbow lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    24076TRemove arm/elbow lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    24077TRemove tumor of arm/elbow002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    24100TBiopsy elbow joint lining004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    24101TExplore/treat elbow joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24102TRemove elbow joint lining005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24105TRemoval of elbow bursa004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    24110TRemove humerus lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    24115TRemove/graft bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24116TRemove/graft bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24120TRemove elbow lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    24125TRemove/graft bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24126TRemove/graft bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24130TRemoval of head of radius005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24134TRemoval of arm bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24136TRemove radius bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24138TRemove elbow bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24140TPartial removal of arm bone005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24145TPartial removal of radius005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24147TPartial removal of elbow005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24149CRadical resection of elbow
    24150TExtensive humerus surgery005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    24151TExtensive humerus surgery005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    24152TExtensive radius surgery005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    24153TExtensive radius surgery005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    24155TRemoval of elbow joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24160TRemove elbow joint implant005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24164TRemove radius head implant005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24200TRemoval of arm foreign body00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    24201TRemoval of arm foreign body002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    24220NInjection for elbow x-ray
    24300TManipulate elbow w/anesth004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    24301TMuscle/tendon transfer005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24305TArm tendon lengthening005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24310TRevision of arm tendon004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    24320TRepair of arm tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24330TRevision of arm muscles005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24331TRevision of arm muscles005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24332TTenolysis, triceps004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    24340TRepair of biceps tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24341TRepair arm tendon/muscle005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24342TRepair of ruptured tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24343TRepr elbow lat ligmnt w/tiss005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24344TReconstruct elbow lat ligmnt005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
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    24345TRepr elbw med ligmnt w/tissu005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24346TReconstruct elbow med ligmnt005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24350TRepair of tennis elbow005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24351TRepair of tennis elbow005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24352TRepair of tennis elbow005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24354TRepair of tennis elbow005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24356TRevision of tennis elbow005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24360TReconstruct elbow joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    24361TReconstruct elbow joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    24362TReconstruct elbow joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    24363TReplace elbow joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    24365TReconstruct head of radius004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    24366TReconstruct head of radius004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    24400TRevision of humerus005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24410TRevision of humerus005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24420TRevision of humerus005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24430TRepair of humerus005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24435TRepair humerus with graft005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24470TRevision of elbow joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24495TDecompression of forearm005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    24498TReinforce humerus005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24500TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24505TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24515TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24516TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24530TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24535TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24538TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24545TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24546TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24560TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24565TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24566TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24575TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24576TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24577TTreat humerus fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24579TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24582TTreat humerus fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24586TTreat elbow fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24587TTreat elbow fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24600TTreat elbow dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24605TTreat elbow dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    24615TTreat elbow dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24620TTreat elbow fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24635TTreat elbow fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24640TTreat elbow dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24650TTreat radius fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24655TTreat radius fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24665TTreat radius fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24666TTreat radius fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24670TTreat ulnar fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24675TTreat ulnar fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    24685TTreat ulnar fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    24800TFusion of elbow joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24802TFusion/graft of elbow joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    24900CAmputation of upper arm
    24920CAmputation of upper arm
    24925TAmputation follow-up surgery004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    24930CAmputation follow-up surgery
    24931CAmputate upper arm & implant
    24935TRevision of amputation005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    24940CRevision of upper arm
    24999TUpper arm/elbow surgery00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25000TIncision of tendon sheath004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25001TIncise flexor carpi radialis004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25020TDecompress forearm 1 space004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25023TDecompress forearm 1 space005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25024TDecompress forearm 2 spaces005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25025TDecompress forearm 2 spaces005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25028TDrainage of forearm lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25031TDrainage of forearm bursa004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25035TTreat forearm bone lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25040TExplore/treat wrist joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25065TBiopsy forearm soft tissues002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    25066TBiopsy forearm soft tissues002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
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    25075TRemovel forearm lesion subcu002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    25076TRemovel forearm lesion deep002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    25077TRemove tumor, forearm/wrist002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    25085TIncision of wrist capsule004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25100TBiopsy of wrist joint004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25101TExplore/treat wrist joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25105TRemove wrist joint lining005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25107TRemove wrist joint cartilage005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25110TRemove wrist tendon lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25111TRemove wrist tendon lesion005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    25112TReremove wrist tendon lesion005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    25115TRemove wrist/forearm lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25116TRemove wrist/forearm lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25118TExcise wrist tendon sheath005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25119TPartial removal of ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25120TRemoval of forearm lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25125TRemove/graft forearm lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25126TRemove/graft forearm lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25130TRemoval of wrist lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25135TRemove & graft wrist lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25136TRemove & graft wrist lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25145TRemove forearm bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25150TPartial removal of ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25151TPartial removal of radius005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25170TExtensive forearm surgery005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    25210TRemoval of wrist bone005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    25215TRemoval of wrist bones005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    25230TPartial removal of radius005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25240TPartial removal of ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25246NInjection for wrist x-ray
    25248TRemove forearm foreign body004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25250TRemoval of wrist prosthesis005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25251TRemoval of wrist prosthesis005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25259TManipulate wrist w/anesthes00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25260TRepair forearm tendon/muscle005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25263TRepair forearm tendon/muscle005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25265TRepair forearm tendon/muscle005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25270TRepair forearm tendon/muscle005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25272TRepair forearm tendon/muscle005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25274TRepair forearm tendon/muscle005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25275TRepair forearm tendon sheath005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25280TRevise wrist/forearm tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25290TIncise wrist/forearm tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25295TRelease wrist/forearm tendon004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25300TFusion of tendons at wrist005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25301TFusion of tendons at wrist005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25310TTransplant forearm tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25312TTransplant forearm tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25315TRevise palsy hand tendon(s)005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25316TRevise palsy hand tendon(s)005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25320TRepair/revise wrist joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25332TRevise wrist joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    25335TRealignment of hand005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25337TReconstruct ulna/radioulnar005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25350TRevision of radius005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25355TRevision of radius005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25360TRevision of ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25365TRevise radius & ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25370TRevise radius or ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25375TRevise radius & ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25390TShorten radius or ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25391TLengthen radius or ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25392TShorten radius & ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25393TLengthen radius & ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25394TRepair carpal bone, shorten005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    25400TRepair radius or ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25405TRepair/graft radius or ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25415TRepair radius & ulna005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    25420TRepair/graft radius & ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25425TRepair/graft radius or ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25426TRepair/graft radius & ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25430TVasc graft into carpal bone005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    25431TRepair nonunion carpal bone005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    25440TRepair/graft wrist bone005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25441TReconstruct wrist joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
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    25442TReconstruct wrist joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    25443TReconstruct wrist joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    25444TReconstruct wrist joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    25445TReconstruct wrist joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    25446TWrist replacement004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    25447TRepair wrist joint(s)004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    25449TRemove wrist joint implant004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    25450TRevision of wrist joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25455TRevision of wrist joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25490TReinforce radius005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25491TReinforce ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25492TReinforce radius and ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25500TTreat fracture of radius00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25505TTreat fracture of radius00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25515TTreat fracture of radius004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25520TTreat fracture of radius00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25525TTreat fracture of radius004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25526TTreat fracture of radius004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25530TTreat fracture of ulna00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25535TTreat fracture of ulna00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25545TTreat fracture of ulna004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25560TTreat fracture radius & ulna00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25565TTreat fracture radius & ulna00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25574TTreat fracture radius & ulna004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25575TTreat fracture radius/ulna004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25600TTreat fracture radius/ulna00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25605TTreat fracture radius/ulna00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25611TTreat fracture radius/ulna004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25620TTreat fracture radius/ulna004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25622TTreat wrist bone fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25624TTreat wrist bone fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25628TTreat wrist bone fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25630TTreat wrist bone fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25635TTreat wrist bone fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25645TTreat wrist bone fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25650TTreat wrist bone fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25651TPin ulnar styloid fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25652TTreat fracture ulnar styloid004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25660TTreat wrist dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25670TTreat wrist dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25671TPin radioulnar dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25675TTreat wrist dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25676TTreat wrist dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25680TTreat wrist fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25685TTreat wrist fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25690TTreat wrist dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    25695TTreat wrist dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    25800TFusion of wrist joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25805TFusion/graft of wrist joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25810TFusion/graft of wrist joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25820TFusion of hand bones005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    25825TFuse hand bones with graft005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    25830TFusion, radioulnar jnt/ulna005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    25900CAmputation of forearm
    25905CAmputation of forearm
    25907TAmputation follow-up surgery004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25909CAmputation follow-up surgery
    25915CAmputation of forearm
    25920CAmputate hand at wrist
    25922TAmputate hand at wrist004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    25924CAmputation follow-up surgery
    25927CAmputation of hand
    25929TAmputation follow-up surgery002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    25931CAmputation follow-up surgery
    25999TForearm or wrist surgery00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26010TDrainage of finger abscess00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    26011TDrainage of finger abscess000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    26020TDrain hand tendon sheath005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26025TDrainage of palm bursa005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26030TDrainage of palm bursa(s)005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26034TTreat hand bone lesion005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26035TDecompress fingers/hand005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26037TDecompress fingers/hand005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26040TRelease palm contracture005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26045TRelease palm contracture005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
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    26055TIncise finger tendon sheath005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26060TIncision of finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26070TExplore/treat hand joint005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26075TExplore/treat finger joint005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26080TExplore/treat finger joint005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26100TBiopsy hand joint lining005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26105TBiopsy finger joint lining005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26110TBiopsy finger joint lining005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26115TRemovel hand lesion subcut002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    26116TRemovel hand lesion, deep002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    26117TRemove tumor, hand/finger002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    26121TRelease palm contracture005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26123TRelease palm contracture005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26125TRelease palm contracture005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26130TRemove wrist joint lining005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26135TRevise finger joint, each005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26140TRevise finger joint, each005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26145TTendon excision, palm/finger005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26160TRemove tendon sheath lesion005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26170TRemoval of palm tendon, each005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26180TRemoval of finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26185TRemove finger bone005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26200TRemove hand bone lesion005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26205TRemove/graft bone lesion005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26210TRemoval of finger lesion005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26215TRemove/graft finger lesion005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26230TPartial removal of hand bone005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26235TPartial removal, finger bone005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26236TPartial removal, finger bone005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26250TExtensive hand surgery005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26255TExtensive hand surgery005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26260TExtensive finger surgery005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26261TExtensive finger surgery005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26262TPartial removal of finger005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26320TRemoval of implant from hand002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    26340TManipulate finger w/anesth00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26350TRepair finger/hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26352TRepair/graft hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26356TRepair finger/hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26357TRepair finger/hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26358TRepair/graft hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26370TRepair finger/hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26372TRepair/graft hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26373TRepair finger/hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26390TRevise hand/finger tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26392TRepair/graft hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26410TRepair hand tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26412TRepair/graft hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26415TExcision, hand/finger tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26416TGraft hand or finger tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26418TRepair finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26420TRepair/graft finger tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26426TRepair finger/hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26428TRepair/graft finger tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26432TRepair finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26433TRepair finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26434TRepair/graft finger tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26437TRealignment of tendons005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26440TRelease palm/finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26442TRelease palm & finger tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26445TRelease hand/finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26449TRelease forearm/hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26450TIncision of palm tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26455TIncision of finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26460TIncise hand/finger tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26471TFusion of finger tendons005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26474TFusion of finger tendons005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26476TTendon lengthening005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26477TTendon shortening005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26478TLengthening of hand tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26479TShortening of hand tendon005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26480TTransplant hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26483TTransplant/graft hand tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26485TTransplant palm tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26489TTransplant/graft palm tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
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    26490TRevise thumb tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26492TTendon transfer with graft005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26494THand tendon/muscle transfer005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26496TRevise thumb tendon005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26497TFinger tendon transfer005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26498TFinger tendon transfer005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26499TRevision of finger005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26500THand tendon reconstruction005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26502THand tendon reconstruction005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26504THand tendon reconstruction005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26508TRelease thumb contracture005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26510TThumb tendon transfer005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26516TFusion of knuckle joint005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26517TFusion of knuckle joints005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26518TFusion of knuckle joints005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26520TRelease knuckle contracture005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26525TRelease finger contracture005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26530TRevise knuckle joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    26531TRevise knuckle with implant004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    26535TRevise finger joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    26536TRevise/implant finger joint004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    26540TRepair hand joint005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26541TRepair hand joint with graft005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26542TRepair hand joint with graft005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26545TReconstruct finger joint005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26546TRepair nonunion hand005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26548TReconstruct finger joint005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26550TConstruct thumb replacement005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26551CGreat toe-hand transfer
    26553CSingle transfer, toe-hand
    26554CDouble transfer, toe-hand
    26555TPositional change of finger005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26556CToe joint transfer
    26560TRepair of web finger005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26561TRepair of web finger005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26562TRepair of web finger005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26565TCorrect metacarpal flaw005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26567TCorrect finger deformity005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26568TLengthen metacarpal/finger005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26580TRepair hand deformity005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26587TReconstruct extra finger005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26590TRepair finger deformity005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26591TRepair muscles of hand005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26593TRelease muscles of hand005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26596TExcision constricting tissue005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26600TTreat metacarpal fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26605TTreat metacarpal fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26607TTreat metacarpal fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26608TTreat metacarpal fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26615TTreat metacarpal fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26641TTreat thumb dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26645TTreat thumb fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26650TTreat thumb fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26665TTreat thumb fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26670TTreat hand dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26675TTreat hand dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26676TPin hand dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26685TTreat hand dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26686TTreat hand dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26700TTreat knuckle dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26705TTreat knuckle dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26706TPin knuckle dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26715TTreat knuckle dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26720TTreat finger fracture, each00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26725TTreat finger fracture, each00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26727TTreat finger fracture, each004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26735TTreat finger fracture, each004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26740TTreat finger fracture, each00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26742TTreat finger fracture, each00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26746TTreat finger fracture, each004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26750TTreat finger fracture, each00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26755TTreat finger fracture, each00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26756TPin finger fracture, each004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26765TTreat finger fracture, each004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26770TTreat finger dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
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    26775TTreat finger dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    26776TPin finger dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26785TTreat finger dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    26820TThumb fusion with graft005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26841TFusion of thumb005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26842TThumb fusion with graft005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26843TFusion of hand joint005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26844TFusion/graft of hand joint005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26850TFusion of knuckle005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26852TFusion of knuckle with graft005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26860TFusion of finger joint005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26861TFusion of finger jnt, add-on005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26862TFusion/graft of finger joint005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26863TFuse/graft added joint005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26910TAmputate metacarpal bone005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    26951TAmputation of finger/thumb005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26952TAmputation of finger/thumb005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    26989THand/finger surgery00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    26990TDrainage of pelvis lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    26991TDrainage of pelvis bursa004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    26992CDrainage of bone lesion
    27000TIncision of hip tendon004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27001TIncision of hip tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27003TIncision of hip tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27005CIncision of hip tendon
    27006CIncision of hip tendons
    27025CIncision of hip/thigh fascia
    27030CDrainage of hip joint
    27033TExploration of hip joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27035TDenervation of hip joint005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    27036CExcision of hip joint/muscle
    27040TBiopsy of soft tissues00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    27041TBiopsy of soft tissues00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    27047TRemove hip/pelvis lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27048TRemove hip/pelvis lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27049TRemove tumor, hip/pelvis002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27050TBiopsy of sacroiliac joint004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27052TBiopsy of hip joint004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27054CRemoval of hip joint lining
    27060TRemoval of ischial bursa004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27062TRemove femur lesion/bursa004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27065TRemoval of hip bone lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27066TRemoval of hip bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27067TRemove/graft hip bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27070CPartial removal of hip bone
    27071CPartial removal of hip bone
    27075CExtensive hip surgery
    27076CExtensive hip surgery
    27077CExtensive hip surgery
    27078CExtensive hip surgery
    27079CExtensive hip surgery
    27080TRemoval of tail bone005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27086TRemove hip foreign body00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    27087TRemove hip foreign body004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27090CRemoval of hip prosthesis
    27091CRemoval of hip prosthesis
    27093NInjection for hip x-ray
    27095NInjection for hip x-ray
    27096BInject sacroiliac joint
    27097TRevision of hip tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27098TTransfer tendon to pelvis005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27100TTransfer of abdominal muscle005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27105TTransfer of spinal muscle005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27110TTransfer of iliopsoas muscle005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27111TTransfer of iliopsoas muscle005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27120CReconstruction of hip socket
    27122CReconstruction of hip socket
    27125CPartial hip replacement
    27130CTotal hip arthroplasty
    27132CTotal hip arthroplasty
    27134CRevise hip joint replacement
    27137CRevise hip joint replacement
    27138CRevise hip joint replacement
    27140CTransplant femur ridge
    27146CIncision of hip bone
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    27147CRevision of hip bone
    27151CIncision of hip bones
    27156CRevision of hip bones
    27158CRevision of pelvis
    27161CIncision of neck of femur
    27165CIncision/fixation of femur
    27170CRepair/graft femur head/neck
    27175CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27176CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27177CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27178CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27179CRevise head/neck of femur
    27181CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27185CRevision of femur epiphysis
    27187CReinforce hip bones
    27193TTreat pelvic ring fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27194TTreat pelvic ring fracture004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27200TTreat tail bone fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27202TTreat tail bone fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27215CTreat pelvic fracture(s)
    27216TTreat pelvic ring fracture005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27217CTreat pelvic ring fracture
    27218CTreat pelvic ring fracture
    27220TTreat hip socket fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27222CTreat hip socket fracture
    27226CTreat hip wall fracture
    27227CTreat hip fracture(s)
    27228CTreat hip fracture(s)
    27230TTreat thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27232CTreat thigh fracture
    27235TTreat thigh fracture005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27236CTreat thigh fracture
    27238TTreat thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27240CTreat thigh fracture
    27244CTreat thigh fracture
    27245CTreat thigh fracture
    27246TTreat thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27248CTreat thigh fracture
    27250TTreat hip dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27252TTreat hip dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27253CTreat hip dislocation
    27254CTreat hip dislocation
    27256TTreat hip dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27257TTreat hip dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27258CTreat hip dislocation
    27259CTreat hip dislocation
    27265TTreat hip dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27266TTreat hip dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27275TManipulation of hip joint004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27280CFusion of sacroiliac joint
    27282CFusion of pubic bones
    27284CFusion of hip joint
    27286CFusion of hip joint
    27290CAmputation of leg at hip
    27295CAmputation of leg at hip
    27299TPelvis/hip joint surgery00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27301TDrain thigh/knee lesion000819.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    27303CDrainage of bone lesion
    27305TIncise thigh tendon & fascia004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27306TIncision of thigh tendon004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27307TIncision of thigh tendons004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27310TExploration of knee joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27315TPartial removal, thigh nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    27320TPartial removal, thigh nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    27323TBiopsy, thigh soft tissues002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    27324TBiopsy, thigh soft tissues002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27327TRemoval of thigh lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27328TRemoval of thigh lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27329TRemove tumor, thigh/knee002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27330TBiopsy, knee joint lining005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27331TExplore/treat knee joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27332TRemoval of knee cartilage005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27333TRemoval of knee cartilage005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27334TRemove knee joint lining005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27335TRemove knee joint lining005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
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    27340TRemoval of kneecap bursa004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27345TRemoval of knee cyst004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27347TRemove knee cyst004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27350TRemoval of kneecap005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27355TRemove femur lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27356TRemove femur lesion/graft005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27357TRemove femur lesion/graft005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27358TRemove femur lesion/fixation005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27360TPartial removal, leg bone(s)005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27365CExtensive leg surgery
    27370NInjection for knee x-ray
    27372TRemoval of foreign body002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27380TRepair of kneecap tendon004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27381TRepair/graft kneecap tendon004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27385TRepair of thigh muscle004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27386TRepair/graft of thigh muscle004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27390TIncision of thigh tendon004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27391TIncision of thigh tendons004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27392TIncision of thigh tendons004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27393TLengthening of thigh tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27394TLengthening of thigh tendons005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27395TLengthening of thigh tendons005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27396TTransplant of thigh tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27397TTransplants of thigh tendons005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27400TRevise thigh muscles/tendons005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27403TRepair of knee cartilage005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27405TRepair of knee ligament005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27407TRepair of knee ligament005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27409TRepair of knee ligaments005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27418TRepair degenerated kneecap005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27420TRevision of unstable kneecap005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27422TRevision of unstable kneecap005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27424TRevision/removal of kneecap005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27425TLateral retinacular release005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27427TReconstruction, knee005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    27428TReconstruction, knee005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    27429TReconstruction, knee005242.7126$2,330.44$466.09
    27430TRevision of thigh muscles005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27435TIncision of knee joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27437TRevise kneecap004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    27438TRevise kneecap with implant004851.4609$2,807.76$695.60$561.55
    27440TRevision of knee joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    27441TRevision of knee joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    27442TRevision of knee joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    27443TRevision of knee joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    27445CRevision of knee joint
    27446TRevision of knee joint068198.1613$5,355.78$2,131.36$1,071.16
    27447CTotal knee arthroplasty
    27448CIncision of thigh
    27450CIncision of thigh
    27454CRealignment of thigh bone
    27455CRealignment of knee
    27457CRealignment of knee
    27465CShortening of thigh bone
    27466CLengthening of thigh bone
    27468CShorten/lengthen thighs
    27470CRepair of thigh
    27472CRepair/graft of thigh
    27475CSurgery to stop leg growth
    27477CSurgery to stop leg growth
    27479CSurgery to stop leg growth
    27485CSurgery to stop leg growth
    27486CRevise/replace knee joint
    27487CRevise/replace knee joint
    27488CRemoval of knee prosthesis
    27495CReinforce thigh
    27496TDecompression of thigh/knee004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27497TDecompression of thigh/knee004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27498TDecompression of thigh/knee004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27499TDecompression of thigh/knee004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27500TTreatment of thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27501TTreatment of thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27502TTreatment of thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27503TTreatment of thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27506CTreatment of thigh fracture
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    27507CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27508TTreatment of thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27509TTreatment of thigh fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27510TTreatment of thigh fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27511CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27513CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27514CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27516TTreat thigh fx growth plate00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27517TTreat thigh fx growth plate00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27519CTreat thigh fx growth plate
    27520TTreat kneecap fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27524TTreat kneecap fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27530TTreat knee fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27532TTreat knee fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27535CTreat knee fracture
    27536CTreat knee fracture
    27538TTreat knee fracture(s)00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27540CTreat knee fracture
    27550TTreat knee dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27552TTreat knee dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27556CTreat knee dislocation
    27557CTreat knee dislocation
    27558CTreat knee dislocation
    27560TTreat kneecap dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27562TTreat kneecap dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27566TTreat kneecap dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27570TFixation of knee joint004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27580CFusion of knee
    27590CAmputate leg at thigh
    27591CAmputate leg at thigh
    27592CAmputate leg at thigh
    27594TAmputation follow-up surgery004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27596CAmputation follow-up surgery
    27598CAmputate lower leg at knee
    27599TLeg surgery procedure00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27600TDecompression of lower leg004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27601TDecompression of lower leg004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27602TDecompression of lower leg004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27603TDrain lower leg lesion000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    27604TDrain lower leg bursa004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27605TIncision of achilles tendon005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    27606TIncision of achilles tendon004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27607TTreat lower leg bone lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27610TExplore/treat ankle joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27612TExploration of ankle joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27613TBiopsy lower leg soft tissue00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    27614TBiopsy lower leg soft tissue002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27615TRemove tumor, lower leg004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27618TRemove lower leg lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    27619TRemove lower leg lesion002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    27620TExplore/treat ankle joint005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27625TRemove ankle joint lining005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27626TRemove ankle joint lining005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27630TRemoval of tendon lesion004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27635TRemove lower leg bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27637TRemove/graft leg bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27638TRemove/graft leg bone lesion005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27640TPartial removal of tibia005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27641TPartial removal of fibula005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27645CExtensive lower leg surgery
    27646CExtensive lower leg surgery
    27647TExtensive ankle/heel surgery005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27648NInjection for ankle x-ray
    27650TRepair achilles tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27652TRepair/graft achilles tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27654TRepair of achilles tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27656TRepair leg fascia defect004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27658TRepair of leg tendon, each004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27659TRepair of leg tendon, each004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27664TRepair of leg tendon, each004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27665TRepair of leg tendon, each005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27675TRepair lower leg tendons004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27676TRepair lower leg tendons005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27680TRelease of lower leg tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27681TRelease of lower leg tendons005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
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    27685TRevision of lower leg tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27686TRevise lower leg tendons005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27687TRevision of calf tendon005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27690TRevise lower leg tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27691TRevise lower leg tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27692TRevise additional leg tendon005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27695TRepair of ankle ligament005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27696TRepair of ankle ligaments005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27698TRepair of ankle ligament005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27700TRevision of ankle joint004729.9582$1,634.55$537.03$326.91
    27702CReconstruct ankle joint
    27703CReconstruction, ankle joint
    27704TRemoval of ankle implant004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27705TIncision of tibia005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27707TIncision of fibula004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27709TIncision of tibia & fibula005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27712CRealignment of lower leg
    27715CRevision of lower leg
    27720CRepair of tibia
    27722CRepair/graft of tibia
    27724CRepair/graft of tibia
    27725CRepair of lower leg
    27727CRepair of lower leg
    27730TRepair of tibia epiphysis005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27732TRepair of fibula epiphysis005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27734TRepair lower leg epiphyses005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27740TRepair of leg epiphyses005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27742TRepair of leg epiphyses005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27745TReinforce tibia005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27750TTreatment of tibia fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27752TTreatment of tibia fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27756TTreatment of tibia fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27758TTreatment of tibia fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27759TTreatment of tibia fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27760TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27762TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27766TTreatment of ankle fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27780TTreatment of fibula fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27781TTreatment of fibula fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27784TTreatment of fibula fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27786TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27788TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27792TTreatment of ankle fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27808TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27810TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27814TTreatment of ankle fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27816TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27818TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27822TTreatment of ankle fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27823TTreatment of ankle fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27824TTreat lower leg fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27825TTreat lower leg fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27826TTreat lower leg fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27827TTreat lower leg fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27828TTreat lower leg fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27829TTreat lower leg joint004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27830TTreat lower leg dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27831TTreat lower leg dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27832TTreat lower leg dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27840TTreat ankle dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    27842TTreat ankle dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27846TTreat ankle dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27848TTreat ankle dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    27860TFixation of ankle joint004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    27870TFusion of ankle joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27871TFusion of tibiofibular joint005134.5144$1,883.14$376.63
    27880CAmputation of lower leg
    27881CAmputation of lower leg
    27882CAmputation of lower leg
    27884TAmputation follow-up surgery004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27886CAmputation follow-up surgery
    27888CAmputation of foot at ankle
    27889TAmputation of foot at ankle005024.8651$1,356.66$271.33
    27892TDecompression of leg004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27893TDecompression of leg004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
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    27894TDecompression of leg004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    27899TLeg/ankle surgery procedure00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28001TDrainage of bursa of foot000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    28002TTreatment of foot infection004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    28003TTreatment of foot infection004919.6046$1,069.65$213.93
    28005TTreat foot bone lesion005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28008TIncision of foot fascia005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28010TIncision of toe tendon005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28011TIncision of toe tendons005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28020TExploration of foot joint005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28022TExploration of foot joint005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28024TExploration of toe joint005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28030TRemoval of foot nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    28035TDecompression of tibia nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    28043TExcision of foot lesion002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    28045TExcision of foot lesion005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28046TResection of tumor, foot005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28050TBiopsy of foot joint lining005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28052TBiopsy of foot joint lining005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28054TBiopsy of toe joint lining005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28060TPartial removal, foot fascia005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28062TRemoval of foot fascia005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28070TRemoval of foot joint lining005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28072TRemoval of foot joint lining005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28080TRemoval of foot lesion005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28086TExcise foot tendon sheath005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28088TExcise foot tendon sheath005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28090TRemoval of foot lesion005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28092TRemoval of toe lesions005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28100TRemoval of ankle/heel lesion005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28102TRemove/graft foot lesion005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28103TRemove/graft foot lesion005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28104TRemoval of foot lesion005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28106TRemove/graft foot lesion005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28107TRemove/graft foot lesion005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28108TRemoval of toe lesions005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28110TPart removal of metatarsal005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28111TPart removal of metatarsal005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28112TPart removal of metatarsal005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28113TPart removal of metatarsal005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28114TRemoval of metatarsal heads005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28116TRevision of foot005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28118TRemoval of heel bone005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28119TRemoval of heel spur005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28120TPart removal of ankle/heel005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28122TPartial removal of foot bone005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28124TPartial removal of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28126TPartial removal of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28130TRemoval of ankle bone005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28140TRemoval of metatarsal005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28150TRemoval of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28153TPartial removal of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28160TPartial removal of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28171TExtensive foot surgery005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28173TExtensive foot surgery005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28175TExtensive foot surgery005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28190TRemoval of foot foreign body00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    28192TRemoval of foot foreign body002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    28193TRemoval of foot foreign body00207.0842$386.52$113.25$77.30
    28200TRepair of foot tendon005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28202TRepair/graft of foot tendon005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28208TRepair of foot tendon005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28210TRepair/graft of foot tendon005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28220TRelease of foot tendon005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28222TRelease of foot tendons005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28225TRelease of foot tendon005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28226TRelease of foot tendons005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28230TIncision of foot tendon(s)005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28232TIncision of toe tendon005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28234TIncision of foot tendon005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28238TRevision of foot tendon005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28240TRelease of big toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28250TRevision of foot fascia005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28260TRelease of midfoot joint005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28261TRevision of foot tendon005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
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    28262TRevision of foot and ankle005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28264TRelease of midfoot joint005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28270TRelease of foot contracture005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28272TRelease of toe joint, each005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28280TFusion of toes005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28285TRepair of hammertoe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28286TRepair of hammertoe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28288TPartial removal of foot bone005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28289TRepair hallux rigidus005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28290TCorrection of bunion005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28292TCorrection of bunion005725.5035$1,391.50$475.91$278.30
    28293TCorrection of bunion005725.5035$1,391.50$475.91$278.30
    28294TCorrection of bunion005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28296TCorrection of bunion005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28297TCorrection of bunion005725.5035$1,391.50$475.91$278.30
    28298TCorrection of bunion005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28299TCorrection of bunion005725.5035$1,391.50$475.91$278.30
    28300TIncision of heel bone005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28302TIncision of ankle bone005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28304TIncision of midfoot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28305TIncise/graft midfoot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28306TIncision of metatarsal005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28307TIncision of metatarsal005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28308TIncision of metatarsal005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28309TIncision of metatarsals005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28310TRevision of big toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28312TRevision of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28313TRepair deformity of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28315TRemoval of sesamoid bone005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28320TRepair of foot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28322TRepair of metatarsals005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28340TResect enlarged toe tissue005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28341TResect enlarged toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28344TRepair extra toe(s)005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28345TRepair webbed toe(s)005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28360TReconstruct cleft foot005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28400TTreatment of heel fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28405TTreatment of heel fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28406TTreatment of heel fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28415TTreat heel fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28420TTreat/graft heel fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28430TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28435TTreatment of ankle fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28436TTreatment of ankle fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28445TTreat ankle fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28450TTreat midfoot fracture, each00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28455TTreat midfoot fracture, each00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28456TTreat midfoot fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28465TTreat midfoot fracture, each004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28470TTreat metatarsal fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28475TTreat metatarsal fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28476TTreat metatarsal fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28485TTreat metatarsal fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28490TTreat big toe fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28495TTreat big toe fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28496TTreat big toe fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28505TTreat big toe fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28510TTreatment of toe fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28515TTreatment of toe fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28525TTreat toe fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28530TTreat sesamoid bone fracture00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28531TTreat sesamoid bone fracture004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28540TTreat foot dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28545TTreat foot dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    28546TTreat foot dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28555TRepair foot dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28570TTreat foot dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28575TTreat foot dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28576TTreat foot dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28585TRepair foot dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28600TTreat foot dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28605TTreat foot dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28606TTreat foot dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28615TRepair foot dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28630TTreat toe dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
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    28635TTreat toe dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    28636TTreat toe dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28645TRepair toe dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28660TTreat toe dislocation00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    28665TTreat toe dislocation004513.5889$741.42$268.47$148.28
    28666TTreat toe dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28675TRepair of toe dislocation004632.5581$1,776.40$535.76$355.28
    28705TFusion of foot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28715TFusion of foot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28725TFusion of foot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28730TFusion of foot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28735TFusion of foot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28737TRevision of foot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28740TFusion of foot bones005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28750TFusion of big toe joint005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28755TFusion of big toe joint005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28760TFusion of big toe joint005625.3930$1,385.47$405.81$277.09
    28800CAmputation of midfoot
    28805CAmputation thru metatarsal
    28810TAmputation toe & metatarsal005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28820TAmputation of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28825TPartial amputation of toe005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    28899TFoot/toes surgery procedure00431.9074$104.07$20.81
    29000SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29010SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29015SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29020SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29025SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29035SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29040SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29044SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29046SApplication of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29049SApplication of figure eight00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29055SApplication of shoulder cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29058SApplication of shoulder cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29065SApplication of long arm cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29075SApplication of forearm cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29085SApply hand/wrist cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29086SApply finger cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29105SApply long arm splint00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29125SApply forearm splint00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29126SApply forearm splint00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29130SApplication of finger splint00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29131SApplication of finger splint00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29200SStrapping of chest00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29220SStrapping of low back00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29240SStrapping of shoulder00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29260SStrapping of elbow or wrist00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29280SStrapping of hand or finger00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29305SApplication of hip cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29325SApplication of hip casts00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29345SApplication of long leg cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29355SApplication of long leg cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29358SApply long leg cast brace00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29365SApplication of long leg cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29405SApply short leg cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29425SApply short leg cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29435SApply short leg cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29440SAddition of walker to cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29445SApply rigid leg cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29450SApplication of leg cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29505SApplication, long leg splint00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29515SApplication lower leg splint00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29520SStrapping of hip00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29530SStrapping of knee00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29540SStrapping of ankle00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29550SStrapping of toes00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29580SApplication of paste boot00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29590SApplication of foot splint00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29700SRemoval/revision of cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29705SRemoval/revision of cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29710SRemoval/revision of cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29715SRemoval/revision of cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29720SRepair of body cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29730SWindowing of cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
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    29740SWedging of cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29750SWedging of clubfoot cast00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29799SCasting/strapping procedure00581.0931$59.64$11.93
    29800TJaw arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29804TJaw arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29805TShoulder arthroscopy, dx004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29806TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29807TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29819TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29820TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29821TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29822TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29823TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29824TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29825TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29826TShoulder arthroscopy/surgery004243.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    29827TArthroscop rotator cuff repr004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29830TElbow arthroscopy004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29834TElbow arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29835TElbow arthroscopy/surgery004243.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    29836TElbow arthroscopy/surgery004243.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    29837TElbow arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29838TElbow arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29840TWrist arthroscopy004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29843TWrist arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29844TWrist arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29845TWrist arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29846TWrist arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29847TWrist arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29848TWrist endoscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29850TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29851TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29855TTibial arthroscopy/surgery004243.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    29856TTibial arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29860THip arthroscopy, dx004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29861THip arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29862THip arthroscopy/surgery004243.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    29863THip arthroscopy/surgery004243.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    29870TKnee arthroscopy, dx004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29871TKnee arthroscopy/drainage004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29873TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29874TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29875TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29876TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29877TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29879TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29880TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29881TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29882TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29883TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29884TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29885TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29886TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29887TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29888TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004243.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    29889TKnee arthroscopy/surgery004243.0808$2,350.53$804.74$470.11
    29891TAnkle arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29892TAnkle arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29893TScope, plantar fasciotomy005518.7205$1,021.41$355.34$204.28
    29894TAnkle arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29895TAnkle arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29897TAnkle arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29898TAnkle arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29899TAnkle arthroscopy/surgery004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    29900TMcp joint arthroscopy, dx005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    29901TMcp joint arthroscopy, surg005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    29902TMcp joint arthroscopy, surg005314.8831$812.04$253.49$162.41
    29999TArthroscopy of joint004127.3819$1,493.98$298.80
    30000TDrainage of nose lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    30020TDrainage of nose lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    30100TIntranasal biopsy02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    30110TRemoval of nose polyp(s)025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30115TRemoval of nose polyp(s)025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30117TRemoval of intranasal lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30118TRemoval of intranasal lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
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    30120TRevision of nose025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30124TRemoval of nose lesion02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    30125TRemoval of nose lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30130TRemoval of turbinate bones025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30140TRemoval of turbinate bones025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    30150TPartial removal of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30160TRemoval of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30200TInjection treatment of nose025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30210TNasal sinus therapy02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    30220TInsert nasal septal button02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    30300XRemove nasal foreign body03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    30310TRemove nasal foreign body025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30320TRemove nasal foreign body025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30400TReconstruction of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30410TReconstruction of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30420TReconstruction of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30430TRevision of nose025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    30435TRevision of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30450TRevision of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30460TRevision of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30462TRevision of nose025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30465TRepair nasal stenosis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30520TRepair of nasal septum025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    30540TRepair nasal defect025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30545TRepair nasal defect025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30560TRelease of nasal adhesions02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    30580TRepair upper jaw fistula025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30600TRepair mouth/nose fistula025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30620TIntranasal reconstruction025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    30630TRepair nasal septum defect025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    30801TCauterization, inner nose02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    30802TCauterization, inner nose025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30901TControl of nosebleed02501.4697$80.19$28.07$16.04
    30903TControl of nosebleed02501.4697$80.19$28.07$16.04
    30905TControl of nosebleed02501.4697$80.19$28.07$16.04
    30906TRepeat control of nosebleed02501.4697$80.19$28.07$16.04
    30915TLigation, nasal sinus artery009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    30920TLigation, upper jaw artery009225.0959$1,369.26$505.37$273.85
    30930TTherapy, fracture of nose025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    30999TNasal surgery procedure02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    31000TIrrigation, maxillary sinus02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    31002TIrrigation, sphenoid sinus02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    31020TExploration, maxillary sinus025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31030TExploration, maxillary sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31032TExplore sinus, remove polyps025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31040TExploration behind upper jaw025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31050TExploration, sphenoid sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31051TSphenoid sinus surgery025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31070TExploration of frontal sinus025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31075TExploration of frontal sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31080TRemoval of frontal sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31081TRemoval of frontal sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31084TRemoval of frontal sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31085TRemoval of frontal sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31086TRemoval of frontal sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31087TRemoval of frontal sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31090TExploration of sinuses025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31200TRemoval of ethmoid sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31201TRemoval of ethmoid sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31205TRemoval of ethmoid sinus025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31225CRemoval of upper jaw
    31230CRemoval of upper jaw
    31231TNasal endoscopy, dx00710.8799$48.01$12.89$9.60
    31233TNasal/sinus endoscopy, dx00721.7613$96.10$26.68$19.22
    31235TNasal/sinus endoscopy, dx007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31237TNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31238TNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31239TNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31240TNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31254TRevision of ethmoid sinus007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31255TRemoval of ethmoid sinus007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31256TExploration maxillary sinus007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31267TEndoscopy, maxillary sinus007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31276TSinus endoscopy, surgical007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31287TNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
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    31288TNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31290CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31291CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31292CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31293CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31294CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31299TSinus surgery procedure02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    31300TRemoval of larynx lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31320TDiagnostic incision, larynx025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31360CRemoval of larynx
    31365CRemoval of larynx
    31367CPartial removal of larynx
    31368CPartial removal of larynx
    31370CPartial removal of larynx
    31375CPartial removal of larynx
    31380CPartial removal of larynx
    31382CPartial removal of larynx
    31390CRemoval of larynx & pharynx
    31395CReconstruct larynx & pharynx
    31400TRevision of larynx025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31420TRemoval of epiglottis025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31500SInsert emergency airway00942.6345$143.74$48.58$28.75
    31502TChange of windpipe airway01212.1189$115.61$43.80$23.12
    31505TDiagnostic laryngoscopy00710.8799$48.01$12.89$9.60
    31510TLaryngoscopy with biopsy007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31511TRemove foreign body, larynx00721.7613$96.10$26.68$19.22
    31512TRemoval of larynx lesion007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31513TInjection into vocal cord00721.7613$96.10$26.68$19.22
    31515TLaryngoscopy for aspiration007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31520TDiagnostic laryngoscopy00721.7613$96.10$26.68$19.22
    31525TDiagnostic laryngoscopy007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31526TDiagnostic laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31527TLaryngoscopy for treatment007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31528TLaryngoscopy and dilation007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31529TLaryngoscopy and dilation007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31530TOperative laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31531TOperative laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31535TOperative laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31536TOperative laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31540TOperative laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31541TOperative laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31560TOperative laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31561TOperative laryngoscopy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31570TLaryngoscopy with injection007413.9480$761.02$295.70$152.20
    31571TLaryngoscopy with injection007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31575TDiagnostic laryngoscopy00721.7613$96.10$26.68$19.22
    31576TLaryngoscopy with biopsy007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31577TRemove foreign body, larynx00733.4541$188.46$73.38$37.69
    31578TRemoval of larynx lesion007520.3815$1,112.04$445.92$222.41
    31579TDiagnostic laryngoscopy00733.4541$188.46$73.38$37.69
    31580TRevision of larynx025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31582TRevision of larynx025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31584CTreat larynx fracture
    31585TTreat larynx fracture025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    31586TTreat larynx fracture025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31587CRevision of larynx
    31588TRevision of larynx025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31590TReinnervate larynx025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31595TLarynx nerve surgery025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31599TLarynx surgery procedure025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31600TIncision of windpipe025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31601TIncision of windpipe025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31603TIncision of windpipe02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    31605TIncision of windpipe025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    31610TIncision of windpipe025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31611TSurgery/speech prosthesis025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31612TPuncture/clear windpipe025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31613TRepair windpipe opening025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31614TRepair windpipe opening025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31615TVisualization of windpipe00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31622TDx bronchoscope/wash00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31623TDx bronchoscope/brush00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31624TDx bronchoscope/lavage00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31625TBronchoscopy w/biopsy(s)00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31628TBronchoscopy/lung bx, each00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    Start Printed Page 63521
    31629TBronchoscopy/needle bx, each00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31630TBronchoscopy dilate/fx repr041520.7348$1,131.31$459.92$226.26
    31631TBronchoscopy, dilate w/stent041520.7348$1,131.31$459.92$226.26
    31632TNIBronchoscopy/lung bx, add'l00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31633TNIBronchoscopy/needle bx add'l00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31635TBronchoscopy w/fb removal00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31640TBronchoscopy w/tumor excise041520.7348$1,131.31$459.92$226.26
    31641TBronchoscopy, treat blockage041520.7348$1,131.31$459.92$226.26
    31643TDiag bronchoscope/catheter00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31645TBronchoscopy, clear airways00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31646TBronchoscopy, reclear airway00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31656TBronchoscopy, inj for x-ray00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    31700TInsertion of airway catheter00721.7613$96.10$26.68$19.22
    31708NInstill airway contrast dye
    31710NInsertion of airway catheter
    31715NInjection for bronchus x-ray
    31717TBronchial brush biopsy00733.4541$188.46$73.38$37.69
    31720TClearance of airways00710.8799$48.01$12.89$9.60
    31725CClearance of airways
    31730TIntro, windpipe wire/tube00733.4541$188.46$73.38$37.69
    31750TRepair of windpipe025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31755TRepair of windpipe025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    31760CRepair of windpipe
    31766CReconstruction of windpipe
    31770CRepair/graft of bronchus
    31775CReconstruct bronchus
    31780CReconstruct windpipe
    31781CReconstruct windpipe
    31785TRemove windpipe lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31786CRemove windpipe lesion
    31800CRepair of windpipe injury
    31805CRepair of windpipe injury
    31820TClosure of windpipe lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    31825TRepair of windpipe defect025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31830TRevise windpipe scar025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    31899TAirways surgical procedure00769.2346$503.85$189.82$100.77
    32000TDrainage of chest00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    32002TTreatment of collapsed lung00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    32005TTreat lung lining chemically00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    32020TInsertion of chest tube00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    32035CExploration of chest
    32036CExploration of chest
    32095CBiopsy through chest wall
    32100CExploration/biopsy of chest
    32110CExplore/repair chest
    32120CRe-exploration of chest
    32124CExplore chest free adhesions
    32140CRemoval of lung lesion(s)
    32141CRemove/treat lung lesions
    32150CRemoval of lung lesion(s)
    32151CRemove lung foreign body
    32160COpen chest heart massage
    32200CDrain, open, lung lesion
    32201TDrain, percut, lung lesion00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    32215CTreat chest lining
    32220CRelease of lung
    32225CPartial release of lung
    32310CRemoval of chest lining
    32320CFree/remove chest lining
    32400TNeedle biopsy chest lining00053.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    32402COpen biopsy chest lining
    32405TBiopsy, lung or mediastinum06854.8100$262.44$115.47$52.49
    32420TPuncture/clear lung00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    32440CRemoval of lung
    32442CSleeve pneumonectomy
    32445CRemoval of lung
    32480CPartial removal of lung
    32482CBilobectomy
    32484CSegmentectomy
    32486CSleeve lobectomy
    32488CCompletion pneumonectomy
    32491CLung volume reduction
    32500CPartial removal of lung
    32501CRepair bronchus add-on
    32520CRemove lung & revise chest
    Start Printed Page 63522
    32522CRemove lung & revise chest
    32525CRemove lung & revise chest
    32540CRemoval of lung lesion
    32601TThoracoscopy, diagnostic006928.9392$1,578.95$591.64$315.79
    32602TThoracoscopy, diagnostic006928.9392$1,578.95$591.64$315.79
    32603TThoracoscopy, diagnostic006928.9392$1,578.95$591.64$315.79
    32604TThoracoscopy, diagnostic006928.9392$1,578.95$591.64$315.79
    32605TThoracoscopy, diagnostic006928.9392$1,578.95$591.64$315.79
    32606TThoracoscopy, diagnostic006928.9392$1,578.95$591.64$315.79
    32650CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32651CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32652CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32653CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32654CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32655CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32656CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32657CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32658CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32659CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32660CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32661CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32662CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32663CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32664CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32665CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32800CRepair lung hernia
    32810CClose chest after drainage
    32815CClose bronchial fistula
    32820CReconstruct injured chest
    32850CDonor pneumonectomy
    32851CLung transplant, single
    32852CLung transplant with bypass
    32853CLung transplant, double
    32854CLung transplant with bypass
    32900CRemoval of rib(s)
    32905CRevise & repair chest wall
    32906CRevise & repair chest wall
    32940CRevision of lung
    32960TTherapeutic pneumothorax00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    32997CTotal lung lavage
    32999TChest surgery procedure00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    33010TDrainage of heart sac00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    33011TRepeat drainage of heart sac00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    33015CIncision of heart sac
    33020CIncision of heart sac
    33025CIncision of heart sac
    33030CPartial removal of heart sac
    33031CPartial removal of heart sac
    33050CRemoval of heart sac lesion
    33120CRemoval of heart lesion
    33130CRemoval of heart lesion
    33140CHeart revascularize (tmr)
    33141CHeart tmr w/other procedure
    33200CInsertion of heart pacemaker
    33201CInsertion of heart pacemaker
    33206TInsertion of heart pacemaker0089117.1896$6,393.98$1,722.59$1,278.80
    33207TInsertion of heart pacemaker0089117.1896$6,393.98$1,722.59$1,278.80
    33208TInsertion of heart pacemaker0655142.7039$7,786.07$1,557.21
    33210TInsertion of heart electrode010658.9719$3,217.57$643.51
    33211TInsertion of heart electrode010658.9719$3,217.57$643.51
    33212TInsertion of pulse generator009096.8284$5,283.05$1,651.45$1,056.61
    33213TInsertion of pulse generator0654112.6957$6,148.79$1,229.76
    33214TUpgrade of pacemaker system0655142.7039$7,786.07$1,557.21
    33215TReposition pacing-defib lead010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    33216TRevise eltrd pacing-defib010658.9719$3,217.57$643.51
    33217TInsert lead pace-defib, dual010658.9719$3,217.57$643.51
    33218TRepair lead pace-defib, one010658.9719$3,217.57$643.51
    33220TRepair lead pace-defib, dual010658.9719$3,217.57$643.51
    33222TRevise pocket, pacemaker002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    33223TRevise pocket, pacing-defib002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    33224TInsert pacing lead & connect1547$850.00$170.00
    33225TL ventric pacing lead add-on1550$1,150.00$230.00
    33226TReposition l ventric lead010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    33233TRemoval of pacemaker system010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    33234TRemoval of pacemaker system010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    Start Printed Page 63523
    33235TRemoval pacemaker electrode010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    33236CRemove electrode/thoracotomy
    33237CRemove electrode/thoracotomy
    33238CRemove electrode/thoracotomy
    33240BInsert pulse generator
    33241TRemove pulse generator010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    33243CRemove eltrd/thoracotomy
    33244TRemove eltrd, transven010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    33245CInsert epic eltrd pace-defib
    33246CInsert epic eltrd/generator
    33249BEltrd/insert pace-defib
    33250CAblate heart dysrhythm focus
    33251CAblate heart dysrhythm focus
    33253CReconstruct atria
    33261CAblate heart dysrhythm focus
    33282SImplant pat-active ht record068062.8252$3,427.81$685.56
    33284TRemove pat-active ht record01097.4705$407.60$131.49$81.52
    33300CRepair of heart wound
    33305CRepair of heart wound
    33310CExploratory heart surgery
    33315CExploratory heart surgery
    33320CRepair major blood vessel(s)
    33321CRepair major vessel
    33322CRepair major blood vessel(s)
    33330CInsert major vessel graft
    33332CInsert major vessel graft
    33335CInsert major vessel graft
    33400CRepair of aortic valve
    33401CValvuloplasty, open
    33403CValvuloplasty, w/cp bypass
    33404CPrepare heart-aorta conduit
    33405CReplacement of aortic valve
    33406CReplacement of aortic valve
    33410CReplacement of aortic valve
    33411CReplacement of aortic valve
    33412CReplacement of aortic valve
    33413CReplacement of aortic valve
    33414CRepair of aortic valve
    33415CRevision, subvalvular tissue
    33416CRevise ventricle muscle
    33417CRepair of aortic valve
    33420CRevision of mitral valve
    33422CRevision of mitral valve
    33425CRepair of mitral valve
    33426CRepair of mitral valve
    33427CRepair of mitral valve
    33430CReplacement of mitral valve
    33460CRevision of tricuspid valve
    33463CValvuloplasty, tricuspid
    33464CValvuloplasty, tricuspid
    33465CReplace tricuspid valve
    33468CRevision of tricuspid valve
    33470CRevision of pulmonary valve
    33471CValvotomy, pulmonary valve
    33472CRevision of pulmonary valve
    33474CRevision of pulmonary valve
    33475CReplacement, pulmonary valve
    33476CRevision of heart chamber
    33478CRevision of heart chamber
    33496CRepair, prosth valve clot
    33500CRepair heart vessel fistula
    33501CRepair heart vessel fistula
    33502CCoronary artery correction
    33503CCoronary artery graft
    33504CCoronary artery graft
    33505CRepair artery w/tunnel
    33506CRepair artery, translocation
    33508NEndoscopic vein harvest
    33510CCABG, vein, single
    33511CCABG, vein, two
    33512CCABG, vein, three
    33513CCABG, vein, four
    33514CCABG, vein, five
    33516CCabg, vein, six or more
    33517CCABG, artery-vein, single
    Start Printed Page 63524
    33518CCABG, artery-vein, two
    33519CCABG, artery-vein, three
    33521CCABG, artery-vein, four
    33522CCABG, artery-vein, five
    33523CCabg, art-vein, six or more
    33530CCoronary artery, bypass/reop
    33533CCABG, arterial, single
    33534CCABG, arterial, two
    33535CCABG, arterial, three
    33536CCabg, arterial, four or more
    33542CRemoval of heart lesion
    33545CRepair of heart damage
    33572COpen coronary endarterectomy
    33600CClosure of valve
    33602CClosure of valve
    33606CAnastomosis/artery-aorta
    33608CRepair anomaly w/conduit
    33610CRepair by enlargement
    33611CRepair double ventricle
    33612CRepair double ventricle
    33615CRepair, modified fontan
    33617CRepair single ventricle
    33619CRepair single ventricle
    33641CRepair heart septum defect
    33645CRevision of heart veins
    33647CRepair heart septum defects
    33660CRepair of heart defects
    33665CRepair of heart defects
    33670CRepair of heart chambers
    33681CRepair heart septum defect
    33684CRepair heart septum defect
    33688CRepair heart septum defect
    33690CReinforce pulmonary artery
    33692CRepair of heart defects
    33694CRepair of heart defects
    33697CRepair of heart defects
    33702CRepair of heart defects
    33710CRepair of heart defects
    33720CRepair of heart defect
    33722CRepair of heart defect
    33730CRepair heart-vein defect(s)
    33732CRepair heart-vein defect
    33735CRevision of heart chamber
    33736CRevision of heart chamber
    33737CRevision of heart chamber
    33750CMajor vessel shunt
    33755CMajor vessel shunt
    33762CMajor vessel shunt
    33764CMajor vessel shunt & graft
    33766CMajor vessel shunt
    33767CMajor vessel shunt
    33770CRepair great vessels defect
    33771CRepair great vessels defect
    33774CRepair great vessels defect
    33775CRepair great vessels defect
    33776CRepair great vessels defect
    33777CRepair great vessels defect
    33778CRepair great vessels defect
    33779CRepair great vessels defect
    33780CRepair great vessels defect
    33781CRepair great vessels defect
    33786CRepair arterial trunk
    33788CRevision of pulmonary artery
    33800CAortic suspension
    33802CRepair vessel defect
    33803CRepair vessel defect
    33813CRepair septal defect
    33814CRepair septal defect
    33820CRevise major vessel
    33822CRevise major vessel
    33824CRevise major vessel
    33840CRemove aorta constriction
    33845CRemove aorta constriction
    33851CRemove aorta constriction
    33852CRepair septal defect
    Start Printed Page 63525
    33853CRepair septal defect
    33860CAscending aortic graft
    33861CAscending aortic graft
    33863CAscending aortic graft
    33870CTransverse aortic arch graft
    33875CThoracic aortic graft
    33877CThoracoabdominal graft
    33910CRemove lung artery emboli
    33915CRemove lung artery emboli
    33916CSurgery of great vessel
    33917CRepair pulmonary artery
    33918CRepair pulmonary atresia
    33919CRepair pulmonary atresia
    33920CRepair pulmonary atresia
    33922CTransect pulmonary artery
    33924CRemove pulmonary shunt
    33930CRemoval of donor heart/lung
    33935CTransplantation, heart/lung
    33940CRemoval of donor heart
    33945CTransplantation of heart
    33960CExternal circulation assist
    33961CExternal circulation assist
    33967CInsert ia percut device
    33968CRemove aortic assist device
    33970CAortic circulation assist
    33971CAortic circulation assist
    33973CInsert balloon device
    33974CRemove intra-aortic balloon
    33975CImplant ventricular device
    33976CImplant ventricular device
    33977CRemove ventricular device
    33978CRemove ventricular device
    33979CInsert intracorporeal device
    33980CRemove intracorporeal device
    33999TCardiac surgery procedure00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    34001CRemoval of artery clot
    34051CRemoval of artery clot
    34101TRemoval of artery clot008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34111TRemoval of arm artery clot008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34151CRemoval of artery clot
    34201TRemoval of artery clot008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34203TRemoval of leg artery clot008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34401CRemoval of vein clot
    34421TRemoval of vein clot008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34451CRemoval of vein clot
    34471TRemoval of vein clot008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34490TRemoval of vein clot008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34501TRepair valve, femoral vein008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34502CReconstruct vena cava
    34510TTransposition of vein valve008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34520TCross-over vein graft008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34530TLeg vein fusion008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    34800CEndovasc abdo repair w/tube
    34802CEndovasc abdo repr w/device
    34804CEndovasc abdo repr w/device
    34805CNIEndovasc abdo repair w/pros
    34808CEndovasc abdo occlud device
    34812CXpose for endoprosth, aortic
    34813CFemoral endovas graft add-on
    34820CXpose for endoprosth, iliac
    34825CEndovasc extend prosth, init
    34826CEndovasc exten prosth, add'l
    34830COpen aortic tube prosth repr
    34831COpen aortoiliac prosth repr
    34832COpen aortofemor prosth repr
    34833CXpose for endoprosth, iliac
    34834CXpose, endoprosth, brachial
    34900CEndovasc iliac repr w/graft
    35001CRepair defect of artery
    35002CRepair artery rupture, neck
    35005CRepair defect of artery
    35011TRepair defect of artery065330.0334$1,638.65$327.73
    35013CRepair artery rupture, arm
    35021CRepair defect of artery
    35022CRepair artery rupture, chest
    Start Printed Page 63526
    35045CRepair defect of arm artery
    35081CRepair defect of artery
    35082CRepair artery rupture, aorta
    35091CRepair defect of artery
    35092CRepair artery rupture, aorta
    35102CRepair defect of artery
    35103CRepair artery rupture, groin
    35111CRepair defect of artery
    35112CRepair artery rupture,spleen
    35121CRepair defect of artery
    35122CRepair artery rupture, belly
    35131CRepair defect of artery
    35132CRepair artery rupture, groin
    35141CRepair defect of artery
    35142CRepair artery rupture, thigh
    35151CRepair defect of artery
    35152CRepair artery rupture, knee
    35161CRepair defect of artery
    35162CRepair artery rupture
    35180TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35182CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35184TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35188TRepair blood vessel lesion008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    35189CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35190TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35201TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35206TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35207TRepair blood vessel lesion008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    35211CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35216CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35221CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35226TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35231TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35236TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35241CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35246CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35251CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35256TRepair blood vessel lesion009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35261TRepair blood vessel lesion065330.0334$1,638.65$327.73
    35266TRepair blood vessel lesion065330.0334$1,638.65$327.73
    35271CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35276CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35281CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35286TRepair blood vessel lesion065330.0334$1,638.65$327.73
    35301CRechanneling of artery
    35311CRechanneling of artery
    35321TRechanneling of artery009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35331CRechanneling of artery
    35341CRechanneling of artery
    35351CRechanneling of artery
    35355CRechanneling of artery
    35361CRechanneling of artery
    35363CRechanneling of artery
    35371CRechanneling of artery
    35372CRechanneling of artery
    35381CRechanneling of artery
    35390CReoperation, carotid add-on
    35400CAngioscopy
    35450CRepair arterial blockage
    35452CRepair arterial blockage
    35454CRepair arterial blockage
    35456CRepair arterial blockage
    35458TRepair arterial blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35459TRepair arterial blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35460TRepair venous blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35470TRepair arterial blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35471TRepair arterial blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35472TRepair arterial blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35473TRepair arterial blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35474TRepair arterial blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35475TRepair arterial blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35476TRepair venous blockage008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35480CAtherectomy, open
    35481CAtherectomy, open
    35482CAtherectomy, open
    Start Printed Page 63527
    35483CAtherectomy, open
    35484TAtherectomy, open008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35485TAtherectomy, open008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35490TAtherectomy, percutaneous008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35491TAtherectomy, percutaneous008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35492TAtherectomy, percutaneous008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35493TAtherectomy, percutaneous008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35494TAtherectomy, percutaneous008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35495TAtherectomy, percutaneous008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35500THarvest vein for bypass008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    35501CArtery bypass graft
    35506CArtery bypass graft
    35507CArtery bypass graft
    35508CArtery bypass graft
    35509CArtery bypass graft
    35510CNIArtery bypass graft
    35511CArtery bypass graft
    35512CNIArtery bypass graft
    35515CArtery bypass graft
    35516CArtery bypass graft
    35518CArtery bypass graft
    35521CArtery bypass graft
    35522CNIArtery bypass graft
    35525CNIArtery bypass graft
    35526CArtery bypass graft
    35531CArtery bypass graft
    35533CArtery bypass graft
    35536CArtery bypass graft
    35541CArtery bypass graft
    35546CArtery bypass graft
    35548CArtery bypass graft
    35549CArtery bypass graft
    35551CArtery bypass graft
    35556CArtery bypass graft
    35558CArtery bypass graft
    35560CArtery bypass graft
    35563CArtery bypass graft
    35565CArtery bypass graft
    35566CArtery bypass graft
    35571CArtery bypass graft
    35572NHarvest femoropopliteal vein
    35582CVein bypass graft
    35583CVein bypass graft
    35585CVein bypass graft
    35587CVein bypass graft
    35600CHarvest artery for cabg
    35601CArtery bypass graft
    35606CArtery bypass graft
    35612CArtery bypass graft
    35616CArtery bypass graft
    35621CArtery bypass graft
    35623CBypass graft, not vein
    35626CArtery bypass graft
    35631CArtery bypass graft
    35636CArtery bypass graft
    35641CArtery bypass graft
    35642CArtery bypass graft
    35645CArtery bypass graft
    35646CArtery bypass graft
    35647CArtery bypass graft
    35650CArtery bypass graft
    35651CArtery bypass graft
    35654CArtery bypass graft
    35656CArtery bypass graft
    35661CArtery bypass graft
    35663CArtery bypass graft
    35665CArtery bypass graft
    35666CArtery bypass graft
    35671CArtery bypass graft
    35681CComposite bypass graft
    35682CComposite bypass graft
    35683CComposite bypass graft
    35685TBypass graft patency/patch009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35686TBypass graft/av fist patency009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35691CArterial transposition
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    35693CArterial transposition
    35694CArterial transposition
    35695CArterial transposition
    35697CNIReimplant artery each
    35700CReoperation, bypass graft
    35701CExploration, carotid artery
    35721CExploration, femoral artery
    35741CExploration popliteal artery
    35761TExploration of artery/vein011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    35800CExplore neck vessels
    35820CExplore chest vessels
    35840CExplore abdominal vessels
    35860TExplore limb vessels009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    35870CRepair vessel graft defect
    35875TRemoval of clot in graft008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    35876TRemoval of clot in graft008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    35879TRevise graft w/vein008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    35881TRevise graft w/vein008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    35901CExcision, graft, neck
    35903TExcision, graft, extremity011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    35905CExcision, graft, thorax
    35907CExcision, graft, abdomen
    36000NPlace needle in vein
    36002SPseudoaneurysm injection trt02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    36005NInjection ext venography
    36010NPlace catheter in vein
    36011NPlace catheter in vein
    36012NPlace catheter in vein
    36013NPlace catheter in artery
    36014NPlace catheter in artery
    36015NPlace catheter in artery
    36100NEstablish access to artery
    36120NEstablish access to artery
    36140NEstablish access to artery
    36145NArtery to vein shunt
    36160NEstablish access to aorta
    36200NPlace catheter in aorta
    36215NPlace catheter in artery
    36216NPlace catheter in artery
    36217NPlace catheter in artery
    36218NPlace catheter in artery
    36245NPlace catheter in artery
    36246NPlace catheter in artery
    36247NPlace catheter in artery
    36248NPlace catheter in artery
    36260TInsertion of infusion pump0119134.7194$7,350.43$1,470.09
    36261TRevision of infusion pump012423.8050$1,298.82$259.76
    36262TRemoval of infusion pump012423.8050$1,298.82$259.76
    36299NVessel injection procedure
    36400NBl draw < 3 yrs fem/jugular
    36405NBl draw < 3 yrs scalp vein
    36406NBl draw < 3 yrs other vein
    36410NNon-routine bl draw > 3 yrs
    36415EDrawing blood
    36416ECapillary blood draw
    36420TVein access cutdown < 1 yr00350.1691$9.23$2.79$1.85
    36425TVein access cutdown > 1 yr00350.1691$9.23$2.79$1.85
    36430SBlood transfusion service01103.6718$200.34$40.07
    36440SBl push transfuse, 2 yr or <01103.6718$200.34$40.07
    36450SBl exchange/transfuse, nb01103.6718$200.34$40.07
    36455SBl exchange/transfuse non-nb01103.6718$200.34$40.07
    36460STransfusion service, fetal01103.6718$200.34$40.07
    36468TInjection(s), spider veins00981.0729$58.54$14.06$11.71
    36469TInjection(s), spider veins00981.0729$58.54$14.06$11.71
    36470TInjection therapy of vein00981.0729$58.54$14.06$11.71
    36471TInjection therapy of veins00981.0729$58.54$14.06$11.71
    36481NInsertion of catheter, vein
    36488TDGInsertion of catheter, vein003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36489TDGInsertion of catheter, vein003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36490TDGInsertion of catheter, vein003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36491TDGInsertion of catheter, vein003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36493XDGRepositioning of cvc01874.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    36500NInsertion of catheter, vein
    36510CInsertion of catheter, vein
    36511SApheresis wbc011113.1719$718.67$200.18$143.73
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    36512SApheresis rbc011113.1719$718.67$200.18$143.73
    36513SApheresis platelets011113.1719$718.67$200.18$143.73
    36514SApheresis plasma011113.1719$718.67$200.18$143.73
    36515SApheresis, adsorp/reinfuse011237.5832$2,050.58$612.47$410.12
    36516SApheresis, selective011237.5832$2,050.58$612.47$410.12
    36522SPhotopheresis011237.5832$2,050.58$612.47$410.12
    36530TDGInsertion of infusion pump0119134.7194$7,350.43$1,470.09
    36531TDGRevision of infusion pump012423.8050$1,298.82$259.76
    36532TDGRemoval of infusion pump01097.4705$407.60$131.49$81.52
    36533TDGInsertion of access device011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36534TDGRevision of access device01097.4705$407.60$131.49$81.52
    36535TDGRemoval of access device01097.4705$407.60$131.49$81.52
    36536TDGRemove cva device obstruct1541$250.00$50.00
    36537TDGRemove cva lumen obstruct1541$250.00$50.00
    36540NCollect blood venous device
    36550TDeclot vascular device06772.1805$118.97$23.79
    36555TNIInsert non-tunnel cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36556TNIInsert non-tunnel cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36557TNIInsert tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36558TNIInsert tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36560TNIInsert tunneled cv cath011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36561TNIInsert tunneled cv cath011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36563TNIInsert tunneled cv cath011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36565TNIInsert tunneled cv cath011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36566TNIInsert tunneled cv cath1564$4,750.00$950.00
    36568TNIInsert tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36569TNIInsert tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36570TNIInsert tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36571TNIInsert tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36575XNIRepair tunneled cv cath01874.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    36576XNIRepair tunneled cv cath01874.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    36578XNIReplace tunneled cv cath01874.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    36580TNIReplace tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36581TNIReplace tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36582TNIReplace tunneled cv cath011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36583TNIReplace tunneled cv cath011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36584TNIReplace tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36585TNIReplace tunneled cv cath003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36589XNIRemoval tunneled cv cath01874.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    36590TNIRemoval tunneled cv cath01097.4705$407.60$131.49$81.52
    36595TNIMech remov tunneled cv cath1541$250.00$50.00
    36596TNIMech remov tunneled cv cath1541$250.00$50.00
    36597XNIReposition venous catheter01874.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    36600NWithdrawal of arterial blood
    36620NInsertion catheter, artery
    36625NInsertion catheter, artery
    36640TInsertion catheter, artery003211.4907$626.94$125.39
    36660CInsertion catheter, artery
    36680TInsert needle, bone cavity01201.9114$104.29$28.21$20.86
    36800TInsertion of cannula011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36810TInsertion of cannula011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36815TInsertion of cannula011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36819TAv fusion/uppr arm vein008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36820TAv fusion/forearm vein008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36821TAv fusion direct any site008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36822CInsertion of cannula(s)
    36823CInsertion of cannula(s)
    36825TArtery-vein autograft008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36830TArtery-vein graft008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36831TOpen thrombect av fistula008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36832TAv fistula revision, open008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36833TAv fistula revision008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36834TRepair A-V aneurysm008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36835TArtery to vein shunt011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36838TNIDist revas ligation, hemo008834.6942$1,892.95$655.22$378.59
    36860TExternal cannula declotting010311.6202$634.01$223.63$126.80
    36861TCannula declotting011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    36870TPercut thrombect av fistula065330.0334$1,638.65$327.73
    37140CRevision of circulation
    37145CRevision of circulation
    37160CRevision of circulation
    37180CRevision of circulation
    37181CSplice spleen/kidney veins
    37182CInsert hepatic shunt (tips)
    37183CRemove hepatic shunt (tips)
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    37195CThrombolytic therapy, stroke
    37200TTranscatheter biopsy06854.8100$262.44$115.47$52.49
    37201TTranscatheter therapy infuse06762.7315$149.03$40.30$29.81
    37202TTranscatheter therapy infuse06772.1805$118.97$23.79
    37203TTranscatheter retrieval010311.6202$634.01$223.63$126.80
    37204TTranscatheter occlusion011525.6437$1,399.15$459.35$279.83
    37205TTranscatheter stent022961.9895$3,382.21$771.23$676.44
    37206TTranscatheter stent add-on022961.9895$3,382.21$771.23$676.44
    37207TTranscatheter stent022961.9895$3,382.21$771.23$676.44
    37208TTranscatheter stent add-on022961.9895$3,382.21$771.23$676.44
    37209TExchange arterial catheter010311.6202$634.01$223.63$126.80
    37250SIv us first vessel add-on067027.4483$1,497.61$542.37$299.52
    37251SIv us each add vessel add-on067027.4483$1,497.61$542.37$299.52
    37500TEndoscopy ligate perf veins009225.0959$1,369.26$505.37$273.85
    37501TVascular endoscopy procedure009225.0959$1,369.26$505.37$273.85
    37565TLigation of neck vein009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    37600TLigation of neck artery009321.3104$1,162.72$277.34$232.54
    37605TLigation of neck artery009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37606TLigation of neck artery009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37607TLigation of a-v fistula009225.0959$1,369.26$505.37$273.85
    37609TTemporal artery procedure002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    37615TLigation of neck artery009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37616CLigation of chest artery
    37617CLigation of abdomen artery
    37618CLigation of extremity artery
    37620TRevision of major vein009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37650TRevision of major vein009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37660CRevision of major vein
    37700TRevise leg vein009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37720TRemoval of leg vein009225.0959$1,369.26$505.37$273.85
    37730TRemoval of leg veins009225.0959$1,369.26$505.37$273.85
    37735TRemoval of leg veins/lesion009225.0959$1,369.26$505.37$273.85
    37760TRevision of leg veins009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37765TNIPhleb veins - extrem - to 20009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37766TNIPhleb veins - extrem 20+009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37780TRevision of leg vein009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37785TLigate/divide/excise vein009128.8326$1,573.14$348.23$314.63
    37788CRevascularization, penis
    37790TPenile venous occlusion018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    37799TVascular surgery procedure00350.1691$9.23$2.79$1.85
    38100CRemoval of spleen, total
    38101CRemoval of spleen, partial
    38102CRemoval of spleen, total
    38115CRepair of ruptured spleen
    38120TLaparoscopy, splenectomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    38129TLaparoscope proc, spleen013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    38200NInjection for spleen x-ray
    38204EBl donor search management
    38205SHarvest allogenic stem cells011113.1719$718.67$200.18$143.73
    38206SHarvest auto stem cells011113.1719$718.67$200.18$143.73
    38207ECryopreserve stem cells
    38208EThaw preserved stem cells
    38209EWash harvest stem cells
    38210ET-cell depletion of harvest
    38211ETumor cell deplete of harvst
    38212ERbc depletion of harvest
    38213EPlatelet deplete of harvest
    38214EVolume deplete of harvest
    38215EHarvest stem cell concentrte
    38220TBone marrow aspiration00032.3229$126.74$25.35
    38221TBone marrow biopsy00032.3229$126.74$25.35
    38230SBone marrow collection01235.2882$288.53$57.71
    38240SBone marrow/stem transplant01235.2882$288.53$57.71
    38241SBone marrow/stem transplant01235.2882$288.53$57.71
    38242SLymphocyte infuse transplant011113.1719$718.67$200.18$143.73
    38300TDrainage, lymph node lesion000819.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    38305TDrainage, lymph node lesion000819.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    38308TIncision of lymph channels011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38380CThoracic duct procedure
    38381CThoracic duct procedure
    38382CThoracic duct procedure
    38500TBiopsy/removal, lymph nodes011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38505TNeedle biopsy, lymph nodes00053.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    38510TBiopsy/removal, lymph nodes011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38520TBiopsy/removal, lymph nodes011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
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    38525TBiopsy/removal, lymph nodes011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38530TBiopsy/removal, lymph nodes011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38542TExplore deep node(s), neck011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    38550TRemoval, neck/armpit lesion011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38555TRemoval, neck/armpit lesion011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38562CRemoval, pelvic lymph nodes
    38564CRemoval, abdomen lymph nodes
    38570TLaparoscopy, lymph node biop013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    38571TLaparoscopy, lymphadenectomy013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    38572TLaparoscopy, lymphadenectomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    38589TLaparoscope proc, lymphatic013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    38700TRemoval of lymph nodes, neck011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38720TRemoval of lymph nodes, neck011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38724CRemoval of lymph nodes, neck
    38740TRemove armpit lymph nodes011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    38745TRemove armpit lymph nodes011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    38746CRemove thoracic lymph nodes
    38747CRemove abdominal lymph nodes
    38760TRemove groin lymph nodes011319.9322$1,087.52$217.50
    38765CRemove groin lymph nodes
    38770CRemove pelvis lymph nodes
    38780CRemove abdomen lymph nodes
    38790NInject for lymphatic x-ray
    38792NIdentify sentinel node
    38794NAccess thoracic lymph duct
    38999SBlood/lymph system procedure01103.6718$200.34$40.07
    39000CExploration of chest
    39010CExploration of chest
    39200CRemoval chest lesion
    39220CRemoval chest lesion
    39400TVisualization of chest006928.9392$1,578.95$591.64$315.79
    39499CChest procedure
    39501CRepair diaphragm laceration
    39502CRepair paraesophageal hernia
    39503CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39520CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39530CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39531CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39540CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39541CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39545CRevision of diaphragm
    39560CResect diaphragm, simple
    39561CResect diaphragm, complex
    39599CDiaphragm surgery procedure
    40490TBiopsy of lip02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    40500TPartial excision of lip025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    40510TPartial excision of lip025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    40520TPartial excision of lip025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    40525TReconstruct lip with flap025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    40527TReconstruct lip with flap025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    40530TPartial removal of lip025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    40650TRepair lip02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    40652TRepair lip02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    40654TRepair lip02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    40700TRepair cleft lip/nasal025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    40701TRepair cleft lip/nasal025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    40702TRepair cleft lip/nasal025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    40720TRepair cleft lip/nasal025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    40761TRepair cleft lip/nasal025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    40799TLip surgery procedure025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    40800TDrainage of mouth lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    40801TDrainage of mouth lesion02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    40804XRemoval, foreign body, mouth03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    40805TRemoval, foreign body, mouth02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    40806TIncision of lip fold02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    40808TBiopsy of mouth lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    40810TExcision of mouth lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    40812TExcise/repair mouth lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    40814TExcise/repair mouth lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    40816TExcision of mouth lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    40818TExcise oral mucosa for graft02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    40819TExcise lip or cheek fold02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    40820TTreatment of mouth lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    40830TRepair mouth laceration02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    40831TRepair mouth laceration02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
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    40840TReconstruction of mouth025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    40842TReconstruction of mouth025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    40843TReconstruction of mouth025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    40844TReconstruction of mouth025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    40845TReconstruction of mouth025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    40899TMouth surgery procedure02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41000TDrainage of mouth lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41005TDrainage of mouth lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    41006TDrainage of mouth lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41007TDrainage of mouth lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41008TDrainage of mouth lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41009TDrainage of mouth lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    41010TIncision of tongue fold025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41015TDrainage of mouth lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    41016TDrainage of mouth lesion02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41017TDrainage of mouth lesion02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41018TDrainage of mouth lesion02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41100TBiopsy of tongue02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41105TBiopsy of tongue025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41108TBiopsy of floor of mouth02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41110TExcision of tongue lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41112TExcision of tongue lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41113TExcision of tongue lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41114TExcision of tongue lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41115TExcision of tongue fold02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41116TExcision of mouth lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41120TPartial removal of tongue025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41130CPartial removal of tongue
    41135CTongue and neck surgery
    41140CRemoval of tongue
    41145CTongue removal, neck surgery
    41150CTongue, mouth, jaw surgery
    41153CTongue, mouth, neck surgery
    41155CTongue, jaw, & neck surgery
    41250TRepair tongue laceration02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    41251TRepair tongue laceration02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    41252TRepair tongue laceration02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41500TFixation of tongue025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41510TTongue to lip surgery025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41520TReconstruction, tongue fold02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41599TTongue and mouth surgery02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    41800TDrainage of gum lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    41805TRemoval foreign body, gum025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41806TRemoval foreign body,jawbone025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41820TExcision, gum, each quadrant02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41821TExcision of gum flap02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    41822TExcision of gum lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41823TExcision of gum lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41825TExcision of gum lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41826TExcision of gum lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41827TExcision of gum lesion025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41828TExcision of gum lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41830TRemoval of gum tissue025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41850TTreatment of gum lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41870TGum graft025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41872TRepair gum025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    41874TRepair tooth socket025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    41899TDental surgery procedure025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42000TDrainage mouth roof lesion02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42100TBiopsy roof of mouth02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    42104TExcision lesion, mouth roof025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42106TExcision lesion, mouth roof025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42107TExcision lesion, mouth roof025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42120TRemove palate/lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42140TExcision of uvula02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    42145TRepair palate, pharynx/uvula025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42160TTreatment mouth roof lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42180TRepair palate02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42182TRepair palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42200TReconstruct cleft palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42205TReconstruct cleft palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42210TReconstruct cleft palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42215TReconstruct cleft palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42220TReconstruct cleft palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42225TReconstruct cleft palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
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    42226TLengthening of palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42227TLengthening of palate025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42235TRepair palate025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42260TRepair nose to lip fistula025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42280TPreparation, palate mold02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42281TInsertion, palate prosthesis025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42299TPalate/uvula surgery02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42300TDrainage of salivary gland025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42305TDrainage of salivary gland025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42310TDrainage of salivary gland02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42320TDrainage of salivary gland02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42325TCreate salivary cyst drain02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42326TCreate salivary cyst drain02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    42330TRemoval of salivary stone025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42335TRemoval of salivary stone025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42340TRemoval of salivary stone025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42400TBiopsy of salivary gland00053.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    42405TBiopsy of salivary gland025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42408TExcision of salivary cyst025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42409TDrainage of salivary cyst025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42410TExcise parotid gland/lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42415TExcise parotid gland/lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42420TExcise parotid gland/lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42425TExcise parotid gland/lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42426CExcise parotid gland/lesion
    42440TExcise submaxillary gland025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42450TExcise sublingual gland025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42500TRepair salivary duct025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42505TRepair salivary duct025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42507TParotid duct diversion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42508TParotid duct diversion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42509TParotid duct diversion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42510TParotid duct diversion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42550NInjection for salivary x-ray
    42600TClosure of salivary fistula025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42650TDilation of salivary duct02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    42660TDilation of salivary duct02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42665TLigation of salivary duct025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42699TSalivary surgery procedure025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42700TDrainage of tonsil abscess02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    42720TDrainage of throat abscess025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42725TDrainage of throat abscess025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42800TBiopsy of throat025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42802TBiopsy of throat025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42804TBiopsy of upper nose/throat025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42806TBiopsy of upper nose/throat025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42808TExcise pharynx lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42809XRemove pharynx foreign body03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    42810TExcision of neck cyst025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42815TExcision of neck cyst025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42820TRemove tonsils and adenoids025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42821TRemove tonsils and adenoids025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42825TRemoval of tonsils025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42826TRemoval of tonsils025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42830TRemoval of adenoids025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42831TRemoval of adenoids025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42835TRemoval of adenoids025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42836TRemoval of adenoids025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42842TExtensive surgery of throat025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42844TExtensive surgery of throat025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42845CExtensive surgery of throat
    42860TExcision of tonsil tags025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42870TExcision of lingual tonsil025820.6265$1,125.40$437.25$225.08
    42890TPartial removal of pharynx025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42892TRevision of pharyngeal walls025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42894CRevision of pharyngeal walls
    42900TRepair throat wound02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    42950TReconstruction of throat025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42953CRepair throat, esophagus
    42955TSurgical opening of throat025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    42960TControl throat bleeding02501.4697$80.19$28.07$16.04
    42961CControl throat bleeding
    42962TControl throat bleeding025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    42970TControl nose/throat bleeding02501.4697$80.19$28.07$16.04
    42971CControl nose/throat bleeding
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    42972TControl nose/throat bleeding025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    42999TThroat surgery procedure02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    43020TIncision of esophagus02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    43030TThroat muscle surgery025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    43045CIncision of esophagus
    43100CExcision of esophagus lesion
    43101CExcision of esophagus lesion
    43107CRemoval of esophagus
    43108CRemoval of esophagus
    43112CRemoval of esophagus
    43113CRemoval of esophagus
    43116CPartial removal of esophagus
    43117CPartial removal of esophagus
    43118CPartial removal of esophagus
    43121CPartial removal of esophagus
    43122CPartial removal of esophagus
    43123CPartial removal of esophagus
    43124CRemoval of esophagus
    43130TRemoval of esophagus pouch025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    43135CRemoval of esophagus pouch
    43200TEsophagus endoscopy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43201TEsoph scope w/submucous inj01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43202TEsophagus endoscopy, biopsy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43204TEsoph scope w/sclerosis inj01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43205TEsophagus endoscopy/ligation01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43215TEsophagus endoscopy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43216TEsophagus endoscopy/lesion01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43217TEsophagus endoscopy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43219TEsophagus endoscopy038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    43220TEsoph endoscopy, dilation01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43226TEsoph endoscopy, dilation01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43227TEsoph endoscopy, repair01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43228TEsoph endoscopy, ablation01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43231TEsoph endoscopy w/us exam01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43232TEsoph endoscopy w/us fn bx01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43234TUpper GI endoscopy, exam01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43235TUppr gi endoscopy, diagnosis01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43236TUppr gi scope w/submuc inj01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43237TNIEndoscopic us exam, esoph01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43238TNIUppr gi endoscopy w/us fn bx01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43239TUpper GI endoscopy, biopsy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43240TEsoph endoscope w/drain cyst01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43241TUpper GI endoscopy with tube01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43242TUppr gi endoscopy w/us fn bx01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43243TUpper gi endoscopy & inject01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43244TUpper GI endoscopy/ligation01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43245TUppr gi scope dilate strictr01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43246TPlace gastrostomy tube01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43247TOperative upper GI endoscopy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43248TUppr gi endoscopy/guide wire01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43249TEsoph endoscopy, dilation01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43250TUpper GI endoscopy/tumor01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43251TOperative upper GI endoscopy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43255TOperative upper GI endoscopy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43256TUppr gi endoscopy w stent038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    43258TOperative upper GI endoscopy01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43259TEndoscopic ultrasound exam01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43260TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43261TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43262TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43263TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43264TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43265TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43267TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43268TEndo cholangiopancreatograph038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    43269TEndo cholangiopancreatograph038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    43271TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43272TEndo cholangiopancreatograph015117.9462$979.16$245.46$195.83
    43280TLaparoscopy, fundoplasty013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    43289TLaparoscope proc, esoph013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    43300CRepair of esophagus
    43305CRepair esophagus and fistula
    43310CRepair of esophagus
    43312CRepair esophagus and fistula
    43313CEsophagoplasty congenital
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    43314CTracheo-esophagoplasty cong
    43320CFuse esophagus & stomach
    43324CRevise esophagus & stomach
    43325CRevise esophagus & stomach
    43326CRevise esophagus & stomach
    43330CRepair of esophagus
    43331CRepair of esophagus
    43340CFuse esophagus & intestine
    43341CFuse esophagus & intestine
    43350CSurgical opening, esophagus
    43351CSurgical opening, esophagus
    43352CSurgical opening, esophagus
    43360CGastrointestinal repair
    43361CGastrointestinal repair
    43400CLigate esophagus veins
    43401CEsophagus surgery for veins
    43405CLigate/staple esophagus
    43410CRepair esophagus wound
    43415CRepair esophagus wound
    43420CRepair esophagus opening
    43425CRepair esophagus opening
    43450TDilate esophagus01406.4525$352.05$107.24$70.41
    43453TDilate esophagus01406.4525$352.05$107.24$70.41
    43456TDilate esophagus01406.4525$352.05$107.24$70.41
    43458TDilate esophagus01406.4525$352.05$107.24$70.41
    43460CPressure treatment esophagus
    43496CFree jejunum flap, microvasc
    43499TEsophagus surgery procedure01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43500CSurgical opening of stomach
    43501CSurgical repair of stomach
    43502CSurgical repair of stomach
    43510CSurgical opening of stomach
    43520CIncision of pyloric muscle
    43600TBiopsy of stomach01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43605CBiopsy of stomach
    43610CExcision of stomach lesion
    43611CExcision of stomach lesion
    43620CRemoval of stomach
    43621CRemoval of stomach
    43622CRemoval of stomach
    43631CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43632CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43633CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43634CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43635CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43638CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43639CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43640CVagotomy & pylorus repair
    43641CVagotomy & pylorus repair
    43651TLaparoscopy, vagus nerve013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    43652TLaparoscopy, vagus nerve013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    43653TLaparoscopy, gastrostomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    43659TLaparoscope proc, stom013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    43750TPlace gastrostomy tube01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43752TNasal/orogastric w/stent01212.1189$115.61$43.80$23.12
    43760TChange gastrostomy tube01212.1189$115.61$43.80$23.12
    43761TReposition gastrostomy tube01212.1189$115.61$43.80$23.12
    43800CReconstruction of pylorus
    43810CFusion of stomach and bowel
    43820CFusion of stomach and bowel
    43825CFusion of stomach and bowel
    43830TPlace gastrostomy tube01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43831TPlace gastrostomy tube01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    43832CPlace gastrostomy tube
    43840CRepair of stomach lesion
    43842CGastroplasty for obesity
    43843CGastroplasty for obesity
    43846CGastric bypass for obesity
    43847CGastric bypass for obesity
    43848CRevision gastroplasty
    43850CRevise stomach-bowel fusion
    43855CRevise stomach-bowel fusion
    43860CRevise stomach-bowel fusion
    43865CRevise stomach-bowel fusion
    43870TRepair stomach opening01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
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    43880CRepair stomach-bowel fistula
    43999TStomach surgery procedure01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    44005CFreeing of bowel adhesion
    44010CIncision of small bowel
    44015CInsert needle cath bowel
    44020CExplore small intestine
    44021CDecompress small bowel
    44025CIncision of large bowel
    44050CReduce bowel obstruction
    44055CCorrect malrotation of bowel
    44100TBiopsy of bowel01417.8206$426.70$143.38$85.34
    44110CExcise intestine lesion(s)
    44111CExcision of bowel lesion(s)
    44120CRemoval of small intestine
    44121CRemoval of small intestine
    44125CRemoval of small intestine
    44126CEnterectomy w/o taper, cong
    44127CEnterectomy w/taper, cong
    44128CEnterectomy cong, add-on
    44130CBowel to bowel fusion
    44132CEnterectomy, cadaver donor
    44133CEnterectomy, live donor
    44135CIntestine transplnt, cadaver
    44136CIntestine transplant, live
    44139CMobilization of colon
    44140CPartial removal of colon
    44141CPartial removal of colon
    44143CPartial removal of colon
    44144CPartial removal of colon
    44145CPartial removal of colon
    44146CPartial removal of colon
    44147CPartial removal of colon
    44150CRemoval of colon
    44151CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44152CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44153CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44155CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44156CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44160CRemoval of colon
    44200TLaparoscopy, enterolysis013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    44201TLaparoscopy, jejunostomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    44202CLap resect s/intestine singl
    44203CLap resect s/intestine, addl
    44204CLaparo partial colectomy
    44205CLap colectomy part w/ileum
    44206TLap part colectomy w/stoma013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    44207TL colectomy/coloproctostomy013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    44208TL colectomy/coloproctostomy013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    44210CLaparo total proctocolectomy
    44211CLaparo total proctocolectomy
    44212CLaparo total proctocolectomy
    44238TLaparoscope proc, intestine013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    44239TLaparoscope proc, rectum013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    44300COpen bowel to skin
    44310CIleostomy/jejunostomy
    44312TRevision of ileostomy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    44314CRevision of ileostomy
    44316CDevise bowel pouch
    44320CColostomy
    44322CColostomy with biopsies
    44340TRevision of colostomy002715.8990$867.47$329.72$173.49
    44345CRevision of colostomy
    44346CRevision of colostomy
    44360TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44361TSmall bowel endoscopy/biopsy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44363TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44364TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44365TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44366TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44369TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44370TSmall bowel endoscopy/stent038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    44372TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44373TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44376TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44377TSmall bowel endoscopy/biopsy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
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    44378TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44379TS bowel endoscope w/stent038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    44380TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44382TSmall bowel endoscopy01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44383TIleoscopy w/stent038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    44385TEndoscopy of bowel pouch01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44386TEndoscopy, bowel pouch/biop01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44388TColonoscopy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44389TColonoscopy with biopsy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44390TColonoscopy for foreign body01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44391TColonoscopy for bleeding01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44392TColonoscopy & polypectomy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44393TColonoscopy, lesion removal01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44394TColonoscopy w/snare01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    44397TColonoscopy w/stent038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    44500TIntro, gastrointestinal tube01212.1189$115.61$43.80$23.12
    44602CSuture, small intestine
    44603CSuture, small intestine
    44604CSuture, large intestine
    44605CRepair of bowel lesion
    44615CIntestinal stricturoplasty
    44620CRepair bowel opening
    44625CRepair bowel opening
    44626CRepair bowel opening
    44640CRepair bowel-skin fistula
    44650CRepair bowel fistula
    44660CRepair bowel-bladder fistula
    44661CRepair bowel-bladder fistula
    44680CSurgical revision, intestine
    44700CSuspend bowel w/prosthesis
    44701NIntraop colon lavage add-on
    44799TUnlisted procedure intestine01428.7959$479.91$152.78$95.98
    44800CExcision of bowel pouch
    44820CExcision of mesentery lesion
    44850CRepair of mesentery
    44899CBowel surgery procedure
    44900CDrain app abscess, open
    44901CDrain app abscess, percut
    44950CAppendectomy
    44955CAppendectomy add-on
    44960CAppendectomy
    44970TLaparoscopy, appendectomy013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    44979TLaparoscope proc, app013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    45000TDrainage of pelvic abscess01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    45005TDrainage of rectal abscess01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    45020TDrainage of rectal abscess01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    45100TBiopsy of rectum014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    45108TRemoval of anorectal lesion015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    45110CRemoval of rectum
    45111CPartial removal of rectum
    45112CRemoval of rectum
    45113CPartial proctectomy
    45114CPartial removal of rectum
    45116CPartial removal of rectum
    45119CRemove rectum w/reservoir
    45120CRemoval of rectum
    45121CRemoval of rectum and colon
    45123CPartial proctectomy
    45126CPelvic exenteration
    45130CExcision of rectal prolapse
    45135CExcision of rectal prolapse
    45136CExcise ileoanal reservior
    45150TExcision of rectal stricture014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    45160TExcision of rectal lesion015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    45170TExcision of rectal lesion015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    45190TDestruction, rectal tumor015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    45300TProctosigmoidoscopy dx01463.9826$217.29$64.40$43.46
    45303TProctosigmoidoscopy dilate01463.9826$217.29$64.40$43.46
    45305TProctosigmoidoscopy w/bx01463.9826$217.29$64.40$43.46
    45307TProctosigmoidoscopy fb01463.9826$217.29$64.40$43.46
    45308TProctosigmoidoscopy removal01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45309TProctosigmoidoscopy removal01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45315TProctosigmoidoscopy removal01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45317TProctosigmoidoscopy bleed01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45320TProctosigmoidoscopy ablate01477.6808$419.07$83.81
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    45321TProctosigmoidoscopy volvul01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45327TProctosigmoidoscopy w/stent038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    45330TDiagnostic sigmoidoscopy01463.9826$217.29$64.40$43.46
    45331TSigmoidoscopy and biopsy01463.9826$217.29$64.40$43.46
    45332TSigmoidoscopy w/fb removal01463.9826$217.29$64.40$43.46
    45333TSigmoidoscopy & polypectomy01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45334TSigmoidoscopy for bleeding01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45335TSigmoidoscopy w/submuc inj01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45337TSigmoidoscopy & decompress01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45338TSigmoidoscopy w/tumr remove01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45339TSigmoidoscopy w/ablate tumr01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45340TSig w/balloon dilation01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45341TSigmoidoscopy w/ultrasound01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45342TSigmoidoscopy w/us guide bx01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    45345TSigmoidoscopy w/stent038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    45355TSurgical colonoscopy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45378TDiagnostic colonoscopy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45379TColonoscopy w/fb removal01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45380TColonoscopy and biopsy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45381TColonoscopy, submucous inj01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45382TColonoscopy/control bleeding01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45383TLesion removal colonoscopy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45384TLesion remove colonoscopy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45385TLesion removal colonoscopy01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45386TColonoscopy dilate stricture01438.2957$452.62$186.06$90.52
    45387TColonoscopy w/stent038420.6602$1,127.24$244.83$225.45
    45500TRepair of rectum014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    45505TRepair of rectum015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    45520TTreatment of rectal prolapse00981.0729$58.54$14.06$11.71
    45540CCorrect rectal prolapse
    45541CCorrect rectal prolapse
    45550CRepair rectum/remove sigmoid
    45560TRepair of rectocele015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    45562CExploration/repair of rectum
    45563CExploration/repair of rectum
    45800CRepair rect/bladder fistula
    45805CRepair fistula w/colostomy
    45820CRepair rectourethral fistula
    45825CRepair fistula w/colostomy
    45900TReduction of rectal prolapse01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    45905TDilation of anal sphincter014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    45910TDilation of rectal narrowing014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    45915TRemove rectal obstruction01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    45999TRectum surgery procedure01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46020TPlacement of seton01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46030TRemoval of rectal marker01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46040TIncision of rectal abscess014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46045TIncision of rectal abscess015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46050TIncision of anal abscess01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46060TIncision of rectal abscess015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46070TIncision of anal septum015510.0809$550.02$188.89$110.00
    46080TIncision of anal sphincter014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46083TIncise external hemorrhoid01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46200TRemoval of anal fissure015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46210TRemoval of anal crypt014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46211TRemoval of anal crypts015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46220TRemoval of anal tag014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46221TLigation of hemorrhoid(s)01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46230TRemoval of anal tags014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46250THemorrhoidectomy015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46255THemorrhoidectomy015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46257TRemove hemorrhoids & fissure015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46258TRemove hemorrhoids & fistula015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46260THemorrhoidectomy015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46261TRemove hemorrhoids & fissure015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46262TRemove hemorrhoids & fistula015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46270TRemoval of anal fistula015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46275TRemoval of anal fistula015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46280TRemoval of anal fistula015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46285TRemoval of anal fistula015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46288TRepair anal fistula015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46320TRemoval of hemorrhoid clot01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46500TInjection into hemorrhoid(s)015510.0809$550.02$188.89$110.00
    46600XDiagnostic anoscopy03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    46604TAnoscopy and dilation01477.6808$419.07$83.81
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    46606TAnoscopy and biopsy01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    46608TAnoscopy, remove for body01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    46610TAnoscopy, remove lesion01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    46611TAnoscopy01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    46612TAnoscopy, remove lesions01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    46614TAnoscopy, control bleeding01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    46615TAnoscopy01477.6808$419.07$83.81
    46700TRepair of anal stricture015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46705CRepair of anal stricture
    46706TRepr of anal fistula w/glue01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46715CRepair of anovaginal fistula
    46716CRepair of anovaginal fistula
    46730CConstruction of absent anus
    46735CConstruction of absent anus
    46740CConstruction of absent anus
    46742CRepair of imperforated anus
    46744CRepair of cloacal anomaly
    46746CRepair of cloacal anomaly
    46748CRepair of cloacal anomaly
    46750TRepair of anal sphincter015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46751CRepair of anal sphincter
    46753TReconstruction of anus015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46754TRemoval of suture from anus014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46760TRepair of anal sphincter015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46761TRepair of anal sphincter015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46762TImplant artificial sphincter015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46900TDestruction, anal lesion(s)00162.5724$140.35$57.31$28.07
    46910TDestruction, anal lesion(s)001716.3697$893.15$227.84$178.63
    46916TCryosurgery, anal lesion(s)00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    46917TLaser surgery, anal lesions069519.1849$1,046.75$266.59$209.35
    46922TExcision of anal lesion(s)069519.1849$1,046.75$266.59$209.35
    46924TDestruction, anal lesion(s)069519.1849$1,046.75$266.59$209.35
    46934TDestruction of hemorrhoids015510.0809$550.02$188.89$110.00
    46935TDestruction of hemorrhoids015510.0809$550.02$188.89$110.00
    46936TDestruction of hemorrhoids014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46937TCryotherapy of rectal lesion014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46938TCryotherapy of rectal lesion015022.1919$1,210.81$437.12$242.16
    46940TTreatment of anal fissure014917.1425$935.31$293.06$187.06
    46942TTreatment of anal fissure01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    46945TLigation of hemorrhoids015510.0809$550.02$188.89$110.00
    46946TLigation of hemorrhoids015510.0809$550.02$188.89$110.00
    46999TAnus surgery procedure01483.8320$209.08$63.38$41.82
    47000TNeedle biopsy of liver06854.8100$262.44$115.47$52.49
    47001NNeedle biopsy, liver add-on
    47010COpen drainage, liver lesion
    47011TPercut drain, liver lesion00379.8921$539.72$237.45$107.94
    47015CInject/aspirate liver cyst
    47100CWedge biopsy of liver
    47120CPartial removal of liver
    47122CExtensive removal of liver
    47125CPartial removal of liver
    47130CPartial removal of liver
    47133CRemoval of donor liver
    47134CDGPartial removal, donor liver
    47135CDGTransplantation of liver
    47136CDGTransplantation of liver
    47140CNIPartial removal, donor liver
    47141CNIPartial removal, donor liver
    47142CNIPartial removal, donor liver
    47300CDGSurgery for liver lesion
    47350CDGRepair liver wound
    47360CRepair liver wound
    47361CRepair liver wound
    47362CRepair liver wound
    47370TLaparo ablate liver tumor rf013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    47371TLaparo ablate liver cryosurg013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    47379TLaparoscope procedure, liver013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    47380COpen ablate liver tumor rf
    47381COpen ablate liver tumor cryo
    47382TPercut ablate liver rf1557$1,850.00$370.00
    47399TLiver surgery procedure00379.8921$539.72$237.45$107.94
    47400CIncision of liver duct
    47420CIncision of bile duct
    47425CIncision of bile duct
    47460CIncise bile duct sphincter
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    47480CIncision of gallbladder
    47490TIncision of gallbladder01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47500NInjection for liver x-rays
    47505NInjection for liver x-rays
    47510TInsert catheter, bile duct01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47511TInsert bile duct drain01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47525TChange bile duct catheter01228.8621$483.53$99.16$96.71
    47530TRevise/reinsert bile tube01228.8621$483.53$99.16$96.71
    47550CBile duct endoscopy add-on
    47552TBiliary endoscopy thru skin01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47553TBiliary endoscopy thru skin01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47554TBiliary endoscopy thru skin01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47555TBiliary endoscopy thru skin01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47556TBiliary endoscopy thru skin01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47560TLaparoscopy w/cholangio013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    47561TLaparo w/cholangio/biopsy013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    47562TLaparoscopic cholecystectomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    47563TLaparo cholecystectomy/graph013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    47564TLaparo cholecystectomy/explr013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    47570CLaparo cholecystoenterostomy
    47579TLaparoscope proc, biliary013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    47600CRemoval of gallbladder
    47605CRemoval of gallbladder
    47610CRemoval of gallbladder
    47612CRemoval of gallbladder
    47620CRemoval of gallbladder
    47630TRemove bile duct stone01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    47700CExploration of bile ducts
    47701CBile duct revision
    47711CExcision of bile duct tumor
    47712CExcision of bile duct tumor
    47715CExcision of bile duct cyst
    47716CFusion of bile duct cyst
    47720CFuse gallbladder & bowel
    47721CFuse upper gi structures
    47740CFuse gallbladder & bowel
    47741CFuse gallbladder & bowel
    47760CFuse bile ducts and bowel
    47765CFuse liver ducts & bowel
    47780CFuse bile ducts and bowel
    47785CFuse bile ducts and bowel
    47800CReconstruction of bile ducts
    47801CPlacement, bile duct support
    47802CFuse liver duct & intestine
    47900CSuture bile duct injury
    47999TBile tract surgery procedure01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    48000CDrainage of abdomen
    48001CPlacement of drain, pancreas
    48005CResect/debride pancreas
    48020CRemoval of pancreatic stone
    48100CBiopsy of pancreas, open
    48102TNeedle biopsy, pancreas06854.8100$262.44$115.47$52.49
    48120CRemoval of pancreas lesion
    48140CPartial removal of pancreas
    48145CPartial removal of pancreas
    48146CPancreatectomy
    48148CRemoval of pancreatic duct
    48150CPartial removal of pancreas
    48152CPancreatectomy
    48153CPancreatectomy
    48154CPancreatectomy
    48155CRemoval of pancreas
    48160EPancreas removal/transplant
    48180CFuse pancreas and bowel
    48400CInjection, intraop add-on
    48500CSurgery of pancreatic cyst
    48510CDrain pancreatic pseudocyst
    48511TDrain pancreatic pseudocyst00379.8921$539.72$237.45$107.94
    48520CFuse pancreas cyst and bowel
    48540CFuse pancreas cyst and bowel
    48545CPancreatorrhaphy
    48547CDuodenal exclusion
    48550EDonor pancreatectomy
    48554ETranspl allograft pancreas
    48556CRemoval, allograft pancreas
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    48999TPancreas surgery procedure00053.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    49000CExploration of abdomen
    49002CReopening of abdomen
    49010CExploration behind abdomen
    49020CDrain abdominal abscess
    49021CDrain abdominal abscess
    49040CDrain, open, abdom abscess
    49041CDrain, percut, abdom abscess
    49060CDrain, open, retrop abscess
    49061CDrain, percut, retroper absc
    49062CDrain to peritoneal cavity
    49080TPuncture, peritoneal cavity00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    49081TRemoval of abdominal fluid00703.0717$167.60$33.52
    49085TRemove abdomen foreign body015320.8723$1,138.81$410.87$227.76
    49180TBiopsy, abdominal mass06854.8100$262.44$115.47$52.49
    49200TRemoval of abdominal lesion013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    49201CRemove abdom lesion, complex
    49215CExcise sacral spine tumor
    49220CMultiple surgery, abdomen
    49250TExcision of umbilicus015320.8723$1,138.81$410.87$227.76
    49255CRemoval of omentum
    49320TDiag laparo separate proc013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    49321TLaparoscopy, biopsy013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    49322TLaparoscopy, aspiration013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    49323TLaparo drain lymphocele013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    49329TLaparo proc, abdm/per/oment013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    49400NAir injection into abdomen
    49419TInsrt abdom cath for chemotx0119134.7194$7,350.43$1,470.09
    49420TInsert abdom drain, temp065227.0364$1,475.13$295.03
    49421TInsert abdom drain, perm065227.0364$1,475.13$295.03
    49422TRemove perm cannula/catheter010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    49423TExchange drainage catheter01529.1474$499.09$125.28$99.82
    49424NAssess cyst, contrast inject
    49425CInsert abdomen-venous drain
    49426TRevise abdomen-venous shunt015320.8723$1,138.81$410.87$227.76
    49427NInjection, abdominal shunt
    49428CLigation of shunt
    49429TRemoval of shunt010519.1898$1,047.01$370.40$209.40
    49491TRpr hern preemie reduc015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49492TRpr ing hern premie, blocked015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49495TRpr ing hernia baby, reduc015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49496TRpr ing hernia baby, blocked015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49500TRpr ing hernia, init, reduce015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49501TRpr ing hernia, init blocked015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49505TPrp i/hern init reduc>5 yr015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49507TPrp i/hern init block>5 yr015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49520TRerepair ing hernia, reduce015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49521TRerepair ing hernia, blocked015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49525TRepair ing hernia, sliding015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49540TRepair lumbar hernia015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49550TRpr rem hernia, init, reduce015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49553TRpr fem hernia, init blocked015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49555TRerepair fem hernia, reduce015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49557TRerepair fem hernia, blocked015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49560TRpr ventral hern init, reduc015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49561TRpr ventral hern init, block015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49565TRerepair ventrl hern, reduce015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49566TRerepair ventrl hern, block015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49568THernia repair w/mesh015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49570TRpr epigastric hern, reduce015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49572TRpr epigastric hern, blocked015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49580TRpr umbil hern, reduc < 5 yr015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49582TRpr umbil hern, block < 5 yr015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49585TRpr umbil hern, reduc > 5 yr015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49587TRpr umbil hern, block > 5 yr015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49590TRepair spigilian hernia015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49600TRepair umbilical lesion015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    49605CRepair umbilical lesion
    49606CRepair umbilical lesion
    49610CRepair umbilical lesion
    49611CRepair umbilical lesion
    49650TLaparo hernia repair initial013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    49651TLaparo hernia repair recur013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    49659TLaparo proc, hernia repair013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    49900CRepair of abdominal wall
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    49904COmental flap, extra-abdom
    49905COmental flap
    49906CFree omental flap, microvasc
    49999TAbdomen surgery procedure015320.8723$1,138.81$410.87$227.76
    50010CExploration of kidney
    50020CRenal abscess, open drain
    50021TRenal abscess, percut drain00379.8921$539.72$237.45$107.94
    50040CDrainage of kidney
    50045CExploration of kidney
    50060CRemoval of kidney stone
    50065CIncision of kidney
    50070CIncision of kidney
    50075CRemoval of kidney stone
    50080TRemoval of kidney stone016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    50081TRemoval of kidney stone016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    50100CRevise kidney blood vessels
    50120CExploration of kidney
    50125CExplore and drain kidney
    50130CRemoval of kidney stone
    50135CExploration of kidney
    50200TBiopsy of kidney06854.8100$262.44$115.47$52.49
    50205CBiopsy of kidney
    50220CRemove kidney, open
    50225CRemoval kidney open, complex
    50230CRemoval kidney open, radical
    50234CRemoval of kidney & ureter
    50236CRemoval of kidney & ureter
    50240CPartial removal of kidney
    50280CRemoval of kidney lesion
    50290CRemoval of kidney lesion
    50300CRemoval of donor kidney
    50320CRemoval of donor kidney
    50340CRemoval of kidney
    50360CTransplantation of kidney
    50365CTransplantation of kidney
    50370CRemove transplanted kidney
    50380CReimplantation of kidney
    50390TDrainage of kidney lesion06854.8100$262.44$115.47$52.49
    50392TInsert kidney drain016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50393TInsert ureteral tube016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50394NInjection for kidney x-ray
    50395TCreate passage to kidney016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50396TMeasure kidney pressure01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    50398TChange kidney tube01228.8621$483.53$99.16$96.71
    50400CRevision of kidney/ureter
    50405CRevision of kidney/ureter
    50500CRepair of kidney wound
    50520CClose kidney-skin fistula
    50525CRepair renal-abdomen fistula
    50526CRepair renal-abdomen fistula
    50540CRevision of horseshoe kidney
    50541TLaparo ablate renal cyst013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    50542TLaparo ablate renal mass013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    50543TLaparo partial nephrectomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    50544TLaparoscopy, pyeloplasty013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    50545CLaparo radical nephrectomy
    50546CLaparoscopic nephrectomy
    50547CLaparo removal donor kidney
    50548CLaparo remove w/ ureter
    50549TLaparoscope proc, renal013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    50551TKidney endoscopy01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    50553TKidney endoscopy016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50555TKidney endoscopy & biopsy01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    50557TKidney endoscopy & treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    50559TRenal endoscopy/radiotracer01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    50561TKidney endoscopy & treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50562TRenal scope w/tumor resect01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    50570CKidney endoscopy
    50572CKidney endoscopy
    50574CKidney endoscopy & biopsy
    50575CKidney endoscopy
    50576CKidney endoscopy & treatment
    50578CRenal endoscopy/radiotracer
    50580CKidney endoscopy & treatment
    50590TFragmenting of kidney stone016945.1150$2,461.52$1,115.69$492.30
    Start Printed Page 63543
    50600CExploration of ureter
    50605CInsert ureteral support
    50610CRemoval of ureter stone
    50620CRemoval of ureter stone
    50630CRemoval of ureter stone
    50650CRemoval of ureter
    50660CRemoval of ureter
    50684NInjection for ureter x-ray
    50686TMeasure ureter pressure01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    50688TChange of ureter tube01228.8621$483.53$99.16$96.71
    50690NInjection for ureter x-ray
    50700CRevision of ureter
    50715CRelease of ureter
    50722CRelease of ureter
    50725CRelease/revise ureter
    50727CRevise ureter
    50728CRevise ureter
    50740CFusion of ureter & kidney
    50750CFusion of ureter & kidney
    50760CFusion of ureters
    50770CSplicing of ureters
    50780CReimplant ureter in bladder
    50782CReimplant ureter in bladder
    50783CReimplant ureter in bladder
    50785CReimplant ureter in bladder
    50800CImplant ureter in bowel
    50810CFusion of ureter & bowel
    50815CUrine shunt to intestine
    50820CConstruct bowel bladder
    50825CConstruct bowel bladder
    50830CRevise urine flow
    50840CReplace ureter by bowel
    50845CAppendico-vesicostomy
    50860CTransplant ureter to skin
    50900CRepair of ureter
    50920CClosure ureter/skin fistula
    50930CClosure ureter/bowel fistula
    50940CRelease of ureter
    50945TLaparoscopy ureterolithotomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    50947TLaparo new ureter/bladder013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    50948TLaparo new ureter/bladder013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    50949TLaparoscope proc, ureter013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    50951TEndoscopy of ureter01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    50953TEndoscopy of ureter01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    50955TUreter endoscopy & biopsy016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50957TUreter endoscopy & treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50959TUreter endoscopy & tracer016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50961TUreter endoscopy & treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50970TUreter endoscopy01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    50972TUreter endoscopy & catheter01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    50974TUreter endoscopy & biopsy016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50976TUreter endoscopy & treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50978TUreter endoscopy & tracer016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    50980TUreter endoscopy & treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    51000TDrainage of bladder01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51005TDrainage of bladder01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51010TDrainage of bladder016514.6838$801.16$160.23
    51020TIncise & treat bladder016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    51030TIncise & treat bladder016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    51040TIncise & drain bladder016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    51045TIncise bladder/drain ureter01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    51050TRemoval of bladder stone016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    51060CRemoval of ureter stone
    51065TRemove ureter calculus016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    51080TDrainage of bladder abscess000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    51500TRemoval of bladder cyst015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    51520TRemoval of bladder lesion016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    51525CRemoval of bladder lesion
    51530CRemoval of bladder lesion
    51535CRepair of ureter lesion
    51550CPartial removal of bladder
    51555CPartial removal of bladder
    51565CRevise bladder & ureter(s)
    51570CRemoval of bladder
    51575CRemoval of bladder & nodes
    Start Printed Page 63544
    51580CRemove bladder/revise tract
    51585CRemoval of bladder & nodes
    51590CRemove bladder/revise tract
    51595CRemove bladder/revise tract
    51596CRemove bladder/create pouch
    51597CRemoval of pelvic structures
    51600NInjection for bladder x-ray
    51605NPreparation for bladder xray
    51610NInjection for bladder x-ray
    51700TIrrigation of bladder01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51701NInsert bladder catheter
    51702NInsert temp bladder cath
    51703NInsert bladder cath, complex
    51705TChange of bladder tube01212.1189$115.61$43.80$23.12
    51710TChange of bladder tube01228.8621$483.53$99.16$96.71
    51715TEndoscopic injection/implant016730.0186$1,637.84$555.84$327.57
    51720TTreatment of bladder lesion01562.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    51725TSimple cystometrogram01562.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    51726TComplex cystometrogram01562.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    51736TUrine flow measurement01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51741TElectro-uroflowmetry, first01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51772TUrethra pressure profile01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51784TAnal/urinary muscle study01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51785TAnal/urinary muscle study01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51792TUrinary reflex study01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51795TUrine voiding pressure study01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51797TIntraabdominal pressure test01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    51798XUs urine capacity measure03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    51800CRevision of bladder/urethra
    51820CRevision of urinary tract
    51840CAttach bladder/urethra
    51841CAttach bladder/urethra
    51845CRepair bladder neck
    51860CRepair of bladder wound
    51865CRepair of bladder wound
    51880TRepair of bladder opening016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    51900CRepair bladder/vagina lesion
    51920CClose bladder-uterus fistula
    51925CHysterectomy/bladder repair
    51940CCorrection of bladder defect
    51960CRevision of bladder & bowel
    51980CConstruct bladder opening
    51990TLaparo urethral suspension013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    51992TLaparo sling operation013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    52000TCystoscopy01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    52001TCystoscopy, removal of clots01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    52005TCystoscopy & ureter catheter016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52007TCystoscopy and biopsy016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52010TCystoscopy & duct catheter01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    52204TCystoscopy016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52214TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52224TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52234TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52235TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52240TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52250TCystoscopy and radiotracer016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52260TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52265TCystoscopy and treatment01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    52270TCystoscopy & revise urethra016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52275TCystoscopy & revise urethra016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52276TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52277TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52281TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52282SCystoscopy, implant stent038567.1530$3,663.93$732.79
    52283TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52285TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52290TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52300TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52301TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52305TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52310TCystoscopy and treatment01606.8801$375.39$105.06$75.08
    52315TCystoscopy and treatment016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52317TRemove bladder stone016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52318TRemove bladder stone016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52320TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
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    52325TCystoscopy, stone removal016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52327TCystoscopy, inject material016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52330TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52332TCystoscopy and treatment016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52334TCreate passage to kidney016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52341TCysto w/ureter stricture tx016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52342TCysto w/up stricture tx016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52343TCysto w/renal stricture tx016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52344TCysto/uretero, stone remove016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52345TCysto/uretero w/up stricture016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52346TCystouretero w/renal strict016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52347TCystoscopy, resect ducts016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52351TCystouretero & or pyeloscope016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52352TCystouretero w/stone remove016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52353TCystouretero w/lithotripsy016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    52354TCystouretero w/biopsy016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52355TCystouretero w/excise tumor016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52400TCystouretero w/congen repr016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52450TIncision of prostate016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52500TRevision of bladder neck016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52510TDilation prostatic urethra016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    52601TProstatectomy (TURP)016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    52606TControl postop bleeding016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52612TProstatectomy, first stage016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    52614TProstatectomy, second stage016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    52620TRemove residual prostate016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    52630TRemove prostate regrowth016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    52640TRelieve bladder contracture016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    52647TLaser surgery of prostate016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    52648TLaser surgery of prostate016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    52700TDrainage of prostate abscess016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    53000TIncision of urethra016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53010TIncision of urethra016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53020TIncision of urethra016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53025TIncision of urethra016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53040TDrainage of urethra abscess016730.0186$1,637.84$555.84$327.57
    53060TDrainage of urethra abscess016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53080TDrainage of urinary leakage016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53085CDrainage of urinary leakage
    53200TBiopsy of urethra016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53210TRemoval of urethra016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53215TRemoval of urethra016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53220TTreatment of urethra lesion016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53230TRemoval of urethra lesion016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53235TRemoval of urethra lesion016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53240TSurgery for urethra pouch016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53250TRemoval of urethra gland016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53260TTreatment of urethra lesion016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53265TTreatment of urethra lesion016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53270TRemoval of urethra gland016730.0186$1,637.84$555.84$327.57
    53275TRepair of urethra defect016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53400TRevise urethra, stage 1016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53405TRevise urethra, stage 2016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53410TReconstruction of urethra016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53415CReconstruction of urethra
    53420TReconstruct urethra, stage 1016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53425TReconstruct urethra, stage 2016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53430TReconstruction of urethra016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53431TReconstruct urethra/bladder016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53440SCorrect bladder function038567.1530$3,663.93$732.79
    53442TRemove perineal prosthesis016730.0186$1,637.84$555.84$327.57
    53444SInsert tandem cuff038567.1530$3,663.93$732.79
    53445SInsert uro/ves nck sphincter0386116.2382$6,342.07$1,268.41
    53446TRemove uro sphincter016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53447SRemove/replace ur sphincter0386116.2382$6,342.07$1,268.41
    53448CRemov/replc ur sphinctr comp
    53449TRepair uro sphincter016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53450TRevision of urethra016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53460TRevision of urethra016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53500TNIUrethrlys, transvag w/ scope016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53502TRepair of urethra injury016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53505TRepair of urethra injury016730.0186$1,637.84$555.84$327.57
    53510TRepair of urethra injury016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53515TRepair of urethra injury016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
    53520TRepair of urethra defect016830.0147$1,637.63$405.60$327.53
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    53600TDilate urethra stricture01562.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    53601TDilate urethra stricture01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    53605TDilate urethra stricture016116.8407$918.85$249.36$183.77
    53620TDilate urethra stricture016514.6838$801.16$160.23
    53621TDilate urethra stricture01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    53660TDilation of urethra01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    53661TDilation of urethra01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    53665TDilation of urethra016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    53850TProstatic microwave thermotx067549.3452$2,692.32$538.46
    53852TProstatic rf thermotx067549.3452$2,692.32$538.46
    53853TProstatic water thermother1550$1,150.00$230.00
    53899TUrology surgery procedure01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    54000TSlitting of prepuce016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    54001TSlitting of prepuce016616.7918$916.18$218.73$183.24
    54015TDrain penis lesion000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    54050TDestruction, penis lesion(s)00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    54055TDestruction, penis lesion(s)001716.3697$893.15$227.84$178.63
    54056TCryosurgery, penis lesion(s)00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    54057TLaser surg, penis lesion(s)001716.3697$893.15$227.84$178.63
    54060TExcision of penis lesion(s)001716.3697$893.15$227.84$178.63
    54065TDestruction, penis lesion(s)069519.1849$1,046.75$266.59$209.35
    54100TBiopsy of penis002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    54105TBiopsy of penis002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    54110TTreatment of penis lesion018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54111TTreat penis lesion, graft018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54112TTreat penis lesion, graft018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54115TTreatment of penis lesion000819.4831$1,063.02$212.60
    54120TPartial removal of penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54125CRemoval of penis
    54130CRemove penis & nodes
    54135CRemove penis & nodes
    54150TCircumcision018018.6176$1,015.79$304.87$203.16
    54152TCircumcision018018.6176$1,015.79$304.87$203.16
    54160TCircumcision018018.6176$1,015.79$304.87$203.16
    54161TCircumcision018018.6176$1,015.79$304.87$203.16
    54162TLysis penil circumic lesion018018.6176$1,015.79$304.87$203.16
    54163TRepair of circumcision018018.6176$1,015.79$304.87$203.16
    54164TFrenulotomy of penis018018.6176$1,015.79$304.87$203.16
    54200TTreatment of penis lesion01562.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    54205TTreatment of penis lesion018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54220TTreatment of penis lesion01562.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    54230NPrepare penis study
    54231TDynamic cavernosometry016514.6838$801.16$160.23
    54235TPenile injection01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    54240TPenis study01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    54250TPenis study01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    54300TRevision of penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54304TRevision of penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54308TReconstruction of urethra018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54312TReconstruction of urethra018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54316TReconstruction of urethra018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54318TReconstruction of urethra018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54322TReconstruction of urethra018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54324TReconstruction of urethra018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54326TReconstruction of urethra018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54328TRevise penis/urethra018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54332CRevise penis/urethra
    54336CRevise penis/urethra
    54340TSecondary urethral surgery018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54344TSecondary urethral surgery018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54348TSecondary urethral surgery018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54352TReconstruct urethra/penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54360TPenis plastic surgery018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54380TRepair penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54385TRepair penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54390CRepair penis and bladder
    54400SInsert semi-rigid prosthesis038567.1530$3,663.93$732.79
    54401SInsert self-contd prosthesis0386116.2382$6,342.07$1,268.41
    54405SInsert multi-comp penis pros0386116.2382$6,342.07$1,268.41
    54406TRemove muti-comp penis pros018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54408TRepair multi-comp penis pros018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54410SRemove/replace penis prosth0386116.2382$6,342.07$1,268.41
    54411CRemov/replc penis pros, comp
    54415TRemove self-contd penis pros018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54416SRemv/repl penis contain pros038567.1530$3,663.93$732.79
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    54417CRemv/replc penis pros, compl
    54420TRevision of penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54430CRevision of penis
    54435TRevision of penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54440TRepair of penis018129.4217$1,605.28$621.82$321.06
    54450TPreputial stretching01562.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    54500TBiopsy of testis00379.8921$539.72$237.45$107.94
    54505TBiopsy of testis018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54512TExcise lesion testis018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54520TRemoval of testis018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54522TOrchiectomy, partial018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54530TRemoval of testis015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    54535CExtensive testis surgery
    54550TExploration for testis015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    54560CExploration for testis
    54600TReduce testis torsion018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54620TSuspension of testis018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54640TSuspension of testis015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    54650COrchiopexy (Fowler-Stephens)
    54660TRevision of testis018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54670TRepair testis injury018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54680TRelocation of testis(es)018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54690TLaparoscopy, orchiectomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    54692TLaparoscopy, orchiopexy013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    54699TLaparoscope proc, testis013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    54700TDrainage of scrotum018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54800TBiopsy of epididymis00041.5882$86.65$22.36$17.33
    54820TExploration of epididymis018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54830TRemove epididymis lesion018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54840TRemove epididymis lesion018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54860TRemoval of epididymis018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54861TRemoval of epididymis018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54900TFusion of spermatic ducts018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    54901TFusion of spermatic ducts018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55000TDrainage of hydrocele00041.5882$86.65$22.36$17.33
    55040TRemoval of hydrocele015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    55041TRemoval of hydroceles015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    55060TRepair of hydrocele018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55100TDrainage of scrotum abscess000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    55110TExplore scrotum018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55120TRemoval of scrotum lesion018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55150TRemoval of scrotum018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55175TRevision of scrotum018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55180TRevision of scrotum018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55200TIncision of sperm duct018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55250TRemoval of sperm duct(s)018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49 W>
    55400TRepair of sperm duct018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55450TLigation of sperm duct018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55500TRemoval of hydrocele018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55520TRemoval of sperm cord lesion018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55530TRevise spermatic cord veins018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55535TRevise spermatic cord veins015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    55540TRevise hernia & sperm veins015426.9636$1,471.16$464.85$294.23
    55550TLaparo ligate spermatic vein013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    55559TLaparo proc, spermatic cord013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    55600CIncise sperm duct pouch
    55605CIncise sperm duct pouch
    55650CRemove sperm duct pouch
    55680TRemove sperm pouch lesion018321.6724$1,182.47$236.49
    55700TBiopsy of prostate01843.8995$212.76$96.27$42.55
    55705TBiopsy of prostate01843.8995$212.76$96.27$42.55
    55720TDrainage of prostate abscess016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    55725TDrainage of prostate abscess016221.9098$1,195.42$239.08
    55801CRemoval of prostate
    55810CExtensive prostate surgery
    55812CExtensive prostate surgery
    55815CExtensive prostate surgery
    55821CRemoval of prostate
    55831CRemoval of prostate
    55840CExtensive prostate surgery
    55842CExtensive prostate surgery
    55845CExtensive prostate surgery
    55859TPercut/needle insert, pros016333.8805$1,848.55$369.71
    55860TSurgical exposure, prostate016514.6838$801.16$160.23
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    55862CExtensive prostate surgery
    55865CExtensive prostate surgery
    55866CLaparo radical prostatectomy
    55870TVag hyst w/enterocele repair01974.8280$263.42$52.68
    55873TCryoablate prostate0674119.9733$6,545.86$1,309.17
    55899TGenital surgery procedure01641.2021$65.59$17.59$13.12
    55970ESex transformation, M to F
    55980ESex transformation, F to M
    56405TI & D of vulva/perineum01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    56420TDrainage of gland abscess01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    56440TSurgery for vulva lesion019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    56441TLysis of labial lesion(s)019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    56501TDestroy, vulva lesions, sim001716.3697$893.15$227.84$178.63
    56515TDestroy vulva lesion/s compl069519.1849$1,046.75$266.59$209.35
    56605TBiopsy of vulva/perineum00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    56606TBiopsy of vulva/perineum00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    56620TPartial removal of vulva019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    56625TComplete removal of vulva019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    56630CExtensive vulva surgery
    56631CExtensive vulva surgery
    56632CExtensive vulva surgery
    56633CExtensive vulva surgery
    56634CExtensive vulva surgery
    56637CExtensive vulva surgery
    56640CExtensive vulva surgery
    56700TPartial removal of hymen019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    56720TIncision of hymen019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    56740TRemove vagina gland lesion019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    56800TRepair of vagina019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    56805TRepair clitoris019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    56810TRepair of perineum019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    56820TExam of vulva w/scope01881.1365$62.01$12.40
    56821TExam/biopsy of vulva w/scope01891.4232$77.65$18.09$15.53
    57000TExploration of vagina019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57010TDrainage of pelvic abscess019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57020TDrainage of pelvic fluid01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57022TI & d vaginal hematoma, pp000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    57023TI & d vag hematoma, non-ob000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    57061TDestroy vag lesions, simple019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57065TDestroy vag lesions, complex019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57100TBiopsy of vagina01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57105TBiopsy of vagina019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57106TRemove vagina wall, partial019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57107TRemove vagina tissue, part019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57109TVaginectomy partial w/nodes019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57110CRemove vagina wall, complete
    57111CRemove vagina tissue, compl
    57112CVaginectomy w/nodes, compl
    57120TClosure of vagina019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57130TRemove vagina lesion019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57135TRemove vagina lesion019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57150TTreat vagina infection01910.1853$10.11$2.93$2.02
    57155TInsert uteri tandems/ovoids019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    57160TInsert pessary/other device01881.1365$62.01$12.40
    57170TFitting of diaphragm/cap01910.1853$10.11$2.93$2.02
    57180TTreat vaginal bleeding01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57200TRepair of vagina019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57210TRepair vagina/perineum019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57220TRevision of urethra019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57230TRepair of urethral lesion019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57240TRepair bladder & vagina019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57250TRepair rectum & vagina019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57260TRepair of vagina019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57265TExtensive repair of vagina019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57268TRepair of bowel bulge019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57270CRepair of bowel pouch
    57280CSuspension of vagina
    57282CRepair of vaginal prolapse
    57284TRepair paravaginal defect019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57287TRevise/remove sling repair020238.9821$2,126.90$1,042.18$425.38
    57288TRepair bladder defect020238.9821$2,126.90$1,042.18$425.38
    57289TRepair bladder & vagina019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57291TConstruction of vagina019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57292CConstruct vagina with graft
    57300TRepair rectum-vagina fistula019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
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    57305CRepair rectum-vagina fistula
    57307CFistula repair & colostomy
    57308CFistula repair, transperine
    57310TRepair urethrovaginal lesion019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57311CRepair urethrovaginal lesion
    57320TRepair bladder-vagina lesion019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57330TRepair bladder-vagina lesion019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57335CRepair vagina
    57400TDilation of vagina019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57410TPelvic examination019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57415TRemove vaginal foreign body019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57420TExam of vagina w/scope01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57421TExam/biopsy of vag w/scope01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57425TNILaparoscopy, surg, colpopexy013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    57452TExamination of vagina01891.4232$77.65$18.09$15.53
    57454TVagina examination & biopsy01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57455TBiopsy of cervix w/scope01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57456TEndocerv curettage w/scope01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57460TCervix excision019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    57461TConz of cervix w/scope, leep019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57500TBiopsy of cervix01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57505TEndocervical curettage01922.7121$147.97$39.11$29.59
    57510TCauterization of cervix019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    57511TCryocautery of cervix01891.4232$77.65$18.09$15.53
    57513TLaser surgery of cervix019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    57520TConization of cervix019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57522TConization of cervix019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57530TRemoval of cervix019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57531CRemoval of cervix, radical
    57540CRemoval of residual cervix
    57545CRemove cervix/repair pelvis
    57550TRemoval of residual cervix019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57555TRemove cervix/repair vagina019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57556TRemove cervix, repair bowel019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    57700TRevision of cervix019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57720TRevision of cervix019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    57800TDilation of cervical canal019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    57820TD & c of residual cervix019616.1219$879.63$338.23$175.93
    58100TBiopsy of uterus lining01881.1365$62.01$12.40
    58120TDilation and curettage019616.1219$879.63$338.23$175.93
    58140CRemoval of uterus lesion
    58145TMyomectomy vag method019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    58146CMyomectomy abdom complex
    58150CTotal hysterectomy
    58152CTotal hysterectomy
    58180CPartial hysterectomy
    58200CExtensive hysterectomy
    58210CExtensive hysterectomy
    58240CRemoval of pelvis contents
    58260CVaginal hysterectomy
    58262CVag hyst including t/o
    58263CVag hyst w/t/o & vag repair
    58267CVag hyst w/urinary repair
    58270CVag hyst w/enterocele repair
    58275CHysterectomy/revise vagina
    58280CHysterectomy/revise vagina
    58285CExtensive hysterectomy
    58290CVag hyst complex
    58291CVag hyst incl t/o, complex
    58292CVag hyst t/o & repair, compl
    58293CVag hyst w/uro repair, compl
    58294CVag hyst w/enterocele, compl
    58300EInsert intrauterine device
    58301TRemove intrauterine device01891.4232$77.65$18.09$15.53
    58321TArtificial insemination01974.8280$263.42$52.68
    58322TArtificial insemination01974.8280$263.42$52.68
    58323TSperm washing01974.8280$263.42$52.68
    58340NCatheter for hysterography
    58345TReopen fallopian tube019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    58346TInsert heyman uteri capsule019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    58350TReopen fallopian tube019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    58353TEndometr ablate, thermal019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    58400CSuspension of uterus
    58410CSuspension of uterus
    58520CRepair of ruptured uterus
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    58540CRevision of uterus
    58545TLaparoscopic myomectomy013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    58546TLaparo-myomectomy, complex013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58550TLaparo-asst vag hysterectomy013257.2045$3,121.13$1,239.22$624.23
    58552TLaparo-vag hyst incl t/o013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58553TLaparo-vag hyst, complex013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58554TLaparo-vag hyst w/t/o, compl013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58555THysteroscopy, dx, sep proc019019.6922$1,074.43$424.28$214.89
    58558THysteroscopy, biopsy019019.6922$1,074.43$424.28$214.89
    58559THysteroscopy, lysis019019.6922$1,074.43$424.28$214.89
    58560THysteroscopy, resect septum038728.1480$1,535.78$655.55$307.16
    58561THysteroscopy, remove myoma038728.1480$1,535.78$655.55$307.16
    58562THysteroscopy, remove fb019019.6922$1,074.43$424.28$214.89
    58563THysteroscopy, ablation038728.1480$1,535.78$655.55$307.16
    58578TLaparo proc, uterus013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    58579THysteroscope procedure019019.6922$1,074.43$424.28$214.89
    58600TDivision of fallopian tube019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    58605CDivision of fallopian tube
    58611CLigate oviduct(s) add-on
    58615TOcclude fallopian tube(s)019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    58660TLaparoscopy, lysis013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58661TLaparoscopy, remove adnexa013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58662TLaparoscopy, excise lesions013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58670TLaparoscopy, tubal cautery013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58671TLaparoscopy, tubal block013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58672TLaparoscopy, fimbrioplasty013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58673TLaparoscopy, salpingostomy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    58679TLaparo proc, oviduct-ovary013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    58700CRemoval of fallopian tube
    58720CRemoval of ovary/tube(s)
    58740CRevise fallopian tube(s)
    58750CRepair oviduct
    58752CRevise ovarian tube(s)
    58760CRemove tubal obstruction
    58770CCreate new tubal opening
    58800TDrainage of ovarian cyst(s)019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    58805CDrainage of ovarian cyst(s)
    58820TDrain ovary abscess, open019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    58822CDrain ovary abscess, percut
    58823TDrain pelvic abscess, percut019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    58825CTransposition, ovary(s)
    58900TBiopsy of ovary(s)019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    58920TPartial removal of ovary(s)019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    58925TRemoval of ovarian cyst(s)019525.6950$1,401.94$483.80$280.39
    58940CRemoval of ovary(s)
    58943CRemoval of ovary(s)
    58950CResect ovarian malignancy
    58951CResect ovarian malignancy
    58952CResect ovarian malignancy
    58953CTah, rad dissect for debulk
    58954CTah rad debulk/lymph remove
    58960CExploration of abdomen
    58970TRetrieval of oocyte019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    58974TTransfer of embryo01974.8280$263.42$52.68
    58976TTransfer of embryo01974.8280$263.42$52.68
    58999TGenital surgery procedure01910.1853$10.11$2.93$2.02
    59000TAmniocentesis, diagnostic01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59001TAmniocentesis, therapeutic01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59012TFetal cord puncture,prenatal01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59015TChorion biopsy01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59020TFetal contract stress test01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59025TFetal non-stress test01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59030TFetal scalp blood sample01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59050EFetal monitor w/report
    59051BFetal monitor/interpret only
    59070TNITransabdom amnioinfus w/ us01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59072TNIUmbilical cord occlud w/ us01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59074TNIFetal fluid drainage w/ us01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59076TNIFetal shunt placement, w/ us01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59100CRemove uterus lesion
    59120CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59121CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59130CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59135CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59136CTreat ectopic pregnancy
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    59140CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59150TTreat ectopic pregnancy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    59151TTreat ectopic pregnancy013140.8064$2,226.44$1,001.89$445.29
    59160TD & c after delivery019616.1219$879.63$338.23$175.93
    59200TInsert cervical dilator01891.4232$77.65$18.09$15.53
    59300TEpisiotomy or vaginal repair019315.0453$820.89$171.13$164.18
    59320TRevision of cervix019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    59325CRevision of cervix
    59350CRepair of uterus
    59400BObstetrical care
    59409TObstetrical care019917.2831$942.98$188.60
    59410BObstetrical care
    59412TAntepartum manipulation07002.4306$132.62$37.13$26.52
    59414TDeliver placenta019917.2831$942.98$188.60
    59425BAntepartum care only
    59426BAntepartum care only
    59430BCare after delivery
    59510ECesarean delivery
    59514CCesarean delivery only
    59515ECesarean delivery
    59525CRemove uterus after cesarean
    59610EVbac delivery
    59612TVbac delivery only019917.2831$942.98$188.60
    59614EVbac care after delivery
    59618EAttempted vbac delivery
    59620CAttempted vbac delivery only
    59622EAttempted vbac after care
    59812TTreatment of miscarriage020116.8660$920.23$329.65$184.05
    59820TCare of miscarriage020116.8660$920.23$329.65$184.05
    59821TTreatment of miscarriage020116.8660$920.23$329.65$184.05
    59830CTreat uterus infection
    59840TAbortion020017.9920$981.66$307.83$196.33
    59841TAbortion020017.9920$981.66$307.83$196.33
    59850CAbortion
    59851CAbortion
    59852CAbortion
    59855CAbortion
    59856CAbortion
    59857CAbortion
    59866TAbortion (mpr)01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59870TEvacuate mole of uterus020116.8660$920.23$329.65$184.05
    59871TRemove cerclage suture019418.4286$1,005.48$397.84$201.10
    59897TNIFetal invas px w/ us01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    59898TLaparo proc, ob care/deliver013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    59899TMaternity care procedure01981.3578$74.08$32.19$14.82
    60000TDrain thyroid/tongue cyst02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    60001TAspirate/inject thyriod cyst00041.5882$86.65$22.36$17.33
    60100TBiopsy of thyroid00041.5882$86.65$22.36$17.33
    60200TRemove thyroid lesion011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    60210TPartial thyroid excision011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    60212TPartial thyroid excision011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    60220TPartial removal of thyroid011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    60225TPartial removal of thyroid011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    60240TRemoval of thyroid011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    60252TRemoval of thyroid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    60254CExtensive thyroid surgery
    60260TRepeat thyroid surgery025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    60270CRemoval of thyroid
    60271CRemoval of thyroid
    60280TRemove thyroid duct lesion011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    60281TRemove thyroid duct lesion011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
    60500TExplore parathyroid glands025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    60502CRe-explore parathyroids
    60505CExplore parathyroid glands
    60512TAutotransplant parathyroid002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    60520CRemoval of thymus gland
    60521CRemoval of thymus gland
    60522CRemoval of thymus gland
    60540CExplore adrenal gland
    60545CExplore adrenal gland
    60600CRemove carotid body lesion
    60605CRemove carotid body lesion
    60650CLaparoscopy adrenalectomy
    60659TLaparo proc, endocrine013032.7724$1,788.09$659.53$357.62
    60699TEndocrine surgery procedure011437.5963$2,051.29$485.91$410.26
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    61000TRemove cranial cavity fluid02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    61001TRemove cranial cavity fluid02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    61020TRemove brain cavity fluid02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    61026TInjection into brain canal02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    61050TRemove brain canal fluid02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    61055TInjection into brain canal02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    61070TBrain canal shunt procedure02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    61105CTwist drill hole
    61107CDrill skull for implantation
    61108CDrill skull for drainage
    61120CBurr hole for puncture
    61140CPierce skull for biopsy
    61150CPierce skull for drainage
    61151CPierce skull for drainage
    61154CPierce skull & remove clot
    61156CPierce skull for drainage
    61210CPierce skull, implant device
    61215TInsert brain-fluid device022434.1770$1,864.73$453.41$372.95
    61250CPierce skull & explore
    61253CPierce skull & explore
    61304COpen skull for exploration
    61305COpen skull for exploration
    61312COpen skull for drainage
    61313COpen skull for drainage
    61314COpen skull for drainage
    61315COpen skull for drainage
    61316CImplt cran bone flap to abdo
    61320COpen skull for drainage
    61321COpen skull for drainage
    61322CDecompressive craniotomy
    61323CDecompressive lobectomy
    61330TDecompress eye socket025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    61332CExplore/biopsy eye socket
    61333CExplore orbit/remove lesion
    61334CExplore orbit/remove object
    61340CRelieve cranial pressure
    61343CIncise skull (press relief)
    61345CRelieve cranial pressure
    61440CIncise skull for surgery
    61450CIncise skull for surgery
    61458CIncise skull for brain wound
    61460CIncise skull for surgery
    61470CIncise skull for surgery
    61480CIncise skull for surgery
    61490CIncise skull for surgery
    61500CRemoval of skull lesion
    61501CRemove infected skull bone
    61510CRemoval of brain lesion
    61512CRemove brain lining lesion
    61514CRemoval of brain abscess
    61516CRemoval of brain lesion
    61517CImplt brain chemotx add-on
    61518CRemoval of brain lesion
    61519CRemove brain lining lesion
    61520CRemoval of brain lesion
    61521CRemoval of brain lesion
    61522CRemoval of brain abscess
    61524CRemoval of brain lesion
    61526CRemoval of brain lesion
    61530CRemoval of brain lesion
    61531CImplant brain electrodes
    61533CImplant brain electrodes
    61534CRemoval of brain lesion
    61535CRemove brain electrodes
    61536CRemoval of brain lesion
    61537CNIRemoval of brain tissue
    61538CRemoval of brain tissue
    61539CRemoval of brain tissue
    61540CNIRemoval of brain tissue
    61541CIncision of brain tissue
    61542CRemoval of brain tissue
    61543CRemoval of brain tissue
    61544CRemove & treat brain lesion
    61545CExcision of brain tumor
    61546CRemoval of pituitary gland
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    61548CRemoval of pituitary gland
    61550CRelease of skull seams
    61552CRelease of skull seams
    61556CIncise skull/sutures
    61557CIncise skull/sutures
    61558CExcision of skull/sutures
    61559CExcision of skull/sutures
    61563CExcision of skull tumor
    61564CExcision of skull tumor
    61566CNIRemoval of brain tissue
    61567CNIIncision of brain tissue
    61570CRemove foreign body, brain
    61571CIncise skull for brain wound
    61575CSkull base/brainstem surgery
    61576CSkull base/brainstem surgery
    61580CCraniofacial approach, skull
    61581CCraniofacial approach, skull
    61582CCraniofacial approach, skull
    61583CCraniofacial approach, skull
    61584COrbitocranial approach/skull
    61585COrbitocranial approach/skull
    61586CResect nasopharynx, skull
    61590CInfratemporal approach/skull
    61591CInfratemporal approach/skull
    61592COrbitocranial approach/skull
    61595CTranstemporal approach/skull
    61596CTranscochlear approach/skull
    61597CTranscondylar approach/skull
    61598CTranspetrosal approach/skull
    61600CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61601CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61605CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61606CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61607CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61608CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61609CTransect artery, sinus
    61610CTransect artery, sinus
    61611CTransect artery, sinus
    61612CTransect artery, sinus
    61613CRemove aneurysm, sinus
    61615CResect/excise lesion, skull
    61616CResect/excise lesion, skull
    61618CRepair dura
    61619CRepair dura
    61623TEndovasc tempory vessel occl1555$1,650.00$330.00
    61624COcclusion/embolization cath
    61626TTranscath occlusion, non-cns008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    61680CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61682CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61684CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61686CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61690CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61692CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61697CBrain aneurysm repr, complx
    61698CBrain aneurysm repr, complx
    61700CBrain aneurysm repr, simple
    61702CInner skull vessel surgery
    61703CClamp neck artery
    61705CRevise circulation to head
    61708CRevise circulation to head
    61710CRevise circulation to head
    61711CFusion of skull arteries
    61720CIncise skull/brain surgery
    61735CIncise skull/brain surgery
    61750CIncise skull/brain biopsy
    61751CBrain biopsy w/ ct/mr guide
    61760CImplant brain electrodes
    61770CIncise skull for treatment
    61790TTreat trigeminal nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    61791TTreat trigeminal tract02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    61793EFocus radiation beam
    61795SBrain surgery using computer03026.3268$345.20$130.77$69.04
    61850CImplant neuroelectrodes
    61860CImplant neuroelectrodes
    61862CDGImplant neurostimul, subcort
    Start Printed Page 63554
    61863CNIImplant neuroelectrode
    61864CNIImplant neuroelectrde, add'l
    61867CNIImplant neuroelectrode
    61868CNIImplant neuroelectrde, add'l
    61870CImplant neuroelectrodes
    61875CImplant neuroelectrodes
    61880TRevise/remove neuroelectrode068720.4416$1,115.31$513.05$223.06
    61885SImplant neurostim one array0039235.1866$12,832.02$2,566.40
    61886TImplant neurostim arrays0222232.2024$12,669.20$2,533.84
    61888TRevise/remove neuroreceiver068846.7347$2,549.89$1,249.45$509.98
    62000CTreat skull fracture
    62005CTreat skull fracture
    62010CTreatment of head injury
    62100CRepair brain fluid leakage
    62115CReduction of skull defect
    62116CReduction of skull defect
    62117CReduction of skull defect
    62120CRepair skull cavity lesion
    62121CIncise skull repair
    62140CRepair of skull defect
    62141CRepair of skull defect
    62142CRemove skull plate/flap
    62143CReplace skull plate/flap
    62145CRepair of skull & brain
    62146CRepair of skull with graft
    62147CRepair of skull with graft
    62148CRetr bone flap to fix skull
    62160CNeuroendoscopy add-on
    62161CDissect brain w/scope
    62162CRemove colloid cyst w/scope
    62163CNeuroendoscopy w/fb removal
    62164CRemove brain tumor w/scope
    62165CRemove pituit tumor w/scope
    62180CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62190CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62192CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62194TReplace/irrigate catheter01212.1189$115.61$43.80$23.12
    62200CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62201CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62220CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62223CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62225TReplace/irrigate catheter01228.8621$483.53$99.16$96.71
    62230TReplace/revise brain shunt022434.1770$1,864.73$453.41$372.95
    62252SCsf shunt reprogram06912.8066$153.13$76.56$30.63
    62256CRemove brain cavity shunt
    62258CReplace brain cavity shunt
    62263TLysis epidural adhesions020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    62264TEpidural lysis on single day020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    62268TDrain spinal cord cyst02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    62269TNeedle biopsy, spinal cord00053.2698$178.40$71.59$35.68
    62270TSpinal fluid tap, diagnostic02065.2875$288.49$75.55$57.70
    62272TDrain cerebro spinal fluid02065.2875$288.49$75.55$57.70
    62273TTreat epidural spine lesion02065.2875$288.49$75.55$57.70
    62280TTreat spinal cord lesion02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    62281TTreat spinal cord lesion02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    62282TTreat spinal canal lesion02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    62284NInjection for myelogram
    62287TPercutaneous diskectomy022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    62290NInject for spine disk x-ray
    62291NInject for spine disk x-ray
    62292TInjection into disk lesion02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    62294TInjection into spinal artery02122.9739$162.26$74.67$32.45
    62310TInject spine c/t02065.2875$288.49$75.55$57.70
    62311TInject spine l/s (cd)02065.2875$288.49$75.55$57.70
    62318TInject spine w/cath, c/t02065.2875$288.49$75.55$57.70
    62319TInject spine w/cath l/s (cd)02065.2875$288.49$75.55$57.70
    62350TImplant spinal canal cath022326.7610$1,460.11$292.02
    62351TImplant spinal canal cath020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    62355TRemove spinal canal catheter020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    62360TInsert spine infusion device0226136.2989$7,436.60$1,487.32
    62361TImplant spine infusion pump0227160.8363$8,775.39$1,755.08
    62362TImplant spine infusion pump0227160.8363$8,775.39$1,755.08
    62365TRemove spine infusion device020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    62367SAnalyze spine infusion pump06912.8066$153.13$76.56$30.63
    62368SAnalyze spine infusion pump06912.8066$153.13$76.56$30.63
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    63001TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63003TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63005TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63011TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63012TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63015TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63016TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63017TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63020TNeck spine disk surgery020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63030TLow back disk surgery020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63035TSpinal disk surgery add-on020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63040TLaminotomy, single cervical020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63042TLaminotomy, single lumbar020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63043CLaminotomy, add'l cervical
    63044CLaminotomy, add'l lumbar
    63045TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63046TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63047TRemoval of spinal lamina020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63048TRemove spinal lamina add-on020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63055TDecompress spinal cord020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63056TDecompress spinal cord020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63057TDecompress spine cord add-on020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63064TDecompress spinal cord020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63066TDecompress spine cord add-on020840.2830$2,197.88$439.58
    63075CNeck spine disk surgery
    63076CNeck spine disk surgery
    63077CSpine disk surgery, thorax
    63078CSpine disk surgery, thorax
    63081CRemoval of vertebral body
    63082CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63085CRemoval of vertebral body
    63086CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63087CRemoval of vertebral body
    63088CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63090CRemoval of vertebral body
    63091CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63101CNIRemoval of vertebral body
    63102CNIRemoval of vertebral body
    63103CNIRemove vertebral body add-on
    63170CIncise spinal cord tract(s)
    63172CDrainage of spinal cyst
    63173CDrainage of spinal cyst
    63180CRevise spinal cord ligaments
    63182CRevise spinal cord ligaments
    63185CIncise spinal column/nerves
    63190CIncise spinal column/nerves
    63191CIncise spinal column/nerves
    63194CIncise spinal column & cord
    63195CIncise spinal column & cord
    63196CIncise spinal column & cord
    63197CIncise spinal column & cord
    63198CIncise spinal column & cord
    63199CIncise spinal column & cord
    63200CRelease of spinal cord
    63250CRevise spinal cord vessels
    63251CRevise spinal cord vessels
    63252CRevise spinal cord vessels
    63265CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63266CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63267CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63268CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63270CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63271CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63272CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63273CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63275CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63276CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63277CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63278CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63280CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63281CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63282CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63283CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63285CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63286CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
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    63287CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63290CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63300CRemoval of vertebral body
    63301CRemoval of vertebral body
    63302CRemoval of vertebral body
    63303CRemoval of vertebral body
    63304CRemoval of vertebral body
    63305CRemoval of vertebral body
    63306CRemoval of vertebral body
    63307CRemoval of vertebral body
    63308CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63600TRemove spinal cord lesion022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    63610TStimulation of spinal cord022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    63615TRemove lesion of spinal cord022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    63650SImplant neuroelectrodes004052.1002$2,842.64$568.53
    63655SImplant neuroelectrodes0225206.0034$11,239.75$2,247.95
    63660TRevise/remove neuroelectrode068720.4416$1,115.31$513.05$223.06
    63685TImplant neuroreceiver0222232.2024$12,669.20$2,533.84
    63688TRevise/remove neuroreceiver068846.7347$2,549.89$1,249.45$509.98
    63700CRepair of spinal herniation
    63702CRepair of spinal herniation
    63704CRepair of spinal herniation
    63706CRepair of spinal herniation
    63707CRepair spinal fluid leakage
    63709CRepair spinal fluid leakage
    63710CGraft repair of spine defect
    63740CInstall spinal shunt
    63741TInstall spinal shunt022852.2880$2,852.89$639.03$570.58
    63744TRevision of spinal shunt022852.2880$2,852.89$639.03$570.58
    63746TRemoval of spinal shunt01097.4705$407.60$131.49$81.52
    64400TN block inj, trigeminal02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64402TN block inj, facial02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64405TN block inj, occipital02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64408TN block inj, vagus02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64410TN block inj, phrenic02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64412TN block inj, spinal accessor02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64413TN block inj, cervical plexus02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64415TInjection for nerve block02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64416TN block cont infuse, b plex02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64417TN block inj, axillary02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64418TN block inj, suprascapular02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64420TN block inj, intercost, sng02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64421TN block inj, intercost, mlt02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64425TN block inj ilio-ing/hypogi02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64430TN block inj, pudendal02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64435TN block inj, paracervical02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64445TInjection for nerve block02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64446TN blk inj, sciatic, cont inf02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64447TN block inj fem, single02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64448TN block inj fem, cont inf02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64449TNIN block inj, lumbar plexus02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64450TN block, other peripheral02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64470TInj paravertebral c/t02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64472TInj paravertebral c/t add-on02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64475TInj paravertebral l/s02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64476TInj paravertebral l/s add-on02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64479TInj foramen epidural c/t02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64480TInj foramen epidural add-on02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64483TInj foramen epidural l/s02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64484TInj foramen epidural add-on02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64505TN block, spenopalatine gangl02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64508TN block, carotid sinus s/p02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64510TN block, stellate ganglion02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64517TNIN block inj, hypogas plxs02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64520TN block, lumbar/thoracic02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64530TN block inj, celiac pelus02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64550AApply neurostimulator
    64553SImplant neuroelectrodes0225206.0034$11,239.75$2,247.95
    64555SImplant neuroelectrodes004052.1002$2,842.64$568.53
    64560SImplant neuroelectrodes004052.1002$2,842.64$568.53
    64561SImplant neuroelectrodes004052.1002$2,842.64$568.53
    64565SImplant neuroelectrodes004052.1002$2,842.64$568.53
    64573SImplant neuroelectrodes0225206.0034$11,239.75$2,247.95
    64575SImplant neuroelectrodes004052.1002$2,842.64$568.53
    64577SImplant neuroelectrodes0225206.0034$11,239.75$2,247.95
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    64580SImplant neuroelectrodes0225206.0034$11,239.75$2,247.95
    64581SImplant neuroelectrodes004052.1002$2,842.64$568.53
    64585TRevise/remove neuroelectrode068720.4416$1,115.31$513.05$223.06
    64590TImplant neuroreceiver0222232.2024$12,669.20$2,533.84
    64595TRevise/remove neuroreceiver068846.7347$2,549.89$1,249.45$509.98
    64600TInjection treatment of nerve020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64605TInjection treatment of nerve020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64610TInjection treatment of nerve020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64612TDestroy nerve, face muscle02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64613TDestroy nerve, spine muscle02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64614TDestroy nerve, extrem musc02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    64620TInjection treatment of nerve020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64622TDestr paravertebrl nerve l/s020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64623TDestr paravertebral n add-on020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64626TDestr paravertebrl nerve c/t020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64627TDestr paravertebral n add-on020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64630TInjection treatment of nerve02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64640TInjection treatment of nerve02076.4554$352.21$123.69$70.44
    64680TInjection treatment of nerve020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64681TNIInjection treatment of nerve020311.5969$632.74$276.76$126.55
    64702TRevise finger/toe nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64704TRevise hand/foot nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64708TRevise arm/leg nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64712TRevision of sciatic nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64713TRevision of arm nerve(s)022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64714TRevise low back nerve(s)022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64716TRevision of cranial nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64718TRevise ulnar nerve at elbow022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64719TRevise ulnar nerve at wrist022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64721TCarpal tunnel surgery022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64722TRelieve pressure on nerve(s)022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64726TRelease foot/toe nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64727TInternal nerve revision022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64732TIncision of brow nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64734TIncision of cheek nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64736TIncision of chin nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64738TIncision of jaw nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64740TIncision of tongue nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64742TIncision of facial nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64744TIncise nerve, back of head022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64746TIncise diaphragm nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64752CIncision of vagus nerve
    64755CIncision of stomach nerves
    64760CIncision of vagus nerve
    64761TIncision of pelvis nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64763CIncise hip/thigh nerve
    64766CIncise hip/thigh nerve
    64771TSever cranial nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64772TIncision of spinal nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64774TRemove skin nerve lesion022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64776TRemove digit nerve lesion022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64778TDigit nerve surgery add-on022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64782TRemove limb nerve lesion022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64783TLimb nerve surgery add-on022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64784TRemove nerve lesion022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64786TRemove sciatic nerve lesion022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64787TImplant nerve end022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64788TRemove skin nerve lesion022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64790TRemoval of nerve lesion022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64792TRemoval of nerve lesion022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64795TBiopsy of nerve022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64802TRemove sympathetic nerves022016.5554$903.28$180.66
    64804CRemove sympathetic nerves
    64809CRemove sympathetic nerves
    64818CRemove sympathetic nerves
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    64821TRemove sympathetic nerves005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    64822TRemove sympathetic nerves005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    64823TRemove sympathetic nerves005424.2456$1,322.86$264.57
    64831TRepair of digit nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64832TRepair nerve add-on022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64834TRepair of hand or foot nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64835TRepair of hand or foot nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64836TRepair of hand or foot nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64837TRepair nerve add-on022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
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    64840TRepair of leg nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64856TRepair/transpose nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64857TRepair arm/leg nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64858TRepair sciatic nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64859TNerve surgery022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64861TRepair of arm nerves022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64862TRepair of low back nerves022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64864TRepair of facial nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64865TRepair of facial nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64866CFusion of facial/other nerve
    64868CFusion of facial/other nerve
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    64872TSubsequent repair of nerve022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64874TRepair & revise nerve add-on022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64876TRepair nerve/shorten bone022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64885TNerve graft, head or neck022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64886TNerve graft, head or neck022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64890TNerve graft, hand or foot022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64891TNerve graft, hand or foot022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64892TNerve graft, arm or leg022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64893TNerve graft, arm or leg022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64895TNerve graft, hand or foot022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64896TNerve graft, hand or foot022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64897TNerve graft, arm or leg022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64898TNerve graft, arm or leg022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64901TNerve graft add-on022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64902TNerve graft add-on022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64905TNerve pedicle transfer022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64907TNerve pedicle transfer022124.8875$1,357.89$463.62$271.58
    64999TNervous system surgery02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    65091TRevise eye024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65093TRevise eye with implant024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    65101TRemoval of eye024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65103TRemove eye/insert implant024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65105TRemove eye/attach implant024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65110TRemoval of eye024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65112TRemove eye/revise socket024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65114TRemove eye/revise socket024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65125TRevise ocular implant024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    65130TInsert ocular implant024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    65135TInsert ocular implant024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    65140TAttach ocular implant024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65150TRevise ocular implant024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    65155TReinsert ocular implant024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    65175TRemoval of ocular implant024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    65205SRemove foreign body from eye06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    65210SRemove foreign body from eye02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    65220SRemove foreign body from eye02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    65222SRemove foreign body from eye02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    65235TRemove foreign body from eye023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65260TRemove foreign body from eye023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    65265TRemove foreign body from eye023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    65270TRepair of eye wound024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    65272TRepair of eye wound023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65273CRepair of eye wound
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    65280TRepair of eye wound023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    65285TRepair of eye wound023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    65286TRepair of eye wound023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65290TRepair of eye socket wound024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    65400TRemoval of eye lesion023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65410TBiopsy of cornea023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65420TRemoval of eye lesion023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65426TRemoval of eye lesion023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    65430SCorneal smear02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    65435TCurette/treat cornea02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    65436TCurette/treat cornea023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65450STreatment of corneal lesion02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    65600TRevision of cornea024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    65710TCorneal transplant024437.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    65730TCorneal transplant024437.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    65750TCorneal transplant024437.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    65755TCorneal transplant024437.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    65760ERevision of cornea
    65765ERevision of cornea
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    65767ECorneal tissue transplant
    65770TRevise cornea with implant024437.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    65771ERadial keratotomy
    65772TCorrection of astigmatism023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65775TCorrection of astigmatism023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65780TNIOcular reconst, transplant024437.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    65781TNIOcular reconst, transplant024437.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    65782TNIOcular reconst, transplant024437.6284$2,053.04$803.26$410.61
    65800TDrainage of eye023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65805TDrainage of eye023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65810TDrainage of eye023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    65815TDrainage of eye023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    65820TRelieve inner eye pressure02324.9206$268.47$103.17$53.69
    65850TIncision of eye023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    65855TLaser surgery of eye02474.9482$269.98$104.31$54.00
    65860TIncise inner eye adhesions02474.9482$269.98$104.31$54.00
    65865TIncise inner eye adhesions023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65870TIncise inner eye adhesions023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    65875TIncise inner eye adhesions023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    65880TIncise inner eye adhesions023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65900TRemove eye lesion023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65920TRemove implant of eye023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    65930TRemove blood clot from eye023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66020TInjection treatment of eye023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66030TInjection treatment of eye023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66130TRemove eye lesion023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66150TGlaucoma surgery023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66155TGlaucoma surgery023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66160TGlaucoma surgery023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66165TGlaucoma surgery023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66170TGlaucoma surgery023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66172TIncision of eye067326.8390$1,464.36$649.56$292.87
    66180TImplant eye shunt067326.8390$1,464.36$649.56$292.87
    66185TRevise eye shunt067326.8390$1,464.36$649.56$292.87
    66220TRepair eye lesion023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    66225TRepair/graft eye lesion067326.8390$1,464.36$649.56$292.87
    66250TFollow-up surgery of eye023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66500TIncision of iris02324.9206$268.47$103.17$53.69
    66505TIncision of iris02324.9206$268.47$103.17$53.69
    66600TRemove iris and lesion023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66605TRemoval of iris023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66625TRemoval of iris023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66630TRemoval of iris023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66635TRemoval of iris023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66680TRepair iris & ciliary body023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66682TRepair iris & ciliary body023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66700TDestruction, ciliary body023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66710TDestruction, ciliary body023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66720TDestruction, ciliary body023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66740TDestruction, ciliary body023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    66761TRevision of iris02474.9482$269.98$104.31$54.00
    66762TRevision of iris02474.9482$269.98$104.31$54.00
    66770TRemoval of inner eye lesion02474.9482$269.98$104.31$54.00
    66820TIncision, secondary cataract02324.9206$268.47$103.17$53.69
    66821TAfter cataract laser surgery02474.9482$269.98$104.31$54.00
    66825TReposition intraocular lens023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    66830TRemoval of lens lesion02324.9206$268.47$103.17$53.69
    66840TRemoval of lens material024512.2973$670.95$222.22$134.19
    66850TRemoval of lens material024927.7406$1,513.55$524.67$302.71
    66852TRemoval of lens material024927.7406$1,513.55$524.67$302.71
    66920TExtraction of lens024927.7406$1,513.55$524.67$302.71
    66930TExtraction of lens024927.7406$1,513.55$524.67$302.71
    66940TExtraction of lens024512.2973$670.95$222.22$134.19
    66982TCataract surgery, complex024622.9755$1,253.57$495.96$250.71
    66983TCataract surg w/iol, 1 stage024622.9755$1,253.57$495.96$250.71
    66984TCataract surg w/iol, 1 stage024622.9755$1,253.57$495.96$250.71
    66985TInsert lens prosthesis024622.9755$1,253.57$495.96$250.71
    66986TExchange lens prosthesis024622.9755$1,253.57$495.96$250.71
    66990NOphthalmic endoscope add-on
    66999TEye surgery procedure02324.9206$268.47$103.17$53.69
    67005TPartial removal of eye fluid023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    67010TPartial removal of eye fluid023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    67015TRelease of eye fluid023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    67025TReplace eye fluid023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    67027TImplant eye drug system023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
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    67028TInjection eye drug02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67030TIncise inner eye strands023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    67031TLaser surgery, eye strands02474.9482$269.98$104.31$54.00
    67036TRemoval of inner eye fluid023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    67038TStrip retinal membrane023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    67039TLaser treatment of retina023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    67040TLaser treatment of retina067238.9476$2,125.02$988.43$425.00
    67101TRepair detached retina02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67105TRepair detached retina02484.8223$263.11$95.08$52.62
    67107TRepair detached retina067238.9476$2,125.02$988.43$425.00
    67108TRepair detached retina067238.9476$2,125.02$988.43$425.00
    67110TRepair detached retina023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    67112TRerepair detached retina067238.9476$2,125.02$988.43$425.00
    67115TRelease encircling material023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    67120TRemove eye implant material023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    67121TRemove eye implant material023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    67141TTreatment of retina02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67145TTreatment of retina02484.8223$263.11$95.08$52.62
    67208TTreatment of retinal lesion02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67210TTreatment of retinal lesion02484.8223$263.11$95.08$52.62
    67218TTreatment of retinal lesion023618.6701$1,018.66$203.73
    67220TTreatment of choroid lesion02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67221TOcular photodynamic ther02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67225TEye photodynamic ther add-on02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67227TTreatment of retinal lesion02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67228TTreatment of retinal lesion02484.8223$263.11$95.08$52.62
    67250TReinforce eye wall024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67255TReinforce/graft eye wall023734.1784$1,864.81$818.54$372.96
    67299TEye surgery procedure02355.0749$276.89$72.04$55.38
    67311TRevise eye muscle024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67312TRevise two eye muscles024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67314TRevise eye muscle024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67316TRevise two eye muscles024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67318TRevise eye muscle(s)024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67320TRevise eye muscle(s) add-on024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67331TEye surgery follow-up add-on024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67332TRerevise eye muscles add-on024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67334TRevise eye muscle w/suture024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67335TEye suture during surgery024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67340TRevise eye muscle add-on024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67343TRelease eye tissue024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67345TDestroy nerve of eye muscle02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    67350TBiopsy eye muscle06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    67399TEye muscle surgery procedure024321.7323$1,185.74$431.39$237.15
    67400TExplore/biopsy eye socket024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    67405TExplore/drain eye socket024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    67412TExplore/treat eye socket024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    67413TExplore/treat eye socket024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    67414TExplr/decompress eye socket024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    67415TAspiration, orbital contents02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67420TExplore/treat eye socket024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    67430TExplore/treat eye socket024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    67440TExplore/drain eye socket024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    67445TExplr/decompress eye socket024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    67450TExplore/biopsy eye socket024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    67500SInject/treat eye socket02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    67505TInject/treat eye socket02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    67515TInject/treat eye socket02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67550TInsert eye socket implant024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    67560TRevise eye socket implant024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    67570TDecompress optic nerve024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    67599TOrbit surgery procedure02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67700TDrainage of eyelid abscess02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    67710TIncision of eyelid02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67715TIncision of eyelid fold024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67800TRemove eyelid lesion02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    67801TRemove eyelid lesions02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67805TRemove eyelid lesions02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    67808TRemove eyelid lesion(s)024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67810TBiopsy of eyelid02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    67820SRevise eyelashes06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    67825TRevise eyelashes02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    67830TRevise eyelashes02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67835TRevise eyelashes024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67840TRemove eyelid lesion02396.1331$334.63$66.93
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    67850TTreat eyelid lesion02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67875TClosure of eyelid by suture02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67880TRevision of eyelid023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    67882TRevision of eyelid024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67900TRepair brow defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67901TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67902TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67903TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67904TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67906TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67908TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67909TRevise eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67911TRevise eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67912TNICorrection eyelid w/ implant02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67914TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67915TRepair eyelid defect02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    67916TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67917TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67921TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67922TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67923TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67924TRepair eyelid defect024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67930TRepair eyelid wound024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67935TRepair eyelid wound024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67938SRemove eyelid foreign body06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    67950TRevision of eyelid024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67961TRevision of eyelid024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67966TRevision of eyelid024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67971TReconstruction of eyelid024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    67973TReconstruction of eyelid024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    67974TReconstruction of eyelid024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    67975TReconstruction of eyelid024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    67999TRevision of eyelid024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68020TIncise/drain eyelid lining024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68040STreatment of eyelid lesions06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    68100TBiopsy of eyelid lining02324.9206$268.47$103.17$53.69
    68110TRemove eyelid lining lesion06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    68115TRemove eyelid lining lesion02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    68130TRemove eyelid lining lesion023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    68135TRemove eyelid lining lesion02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    68200STreat eyelid by injection06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    68320TRevise/graft eyelid lining024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68325TRevise/graft eyelid lining024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    68326TRevise/graft eyelid lining024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68328TRevise/graft eyelid lining024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68330TRevise eyelid lining023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    68335TRevise/graft eyelid lining024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68340TSeparate eyelid adhesions024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68360TRevise eyelid lining023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    68362TRevise eyelid lining023421.4631$1,171.05$511.31$234.21
    68371TNIHarvest eye tissue, alograft023314.4205$786.80$266.33$157.36
    68399TEyelid lining surgery02396.1331$334.63$66.93
    68400TIncise/drain tear gland02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    68420TIncise/drain tear sac024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68440TIncise tear duct opening02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    68500TRemoval of tear gland024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68505TPartial removal, tear gland024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68510TBiopsy of tear gland024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68520TRemoval of tear sac024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68525TBiopsy of tear sac024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68530TClearance of tear duct024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68540TRemove tear gland lesion024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68550TRemove tear gland lesion024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    68700TRepair tear ducts024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68705TRevise tear duct opening02383.1954$174.34$58.96$34.87
    68720TCreate tear sac drain024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    68745TCreate tear duct drain024122.1969$1,211.09$384.47$242.22
    68750TCreate tear duct drain024229.4294$1,605.70$597.36$321.14
    68760SClose tear duct opening06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    68761SClose tear duct opening02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    68770TClose tear system fistula024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68801SDilate tear duct opening02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    68810TProbe nasolacrimal duct06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    68811TProbe nasolacrimal duct024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
    68815TProbe nasolacrimal duct024017.4535$952.28$315.31$190.46
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    68840TExplore/irrigate tear ducts06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    68850NInjection for tear sac x-ray
    68899TTear duct system surgery06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    69000TDrain external ear lesion00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    69005TDrain external ear lesion000711.8633$647.27$129.45
    69020TDrain outer ear canal lesion00061.6527$90.17$23.26$18.03
    69090EPierce earlobes
    69100TBiopsy of external ear00193.9493$215.48$71.87$43.10
    69105TBiopsy of external ear canal025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    69110TRemove external ear, partial002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    69120TRemoval of external ear025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    69140TRemove ear canal lesion(s)025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    69145TRemove ear canal lesion(s)002114.3594$783.46$219.48$156.69
    69150TExtensive ear canal surgery02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    69155CExtensive ear/neck surgery
    69200XClear outer ear canal03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    69205TClear outer ear canal002218.7932$1,025.38$354.45$205.08
    69210XRemove impacted ear wax03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    69220TClean out mastoid cavity00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    69222TClean out mastoid cavity025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    69300TRevise external ear025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    69310TRebuild outer ear canal025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69320TRebuild outer ear canal025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69399TOuter ear surgery procedure02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    69400TInflate middle ear canal02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    69401TInflate middle ear canal02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    69405TCatheterize middle ear canal02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    69410TInset middle ear (baffle)02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    69420TIncision of eardrum02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    69421TIncision of eardrum025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    69424TRemove ventilating tube02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    69433TCreate eardrum opening02526.4469$351.75$113.41$70.35
    69436TCreate eardrum opening025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    69440TExploration of middle ear025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    69450TEardrum revision025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69501TMastoidectomy025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69502TMastoidectomy025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    69505TRemove mastoid structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69511TExtensive mastoid surgery025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69530TExtensive mastoid surgery025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69535CRemove part of temporal bone
    69540TRemove ear lesion025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    69550TRemove ear lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69552TRemove ear lesion025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69554CRemove ear lesion
    69601TMastoid surgery revision025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69602TMastoid surgery revision025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69603TMastoid surgery revision025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69604TMastoid surgery revision025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69605TMastoid surgery revision025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69610TRepair of eardrum025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    69620TRepair of eardrum025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    69631TRepair eardrum structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69632TRebuild eardrum structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69633TRebuild eardrum structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69635TRepair eardrum structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69636TRebuild eardrum structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69637TRebuild eardrum structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69641TRevise middle ear & mastoid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69642TRevise middle ear & mastoid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69643TRevise middle ear & mastoid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69644TRevise middle ear & mastoid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69645TRevise middle ear & mastoid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69646TRevise middle ear & mastoid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69650TRelease middle ear bone025421.8901$1,194.35$321.35$238.87
    69660TRevise middle ear bone025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69661TRevise middle ear bone025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69662TRevise middle ear bone025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69666TRepair middle ear structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69667TRepair middle ear structures025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69670TRemove mastoid air cells025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69676TRemove middle ear nerve025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69700TClose mastoid fistula025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69710EImplant/replace hearing aid
    69711TRemove/repair hearing aid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
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    69714TImplant temple bone w/stimul025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69715TTemple bne implnt w/stimulat025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69717TTemple bone implant revision025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69718TRevise temple bone implant025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69720TRelease facial nerve025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69725TRelease facial nerve025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69740TRepair facial nerve025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69745TRepair facial nerve025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69799TMiddle ear surgery procedure025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    69801TIncise inner ear025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69802TIncise inner ear025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69805TExplore inner ear025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69806TExplore inner ear025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69820TEstablish inner ear window025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69840TRevise inner ear window025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69905TRemove inner ear025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69910TRemove inner ear & mastoid025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69915TIncise inner ear nerve025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69930TImplant cochlear device0259392.8622$21,434.95$9,394.83$4,286.99
    69949TInner ear surgery procedure025315.2249$830.69$282.29$166.14
    69950CIncise inner ear nerve
    69955TRelease facial nerve025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69960TRelease inner ear canal025635.1548$1,918.08$383.62
    69970CRemove inner ear lesion
    69979TTemporal bone surgery02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    69990NMicrosurgery add-on
    70010SContrast x-ray of brain02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    70015SContrast x-ray of brain02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    70030XX-ray eye for foreign body02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70100XX-ray exam of jaw02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70110XX-ray exam of jaw02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70120XX-ray exam of mastoids02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70130XX-ray exam of mastoids02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70134XX-ray exam of middle ear02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    70140XX-ray exam of facial bones02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70150XX-ray exam of facial bones02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70160XX-ray exam of nasal bones02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70170XX-ray exam of tear duct02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    70190XX-ray exam of eye sockets02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70200XX-ray exam of eye sockets02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70210XX-ray exam of sinuses02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70220XX-ray exam of sinuses02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70240XX-ray exam, pituitary saddle02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70250XX-ray exam of skull02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70260XX-ray exam of skull02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    70300XX-ray exam of teeth02620.7540$41.14$9.82$8.23
    70310XX-ray exam of teeth02620.7540$41.14$9.82$8.23
    70320XFull mouth x-ray of teeth02620.7540$41.14$9.82$8.23
    70328XX-ray exam of jaw joint02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70330XX-ray exam of jaw joints02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70332SX-ray exam of jaw joint02753.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    70336SMagnetic image, jaw joint03356.3499$346.46$151.46$69.29
    70350XX-ray head for orthodontia02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70355XPanoramic x-ray of jaws02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70360XX-ray exam of neck02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70370XThroat x-ray & fluoroscopy02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    70371XSpeech evaluation, complex02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    70373XContrast x-ray of larynx02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    70380XX-ray exam of salivary gland02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    70390XX-ray exam of salivary duct02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    70450SCt head/brain w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    70460SCt head/brain w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    70470SCt head/brain w/o & w/ dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    70480SCt orbit/ear/fossa w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    70481SCt orbit/ear/fossa w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    70482SCt orbit/ear/fossa w/o&w dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    70486SCt maxillofacial w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    70487SCt maxillofacial w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    70488SCt maxillofacial w/o & w dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    70490SCt soft tissue neck w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    70491SCt soft tissue neck w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    70492SCt sft tsue nck w/o & w/dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    70496SCt angiography, head06625.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    70498SCt angiography, neck06625.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    70540SMri orbit/face/neck w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
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    70542SMri orbit/face/neck w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    70543SMri orbt/fac/nck w/o & w dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    70544SMr angiography head w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    70545SMr angiography head w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    70546SMr angiograph head w/o&w dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    70547SMr angiography neck w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    70548SMr angiography neck w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    70549SMr angiograph neck w/o&w dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    70551SMri brain w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    70552SMri brain w/ dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    70553SMri brain w/o & w/ dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    70557SNIMri brain w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    70558SNIMri brain w/ dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    70559SNIMri brain w/o & w/ dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    71010XChest x-ray02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71015XChest x-ray02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71020XChest x-ray02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71021XChest x-ray02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71022XChest x-ray02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71023XChest x-ray and fluoroscopy02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    71030XChest x-ray02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71034XChest x-ray and fluoroscopy02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    71035XChest x-ray02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71040XContrast x-ray of bronchi02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    71060XContrast x-ray of bronchi02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    71090XX-ray & pacemaker insertion02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    71100XX-ray exam of ribs02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71101XX-ray exam of ribs/chest02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71110XX-ray exam of ribs02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71111XX-ray exam of ribs/ chest02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    71120XX-ray exam of breastbone02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71130XX-ray exam of breastbone02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    71250SCt thorax w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    71260SCt thorax w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    71270SCt thorax w/o & w/ dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    71275SCt angiography, chest06625.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    71550SMri chest w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    71551SMri chest w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    71552SMri chest w/o & w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    71555BMri angio chest w or w/o dye
    72010XX-ray exam of spine02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    72020XX-ray exam of spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72040XX-ray exam of neck spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72050XX-ray exam of neck spine02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    72052XX-ray exam of neck spine02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    72069XX-ray exam of trunk spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72070XX-ray exam of thoracic spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72072XX-ray exam of thoracic spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72074XX-ray exam of thoracic spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72080XX-ray exam of trunk spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72090XX-ray exam of trunk spine02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    72100XX-ray exam of lower spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72110XX-ray exam of lower spine02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    72114XX-ray exam of lower spine02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    72120XX-ray exam of lower spine02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72125SCt neck spine w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    72126SCt neck spine w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    72127SCt neck spine w/o & w/dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    72128SCt chest spine w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    72129SCt chest spine w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    72130SCt chest spine w/o & w/dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    72131SCt lumbar spine w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    72132SCt lumbar spine w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    72133SCt lumbar spine w/o & w/dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    72141SMri neck spine w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    72142SMri neck spine w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    72146SMri chest spine w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    72147SMri chest spine w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    72148SMri lumbar spine w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    72149SMri lumbar spine w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    72156SMri neck spine w/o & w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    72157SMri chest spine w/o & w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    72158SMri lumbar spine w/o & w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    72159EMr angio spine w/o&w/dye
    72170XX-ray exam of pelvis02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
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    72190XX-ray exam of pelvis02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72191SCt angiograph pelv w/o&w/dye06625.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    72192SCt pelvis w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    72193SCt pelvis w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    72194SCt pelvis w/o & w/dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    72195SMri pelvis w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    72196SMri pelvis w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    72197SMri pelvis w/o & w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    72198EMr angio pelvis w/o & w/dye
    72200XX-ray exam sacroiliac joints02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72202XX-ray exam sacroiliac joints02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72220XX-ray exam of tailbone02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    72240SContrast x-ray of neck spine02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    72255SContrast x-ray, thorax spine02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    72265SContrast x-ray, lower spine02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    72270SContrast x-ray, spine02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    72275SEpidurography02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    72285SX-ray c/t spine disk038811.6347$634.80$303.19$126.96
    72295SX-ray of lower spine disk038811.6347$634.80$303.19$126.96
    73000XX-ray exam of collar bone02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73010XX-ray exam of shoulder blade02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73020XX-ray exam of shoulder02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73030XX-ray exam of shoulder02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73040SContrast x-ray of shoulder02753.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    73050XX-ray exam of shoulders02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73060XX-ray exam of humerus02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73070XX-ray exam of elbow02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73080XX-ray exam of elbow02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73085SContrast x-ray of elbow02753.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    73090XX-ray exam of forearm02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73092XX-ray exam of arm, infant02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73100XX-ray exam of wrist02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73110XX-ray exam of wrist02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73115SContrast x-ray of wrist02753.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    73120XX-ray exam of hand02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73130XX-ray exam of hand02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73140XX-ray exam of finger(s)02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73200SCt upper extremity w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    73201SCt upper extremity w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    73202SCt uppr extremity w/o&w/dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    73206SCt angio upr extrm w/o&w/dye06625.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    73218SMri upper extremity w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    73219SMri upper extremity w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    73220SMri uppr extremity w/o&w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    73221SMri joint upr extrem w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    73222SMri joint upr extrem w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    73223SMri joint upr extr w/o&w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    73225EMr angio upr extr w/o&w/dye
    73500XX-ray exam of hip02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73510XX-ray exam of hip02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73520XX-ray exam of hips02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73525SContrast x-ray of hip02753.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    73530XX-ray exam of hip02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    73540XX-ray exam of pelvis & hips02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73542SX-ray exam, sacroiliac joint02753.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    73550XX-ray exam of thigh02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73560XX-ray exam of knee, 1 or 202600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73562XX-ray exam of knee, 302600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73564XX-ray exam, knee, 4 or more02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73565XX-ray exam of knees02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73580SContrast x-ray of knee joint02753.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    73590XX-ray exam of lower leg02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73592XX-ray exam of leg, infant02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73600XX-ray exam of ankle02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73610XX-ray exam of ankle02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73615SContrast x-ray of ankle02753.2775$178.82$69.09$35.76
    73620XX-ray exam of foot02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73630XX-ray exam of foot02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73650XX-ray exam of heel02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73660XX-ray exam of toe(s)02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    73700SCt lower extremity w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    73701SCt lower extremity w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    73702SCt lwr extremity w/o&w/dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    73706SCt angio lwr extr w/o&w/dye06625.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    73718SMri lower extremity w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
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    73719SMri lower extremity w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    73720SMri lwr extremity w/o&w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    73721SMri jnt of lwr extre w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    73722SMri joint of lwr extr w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    73723SMri joint lwr extr w/o&w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    73725BMr ang lwr ext w or w/o dye
    74000XX-ray exam of abdomen02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    74010XX-ray exam of abdomen02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    74020XX-ray exam of abdomen02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    74022XX-ray exam series, abdomen02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    74150SCt abdomen w/o dye03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    74160SCt abdomen w/dye02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    74170SCt abdomen w/o &w /dye03335.4241$295.94$146.98$59.19
    74175SCt angio abdom w/o & w/dye06625.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    74181SMri abdomen w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    74182SMri abdomen w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    74183SMri abdomen w/o & w/dye03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    74185BMri angio, abdom w orw/o dye
    74190XX-ray exam of peritoneum02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    74210SContrst x-ray exam of throat02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74220SContrast x-ray, esophagus02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74230SCine/vid x-ray, throat/esoph02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74235SRemove esophagus obstruction02962.8635$156.24$69.20$31.25
    74240SX-ray exam, upper gi tract02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74241SX-ray exam, upper gi tract02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74245SX-ray exam, upper gi tract02772.4444$133.37$60.47$26.67
    74246SContrst x-ray uppr gi tract02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74247SContrst x-ray uppr gi tract02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74249SContrst x-ray uppr gi tract02772.4444$133.37$60.47$26.67
    74250SX-ray exam of small bowel02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74251SX-ray exam of small bowel02772.4444$133.37$60.47$26.67
    74260SX-ray exam of small bowel02772.4444$133.37$60.47$26.67
    74270SContrast x-ray exam of colon02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74280SContrast x-ray exam of colon02772.4444$133.37$60.47$26.67
    74283SContrast x-ray exam of colon02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74290SContrast x-ray, gallbladder02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74291SContrast x-rays, gallbladder02761.5906$86.78$41.72$17.36
    74300XX-ray bile ducts/pancreas02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    74301XX-rays at surgery add-on02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    74305XX-ray bile ducts/pancreas02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    74320XContrast x-ray of bile ducts02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    74327SX-ray bile stone removal02962.8635$156.24$69.20$31.25
    74328NX-ray bile duct endoscopy
    74329NX-ray for pancreas endoscopy
    74330NX-ray bile/panc endoscopy
    74340XX-ray guide for GI tube02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    74350XX-ray guide, stomach tube02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    74355XX-ray guide, intestinal tube02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    74360SX-ray guide, GI dilation02962.8635$156.24$69.20$31.25
    74363SX-ray, bile duct dilation02977.7145$420.91$172.51$84.18
    74400SContrst x-ray, urinary tract02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74410SContrst x-ray, urinary tract02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74415SContrst x-ray, urinary tract02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74420SContrst x-ray, urinary tract02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74425SContrst x-ray, urinary tract02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74430SContrast x-ray, bladder02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74440SX-ray, male genital tract02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74445SX-ray exam of penis02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74450SX-ray, urethra/bladder02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74455SX-ray, urethra/bladder02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    74470XX-ray exam of kidney lesion02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    74475SX-ray control, cath insert02977.7145$420.91$172.51$84.18
    74480SX-ray control, cath insert02962.8635$156.24$69.20$31.25
    74485SX-ray guide, GU dilation02962.8635$156.24$69.20$31.25
    74710XX-ray measurement of pelvis02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    74740XX-ray, female genital tract02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    74742XX-ray, fallopian tube02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    74775SX-ray exam of perineum02782.7012$147.38$66.07$29.48
    75552SHeart mri for morph w/o dye03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    75553SHeart mri for morph w/dye02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    75554SCardiac MRI/function03356.3499$346.46$151.46$69.29
    75555SCardiac MRI/limited study03356.3499$346.46$151.46$69.29
    75556ECardiac MRI/flow mapping
    75600SContrast x-ray exam of aorta028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75605SContrast x-ray exam of aorta028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
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    75625SContrast x-ray exam of aorta028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75630SX-ray aorta, leg arteries028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75635SCt angio abdominal arteries06625.8775$320.68$156.47$64.14
    75650SArtery x-rays, head & neck028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75658SArtery x-rays, arm028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75660SArtery x-rays, head & neck027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75662SArtery x-rays, head & neck027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75665SArtery x-rays, head & neck028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75671SArtery x-rays, head & neck028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75676SArtery x-rays, neck028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75680SArtery x-rays, neck028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75685SArtery x-rays, spine027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75705SArtery x-rays, spine027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75710SArtery x-rays, arm/leg028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75716SArtery x-rays, arms/legs028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75722SArtery x-rays, kidney028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75724SArtery x-rays, kidneys028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75726SArtery x-rays, abdomen028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75731SArtery x-rays, adrenal gland028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75733SArtery x-rays, adrenals028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75736SArtery x-rays, pelvis028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75741SArtery x-rays, lung027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75743SArtery x-rays, lungs028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75746SArtery x-rays, lung027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75756SArtery x-rays, chest027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75774SArtery x-ray, each vessel066810.2660$560.12$237.76$112.02
    75790SVisualize A-V shunt02816.6031$360.27$115.16$72.05
    75801XLymph vessel x-ray, arm/leg02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    75803XLymph vessel x-ray,arms/legs02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    75805XLymph vessel x-ray, trunk02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    75807XLymph vessel x-ray, trunk02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    75809XNonvascular shunt, x-ray02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    75810SVein x-ray, spleen/liver027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75820SVein x-ray, arm/leg02816.6031$360.27$115.16$72.05
    75822SVein x-ray, arms/legs02816.6031$360.27$115.16$72.05
    75825SVein x-ray, trunk027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75827SVein x-ray, chest027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75831SVein x-ray, kidney02876.4923$354.23$111.33$70.85
    75833SVein x-ray, kidneys027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75840SVein x-ray, adrenal gland02876.4923$354.23$111.33$70.85
    75842SVein x-ray, adrenal glands02876.4923$354.23$111.33$70.85
    75860SVein x-ray, neck02876.4923$354.23$111.33$70.85
    75870SVein x-ray, skull02876.4923$354.23$111.33$70.85
    75872SVein x-ray, skull02876.4923$354.23$111.33$70.85
    75880SVein x-ray, eye socket02876.4923$354.23$111.33$70.85
    75885SVein x-ray, liver027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75887SVein x-ray, liver028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75889SVein x-ray, liver027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75891SVein x-ray, liver027910.7073$584.20$174.57$116.84
    75893NVenous sampling by catheter
    75894SX-rays, transcath therapy02977.7145$420.91$172.51$84.18
    75896SX-rays, transcath therapy02977.7145$420.91$172.51$84.18
    75898XFollow-up angiography02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    75900CArterial catheter exchange
    75901XRemove cva device obstruct02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    75902XRemove cva lumen obstruct02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    75940XX-ray placement, vein filter01874.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    75945SIntravascular us02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    75946SIntravascular us add-on02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    75952CEndovasc repair abdom aorta
    75953CAbdom aneurysm endovas rpr
    75954CIliac aneurysm endovas rpr
    75960STranscatheter intro, stent028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75961SRetrieval, broken catheter028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75962SRepair arterial blockage028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75964SRepair artery blockage, each028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75966SRepair arterial blockage028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75968SRepair artery blockage, each028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75970SVascular biopsy028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75978SRepair venous blockage066810.2660$560.12$237.76$112.02
    75980SContrast xray exam bile duct02962.8635$156.24$69.20$31.25
    75982SContrast xray exam bile duct02977.7145$420.91$172.51$84.18
    75984XXray control catheter change02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    75989NAbscess drainage under x-ray
    75992SAtherectomy, x-ray exam028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
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    75993SAtherectomy, x-ray exam028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75994SAtherectomy, x-ray exam028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75995SAtherectomy, x-ray exam028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75996SAtherectomy, x-ray exam028019.1015$1,042.20$353.85$208.44
    75998NNIFluoroguide for vein device
    76000XFluoroscope examination02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    76001NFluoroscope exam, extensive
    76003NNeedle localization by x-ray
    76005NFluoroguide for spine inject
    76006XX-ray stress view02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76010XX-ray, nose to rectum02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76012SPercut vertebroplasty fluor02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    76013SPercut vertebroplasty, ct02743.5931$196.04$93.63$39.21
    76020XX-rays for bone age02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76040XX-rays, bone evaluation02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76061XX-rays, bone survey02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    76062XX-rays, bone survey02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    76065XX-rays, bone evaluation02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    76066XJoint survey, single view02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76070SCT scan, bone density study02881.2726$69.43$13.89
    76071SCt bone density, peripheral02821.6834$91.85$44.51$18.37
    76075SDexa, axial skeleton study02881.2726$69.43$13.89
    76076SDexa, peripheral study06650.7257$39.59$7.92
    76078XRadiographic absorptiometry02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    76080XX-ray exam of fistula02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    76082SNIComputer mammogram add-on04100.1523$8.31$1.66
    76083ANIComputer mammogram add-on
    76085DDNGComputer mammogram add-on
    76086XX-ray of mammary duct02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    76088XX-ray of mammary ducts02632.1883$119.40$43.58$23.88
    76090SMammogram, one breast02710.6499$35.46$16.80$7.09
    76091SMammogram, both breasts02710.6499$35.46$16.80$7.09
    76092AMammogram, screening
    76093EMagnetic image, breast
    76094EMagnetic image, both breasts
    76095XStereotactic breast biopsy01874.4288$241.64$90.71$48.33
    76096XX-ray of needle wire, breast02893.4900$190.42$44.80$38.08
    76098XX-ray exam, breast specimen02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76100XX-ray exam of body section02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    76101XComplex body section x-ray02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    76102XComplex body section x-rays02643.0287$165.25$79.41$33.05
    76120XCine/video x-rays02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    76125XCine/video x-rays add-on02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76140EX-ray consultation
    76150XX-ray exam, dry process02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76350NSpecial x-ray contrast study
    76355SCt scan for localization02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    76360SCt scan for needle biopsy02834.6543$253.94$126.27$50.79
    76362SCt guide for tissue ablation03323.3936$185.16$91.27$37.03
    76370SCt scan for therapy guide02821.6834$91.85$44.51$18.37
    76375S3d/holograph reconstr add-on02821.6834$91.85$44.51$18.37
    76380SCAT scan follow-up study02821.6834$91.85$44.51$18.37
    76390EMr spectroscopy
    76393SMr guidance for needle place03356.3499$346.46$151.46$69.29
    76394SMri for tissue ablation03356.3499$346.46$151.46$69.29
    76400SMagnetic image, bone marrow03356.3499$346.46$151.46$69.29
    76490SDGUs for tissue ablation02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76496XFluoroscopic procedure02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    76497SCt procedure02821.6834$91.85$44.51$18.37
    76498SMri procedure03356.3499$346.46$151.46$69.29
    76499XRadiographic procedure02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    76506SEcho exam of head02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76511SEcho exam of eye02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76512SEcho exam of eye02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76513SEcho exam of eye, water bath02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76514SNIEcho exam of eye, thickness02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76516SEcho exam of eye02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76519SEcho exam of eye02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76529SEcho exam of eye02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76536SUs exam of head and neck02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76604SUs exam, chest, b-scan02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76645SUs exam, breast(s)02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76700SUs exam, abdom, complete02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76705SEcho exam of abdomen02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76770SUs exam abdo back wall, comp02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
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    76775SUs exam abdo back wall, lim02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76778SUs exam kidney transplant02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76800SUs exam, spinal canal02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76801SOb us < 14 wks, single fetus02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76802SOb us < 14 wks, add'l fetus02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76805SUs exam, pg uterus, compl02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76810SUs exam, pg uterus, mult02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76811SOb us, detailed, sngl fetus02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    76812SOb us, detailed, addl fetus02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76815SUs exam, pg uterus limit02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76816SUs exam pg uterus repeat02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76817STransvaginal us, obstetric02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76818SFetal biophys profile w/nst02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76819SFetal biophys profil w/o nst02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76825SEcho exam of fetal heart06711.6384$89.39$44.69$17.88
    76826SEcho exam of fetal heart06971.4415$78.65$39.32$15.73
    76827SEcho exam of fetal heart06711.6384$89.39$44.69$17.88
    76828SEcho exam of fetal heart06971.4415$78.65$39.32$15.73
    76830STransvaginal us, non-ob02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76831SEcho exam, uterus02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76856SUs exam, pelvic, complete02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76857SUs exam, pelvic, limited02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76870SUs exam, scrotum02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76872SUs, transrectal02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76873SEchograp trans r, pros study02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76880SUs exam, extremity02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76885SUs exam infant hips, dynamic02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76886SUs exam infant hips, static02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76930SEcho guide, cardiocentesis02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76932SEcho guide for heart biopsy02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76936SEcho guide for artery repair02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76937NNIUs guide, vascular access
    76940SNIUs guide, tissue ablation02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76941SEcho guide for transfusion02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76942SEcho guide for biopsy02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76945SEcho guide, villus sampling02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76946SEcho guide for amniocentesis02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76948SEcho guide, ova aspiration02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76950SEcho guidance radiotherapy02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76965SEcho guidance radiotherapy02681.3081$71.37$14.27
    76970SUltrasound exam follow-up02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    76975SGI endoscopic ultrasound02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76977SUs bone density measure03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    76986SUltrasound guide intraoper02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    76999SEcho examination procedure02651.0289$56.14$28.07$11.23
    77261ERadiation therapy planning
    77262ERadiation therapy planning
    77263ERadiation therapy planning
    77280XSet radiation therapy field03041.6742$91.35$41.52$18.27
    77285XSet radiation therapy field03053.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    77290XSet radiation therapy field03053.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    77295XSet radiation therapy field031013.7165$748.39$325.27$149.68
    77299ERadiation therapy planning
    77300XRadiation therapy dose plan03041.6742$91.35$41.52$18.27
    77301SRadiotherapy dose plan, imrt1510$850.00$170.00
    77305XTeletx isodose plan simple03041.6742$91.35$41.52$18.27
    77310XTeletx isodose plan intermed03041.6742$91.35$41.52$18.27
    77315XTeletx isodose plan complex03053.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    77321XSpecial teletx port plan03053.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    77326XRadiation therapy dose plan03053.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    77327XBrachytx isodose calc interm03053.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    77328XBrachytx isodose plan compl03053.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    77331XSpecial radiation dosimetry03041.6742$91.35$41.52$18.27
    77332XRadiation treatment aid(s)03032.8835$157.33$66.95$31.47
    77333XRadiation treatment aid(s)03032.8835$157.33$66.95$31.47
    77334XRadiation treatment aid(s)03032.8835$157.33$66.95$31.47
    77336XRadiation physics consult03041.6742$91.35$41.52$18.27
    77370XRadiation physics consult03053.6767$200.60$91.38$40.12
    77399XExternal radiation dosimetry03041.6742$91.35$41.52$18.27
    77401SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77402SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77403SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77404SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77406SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77407SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
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    77408SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77409SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77411SRadiation treatment delivery03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77412SRadiation treatment delivery03012.1340$116.43$23.29
    77413SRadiation treatment delivery03012.1340$116.43$23.29
    77414SRadiation treatment delivery03012.1340$116.43$23.29
    77416SRadiation treatment delivery03012.1340$116.43$23.29
    77417XRadiology port film(s)02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
    77418SRadiation tx delivery, imrt04125.3904$294.11$58.82
    77427ERadiation tx management, x5
    77431ERadiation therapy management
    77432EStereotactic radiation trmt
    77470SSpecial radiation treatment02995.7618$314.37$62.87
    77499ERadiation therapy management
    77520SProton trmt, simple w/o comp06649.7295$530.85$106.17
    77522SProton trmt, simple w/comp06649.7295$530.85$106.17
    77523SProton trmt, intermediate1511$950.00$190.00
    77525SProton treatment, complex1511$950.00$190.00
    77600SHyperthermia treatment03144.6041$251.20$101.77$50.24
    77605SHyperthermia treatment03144.6041$251.20$101.77$50.24
    77610SHyperthermia treatment03144.6041$251.20$101.77$50.24
    77615SHyperthermia treatment03144.6041$251.20$101.77$50.24
    77620SHyperthermia treatment03144.6041$251.20$101.77$50.24
    77750SInfuse radioactive materials03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77761SApply intrcav radiat simple03123.6637$199.90$39.98
    77762SApply intrcav radiat interm03123.6637$199.90$39.98
    77763SApply intrcav radiat compl03123.6637$199.90$39.98
    77776SApply interstit radiat simpl03123.6637$199.90$39.98
    77777SApply interstit radiat inter03123.6637$199.90$39.98
    77778SApply interstit radiat compl065110.2314$558.24$111.65
    77781SHigh intensity brachytherapy031316.2481$886.51$177.30
    77782SHigh intensity brachytherapy031316.2481$886.51$177.30
    77783SHigh intensity brachytherapy031316.2481$886.51$177.30
    77784SHigh intensity brachytherapy031316.2481$886.51$177.30
    77789SApply surface radiation03001.4912$81.36$16.27
    77790NRadiation handling
    77799SRadium/radioisotope therapy031316.2481$886.51$177.30
    78000SThyroid, single uptake03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78001SThyroid, multiple uptakes03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78003SThyroid suppress/stimul03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78006SThyroid imaging with uptake03902.7907$152.26$76.13$30.45
    78007SThyroid image, mult uptakes03913.1956$174.36$87.18$34.87
    78010SThyroid imaging03902.7907$152.26$76.13$30.45
    78011SThyroid imaging with flow03902.7907$152.26$76.13$30.45
    78015SThyroid met imaging04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78016SThyroid met imaging/studies04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78018SThyroid met imaging, body04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78020SThyroid met uptake03991.5273$83.33$41.66$16.67
    78070SParathyroid nuclear imaging03913.1956$174.36$87.18$34.87
    78075SAdrenal nuclear imaging03913.1956$174.36$87.18$34.87
    78099SEndocrine nuclear procedure03902.7907$152.26$76.13$30.45
    78102SBone marrow imaging, ltd04003.8242$208.65$104.32$41.73
    78103SBone marrow imaging, mult04003.8242$208.65$104.32$41.73
    78104SBone marrow imaging, body04003.8242$208.65$104.32$41.73
    78110SPlasma volume, single03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78111SPlasma volume, multiple03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78120SRed cell mass, single03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78121SRed cell mass, multiple03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78122SBlood volume03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78130SRed cell survival study03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78135SRed cell survival kinetics03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78140SRed cell sequestration03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78160SPlasma iron turnover03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78162SRadioiron absorption exam03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78170SRed cell iron utilization03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78172STotal body iron estimation03934.4354$242.00$121.00$48.40
    78185SSpleen imaging04003.8242$208.65$104.32$41.73
    78190SPlatelet survival, kinetics03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78191SPlatelet survival03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78195SLymph system imaging04003.8242$208.65$104.32$41.73
    78199SBlood/lymph nuclear exam04003.8242$208.65$104.32$41.73
    78201SLiver imaging03944.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
    78202SLiver imaging with flow03944.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
    78205SLiver imaging (3D)03944.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
    78206SLiver image (3d) with flow03944.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
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    78215SLiver and spleen imaging03944.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
    78216SLiver & spleen image/flow03944.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
    78220SLiver function study03944.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
    78223SHepatobiliary imaging03944.3714$238.51$119.25$47.70
    78230SSalivary gland imaging03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78231SSerial salivary imaging03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78232SSalivary gland function exam03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78258SEsophageal motility study03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78261SGastric mucosa imaging03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78262SGastroesophageal reflux exam03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78264SGastric emptying study03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78267ABreath tst attain/anal c-14
    78268ABreath test analysis, c-14
    78270SVit B-12 absorption exam03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78271SVit b-12 absrp exam, int fac03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78272SVit B-12 absorp, combined03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78278SAcute GI blood loss imaging03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78282SGI protein loss exam03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78290SMeckel's divert exam03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78291SLeveen/shunt patency exam03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78299SGI nuclear procedure03953.9536$215.71$107.85$43.14
    78300SBone imaging, limited area03964.1883$228.52$114.26$45.70
    78305SBone imaging, multiple areas03964.1883$228.52$114.26$45.70
    78306SBone imaging, whole body03964.1883$228.52$114.26$45.70
    78315SBone imaging, 3 phase03964.1883$228.52$114.26$45.70
    78320SBone imaging (3D)03964.1883$228.52$114.26$45.70
    78350XBone mineral, single photon02611.3176$71.89$14.38
    78351EBone mineral, dual photon
    78399SMusculoskeletal nuclear exam03964.1883$228.52$114.26$45.70
    78414SNon-imaging heart function03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78428SCardiac shunt imaging03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78445SVascular flow imaging03972.2183$121.03$60.51$24.21
    78455SVenous thrombosis study03972.2183$121.03$60.51$24.21
    78456SAcute venous thrombus image03972.2183$121.03$60.51$24.21
    78457SVenous thrombosis imaging03972.2183$121.03$60.51$24.21
    78458SVen thrombosis images, bilat03972.2183$121.03$60.51$24.21
    78459SHeart muscle imaging (PET)028514.1508$772.08$334.45$154.42
    78460SHeart muscle blood, single03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78461SHeart muscle blood, multiple03776.8830$375.54$187.76$75.11
    78464SHeart image (3d), single03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78465SHeart image (3d), multiple03776.8830$375.54$187.76$75.11
    78466SHeart infarct image03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78468SHeart infarct image (ef)03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78469SHeart infarct image (3D)03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78472SGated heart, planar, single03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78473SGated heart, multiple03764.4510$242.85$121.42$48.57
    78478SHeart wall motion add-on03991.5273$83.33$41.66$16.67
    78480SHeart function add-on03991.5273$83.33$41.66$16.67
    78481SHeart first pass, single03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78483SHeart first pass, multiple03764.4510$242.85$121.42$48.57
    78491EHeart image (pet), single
    78492EHeart image (pet), multiple
    78494SHeart image, spect03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78496SHeart first pass add-on03991.5273$83.33$41.66$16.67
    78499SCardiovascular nuclear exam03984.5091$246.02$123.01$49.20
    78580SLung perfusion imaging04013.3736$184.07$92.03$36.81
    78584SLung V/Q image single breath03785.4852$299.28$149.63$59.86
    78585SLung V/Q imaging03785.4852$299.28$149.63$59.86
    78586SAerosol lung image, single04013.3736$184.07$92.03$36.81
    78587SAerosol lung image, multiple04013.3736$184.07$92.03$36.81
    78588SPerfusion lung image03785.4852$299.28$149.63$59.86
    78591SVent image, 1 breath, 1 proj04013.3736$184.07$92.03$36.81
    78593SVent image, 1 proj, gas04013.3736$184.07$92.03$36.81
    78594SVent image, mult proj, gas04013.3736$184.07$92.03$36.81
    78596SLung differential function03785.4852$299.28$149.63$59.86
    78599SRespiratory nuclear exam04013.3736$184.07$92.03$36.81
    78600SBrain imaging, ltd static04025.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
    78601SBrain imaging, ltd w/flow04025.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
    78605SBrain imaging, complete04025.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
    78606SBrain imaging, compl w/flow04025.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
    78607SBrain imaging (3D)04025.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
    78608EBrain imaging (PET)
    78609EBrain imaging (PET)
    78610SBrain flow imaging only04025.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
    78615SCerebral vascular flow image04025.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
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    78630SCerebrospinal fluid scan04033.8402$209.53$104.76$41.91
    78635SCSF ventriculography04033.8402$209.53$104.76$41.91
    78645SCSF shunt evaluation04033.8402$209.53$104.76$41.91
    78647SCerebrospinal fluid scan04033.8402$209.53$104.76$41.91
    78650SCSF leakage imaging04033.8402$209.53$104.76$41.91
    78660SNuclear exam of tear flow04033.8402$209.53$104.76$41.91
    78699SNervous system nuclear exam04025.4063$294.97$147.48$58.99
    78700SKidney imaging, static04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78701SKidney imaging with flow04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78704SImaging renogram04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78707SKidney flow/function image04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78708SKidney flow/function image04054.3432$236.97$118.48$47.39
    78709SKidney flow/function image04054.3432$236.97$118.48$47.39
    78710SKidney imaging (3D)04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78715SRenal vascular flow exam04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78725SKidney function study03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    78730SUrinary bladder retention04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78740SUreteral reflux study04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78760STesticular imaging04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78761STesticular imaging/flow04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78799SGenitourinary nuclear exam04043.7303$203.53$101.76$40.71
    78800STumor imaging, limited area04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78801STumor imaging, mult areas04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78802STumor imaging, whole body04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78803STumor imaging (3D)04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78804SNITumor imaging, whole body1508$650.00$130.00
    78805SAbscess imaging, ltd area04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78806SAbscess imaging, whole body04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78807SNuclear localization/abscess04064.3955$239.82$119.91$47.96
    78810ETumor imaging (PET)
    78890NNuclear medicine data proc
    78891NNuclear med data proc
    78990EProvide diag radionuclide(s)
    78999SNuclear diagnostic exam03891.6328$89.09$44.54$17.82
    79000SInit hyperthyroid therapy04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79001SRepeat hyperthyroid therapy04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79020SThyroid ablation04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79030SThyroid ablation, carcinoma04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79035SThyroid metastatic therapy04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79100SHematopoetic nuclear therapy04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79200SIntracavitary nuclear trmt04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79300SInterstitial nuclear therapy04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79400SNonhemato nuclear therapy04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79403SNIHematopoetic nuclear therapy1507$550.00$110.00
    79420SIntravascular nuclear ther04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79440SNuclear joint therapy04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    79900NProvide ther radiopharm(s)
    79999SNuclear medicine therapy04073.5841$195.55$97.77$39.11
    80048ABasic metabolic panel
    80050EGeneral health panel
    80051AElectrolyte panel
    80053AComprehen metabolic panel
    80055AObstetric panel
    80061ALipid panel
    80069ARenal function panel
    80074AAcute hepatitis panel
    80076AHepatic function panel
    80100ADrug screen, qualitate/multi
    80101ADrug screen, single
    80102ADrug confirmation
    80103NDrug analysis, tissue prep
    80150AAssay of amikacin
    80152AAssay of amitriptyline
    80154AAssay of benzodiazepines
    80156AAssay, carbamazepine, total
    80157AAssay, carbamazepine, free
    80158AAssay of cyclosporine
    80160AAssay of desipramine
    80162AAssay of digoxin
    80164AAssay, dipropylacetic acid
    80166AAssay of doxepin
    80168AAssay of ethosuximide
    80170AAssay of gentamicin
    80172AAssay of gold
    80173AAssay of haloperidol
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    80174AAssay of imipramine
    80176AAssay of lidocaine
    80178AAssay of lithium
    80182AAssay of nortriptyline
    80184AAssay of phenobarbital
    80185AAssay of phenytoin, total
    80186AAssay of phenytoin, free
    80188AAssay of primidone
    80190AAssay of procainamide
    80192AAssay of procainamide
    80194AAssay of quinidine
    80196AAssay of salicylate
    80197AAssay of tacrolimus
    80198AAssay of theophylline
    80200AAssay of tobramycin
    80201AAssay of topiramate
    80202AAssay of vancomycin
    80299AQuantitative assay, drug
    80400AActh stimulation panel
    80402AActh stimulation panel
    80406AActh stimulation panel
    80408AAldosterone suppression eval
    80410ACalcitonin stimul panel
    80412ACRH stimulation panel
    80414ATestosterone response
    80415AEstradiol response panel
    80416ARenin stimulation panel
    80417ARenin stimulation panel
    80418APituitary evaluation panel
    80420ADexamethasone panel
    80422AGlucagon tolerance panel
    80424AGlucagon tolerance panel
    80426AGonadotropin hormone panel
    80428AGrowth hormone panel
    80430AGrowth hormone panel
    80432AInsulin suppression panel
    80434AInsulin tolerance panel
    80435AInsulin tolerance panel
    80436AMetyrapone panel
    80438ATRH stimulation panel
    80439ATRH stimulation panel
    80440ATRH stimulation panel
    80500XLab pathology consultation03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    80502XLab pathology consultation03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    81000AUrinalysis, nonauto w/scope
    81001AUrinalysis, auto w/scope
    81002AUrinalysis nonauto w/o scope
    81003AUrinalysis, auto, w/o scope
    81005AUrinalysis
    81007AUrine screen for bacteria
    81015AMicroscopic exam of urine
    81020AUrinalysis, glass test
    81025AUrine pregnancy test
    81050AUrinalysis, volume measure
    81099AUrinalysis test procedure
    82000AAssay of blood acetaldehyde
    82003AAssay of acetaminophen
    82009ATest for acetone/ketones
    82010AAcetone assay
    82013AAcetylcholinesterase assay
    82016AAcylcarnitines, qual
    82017AAcylcarnitines, quant
    82024AAssay of acth
    82030AAssay of adp & amp
    82040AAssay of serum albumin
    82042AAssay of urine albumin
    82043AMicroalbumin, quantitative
    82044AMicroalbumin, semiquant
    82055AAssay of ethanol
    82075AAssay of breath ethanol
    82085AAssay of aldolase
    82088AAssay of aldosterone
    82101AAssay of urine alkaloids
    82103AAlpha-1-antitrypsin, total
    82104AAlpha-1-antitrypsin, pheno
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    82105AAlpha-fetoprotein, serum
    82106AAlpha-fetoprotein, amniotic
    82108AAssay of aluminum
    82120AAmines, vaginal fluid qual
    82127AAmino acid, single qual
    82128AAmino acids, mult qual
    82131AAmino acids, single quant
    82135AAssay, aminolevulinic acid
    82136AAmino acids, quant, 2-5
    82139AAmino acids, quan, 6 or more
    82140AAssay of ammonia
    82143AAmniotic fluid scan
    82145AAssay of amphetamines
    82150AAssay of amylase
    82154AAndrostanediol glucuronide
    82157AAssay of androstenedione
    82160AAssay of androsterone
    82163AAssay of angiotensin II
    82164AAngiotensin I enzyme test
    82172AAssay of apolipoprotein
    82175AAssay of arsenic
    82180AAssay of ascorbic acid
    82190AAtomic absorption
    82205AAssay of barbiturates
    82232AAssay of beta-2 protein
    82239ABile acids, total
    82240ABile acids, cholylglycine
    82247ABilirubin, total
    82248ABilirubin, direct
    82252AFecal bilirubin test
    82261AAssay of biotinidase
    82270ATest for blood, feces
    82273ATest for blood, other source
    82274AAssay test for blood, fecal
    82286AAssay of bradykinin
    82300AAssay of cadmium
    82306AAssay of vitamin D
    82307AAssay of vitamin D
    82308AAssay of calcitonin
    82310AAssay of calcium
    82330AAssay of calcium
    82331ACalcium infusion test
    82340AAssay of calcium in urine
    82355ACalculus analysis, qual
    82360ACalculus assay, quant
    82365ACalculus spectroscopy
    82370AX-ray assay, calculus
    82373AAssay, c-d transfer measure
    82374AAssay, blood carbon dioxide
    82375AAssay, blood carbon monoxide
    82376ATest for carbon monoxide
    82378ACarcinoembryonic antigen
    82379AAssay of carnitine
    82380AAssay of carotene
    82382AAssay, urine catecholamines
    82383AAssay, blood catecholamines
    82384AAssay, three catecholamines
    82387AAssay of cathepsin-d
    82390AAssay of ceruloplasmin
    82397AChemiluminescent assay
    82415AAssay of chloramphenicol
    82435AAssay of blood chloride
    82436AAssay of urine chloride
    82438AAssay, other fluid chlorides
    82441ATest for chlorohydrocarbons
    82465AAssay, bld/serum cholesterol
    82480AAssay, serum cholinesterase
    82482AAssay, rbc cholinesterase
    82485AAssay, chondroitin sulfate
    82486AGas/liquid chromatography
    82487APaper chromatography
    82488APaper chromatography
    82489AThin layer chromatography
    82491AChromotography, quant, sing
    82492AChromotography, quant, mult
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    82495AAssay of chromium
    82507AAssay of citrate
    82520AAssay of cocaine
    82523ACollagen crosslinks
    82525AAssay of copper
    82528AAssay of corticosterone
    82530ACortisol, free
    82533ATotal cortisol
    82540AAssay of creatine
    82541AColumn chromotography, qual
    82542AColumn chromotography, quant
    82543AColumn chromotograph/isotope
    82544AColumn chromotograph/isotope
    82550AAssay of ck (cpk)
    82552AAssay of cpk in blood
    82553ACreatine, MB fraction
    82554ACreatine, isoforms
    82565AAssay of creatinine
    82570AAssay of urine creatinine
    82575ACreatinine clearance test
    82585AAssay of cryofibrinogen
    82595AAssay of cryoglobulin
    82600AAssay of cyanide
    82607AVitamin B-12
    82608AB-12 binding capacity
    82615ATest for urine cystines
    82626ADehydroepiandrosterone
    82627ADehydroepiandrosterone
    82633ADesoxycorticosterone
    82634ADeoxycortisol
    82638AAssay of dibucaine number
    82646AAssay of dihydrocodeinone
    82649AAssay of dihydromorphinone
    82651AAssay of dihydrotestosterone
    82652AAssay of dihydroxyvitamin d
    82654AAssay of dimethadione
    82657AEnzyme cell activity
    82658AEnzyme cell activity, ra
    82664AElectrophoretic test
    82666AAssay of epiandrosterone
    82668AAssay of erythropoietin
    82670AAssay of estradiol
    82671AAssay of estrogens
    82672AAssay of estrogen
    82677AAssay of estriol
    82679AAssay of estrone
    82690AAssay of ethchlorvynol
    82693AAssay of ethylene glycol
    82696AAssay of etiocholanolone
    82705AFats/lipids, feces, qual
    82710AFats/lipids, feces, quant
    82715AAssay of fecal fat
    82725AAssay of blood fatty acids
    82726ALong chain fatty acids
    82728AAssay of ferritin
    82731AAssay of fetal fibronectin
    82735AAssay of fluoride
    82742AAssay of flurazepam
    82746ABlood folic acid serum
    82747AAssay of folic acid, rbc
    82757AAssay of semen fructose
    82759AAssay of rbc galactokinase
    82760AAssay of galactose
    82775AAssay galactose transferase
    82776AGalactose transferase test
    82784AAssay of gammaglobulin igm
    82785AAssay of gammaglobulin ige
    82787AIgg 1, 2, 3 or 4, each
    82800ABlood pH
    82803ABlood gases: pH, pO2 & pCO2
    82805ABlood gases W/02 saturation
    82810ABlood gases, O2 sat only
    82820AHemoglobin-oxygen affinity
    82926AAssay of gastric acid
    82928AAssay of gastric acid
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    82938AGastrin test
    82941AAssay of gastrin
    82943AAssay of glucagon
    82945AGlucose other fluid
    82946AGlucagon tolerance test
    82947AAssay, glucose, blood quant
    82948AReagent strip/blood glucose
    82950AGlucose test
    82951AGlucose tolerance test (GTT)
    82952AGTT-added samples
    82953AGlucose-tolbutamide test
    82955AAssay of g6pd enzyme
    82960ATest for G6PD enzyme
    82962AGlucose blood test
    82963AAssay of glucosidase
    82965AAssay of gdh enzyme
    82975AAssay of glutamine
    82977AAssay of GGT
    82978AAssay of glutathione
    82979AAssay, rbc glutathione
    82980AAssay of glutethimide
    82985AGlycated protein
    83001AGonadotropin (FSH)
    83002AGonadotropin (LH)
    83003AAssay, growth hormone (hgh)
    83008AAssay of guanosine
    83010AAssay of haptoglobin, quant
    83012AAssay of haptoglobins
    83013AH pylori analysis
    83014AH pylori drug admin/collect
    83015AHeavy metal screen
    83018AQuantitative screen, metals
    83020AHemoglobin electrophoresis
    83021AHemoglobin chromotography
    83026AHemoglobin, copper sulfate
    83030AFetal hemoglobin, chemical
    83033AFetal hemoglobin assay, qual
    83036AGlycated hemoglobin test
    83045ABlood methemoglobin test
    83050ABlood methemoglobin assay
    83051AAssay of plasma hemoglobin
    83055ABlood sulfhemoglobin test
    83060ABlood sulfhemoglobin assay
    83065AAssay of hemoglobin heat
    83068AHemoglobin stability screen
    83069AAssay of urine hemoglobin
    83070AAssay of hemosiderin, qual
    83071AAssay of hemosiderin, quant
    83080AAssay of b hexosaminidase
    83088AAssay of histamine
    83090AAssay of homocystine
    83150AAssay of for hva
    83491AAssay of corticosteroids
    83497AAssay of 5-hiaa
    83498AAssay of progesterone
    83499AAssay of progesterone
    83500AAssay, free hydroxyproline
    83505AAssay, total hydroxyproline
    83516AImmunoassay, nonantibody
    83518AImmunoassay, dipstick
    83519AImmunoassay, nonantibody
    83520AImmunoassay, RIA
    83525AAssay of insulin
    83527AAssay of insulin
    83528AAssay of intrinsic factor
    83540AAssay of iron
    83550AIron binding test
    83570AAssay of idh enzyme
    83582AAssay of ketogenic steroids
    83586AAssay 17- ketosteroids
    83593AFractionation, ketosteroids
    83605AAssay of lactic acid
    83615ALactate (LD) (LDH) enzyme
    83625AAssay of ldh enzymes
    83632APlacental lactogen
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    83633ATest urine for lactose
    83634AAssay of urine for lactose
    83655AAssay of lead
    83661AL/s ratio, fetal lung
    83662AFoam stability, fetal lung
    83663AFluoro polarize, fetal lung
    83664ALamellar bdy, fetal lung
    83670AAssay of lap enzyme
    83690AAssay of lipase
    83715AAssay of blood lipoproteins
    83716AAssay of blood lipoproteins
    83718AAssay of lipoprotein
    83719AAssay of blood lipoprotein
    83721AAssay of blood lipoprotein
    83727AAssay of lrh hormone
    83735AAssay of magnesium
    83775AAssay of md enzyme
    83785AAssay of manganese
    83788AMass spectrometry qual
    83789AMass spectrometry quant
    83805AAssay of meprobamate
    83825AAssay of mercury
    83835AAssay of metanephrines
    83840AAssay of methadone
    83857AAssay of methemalbumin
    83858AAssay of methsuximide
    83864AMucopolysaccharides
    83866AMucopolysaccharides screen
    83872AAssay synovial fluid mucin
    83873AAssay of csf protein
    83874AAssay of myoglobin
    83880ANatriuretic peptide
    83883AAssay, nephelometry not spec
    83885AAssay of nickel
    83887AAssay of nicotine
    83890AMolecule isolate
    83891AMolecule isolate nucleic
    83892AMolecular diagnostics
    83893AMolecule dot/slot/blot
    83894AMolecule gel electrophor
    83896AMolecular diagnostics
    83897AMolecule nucleic transfer
    83898AMolecule nucleic ampli
    83901AMolecule nucleic ampli
    83902AMolecular diagnostics
    83903AMolecule mutation scan
    83904AMolecule mutation identify
    83905AMolecule mutation identify
    83906AMolecule mutation identify
    83912AGenetic examination
    83915AAssay of nucleotidase
    83916AOligoclonal bands
    83918AOrganic acids, total, quant
    83919AOrganic acids, qual, each
    83921AOrganic acid, single, quant
    83925AAssay of opiates
    83930AAssay of blood osmolality
    83935AAssay of urine osmolality
    83937AAssay of osteocalcin
    83945AAssay of oxalate
    83950AOncoprotein, her-2/neu
    83970AAssay of parathormone
    83986AAssay of body fluid acidity
    83992AAssay for phencyclidine
    84022AAssay of phenothiazine
    84030AAssay of blood pku
    84035AAssay of phenylketones
    84060AAssay acid phosphatase
    84061APhosphatase, forensic exam
    84066AAssay prostate phosphatase
    84075AAssay alkaline phosphatase
    84078AAssay alkaline phosphatase
    84080AAssay alkaline phosphatases
    84081AAmniotic fluid enzyme test
    84085AAssay of rbc pg6d enzyme
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    84087AAssay phosphohexose enzymes
    84100AAssay of phosphorus
    84105AAssay of urine phosphorus
    84106ATest for porphobilinogen
    84110AAssay of porphobilinogen
    84119ATest urine for porphyrins
    84120AAssay of urine porphyrins
    84126AAssay of feces porphyrins
    84127AAssay of feces porphyrins
    84132AAssay of serum potassium
    84133AAssay of urine potassium
    84134AAssay of prealbumin
    84135AAssay of pregnanediol
    84138AAssay of pregnanetriol
    84140AAssay of pregnenolone
    84143AAssay of 17-hydroxypregneno
    84144AAssay of progesterone
    84146AAssay of prolactin
    84150AAssay of prostaglandin
    84152AAssay of psa, complexed
    84153AAssay of psa, total
    84154AAssay of psa, free
    84155AAssay of protein, serum
    84156ANIAssay of protein, urine
    84157ANIAssay of protein, other
    84160AAssay of protein, any source
    84165AElectrophoreisis of proteins
    84181AWestern blot test
    84182AProtein, western blot test
    84202AAssay RBC protoporphyrin
    84203ATest RBC protoporphyrin
    84206AAssay of proinsulin
    84207AAssay of vitamin b-6
    84210AAssay of pyruvate
    84220AAssay of pyruvate kinase
    84228AAssay of quinine
    84233AAssay of estrogen
    84234AAssay of progesterone
    84235AAssay of endocrine hormone
    84238AAssay, nonendocrine receptor
    84244AAssay of renin
    84252AAssay of vitamin b-2
    84255AAssay of selenium
    84260AAssay of serotonin
    84270AAssay of sex hormone globul
    84275AAssay of sialic acid
    84285AAssay of silica
    84295AAssay of serum sodium
    84300AAssay of urine sodium
    84302AAssay of sweat sodium
    84305AAssay of somatomedin
    84307AAssay of somatostatin
    84311ASpectrophotometry
    84315ABody fluid specific gravity
    84375AChromatogram assay, sugars
    84376ASugars, single, qual
    84377ASugars, multiple, qual
    84378ASugars, single, quant
    84379ASugars multiple quant
    84392AAssay of urine sulfate
    84402AAssay of testosterone
    84403AAssay of total testosterone
    84425AAssay of vitamin b-1
    84430AAssay of thiocyanate
    84432AAssay of thyroglobulin
    84436AAssay of total thyroxine
    84437AAssay of neonatal thyroxine
    84439AAssay of free thyroxine
    84442AAssay of thyroid activity
    84443AAssay thyroid stim hormone
    84445AAssay of tsi
    84446AAssay of vitamin e
    84449AAssay of transcortin
    84450ATransferase (AST) (SGOT)
    84460AAlanine amino (ALT) (SGPT)
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    84466AAssay of transferrin
    84478AAssay of triglycerides
    84479AAssay of thyroid (t3 or t4)
    84480AAssay, triiodothyronine (t3)
    84481AFree assay (FT-3)
    84482AT3 reverse
    84484AAssay of troponin, quant
    84485AAssay duodenal fluid trypsin
    84488ATest feces for trypsin
    84490AAssay of feces for trypsin
    84510AAssay of tyrosine
    84512AAssay of troponin, qual
    84520AAssay of urea nitrogen
    84525AUrea nitrogen semi-quant
    84540AAssay of urine/urea-n
    84545AUrea-N clearance test
    84550AAssay of blood/uric acid
    84560AAssay of urine/uric acid
    84577AAssay of feces/urobilinogen
    84578ATest urine urobilinogen
    84580AAssay of urine urobilinogen
    84583AAssay of urine urobilinogen
    84585AAssay of urine vma
    84586AAssay of vip
    84588AAssay of vasopressin
    84590AAssay of vitamin a
    84591AAssay of nos vitamin
    84597AAssay of vitamin k
    84600AAssay of volatiles
    84620AXylose tolerance test
    84630AAssay of zinc
    84681AAssay of c-peptide
    84702AChorionic gonadotropin test
    84703AChorionic gonadotropin assay
    84830AOvulation tests
    84999AClinical chemistry test
    85002ABleeding time test
    85004AAutomated diff wbc count
    85007ADifferential WBC count
    85008ANondifferential WBC count
    85009ADifferential WBC count
    85013ASpun microhematocrit
    85014AHematocrit
    85018AHemoglobin
    85025AAutomated hemogram
    85027AAutomated hemogram
    85032AManual cell count, each
    85041ARed blood cell (RBC) count
    85044AReticulocyte count
    85045AReticulocyte count
    85046AReticyte/hgb concentrate
    85048AWhite blood cell (WBC) count
    85049AAutomated platelet count
    85055ANIReticulated platelet assay
    85060XBlood smear interpretation03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    85097XBone marrow interpretation03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    85130AChromogenic substrate assay
    85170ABlood clot retraction
    85175ABlood clot lysis time
    85210ABlood clot factor II test
    85220ABlood clot factor V test
    85230ABlood clot factor VII test
    85240ABlood clot factor VIII test
    85244ABlood clot factor VIII test
    85245ABlood clot factor VIII test
    85246ABlood clot factor VIII test
    85247ABlood clot factor VIII test
    85250ABlood clot factor IX test
    85260ABlood clot factor X test
    85270ABlood clot factor XI test
    85280ABlood clot factor XII test
    85290ABlood clot factor XIII test
    85291ABlood clot factor XIII test
    85292ABlood clot factor assay
    85293ABlood clot factor assay
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    85300AAntithrombin III test
    85301AAntithrombin III test
    85302ABlood clot inhibitor antigen
    85303ABlood clot inhibitor test
    85305ABlood clot inhibitor assay
    85306ABlood clot inhibitor test
    85307AAssay activated protein c
    85335AFactor inhibitor test
    85337AThrombomodulin
    85345ACoagulation time
    85347ACoagulation time
    85348ACoagulation time
    85360AEuglobulin lysis
    85362AFibrin degradation products
    85366AFibrinogen test
    85370AFibrinogen test
    85378AFibrin degradation
    85379AFibrin degradation, quant
    85380AFibrin degradation, vte
    85384AFibrinogen
    85385AFibrinogen
    85390AFibrinolysins screen
    85396NNIClotting assay, whole blood
    85400AFibrinolytic plasmin
    85410AFibrinolytic antiplasmin
    85415AFibrinolytic plasminogen
    85420AFibrinolytic plasminogen
    85421AFibrinolytic plasminogen
    85441AHeinz bodies, direct
    85445AHeinz bodies, induced
    85460AHemoglobin, fetal
    85461AHemoglobin, fetal
    85475AHemolysin
    85520AHeparin assay
    85525AHeparin neutralization
    85530AHeparin-protamine tolerance
    85536AIron stain peripheral blood
    85540AWbc alkaline phosphatase
    85547ARBC mechanical fragility
    85549AMuramidase
    85555ARBC osmotic fragility
    85557ARBC osmotic fragility
    85576ABlood platelet aggregation
    85597APlatelet neutralization
    85610AProthrombin time
    85611AProthrombin test
    85612AViper venom prothrombin time
    85613ARussell viper venom, diluted
    85635AReptilase test
    85651ARbc sed rate, nonautomated
    85652ARbc sed rate, automated
    85660ARBC sickle cell test
    85670AThrombin time, plasma
    85675AThrombin time, titer
    85705AThromboplastin inhibition
    85730AThromboplastin time, partial
    85732AThromboplastin time, partial
    85810ABlood viscosity examination
    85999AHematology procedure
    86000AAgglutinins, febrile
    86001AAllergen specific igg
    86003AAllergen specific IgE
    86005AAllergen specific IgE
    86021AWBC antibody identification
    86022APlatelet antibodies
    86023AImmunoglobulin assay
    86038AAntinuclear antibodies
    86039AAntinuclear antibodies (ANA)
    86060AAntistreptolysin o, titer
    86063AAntistreptolysin o, screen
    86077APhysician blood bank service
    86078APhysician blood bank service
    86079APhysician blood bank service
    86140AC-reactive protein
    86141AC-reactive protein, hs
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    86146AGlycoprotein antibody
    86147ACardiolipin antibody
    86148APhospholipid antibody
    86155AChemotaxis assay
    86156ACold agglutinin, screen
    86157ACold agglutinin, titer
    86160AComplement, antigen
    86161AComplement/function activity
    86162AComplement, total (CH50)
    86171AComplement fixation, each
    86185ACounterimmunoelectrophoresis
    86215ADeoxyribonuclease, antibody
    86225ADNA antibody
    86226ADNA antibody, single strand
    86235ANuclear antigen antibody
    86243AFc receptor
    86255AFluorescent antibody, screen
    86256AFluorescent antibody, titer
    86277AGrowth hormone antibody
    86280AHemagglutination inhibition
    86294AImmunoassay, tumor, qual
    86300AImmunoassay, tumor, ca 15-3
    86301AImmunoassay, tumor, ca 19-9
    86304AImmunoassay, tumor, ca 125
    86308AHeterophile antibodies
    86309AHeterophile antibodies
    86310AHeterophile antibodies
    86316AImmunoassay, tumor other
    86317AImmunoassay,infectious agent
    86318AImmunoassay,infectious agent
    86320ASerum immunoelectrophoresis
    86325AOther immunoelectrophoresis
    86327AImmunoelectrophoresis assay
    86329AImmunodiffusion
    86331AImmunodiffusion ouchterlony
    86332AImmune complex assay
    86334AImmunofixation procedure
    86336AInhibin A
    86337AInsulin antibodies
    86340AIntrinsic factor antibody
    86341AIslet cell antibody
    86343ALeukocyte histamine release
    86344ALeukocyte phagocytosis
    86353ALymphocyte transformation
    86359AT cells, total count
    86360AT cell, absolute count/ratio
    86361AT cell, absolute count
    86376AMicrosomal antibody
    86378AMigration inhibitory factor
    86382ANeutralization test, viral
    86384Anitroblue tetrazolium dye
    86403AParticle agglutination test
    86406AParticle agglutination test
    86430ARheumatoid factor test
    86431ARheumatoid factor, quant
    86485XSkin test, candida03410.1365$7.45$3.03$1.49
    86490XCoccidioidomycosis skin test03410.1365$7.45$3.03$1.49
    86510XHistoplasmosis skin test03410.1365$7.45$3.03$1.49
    86580XTB intradermal test03410.1365$7.45$3.03$1.49
    86585XTB tine test03410.1365$7.45$3.03$1.49
    86586XSkin test, unlisted03410.1365$7.45$3.03$1.49
    86590AStreptokinase, antibody
    86592ABlood serology, qualitative
    86593ABlood serology, quantitative
    86602AAntinomyces antibody
    86603AAdenovirus antibody
    86606AAspergillus antibody
    86609ABacterium antibody
    86611ABartonella antibody
    86612ABlastomyces antibody
    86615ABordetella antibody
    86617ALyme disease antibody
    86618ALyme disease antibody
    86619ABorrelia antibody
    86622ABrucella antibody
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    86625ACampylobacter antibody
    86628ACandida antibody
    86631AChlamydia antibody
    86632AChlamydia igm antibody
    86635ACoccidioides antibody
    86638AQ fever antibody
    86641ACryptococcus antibody
    86644ACMV antibody
    86645ACMV antibody, IgM
    86648ADiphtheria antibody
    86651AEncephalitis antibody
    86652AEncephalitis antibody
    86653AEncephalitis antibody
    86654AEncephalitis antibody
    86658AEnterovirus antibody
    86663AEpstein-barr antibody
    86664AEpstein-barr antibody
    86665AEpstein-barr antibody
    86666AEhrlichia antibody
    86668AFrancisella tularensis
    86671AFungus antibody
    86674AGiardia lamblia antibody
    86677AHelicobacter pylori
    86682AHelminth antibody
    86684AHemophilus influenza
    86687AHtlv-i antibody
    86688AHtlv-ii antibody
    86689AHTLV/HIV confirmatory test
    86692AHepatitis, delta agent
    86694AHerpes simplex test
    86695AHerpes simplex test
    86696AHerpes simplex type 2
    86698AHistoplasma
    86701AHIV-1
    86702AHIV-2
    86703AHIV-1/HIV-2, single assay
    86704AHep b core antibody, total
    86705AHep b core antibody, igm
    86706AHep b surface antibody
    86707AHep be antibody
    86708AHep a antibody, total
    86709AHep a antibody, igm
    86710AInfluenza virus antibody
    86713ALegionella antibody
    86717ALeishmania antibody
    86720ALeptospira antibody
    86723AListeria monocytogenes ab
    86727ALymph choriomeningitis ab
    86729ALympho venereum antibody
    86732AMucormycosis antibody
    86735AMumps antibody
    86738AMycoplasma antibody
    86741ANeisseria meningitidis
    86744ANocardia antibody
    86747AParvovirus antibody
    86750AMalaria antibody
    86753AProtozoa antibody nos
    86756ARespiratory virus antibody
    86757ARickettsia antibody
    86759ARotavirus antibody
    86762ARubella antibody
    86765ARubeola antibody
    86768ASalmonella antibody
    86771AShigella antibody
    86774ATetanus antibody
    86777AToxoplasma antibody
    86778AToxoplasma antibody, igm
    86781ATreponema pallidum, confirm
    86784ATrichinella antibody
    86787AVaricella-zoster antibody
    86790AVirus antibody nos
    86793AYersinia antibody
    86800AThyroglobulin antibody
    86803AHepatitis c ab test
    86804AHep c ab test, confirm
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    86805ALymphocytotoxicity assay
    86806ALymphocytotoxicity assay
    86807ACytotoxic antibody screening
    86808ACytotoxic antibody screening
    86812AHLA typing, A, B, or C
    86813AHLA typing, A, B, or C
    86816AHLA typing, DR/DQ
    86817AHLA typing, DR/DQ
    86821ALymphocyte culture, mixed
    86822ALymphocyte culture, primed
    86849AImmunology procedure
    86850XRBC antibody screen03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86860XRBC antibody elution03460.3866$21.09$5.32$4.22
    86870XRBC antibody identification03460.3866$21.09$5.32$4.22
    86880XCoombs test, direct04090.1390$7.58$2.32$1.52
    86885XCoombs test, indirect, qual04090.1390$7.58$2.32$1.52
    86886XCoombs test, indirect, titer04090.1390$7.58$2.32$1.52
    86890XAutologous blood process03470.9610$52.43$13.20$10.49
    86891XAutologous blood, op salvage03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86900XBlood typing, ABO04090.1390$7.58$2.32$1.52
    86901XBlood typing, Rh (D)04090.1390$7.58$2.32$1.52
    86903XBlood typing, antigen screen03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86904XBlood typing, patient serum03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86905XBlood typing, RBC antigens03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86906XBlood typing, Rh phenotype03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86910EBlood typing, paternity test
    86911EBlood typing, antigen system
    86920XCompatibility test03460.3866$21.09$5.32$4.22
    86921XCompatibility test03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86922XCompatibility test03460.3866$21.09$5.32$4.22
    86927XPlasma, fresh frozen03460.3866$21.09$5.32$4.22
    86930XFrozen blood prep03470.9610$52.43$13.20$10.49
    86931XFrozen blood thaw03470.9610$52.43$13.20$10.49
    86932XFrozen blood freeze/thaw03470.9610$52.43$13.20$10.49
    86940AHemolysins/agglutinins, auto
    86941AHemolysins/agglutinins
    86945XBlood product/irradiation03460.3866$21.09$5.32$4.22
    86950XLeukacyte transfusion03470.9610$52.43$13.20$10.49
    86965XPooling blood platelets03460.3866$21.09$5.32$4.22
    86970XRBC pretreatment03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86971XRBC pretreatment03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86972XRBC pretreatment03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86975XRBC pretreatment, serum03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86976XRBC pretreatment, serum03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86977XRBC pretreatment, serum03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86978XRBC pretreatment, serum03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    86985XSplit blood or products03470.9610$52.43$13.20$10.49
    86999XTransfusion procedure03450.2550$13.91$3.10$2.78
    87001ASmall animal inoculation
    87003ASmall animal inoculation
    87015ASpecimen concentration
    87040ABlood culture for bacteria
    87045AFeces culture, bacteria
    87046AStool cultr, bacteria, each
    87070ACulture, bacteria, other
    87071ACulture bacteri aerobic othr
    87073ACulture bacteria anaerobic
    87075ACultr bacteria, except blood
    87076ACulture anaerobe ident, each
    87077ACulture aerobic identify
    87081ACulture screen only
    87084ACulture of specimen by kit
    87086AUrine culture/colony count
    87088AUrine bacteria culture
    87101ASkin fungi culture
    87102AFungus isolation culture
    87103ABlood fungus culture
    87106AFungi identification, yeast
    87107AFungi identification, mold
    87109AMycoplasma
    87110AChlamydia culture
    87116AMycobacteria culture
    87118AMycobacteric identification
    87140ACulture type immunofluoresc
    87143ACulture typing, glc/hplc
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    87147ACulture type, immunologic
    87149ACulture type, nucleic acid
    87152ACulture type pulse field gel
    87158ACulture typing, added method
    87164ADark field examination
    87166ADark field examination
    87168AMacroscopic exam arthropod
    87169AMacroscopic exam parasite
    87172APinworm exam
    87176ATissue homogenization, cultr
    87177AOva and parasites smears
    87181AMicrobe susceptible, diffuse
    87184AMicrobe susceptible, disk
    87185AMicrobe susceptible, enzyme
    87186AMicrobe susceptible, mic
    87187AMicrobe susceptible, mlc
    87188AMicrobe suscept, macrobroth
    87190AMicrobe suscept, mycobacteri
    87197ABactericidal level, serum
    87205ASmear, gram stain
    87206ASmear, fluorescent/acid stai
    87207ASmear, special stain
    87210ASmear, wet mount, saline/ink
    87220ATissue exam for fungi
    87230AAssay, toxin or antitoxin
    87250AVirus inoculate, eggs/animal
    87252AVirus inoculation, tissue
    87253AVirus inoculate tissue, addl
    87254AVirus inoculation, shell via
    87255AGenet virus isolate, hsv
    87260AAdenovirus ag, if
    87265APertussis ag, if
    87267AEnterovirus antibody, dfa
    87269ANIGiardia ag, if
    87270AChlamydia trachomatis ag, if
    87271ACryptosporidum/gardia ag, if
    87272ACryptosporidium ag, if
    87273AHerpes simplex 2, ag, if
    87274AHerpes simplex 1, ag, if
    87275AInfluenza b, ag, if
    87276AInfluenza a, ag, if
    87277ALegionella micdadei, ag, if
    87278ALegion pneumophilia ag, if
    87279AParainfluenza, ag, if
    87280ARespiratory syncytial ag, if
    87281APneumocystis carinii, ag, if
    87283ARubeola, ag, if
    87285ATreponema pallidum, ag, if
    87290AVaricella zoster, ag, if
    87299AAntibody detection, nos, if
    87300AAg detection, polyval, if
    87301AAdenovirus ag, eia
    87320AChylmd trach ag, eia
    87324AClostridium ag, eia
    87327ACryptococcus neoform ag, eia
    87328ACryptosporidium ag, eia
    87329ANIGiardia ag, eia
    87332ACytomegalovirus ag, eia
    87335AE coli 0157 ag, eia
    87336AEntamoeb hist dispr, ag, eia
    87337AEntamoeb hist group, ag, eia
    87338AHpylori, stool, eia
    87339AH pylori ag, eia
    87340AHepatitis b surface ag, eia
    87341AHepatitis b surface, ag, eia
    87350AHepatitis be ag, eia
    87380AHepatitis delta ag, eia
    87385AHistoplasma capsul ag, eia
    87390AHiv-1 ag, eia
    87391AHiv-2 ag, eia
    87400AInfluenza a/b, ag, eia
    87420AResp syncytial ag, eia
    87425ARotavirus ag, eia
    87427AShiga-like toxin ag, eia
    87430AStrep a ag, eia
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    87449AAg detect nos, eia, mult
    87450AAg detect nos, eia, single
    87451AAg detect polyval, eia, mult
    87470ABartonella, dna, dir probe
    87471ABartonella, dna, amp probe
    87472ABartonella, dna, quant
    87475ALyme dis, dna, dir probe
    87476ALyme dis, dna, amp probe
    87477ALyme dis, dna, quant
    87480ACandida, dna, dir probe
    87481ACandida, dna, amp probe
    87482ACandida, dna, quant
    87485AChylmd pneum, dna, dir probe
    87486AChylmd pneum, dna, amp probe
    87487AChylmd pneum, dna, quant
    87490AChylmd trach, dna, dir probe
    87491AChylmd trach, dna, amp probe
    87492AChylmd trach, dna, quant
    87495ACytomeg, dna, dir probe
    87496ACytomeg, dna, amp probe
    87497ACytomeg, dna, quant
    87510AGardner vag, dna, dir probe
    87511AGardner vag, dna, amp probe
    87512AGardner vag, dna, quant
    87515AHepatitis b, dna, dir probe
    87516AHepatitis b, dna, amp probe
    87517AHepatitis b, dna, quant
    87520AHepatitis c, rna, dir probe
    87521AHepatitis c, rna, amp probe
    87522AHepatitis c, rna, quant
    87525AHepatitis g, dna, dir probe
    87526AHepatitis g, dna, amp probe
    87527AHepatitis g, dna, quant
    87528AHsv, dna, dir probe
    87529AHsv, dna, amp probe
    87530AHsv, dna, quant
    87531AHhv-6, dna, dir probe
    87532AHhv-6, dna, amp probe
    87533AHhv-6, dna, quant
    87534AHiv-1, dna, dir probe
    87535AHiv-1, dna, amp probe
    87536AHiv-1, dna, quant
    87537AHiv-2, dna, dir probe
    87538AHiv-2, dna, amp probe
    87539AHiv-2, dna, quant
    87540ALegion pneumo, dna, dir prob
    87541ALegion pneumo, dna, amp prob
    87542ALegion pneumo, dna, quant
    87550AMycobacteria, dna, dir probe
    87551AMycobacteria, dna, amp probe
    87552AMycobacteria, dna, quant
    87555AM.tuberculo, dna, dir probe
    87556AM.tuberculo, dna, amp probe
    87557AM.tuberculo, dna, quant
    87560AM.avium-intra, dna, dir prob
    87561AM.avium-intra, dna, amp prob
    87562AM.avium-intra, dna, quant
    87580AM.pneumon, dna, dir probe
    87581AM.pneumon, dna, amp probe
    87582AM.pneumon, dna, quant
    87590AN.gonorrhoeae, dna, dir prob
    87591AN.gonorrhoeae, dna, amp prob
    87592AN.gonorrhoeae, dna, quant
    87620AHpv, dna, dir probe
    87621AHpv, dna, amp probe
    87622AHpv, dna, quant
    87650AStrep a, dna, dir probe
    87651AStrep a, dna, amp probe
    87652AStrep a, dna, quant
    87660ANITrichomonas vagin, dir probe
    87797ADetect agent nos, dna, dir
    87798ADetect agent nos, dna, amp
    87799ADetect agent nos, dna, quant
    87800ADetect agnt mult, dna, direc
    87801ADetect agnt mult, dna, ampli
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    87802AStrep b assay w/optic
    87803AClostridium toxin a w/optic
    87804AInfluenza assay w/optic
    87810AChylmd trach assay w/optic
    87850AN. gonorrhoeae assay w/optic
    87880AStrep a assay w/optic
    87899AAgent nos assay w/optic
    87901AGenotype, dna, hiv reverse t
    87902AGenotype, dna, hepatitis C
    87903APhenotype, dna hiv w/culture
    87904APhenotype, dna hiv w/clt add
    87999AMicrobiology procedure
    88000EAutopsy (necropsy), gross
    88005EAutopsy (necropsy), gross
    88007EAutopsy (necropsy), gross
    88012EAutopsy (necropsy), gross
    88014EAutopsy (necropsy), gross
    88016EAutopsy (necropsy), gross
    88020EAutopsy (necropsy), complete
    88025EAutopsy (necropsy), complete
    88027EAutopsy (necropsy), complete
    88028EAutopsy (necropsy), complete
    88029EAutopsy (necropsy), complete
    88036ELimited autopsy
    88037ELimited autopsy
    88040EForensic autopsy (necropsy)
    88045ECoroner's autopsy (necropsy)
    88099ENecropsy (autopsy) procedure
    88104XCytopathology, fluids03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88106XCytopathology, fluids03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88107XCytopathology, fluids03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88108XCytopath, concentrate tech03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88112XNICytopath, cell enhance tech03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88125XForensic cytopathology03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88130ASex chromatin identification
    88140ASex chromatin identification
    88141NCytopath, c/v, interpret
    88142ACytopath, c/v, thin layer
    88143ACytopath c/v thin layer redo
    88147ACytopath, c/v, automated
    88148ACytopath, c/v, auto rescreen
    88150ACytopath, c/v, manual
    88152ACytopath, c/v, auto redo
    88153ACytopath, c/v, redo
    88154ACytopath, c/v, select
    88155ACytopath, c/v, index add-on
    88160XCytopath smear, other source03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88161XCytopath smear, other source03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88162XCytopath smear, other source03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88164ACytopath tbs, c/v, manual
    88165ACytopath tbs, c/v, redo
    88166ACytopath tbs, c/v, auto redo
    88167ACytopath tbs, c/v, select
    88172XCytopathology eval of fna03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88173XCytopath eval, fna, report03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88174ACytopath, c/v auto, in fluid
    88175ACytopath c/v auto fluid redo
    88180XCell marker study03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88182XCell marker study03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88199ACytopathology procedure
    88230ATissue culture, lymphocyte
    88233ATissue culture, skin/biopsy
    88235ATissue culture, placenta
    88237ATissue culture, bone marrow
    88239ATissue culture, tumor
    88240ACell cryopreserve/storage
    88241AFrozen cell preparation
    88245AChromosome analysis, 20-25
    88248AChromosome analysis, 50-100
    88249AChromosome analysis, 100
    88261AChromosome analysis, 5
    88262AChromosome analysis, 15-20
    88263AChromosome analysis, 45
    88264AChromosome analysis, 20-25
    88267AChromosome analys, placenta
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    88269AChromosome analys, amniotic
    88271ACytogenetics, dna probe
    88272ACytogenetics, 3-5
    88273ACytogenetics, 10-30
    88274ACytogenetics, 25-99
    88275ACytogenetics, 100-300
    88280AChromosome karyotype study
    88283AChromosome banding study
    88285AChromosome count, additional
    88289AChromosome study, additional
    88291ACyto/molecular report
    88299XCytogenetic study03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88300XSurgical path, gross03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88302XTissue exam by pathologist03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88304XTissue exam by pathologist03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88305XTissue exam by pathologist03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88307XTissue exam by pathologist03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88309XTissue exam by pathologist03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88311XDecalcify tissue03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88312XSpecial stains03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88313XSpecial stains03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88314XHistochemical stain03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88318XChemical histochemistry03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88319XEnzyme histochemistry03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88321XMicroslide consultation03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88323XMicroslide consultation03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88325XComprehensive review of data03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88329XPath consult introp03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88331XPath consult intraop, 1 bloc03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88332XPath consult intraop, add'l03420.2162$11.80$5.88$2.36
    88342XImmunohistochemistry03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88346XImmunofluorescent study03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    88347XImmunofluorescent study03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88348XElectron microscopy06613.2576$177.74$88.87$35.55
    88349XScanning electron microscopy06613.2576$177.74$88.87$35.55
    88355XAnalysis, skeletal muscle03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88356XAnalysis, nerve03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88358XAnalysis, tumor03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88361XNIImmunohistochemistry, tumor03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88362XNerve teasing preparations03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88365XTissue hybridization03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    88371AProtein, western blot tissue
    88372AProtein analysis w/probe
    88380AMicrodissection
    88399ASurgical pathology procedure
    88400ABilirubin total transcut
    89050ABody fluid cell count
    89051ABody fluid cell count
    89055ALeukocyte assessment, fecal
    89060AExam,synovial fluid crystals
    89100XSample intestinal contents03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    89105XSample intestinal contents03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    89125ASpecimen fat stain
    89130XSample stomach contents03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    89132XSample stomach contents03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    89135XSample stomach contents03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    89136XSample stomach contents03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    89140XSample stomach contents03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    89141XSample stomach contents03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    89160AExam feces for meat fibers
    89190ANasal smear for eosinophils
    89220XNISputum specimen collection03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    89225ANIStarch granules, feces
    89230XNICollect sweat for test03440.6291$34.32$17.16$6.86
    89235ANIWater load test
    89240ANIPathology lab procedure
    89250XCultr oocyte/embryo <4 days03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89251XCultr oocyte/embryo <4 days03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89252XDGAssist oocyte fertilization03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89253XEmbryo hatching03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89254XOocyte identification03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89255XPrepare embryo for transfer03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89256XDGPrepare cryopreserved embryo03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89257XSperm identification03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89258XCryopreservation; embryo(s)03480.8194$44.71$8.94
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    89259XCryopreservation, sperm03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89260XSperm isolation, simple03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89261XSperm isolation, complex03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89264XIdentify sperm tissue03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89268XNIInsemination of oocytes03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89272XNIExtended culture of oocytes03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89280XNIAssist oocyte fertilization03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89281XNIAssist oocyte fertilization03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89290XNIBiopsy, oocyte polar body03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89291XNIBiopsy, oocyte polar body03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89300ASemen analysis w/huhner
    89310ASemen analysis
    89320ASemen analysis, complete
    89321ASemen analysis & motility
    89325ASperm antibody test
    89329ASperm evaluation test
    89330AEvaluation, cervical mucus
    89335XNICryopreserve testicular tiss03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89342XNIStorage/year; embryo(s)03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89343XNIStorage/year; sperm/semen03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89344XNIStorage/year; reprod tissue03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89346XNIStorage/year; oocyte03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89350XDGSputum specimen collection03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    89352XNIThawing cryopresrved; embryo03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89353XNIThawing cryopresrved; sperm03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89354XNIThaw cryoprsvrd; reprod tiss03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89355ADGExam feces for starch
    89356XNIThawing cryopresrved; oocyte03480.8194$44.71$8.94
    89360XDGCollect sweat for test03430.4617$25.19$12.55$5.04
    89365ADGWater load test
    89399ADGPathology lab procedure
    90281EHuman ig, im
    90283EHuman ig, iv
    90287EBotulinum antitoxin
    90288EBotulism ig, iv
    90291ECmv ig, iv
    90296KDiphtheria antitoxin03550.2749$15.00$3.00
    90371EHep b ig, im
    90375KRabies ig, im/sc03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90376KRabies ig, heat treated03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90378ERsv ig, im, 50mg
    90379KRsv ig, iv03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90384ERh ig, full-dose, im
    90385KRh ig, minidose, im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90386ERh ig, iv
    90389NTetanus ig, im
    90393KVaccina ig, im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90396KVaricella-zoster ig, im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90399EImmune globulin
    90471NImmunization admin
    90472NImmunization admin, each add
    90473EImmune admin oral/nasal
    90474EImmune admin oral/nasal addl
    90476NAdenovirus vaccine, type 4
    90477NAdenovirus vaccine, type 7
    90581KAnthrax vaccine, sc03550.2749$15.00$3.00
    90585NBcg vaccine, percut
    90586KBcg vaccine, intravesical03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90632NHep a vaccine, adult im
    90633NHep a vacc, ped/adol, 2 dose
    90634NHep a vacc, ped/adol, 3 dose
    90636KHep a/hep b vacc, adult im03550.2749$15.00$3.00
    90645NHib vaccine, hboc, im
    90646NHib vaccine, prp-d, im
    90647NHib vaccine, prp-omp, im
    90648NHib vaccine, prp-t, im
    90655LNIFlu vaccine, 6-35 mo, im
    90657LFlu vaccine, 6-35 mo, im
    90658LFlu vaccine, 3 yrs, im
    90659LDGFlu vaccine, whole, im
    90660EFlu vaccine, nasal
    90665NLyme disease vaccine, im
    90669EPneumococcal vacc, ped <5
    90675KRabies vaccine, im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90676KRabies vaccine, id03560.7698$42.00$8.40
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    90680NRotovirus vaccine, oral
    90690NTyphoid vaccine, oral
    90691NTyphoid vaccine, im
    90692NTyphoid vaccine, h-p, sc/id
    90693KTyphoid vaccine, akd, sc03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90698NNIDtap-hib-ip vaccine, im
    90700NDtap vaccine, im
    90701NDtp vaccine, im
    90702NDt vaccine < 7, im
    90703NTetanus vaccine, im
    90704NMumps vaccine, sc
    90705NMeasles vaccine, sc
    90706NRubella vaccine, sc
    90707NMmr vaccine, sc
    90708NMeasles-rubella vaccine, sc
    90710NMmrv vaccine, sc
    90712NOral poliovirus vaccine
    90713NPoliovirus, ipv, sc
    90715NNITdap vaccine > 7 im
    90716KChicken pox vaccine, sc03550.2749$15.00$3.00
    90717NYellow fever vaccine, sc
    90718NTd vaccine > 7, im
    90719NDiphtheria vaccine, im
    90720NDtp/hib vaccine, im
    90721NDtap/hib vaccine, im
    90723KDtap-hep b-ipv vaccine, im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90725KCholera vaccine, injectable03550.2749$15.00$3.00
    90727NPlague vaccine, im
    90732LPneumococcal vaccine
    90733NMeningococcal vaccine, sc
    90734NNIMeningococcal vaccine, im
    90735NEncephalitis vaccine, sc
    90740KHepb vacc, ill pat 3 dose im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90743KHep b vacc, adol, 2 dose, im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90744KHepb vacc ped/adol 3 dose im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90746KHep b vaccine, adult, im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90747KHepb vacc, ill pat 4 dose im03560.7698$42.00$8.40
    90748KHep b/hib vaccine, im03550.2749$15.00$3.00
    90749NVaccine toxoid
    90780BIV infusion therapy, 1 hour
    90781BIV infusion, additional hour
    90782XInjection, sc/im03530.3982$21.73$4.35
    90783XInjection, ia03590.8000$43.65$8.73
    90784XInjection, iv03590.8000$43.65$8.73
    90788XInjection of antibiotic03590.8000$43.65$8.73
    90799XTher/prophylactic/dx inject03520.1230$6.71$1.34
    90801SPsy dx interview03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90802SIntac psy dx interview03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90804SPsytx, office, 20-30 min03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90805SPsytx, off, 20-30 min w/e&m03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90806SPsytx, off, 45-50 min03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90807SPsytx, off, 45-50 min w/e&m03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90808SPsytx, office, 75-80 min03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90809SPsytx, off, 75-80, w/e&m03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90810SIntac psytx, off, 20-30 min03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90811SIntac psytx, 20-30, w/e&m03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90812SIntac psytx, off, 45-50 min03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90813SIntac psytx, 45-50 min w/e&m03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90814SIntac psytx, off, 75-80 min03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90815SIntac psytx, 75-80 w/e&m03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90816SPsytx, hosp, 20-30 min03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90817SPsytx, hosp, 20-30 min w/e&m03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90818SPsytx, hosp, 45-50 min03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90819SPsytx, hosp, 45-50 min w/e&m03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90821SPsytx, hosp, 75-80 min03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90822SPsytx, hosp, 75-80 min w/e&m03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90823SIntac psytx, hosp, 20-30 min03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90824SIntac psytx, hsp 20-30 w/e&m03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90826SIntac psytx, hosp, 45-50 min03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90827SIntac psytx, hsp 45-50 w/e&m03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90828SIntac psytx, hosp, 75-80 min03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90829SIntac psytx, hsp 75-80 w/e&m03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90845SPsychoanalysis03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90846SFamily psytx w/o patient03242.4473$133.53$26.71
    90847SFamily psytx w/patient03242.4473$133.53$26.71
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    90849SMultiple family group psytx03251.4865$81.10$18.27$16.22
    90853SGroup psychotherapy03251.4865$81.10$18.27$16.22
    90857SIntac group psytx03251.4865$81.10$18.27$16.22
    90862XMedication management03741.1252$61.39$12.28
    90865SNarcosynthesis03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90870SElectroconvulsive therapy03205.3785$293.46$80.06$58.69
    90871EElectroconvulsive therapy
    90875EPsychophysiological therapy
    90876EPsychophysiological therapy
    90880SHypnotherapy03231.8689$101.97$21.26$20.39
    90882EEnvironmental manipulation
    90885NPsy evaluation of records
    90887NConsultation with family
    90889NPreparation of report
    90899SPsychiatric service/therapy03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    90901ABiofeedback train, any meth
    90911SBiofeedback peri/uro/rectal03211.2387$67.58$21.78$13.52
    90918AESRD related services, month
    90919AESRD related services, month
    90920AESRD related services, month
    90921AESRD related services, month
    90922AESRD related services, day
    90923AEsrd related services, day
    90924AEsrd related services, day
    90925AEsrd related services, day
    90935SHemodialysis, one evaluation01705.9678$325.61$65.12
    90937EHemodialysis, repeated eval
    90939NHemodialysis study, transcut
    90940NHemodialysis access study
    90945SDialysis, one evaluation01705.9678$325.61$65.12
    90947EDialysis, repeated eval
    90989BDialysis training, complete
    90993BDialysis training, incompl
    90997EHemoperfusion
    90999BDialysis procedure
    91000XEsophageal intubation03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91010XEsophagus motility study03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91011XEsophagus motility study03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91012XEsophagus motility study03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91020XGastric motility03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91030XAcid perfusion of esophagus03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91032XEsophagus, acid reflux test03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91033XProlonged acid reflux test03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91052XGastric analysis test03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    91055XGastric intubation for smear03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    91060XGastric saline load test03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    91065XBreath hydrogen test03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    91100XPass intestine bleeding tube03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    91105XGastric intubation treatment03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    91110SNIGi tract capsule endoscopy1508$650.00$130.00
    91122TAnal pressure record01562.4747$135.02$40.52$27.00
    91123NIrrigate fecal impaction
    91132XElectrogastrography03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    91133XElectrogastrography w/test03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    91299XGastroenterology procedure03601.7313$94.46$42.45$18.89
    92002VEye exam, new patient06010.9816$53.56$10.71
    92004VEye exam, new patient06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    92012VEye exam established pat06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    92014VEye exam & treatment06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    92015ERefraction
    92018TNew eye exam & treatment06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    92019SEye exam & treatment06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    92020SSpecial eye evaluation02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92060SSpecial eye evaluation02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92065SOrthoptic/pleoptic training02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92070NFitting of contact lens
    92081SVisual field examination(s)02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92082SVisual field examination(s)06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    92083SVisual field examination(s)06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    92100NSerial tonometry exam(s)
    92120STonography & eye evaluation02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92130SWater provocation tonography06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    92135SOpthalmic dx imaging02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92136SOphthalmic biometry02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92140SGlaucoma provocative tests06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
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    92225SSpecial eye exam, initial06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    92226SSpecial eye exam, subsequent06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    92230TEye exam with photos06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    92235TEye exam with photos06992.2303$121.69$47.46$24.34
    92240SIcg angiography02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    92250SEye exam with photos02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92260SOphthalmoscopy/dynamometry02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92265SEye muscle evaluation02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    92270SElectro-oculography06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    92275SElectroretinography02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    92283SColor vision examination02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92284SDark adaptation eye exam06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    92285SEye photography02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92286SInternal eye photography06980.9599$52.37$18.72$10.47
    92287SInternal eye photography02312.1883$119.40$50.94$23.88
    92310EContact lens fitting
    92311XContact lens fitting03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92312XContact lens fitting03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92313XContact lens fitting03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92314EPrescription of contact lens
    92315XPrescription of contact lens03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92316XPrescription of contact lens03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92317XPrescription of contact lens03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92325XModification of contact lens03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92326XReplacement of contact lens03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92330SFitting of artificial eye02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92335NFitting of artificial eye
    92340EFitting of spectacles
    92341EFitting of spectacles
    92342EFitting of spectacles
    92352XSpecial spectacles fitting03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92353XSpecial spectacles fitting03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92354XSpecial spectacles fitting03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92355XSpecial spectacles fitting03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92358XEye prosthesis service03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92370ERepair & adjust spectacles
    92371XRepair & adjust spectacles03622.6984$147.23$29.45
    92390ESupply of spectacles
    92391ESupply of contact lenses
    92392ESupply of low vision aids
    92393ESupply of artificial eye
    92395ESupply of spectacles
    92396ESupply of contact lenses
    92499SEye service or procedure02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
    92502TEar and throat examination02511.7880$97.56$19.51
    92504NEar microscopy examination
    92506ASpeech/hearing evaluation
    92507ASpeech/hearing therapy
    92508ASpeech/hearing therapy
    92510ARehab for ear implant
    92511TNasopharyngoscopy00710.8799$48.01$12.89$9.60
    92512XNasal function studies03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92516XFacial nerve function test06601.7353$94.68$30.66$18.94
    92520XLaryngeal function studies06601.7353$94.68$30.66$18.94
    92526AOral function therapy
    92531NSpontaneous nystagmus study
    92532NPositional nystagmus test
    92533NCaloric vestibular test
    92534NOptokinetic nystagmus test
    92541XSpontaneous nystagmus test03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92542XPositional nystagmus test03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92543XCaloric vestibular test03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92544XOptokinetic nystagmus test03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92545XOscillating tracking test03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92546XSinusoidal rotational test06601.7353$94.68$30.66$18.94
    92547XSupplemental electrical test03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92548XPosturography06601.7353$94.68$30.66$18.94
    92551EPure tone hearing test, air
    92552XPure tone audiometry, air03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92553XAudiometry, air & bone03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92555XSpeech threshold audiometry03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92556XSpeech audiometry, complete03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92557XComprehensive hearing test03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92559EGroup audiometric testing
    92560EBekesy audiometry, screen
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    92561XBekesy audiometry, diagnosis03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92562XLoudness balance test03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92563XTone decay hearing test03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92564XSisi hearing test03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92565XStenger test, pure tone03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92567XTympanometry03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92568XAcoustic reflex testing03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92569XAcoustic reflex decay test03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92571XFiltered speech hearing test03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92572XStaggered spondaic word test03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92573XLombard test03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92575XSensorineural acuity test03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92576XSynthetic sentence test03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92577XStenger test, speech03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92579XVisual audiometry (vra)03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92582XConditioning play audiometry03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92583XSelect picture audiometry03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92584XElectrocochleography06601.7353$94.68$30.66$18.94
    92585SAuditor evoke potent, compre02162.8535$155.69$67.98$31.14
    92586SAuditor evoke potent, limit02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    92587XEvoked auditory test03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92588XEvoked auditory test03630.8641$47.15$17.44$9.43
    92589XAuditory function test(s)03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92590EHearing aid exam, one ear
    92591EHearing aid exam, both ears
    92592EHearing aid check, one ear
    92593EHearing aid check, both ears
    92594EElectro hearng aid test, one
    92595EElectro hearng aid tst, both
    92596XEar protector evaluation03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92597AVoice Prosthetic Evaluation
    92601XNICochlear implt f/up exam < 703651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92602XNIReprogram cochlear implt < 703651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92603XNICochlear implt f/up exam 7 >03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92604XNIReprogram cochlear implt 7 >03651.2132$66.19$18.95$13.24
    92605AEval for nonspeech device rx
    92606ANon-speech device service
    92607AEx for speech device rx, 1hr
    92608AEx for speech device rx addl
    92609AUse of speech device service
    92610AEvaluate swallowing function
    92611AMotion fluoroscopy/swallow
    92612AEndoscopy swallow tst (fees)
    92613EEndoscopy swallow tst (fees)
    92614ALaryngoscopic sensory test
    92615EEval laryngoscopy sense tst
    92616AFees w/laryngeal sense test
    92617EInterprt fees/laryngeal test
    92700XEnt procedure/service03640.4459$24.33$9.06$4.87
    92950SHeart/lung resuscitation cpr00942.6345$143.74$48.58$28.75
    92953STemporary external pacing00942.6345$143.74$48.58$28.75
    92960SCardioversion electric, ext06795.4887$299.47$95.30$59.89
    92961SCardioversion, electric, int06795.4887$299.47$95.30$59.89
    92970CCardioassist, internal
    92971CCardioassist, external
    92973TPercut coronary thrombectomy1541$250.00$50.00
    92974TCath place, cardio brachytx1559$2,250.00$450.00
    92975CDissolve clot, heart vessel
    92977TDissolve clot, heart vessel06762.7315$149.03$40.30$29.81
    92978SIntravasc us, heart add-on067027.4483$1,497.61$542.37$299.52
    92979SIntravasc us, heart add-on067027.4483$1,497.61$542.37$299.52
    92980TInsert intracoronary stent010482.6713$4,510.63$902.13
    92981TInsert intracoronary stent010482.6713$4,510.63$902.13
    92982TCoronary artery dilation008359.2047$3,230.27$646.05
    92984TCoronary artery dilation008359.2047$3,230.27$646.05
    92986TRevision of aortic valve008359.2047$3,230.27$646.05
    92987TRevision of mitral valve008359.2047$3,230.27$646.05
    92990TRevision of pulmonary valve008359.2047$3,230.27$646.05
    92992CRevision of heart chamber
    92993CRevision of heart chamber
    92995TCoronary atherectomy0082110.2196$6,013.69$1,293.59$1,202.74
    92996TCoronary atherectomy add-on0082110.2196$6,013.69$1,293.59$1,202.74
    92997TPul art balloon repr, percut008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    92998TPul art balloon repr, percut008135.0285$1,911.19$382.24
    93000BElectrocardiogram, complete
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    93005SElectrocardiogram, tracing00990.3703$20.20$4.04
    93010AElectrocardiogram report
    93012NTransmission of ecg
    93014BReport on transmitted ecg
    93015BCardiovascular stress test
    93016BCardiovascular stress test
    93017XCardiovascular stress test01001.5862$86.54$41.44$17.31
    93018BCardiovascular stress test
    93024XCardiac drug stress test01001.5862$86.54$41.44$17.31
    93025XMicrovolt t-wave assess01001.5862$86.54$41.44$17.31
    93040BRhythm ECG with report
    93041SRhythm ECG, tracing00990.3703$20.20$4.04
    93042BRhythm ECG, report
    93224BECG monitor/report, 24 hrs
    93225XECG monitor/record, 24 hrs00971.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    93226XECG monitor/report, 24 hrs00971.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    93227BECG monitor/review, 24 hrs
    93230BECG monitor/report, 24 hrs
    93231XEcg monitor/record, 24 hrs00971.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    93232XECG monitor/report, 24 hrs00971.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    93233BECG monitor/review, 24 hrs
    93235BECG monitor/report, 24 hrs
    93236XECG monitor/report, 24 hrs00971.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    93237BECG monitor/review, 24 hrs
    93268BECG record/review
    93270XECG recording00971.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    93271XEcg/monitoring and analysis00971.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    93272BEcg/review, interpret only
    93278SECG/signal-averaged00990.3703$20.20$4.04
    93303SEcho transthoracic02693.2309$176.28$87.24$35.26
    93304SEcho transthoracic06971.4415$78.65$39.32$15.73
    93307SEcho exam of heart02693.2309$176.28$87.24$35.26
    93308SEcho exam of heart06971.4415$78.65$39.32$15.73
    93312SEcho transesophageal02705.8546$319.43$146.79$63.89
    93313SEcho transesophageal02705.8546$319.43$146.79$63.89
    93314NEcho transesophageal
    93315SEcho transesophageal02705.8546$319.43$146.79$63.89
    93316SEcho transesophageal02705.8546$319.43$146.79$63.89
    93317NEcho transesophageal
    93318SEcho transesophageal intraop02705.8546$319.43$146.79$63.89
    93320SDoppler echo exam, heart06711.6384$89.39$44.69$17.88
    93321SDoppler echo exam, heart06971.4415$78.65$39.32$15.73
    93325SDoppler color flow add-on06971.4415$78.65$39.32$15.73
    93350SEcho transthoracic02693.2309$176.28$87.24$35.26
    93501TRight heart catheterization008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93503TInsert/place heart catheter010311.6202$634.01$223.63$126.80
    93505TBiopsy of heart lining010311.6202$634.01$223.63$126.80
    93508TCath placement, angiography008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93510TLeft heart catheterization008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93511TLeft heart catheterization008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93514TLeft heart catheterization008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93524TLeft heart catheterization008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93526TRt & Lt heart catheters008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93527TRt & Lt heart catheters008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93528TRt & Lt heart catheters008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93529TRt, lt heart catheterization008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93530TRt heart cath, congenital008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93531TR & l heart cath, congenital008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93532TR & l heart cath, congenital008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93533TR & l heart cath, congenital008036.0160$1,965.07$838.92$393.01
    93539NInjection, cardiac cath
    93540NInjection, cardiac cath
    93541NInjection for lung angiogram
    93542NInjection for heart x-rays
    93543NInjection for heart x-rays
    93544NInjection for aortography
    93545NInject for coronary x-rays
    93555NImaging, cardiac cath
    93556NImaging, cardiac cath
    93561NCardiac output measurement
    93562NCardiac output measurement
    93571NHeart flow reserve measure
    93572NHeart flow reserve measure
    93580TTranscath closure of asd1559$2,250.00$450.00
    93581TTranscath closure of vsd1559$2,250.00$450.00
    Start Printed Page 63594
    93600TBundle of His recording008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93602TIntra-atrial recording008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93603TRight ventricular recording008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93609TMap tachycardia, add-on008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93610TIntra-atrial pacing008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93612TIntraventricular pacing008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93613TElectrophys map 3d, add-on008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93615TEsophageal recording008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93616TEsophageal recording008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93618THeart rhythm pacing008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93619TElectrophysiology evaluation008535.4126$1,932.15$426.25$386.43
    93620TElectrophysiology evaluation008535.4126$1,932.15$426.25$386.43
    93621TElectrophysiology evaluation008535.4126$1,932.15$426.25$386.43
    93622TElectrophysiology evaluation008535.4126$1,932.15$426.25$386.43
    93623TStimulation, pacing heart008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93624SElectrophysiologic study008410.5226$574.12$114.82
    93631THeart pacing, mapping008739.8161$2,172.41$434.48
    93640SEvaluation heart device008410.5226$574.12$114.82
    93641SElectrophysiology evaluation008410.5226$574.12$114.82
    93642SElectrophysiology evaluation008410.5226$574.12$114.82
    93650TAblate heart dysrhythm focus008644.9389$2,451.91$833.33$490.38
    93651TAblate heart dysrhythm focus008644.9389$2,451.91$833.33$490.38
    93652TAblate heart dysrhythm focus008644.9389$2,451.91$833.33$490.38
    93660STilt table evaluation01014.4040$240.29$105.27$48.06
    93662SIntracardiac ecg (ice)067027.4483$1,497.61$542.37$299.52
    93668EPeripheral vascular rehab
    93701SBioimpedance, thoracic00990.3703$20.20$4.04
    93720BTotal body plethysmography
    93721XPlethysmography tracing03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    93722BPlethysmography report
    93724SAnalyze pacemaker system06900.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    93727SAnalyze ilr system06900.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    93731SAnalyze pacemaker system06900.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    93732SAnalyze pacemaker system06900.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    93733STelephone analy, pacemaker06900.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    93734SAnalyze pacemaker system06900.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    93735SAnalyze pacemaker system06900.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    93736STelephonic analy, pacemaker06900.4074$22.23$10.63$4.45
    93740XTemperature gradient studies03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    93741SAnalyze ht pace device sngl06890.5533$30.19$6.04
    93742SAnalyze ht pace device sngl06890.5533$30.19$6.04
    93743SAnalyze ht pace device dual06890.5533$30.19$6.04
    93744SAnalyze ht pace device dual06890.5533$30.19$6.04
    93760ECephalic thermogram
    93762EPeripheral thermogram
    93770NMeasure venous pressure
    93784EAmbulatory BP monitoring
    93786XAmbulatory BP recording00971.0635$58.03$23.80$11.61
    93788EAmbulatory BP analysis
    93790BReview/report BP recording
    93797SCardiac rehab00950.5994$32.70$16.35$6.54
    93798SCardiac rehab/monitor00950.5994$32.70$16.35$6.54
    93799SCardiovascular procedure00961.7176$93.71$46.85$18.74
    93875SExtracranial study00961.7176$93.71$46.85$18.74
    93880SExtracranial study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93882SExtracranial study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93886SIntracranial study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93888SIntracranial study02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    93922SExtremity study00961.7176$93.71$46.85$18.74
    93923SExtremity study00961.7176$93.71$46.85$18.74
    93924SExtremity study00961.7176$93.71$46.85$18.74
    93925SLower extremity study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93926SLower extremity study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93930SUpper extremity study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93931SUpper extremity study02661.6117$87.94$43.97$17.59
    93965SExtremity study00961.7176$93.71$46.85$18.74
    93970SExtremity study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93971SExtremity study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93975SVascular study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93976SVascular study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93978SVascular study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93979SVascular study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93980SPenile vascular study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93981SPenile vascular study02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
    93990SDoppler flow testing02672.4586$134.14$65.52$26.83
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    94010XBreathing capacity test03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94014XPatient recorded spirometry03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94015XPatient recorded spirometry03692.4984$136.32$44.18$27.26
    94016AReview patient spirometry
    94060XEvaluation of wheezing03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94070XEvaluation of wheezing03692.4984$136.32$44.18$27.26
    94150XVital capacity test03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94200XLung function test (MBC/MVV)03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94240XResidual lung capacity03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94250XExpired gas collection03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94260XThoracic gas volume03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94350XLung nitrogen washout curve03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94360XMeasure airflow resistance03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94370XBreath airway closing volume03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94375XRespiratory flow volume loop03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94400XCO2 breathing response curve03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94450XHypoxia response curve03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94620XPulmonary stress test/simple03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94621XPulm stress test/complex03692.4984$136.32$44.18$27.26
    94640SAirway inhalation treatment00770.2837$15.48$7.74$3.10
    94642SAerosol inhalation treatment00780.7917$43.20$14.55$8.64
    94656SInitial ventilator mgmt00792.1494$117.27$23.45
    94657SContinued ventilator mgmt00792.1494$117.27$23.45
    94660SPos airway pressure, CPAP00681.0807$58.96$29.48$11.79
    94662SNeg press ventilation, cnp00792.1494$117.27$23.45
    94664SAerosol or vapor inhalations00770.2837$15.48$7.74$3.10
    94667SChest wall manipulation00770.2837$15.48$7.74$3.10
    94668SChest wall manipulation00770.2837$15.48$7.74$3.10
    94680XExhaled air analysis, o203670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94681XExhaled air analysis, o2/co203680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94690XExhaled air analysis03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94720XMonoxide diffusing capacity03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94725XMembrane diffusion capacity03680.9319$50.85$25.42$10.17
    94750XPulmonary compliance study03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94760NMeasure blood oxygen level
    94761NMeasure blood oxygen level
    94762NMeasure blood oxygen level
    94770XExhaled carbon dioxide test03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    94772XBreath recording, infant03692.4984$136.32$44.18$27.26
    94799XPulmonary service/procedure03670.5887$32.12$15.16$6.42
    95004XPercut allergy skin tests03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95010XPercut allergy titrate test03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95015XId allergy titrate-drug/bug03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95024XId allergy test, drug/bug03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95027XSkin end point titration03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95028XId allergy test-delayed type03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95044XAllergy patch tests03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95052XPhoto patch test03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95056XPhotosensitivity tests03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95060XEye allergy tests03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95065XNose allergy test03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95070XBronchial allergy tests03692.4984$136.32$44.18$27.26
    95071XBronchial allergy tests03692.4984$136.32$44.18$27.26
    95075XIngestion challenge test03613.5510$193.75$83.23$38.75
    95078XProvocative testing03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95115XImmunotherapy, one injection03520.1230$6.71$1.34
    95117XImmunotherapy injections03530.3982$21.73$4.35
    95120BImmunotherapy, one injection
    95125BImmunotherapy, many antigens
    95130BImmunotherapy, insect venom
    95131BImmunotherapy, insect venoms
    95132BImmunotherapy, insect venoms
    95133BImmunotherapy, insect venoms
    95134BImmunotherapy, insect venoms
    95144XAntigen therapy services03710.4105$22.40$4.48
    95145XAntigen therapy services03710.4105$22.40$4.48
    95146XAntigen therapy services03710.4105$22.40$4.48
    95147XAntigen therapy services03710.4105$22.40$4.48
    95148XAntigen therapy services03710.4105$22.40$4.48
    95149XAntigen therapy services03710.4105$22.40$4.48
    95165XAntigen therapy services03710.4105$22.40$4.48
    95170XAntigen therapy services03710.4105$22.40$4.48
    95180XRapid desensitization03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95199XAllergy immunology services03700.9185$50.11$11.58$10.02
    95250TGlucose monitoring, cont1540$150.00$30.00
    Start Printed Page 63596
    95805SMultiple sleep latency test020911.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    95806SSleep study, unattended02132.9055$158.53$65.74$31.71
    95807SSleep study, attended020911.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    95808SPolysomnography, 1-3020911.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    95810SPolysomnography, 4 or more020911.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    95811SPolysomnography w/cpap020911.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    95812SElectroencephalogram (EEG)02132.9055$158.53$65.74$31.71
    95813SEeg, over 1 hour02132.9055$158.53$65.74$31.71
    95816SElectroencephalogram (EEG)02142.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    95819SElectroencephalogram (EEG)02142.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    95822SSleep electroencephalogram02142.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    95824SEeg, cerebral death only02142.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    95827Snight electroencephalogram020911.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    95829SSurgery electrocorticogram02142.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    95830BInsert electrodes for EEG
    95831ALimb muscle testing, manual
    95832AHand muscle testing, manual
    95833ABody muscle testing, manual
    95834ABody muscle testing, manual
    95851ARange of motion measurements
    95852ARange of motion measurements
    95857STensilon test02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95858STensilon test & myogram02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95860SMuscle test, one limb02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95861SMuscle test, 2 limbs02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95863SMuscle test, 3 limbs02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95864SMuscle test, 4 limbs02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95867SMuscle test, head or neck02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95868SMuscle test cran nerve bilat02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95869SMuscle test, thor paraspinal02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95870SMuscle test, nonparaspinal02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95872SMuscle test, one fiber02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95875SLimb exercise test02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95900SMotor nerve conduction test02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95903SMotor nerve conduction test02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95904SSense nerve conduction test02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95920SIntraop nerve test add-on02162.8535$155.69$67.98$31.14
    95921SAutonomic nerv function test02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95922SAutonomic nerv function test02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95923SAutonomic nerv function test02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95925SSomatosensory testing02162.8535$155.69$67.98$31.14
    95926SSomatosensory testing02162.8535$155.69$67.98$31.14
    95927SSomatosensory testing02162.8535$155.69$67.98$31.14
    95930SVisual evoked potential test02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95933SBlink reflex test02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95934SH-reflex test02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95936SH-reflex test02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    95937SNeuromuscular junction test02181.1404$62.22$12.44
    95950SAmbulatory eeg monitoring02132.9055$158.53$65.74$31.71
    95951SEEG monitoring/videorecord020911.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    95953SEEG monitoring/computer020911.5435$629.82$280.58$125.96
    95954SEEG monitoring/giving drugs02142.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    95955SEEG during surgery02132.9055$158.53$65.74$31.71
    95956SEeg monitoring, cable/radio02142.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    95957SEEG digital analysis02142.2176$120.99$58.12$24.20
    95958SEEG monitoring/function test02132.9055$158.53$65.74$31.71
    95961SElectrode stimulation, brain02162.8535$155.69$67.98$31.14
    95962SElectrode stim, brain add-on02162.8535$155.69$67.98$31.14
    95965SMeg, spontaneous1528$5,250.00$1,050.00
    95966SMeg, evoked, single1516$1,450.00$290.00
    95967SMeg, evoked, each add'l1511$950.00$190.00
    95970SAnalyze neurostim, no prog06921.1057$60.33$30.16$12.07
    95971SAnalyze neurostim, simple06921.1057$60.33$30.16$12.07
    95972SAnalyze neurostim, complex06921.1057$60.33$30.16$12.07
    95973SAnalyze neurostim, complex06921.1057$60.33$30.16$12.07
    95974SCranial neurostim, complex06921.1057$60.33$30.16$12.07
    95975SCranial neurostim, complex06921.1057$60.33$30.16$12.07
    95990TSpin/brain pump refil & main01252.1606$117.88$23.58
    95991TNISpin/brain pump refil & main01252.1606$117.88$23.58
    95999SNeurological procedure02150.6457$35.23$15.76$7.05
    96000SMotion analysis, video/3d1503$150.00$30.00
    96001SMotion test w/ft press meas1503$150.00$30.00
    96002SDynamic surface emg1503$150.00$30.00
    96003SDynamic fine wire emg1503$150.00$30.00
    96004EPhys review of motion tests
    Start Printed Page 63597
    96100XPsychological testing03732.0899$114.03$22.81
    96105AAssessment of aphasia
    96110XDevelopmental test, lim03732.0899$114.03$22.81
    96111XDevelopmental test, extend03732.0899$114.03$22.81
    96115XNeurobehavior status exam03732.0899$114.03$22.81
    96117XNeuropsych test battery03732.0899$114.03$22.81
    96150SAssess lth/behave, init03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    96151SAssess hlth/behave, subseq03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    96152SIntervene hlth/behave, indiv03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    96153SIntervene hlth/behave, group03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    96154SInterv hlth/behav, fam w/pt03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    96155SInterv hlth/behav fam no pt03221.2802$69.85$13.97
    96400BChemotherapy, sc/im
    96405BIntralesional chemo admin
    96406BIntralesional chemo admin
    96408BChemotherapy, push technique
    96410BChemotherapy,infusion method
    96412BChemo, infuse method add-on
    96414BChemo, infuse method add-on
    96420BChemotherapy, push technique
    96422BChemotherapy,infusion method
    96423BChemo, infuse method add-on
    96425BChemotherapy,infusion method
    96440BChemotherapy, intracavitary
    96445BChemotherapy, intracavitary
    96450BChemotherapy, into CNS
    96520TPort pump refill & main01252.1606$117.88$23.58
    96530TPump refilling, maintenance01252.1606$117.88$23.58
    96542BChemotherapy injection
    96545BProvide chemotherapy agent
    96549BChemotherapy, unspecified
    96567TPhotodynamic tx, skin1540$150.00$30.00
    96570TPhotodynamic tx, 30 min1541$250.00$50.00
    96571TPhotodynamic tx, addl 15 min1541$250.00$50.00
    96900SUltraviolet light therapy00010.4237$23.12$7.09$4.62
    96902NTrichogram
    96910SPhotochemotherapy with UV-B00010.4237$23.12$7.09$4.62
    96912SPhotochemotherapy with UV-A00010.4237$23.12$7.09$4.62
    96913SPhotochemotherapy, UV-A or B06831.5489$84.51$30.42$16.90
    96920TLaser tx, skin < 250 sq cm00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    96921TLaser tx, skin 250-500 sq cm00120.7694$41.98$11.18$8.40
    96922TLaser tx, skin > 500 sq cm00131.1272$61.50$14.20$12.30
    96999TDermatological procedure00100.6480$35.36$10.08$7.07
    97001APt evaluation
    97002APt re-evaluation
    97003AOt evaluation
    97004AOt re-evaluation
    97005EAthletic train eval
    97006EAthletic train reeval
    97010AHot or cold packs therapy
    97012AMechanical traction therapy
    97014EElectric stimulation therapy
    97016AVasopneumatic device therapy
    97018AParaffin bath therapy
    97020AMicrowave therapy
    97022AWhirlpool therapy
    97024ADiathermy treatment
    97026AInfrared therapy
    97028AUltraviolet therapy
    97032AElectrical stimulation
    97033AElectric current therapy
    97034AContrast bath therapy
    97035AUltrasound therapy
    97036AHydrotherapy
    97039APhysical therapy treatment
    97110ATherapeutic exercises
    97112ANeuromuscular reeducation
    97113AAquatic therapy/exercises
    97116AGait training therapy
    97124AMassage therapy
    97139APhysical medicine procedure
    97140AManual therapy
    97150AGroup therapeutic procedures
    97504AOrthotic training
    97520AProsthetic training
    Start Printed Page 63598
    97530ATherapeutic activities
    97532ACognitive skills development
    97533ASensory integration
    97535ASelf care mngment training
    97537ACommunity/work reintegration
    97542AWheelchair mngment training
    97545AWork hardening
    97546AWork hardening add-on
    97601AWound(s) care, selective
    97602NWound(s) care non-selective
    97703AProsthetic checkout
    97750APhysical performance test
    97755ANIAssistive technology assess
    97780EAcupuncture w/o stimul
    97781EAcupuncture w/stimul
    97799APhysical medicine procedure
    97802AMedical nutrition, indiv, in
    97803AMed nutrition, indiv, subseq
    97804AMedical nutrition, group
    98925SOsteopathic manipulation00600.2788$15.21$3.04
    98926SOsteopathic manipulation00600.2788$15.21$3.04
    98927SOsteopathic manipulation00600.2788$15.21$3.04
    98928SOsteopathic manipulation00600.2788$15.21$3.04
    98929SOsteopathic manipulation00600.2788$15.21$3.04
    98940SChiropractic manipulation00600.2788$15.21$3.04
    98941SChiropractic manipulation00600.2788$15.21$3.04
    98942SChiropractic manipulation00600.2788$15.21$3.04
    98943EChiropractic manipulation
    99000BSpecimen handling
    99001BSpecimen handling
    99002EDevice handling
    99024BPostop follow-up visit
    99025BDGInitial surgical evaluation
    99026EIn-hospital on call service
    99027EOut-of-hosp on call service
    99050BMedical services after hrs
    99052BMedical services at night
    99054BMedical servcs, unusual hrs
    99056BNon-office medical services
    99058BOffice emergency care
    99070BSpecial supplies
    99071BPatient education materials
    99075EMedical testimony
    99078NGroup health education
    99080BSpecial reports or forms
    99082BUnusual physician travel
    99090BComputer data analysis
    99091ECollect/review data from pt
    99100BSpecial anesthesia service
    99116BAnesthesia with hypothermia
    99135BSpecial anesthesia procedure
    99140EEmergency anesthesia
    99141NSedation, iv/im or inhalant
    99142NSedation, oral/rectal/nasal
    99170TAnogenital exam, child01910.1853$10.11$2.93$2.02
    99172EOcular function screen
    99173EVisual acuity screen
    99175NInduction of vomiting
    99183BHyperbaric oxygen therapy
    99185NRegional hypothermia
    99186NTotal body hypothermia
    99190CSpecial pump services
    99191CSpecial pump services
    99192CSpecial pump services
    99195XPhlebotomy03720.5607$30.59$10.09$6.12
    99199BSpecial service/proc/report
    99201VOffice/outpatient visit, new06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99202VOffice/outpatient visit, new06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99203VOffice/outpatient visit, new06010.9816$53.56$10.71
    99204VOffice/outpatient visit, new06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    99205VOffice/outpatient visit, new06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    99211VOffice/outpatient visit, est06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99212VOffice/outpatient visit, est06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99213VOffice/outpatient visit, est06010.9816$53.56$10.71
    99214VOffice/outpatient visit, est06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    Start Printed Page 63599
    99215VOffice/outpatient visit, est06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    99217NObservation care discharge
    99218NObservation care
    99219NObservation care
    99220NObservation care
    99221EInitial hospital care
    99222EInitial hospital care
    99223EInitial hospital care
    99231ESubsequent hospital care
    99232ESubsequent hospital care
    99233ESubsequent hospital care
    99234NObserv/hosp same date
    99235NObserv/hosp same date
    99236NObserv/hosp same date
    99238EHospital discharge day
    99239EHospital discharge day
    99241VOffice consultation06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99242VOffice consultation06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99243VOffice consultation06010.9816$53.56$10.71
    99244VOffice consultation06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    99245VOffice consultation06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    99251CInitial inpatient consult
    99252CInitial inpatient consult
    99253CInitial inpatient consult
    99254CInitial inpatient consult
    99255CInitial inpatient consult
    99261CFollow-up inpatient consult
    99262CFollow-up inpatient consult
    99263CFollow-up inpatient consult
    99271VConfirmatory consultation06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99272VConfirmatory consultation06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99273VConfirmatory consultation06010.9816$53.56$10.71
    99274VConfirmatory consultation06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    99275VConfirmatory consultation06021.5041$82.07$16.41
    99281VEmergency dept visit06101.3691$74.70$19.57$14.94
    99282VEmergency dept visit06101.3691$74.70$19.57$14.94
    99283VEmergency dept visit06112.3967$130.77$36.16$26.15
    99284VEmergency dept visit06124.1476$226.30$54.12$45.26
    99285VEmergency dept visit06124.1476$226.30$54.12$45.26
    99288BDirect advanced life support
    99289NPt transport, 30-74 min
    99290NPt transport, addl 30 min
    99291SCritical care, first hour06208.9992$491.01$142.30$98.20
    99292NCritical care, add'l 30 min
    99293CPed critical care, initial
    99294CPed critical care, subseq
    99295CNeonatal critical care
    99296CNeonatal critical care
    99298CNeonatal critical care
    99299CIc, lbw infant 1500-2500 gm
    99301BNursing facility care
    99302BNursing facility care
    99303BNursing facility care
    99311BNursing fac care, subseq
    99312BNursing fac care, subseq
    99313BNursing fac care, subseq
    99315BNursing fac discharge day
    99316BNursing fac discharge day
    99321BRest home visit, new patient
    99322BRest home visit, new patient
    99323BRest home visit, new patient
    99331BRest home visit, est pat
    99332BRest home visit, est pat
    99333BRest home visit, est pat
    99341BHome visit, new patient
    99342BHome visit, new patient
    99343BHome visit, new patient
    99344BHome visit, new patient
    99345BHome visit, new patient
    99347BHome visit, est patient
    99348BHome visit, est patient
    99349BHome visit, est patient
    99350BHome visit, est patient
    99354NProlonged service, office
    99355NProlonged service, office
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    99356CProlonged service, inpatient
    99357CProlonged service, inpatient
    99358NProlonged serv, w/o contact
    99359NProlonged serv, w/o contact
    99360BPhysician standby services
    99361EPhysician/team conference
    99362EPhysician/team conference
    99371BPhysician phone consultation
    99372BPhysician phone consultation
    99373BPhysician phone consultation
    99374BHome health care supervision
    99377BHospice care supervision
    99379BNursing fac care supervision
    99380BNursing fac care supervision
    99381EPrev visit, new, infant
    99382EPrev visit, new, age 1-4
    99383EPrev visit, new, age 5-11
    99384EPrev visit, new, age 12-17
    99385EPrev visit, new, age 18-39
    99386EPrev visit, new, age 40-64
    99387EPrev visit, new, 65 & over
    99391EPrev visit, est, infant
    99392EPrev visit, est, age 1-4
    99393EPrev visit, est, age 5-11
    99394EPrev visit, est, age 12-17
    99395EPrev visit, est, age 18-39
    99396EPrev visit, est, age 40-64
    99397EPrev visit, est, 65 & over
    99401EPreventive counseling, indiv
    99402EPreventive counseling, indiv
    99403EPreventive counseling, indiv
    99404EPreventive counseling, indiv
    99411EPreventive counseling, group
    99412EPreventive counseling, group
    99420EHealth risk assessment test
    99429EUnlisted preventive service
    99431VInitial care, normal newborn06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    99432NNewborn care, not in hosp
    99433CNormal newborn care/hospital
    99435ENewborn discharge day hosp
    99436NAttendance, birth
    99440SNewborn resuscitation00942.6345$143.74$48.58$28.75
    99450ELife/disability evaluation
    99455BDisability examination
    99456BDisability examination
    99499BUnlisted e&m service
    99500EHome visit, prenatal
    99501EHome visit, postnatal
    99502EHome visit, nb care
    99503EHome visit, resp therapy
    99504EHome visit mech ventilator
    99505EHome visit, stoma care
    99506EHome visit, im injection
    99507EHome visit, cath maintain
    99509EHome visit day life activity
    99510EHome visit, sing/m/fam couns
    99511EHome visit, fecal/enema mgmt
    99512EHome visit for hemodialysis
    99551EDGHome infus, pain mgmt, iv/sc
    99552EDGHm infus pain mgmt, epid/ith
    99553EDGHome infuse, tocolytic tx
    99554EDGHome infus, hormone/platelet
    99555EDGHome infuse, chemotheraphy
    99556EDGHome infus, antibio/fung/vir
    99557EDGHome infuse, anticoagulant
    99558EDGHome infuse, immunotherapy
    99559EDGHome infus, periton dialysis
    99560EDGHome infus, entero nutrition
    99561EDGHome infuse, hydration tx
    99562EDGHome infus, parent nutrition
    99563EDGHome admin, pentamidine
    99564EDGHme infus, antihemophil agnt
    99565EDGHome infus, proteinase inhib
    99566EDGHome infuse, iv therapy
    99567EDGHome infuse, sympath agent
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    99568EDGHome infus, misc drug, daily
    99569EDGHome infuse, each addl tx
    99600EHome visit nos
    99601ENIHome infusion/visit, 2 hrs
    99602ENIHome infusion, each addtl hr
    A0021EOutside state ambulance serv
    A0080ENoninterest escort in non er
    A0090EInterest escort in non er
    A0100ENonemergency transport taxi
    A0110ENonemergency transport bus
    A0120ENoner transport mini-bus
    A0130ENoner transport wheelch van
    A0140ENonemergency transport air
    A0160ENoner transport case worker
    A0170ENoner transport parking fees
    A0180ENoner transport lodgng recip
    A0190ENoner transport meals recip
    A0200ENoner transport lodgng escrt
    A0210ENoner transport meals escort
    A0225ANeonatal emergency transport
    A0380ABasic life support mileage
    A0382ABasic support routine suppls
    A0384ABls defibrillation supplies
    A0390AAdvanced life support mileag
    A0392AAls defibrillation supplies
    A0394AAls IV drug therapy supplies
    A0396AAls esophageal intub suppls
    A0398AAls routine disposble suppls
    A0420AAmbulance waiting 1/2 hr
    A0422AAmbulance 02 life sustaining
    A0424AExtra ambulance attendant
    A0425AGround mileage
    A0426AAls 1
    A0427AALS1-emergency
    A0428Abls
    A0429ABLS-emergency
    A0430AFixed wing air transport
    A0431ARotary wing air transport
    A0432API volunteer ambulance co
    A0433Aals 2
    A0434ASpecialty care transport
    A0435AFixed wing air mileage
    A0436ARotary wing air mileage
    A0800AAmb trans 7pm-7am
    A0888ENoncovered ambulance mileage
    A0999AUnlisted ambulance service
    A4206A1 CC sterile syringe&needle
    A4207A2 CC sterile syringe&needle
    A4208A3 CC sterile syringe&needle
    A4209E5+ CC sterile syringe&needle
    A4210ENonneedle injection device
    A4211BSupp for self-adm injections
    A4212BNon coring needle or stylet
    A4213E20+ CC syringe only
    A4214ADG30 CC sterile water/saline
    A4215ESterile needle
    A4216ANISterile water/saline, 10 ml
    A4217ANISterile water/saline, 500 ml
    A4220NNIInfusion pump refill kit
    A4221AMaint drug infus cath per wk
    A4222ADrug infusion pump supplies
    A4230AInfus insulin pump non needl
    A4231AInfusion insulin pump needle
    A4232ESyringe w/needle insulin 3cc
    A4244EAlcohol or peroxide per pint
    A4245EAlcohol wipes per box
    A4246EBetadine/phisohex solution
    A4247EBetadine/iodine swabs/wipes
    A4248NChlorhexidine antisept
    A4250EUrine reagent strips/tablets
    A4253ABlood glucose/reagent strips
    A4254ABattery for glucose monitor
    A4255AGlucose monitor platforms
    A4256ACalibrator solution/chips
    A4257AReplace Lensshield Cartridge
    Start Printed Page 63602
    A4258ALancet device each
    A4259ALancets per box
    A4260ELevonorgestrel implant
    A4261ECervical cap contraceptive
    A4262NTemporary tear duct plug
    A4263NPermanent tear duct plug
    A4265AParaffin
    A4266EDiaphragm
    A4267EMale condom
    A4268EFemale condom
    A4269ESpermicide
    A4270ADisposable endoscope sheath
    A4280ABrst prsths adhsv attchmnt
    A4281EReplacement breastpump tube
    A4282EReplacement breastpump adpt
    A4283EReplacement breastpump cap
    A4284EReplcmnt breast pump shield
    A4285EReplcmnt breast pump bottle
    A4286EReplcmnt breastpump lok ring
    A4290ESacral nerve stim test lead
    A4300NCath impl vasc access portal
    A4301NImplantable access syst perc
    A4305ADrug delivery system >=50 ML
    A4306ADrug delivery system <=5 ML
    A4310AInsert tray w/o bag/cath
    A4311ACatheter w/o bag 2-way latex
    A4312ACath w/o bag 2-way silicone
    A4313ACatheter w/bag 3-way
    A4314ACath w/drainage 2-way latex
    A4315ACath w/drainage 2-way silcne
    A4316ACath w/drainage 3-way
    A4319ADGSterile H2O irrigation solut
    A4320AIrrigation tray
    A4321ACath therapeutic irrig agent
    A4322AIrrigation syringe
    A4323ADGSaline irrigation solution
    A4324AMale ext cath w/adh coating
    A4325AMale ext cath w/adh strip
    A4326AMale external catheter
    A4327AFem urinary collect dev cup
    A4328AFem urinary collect pouch
    A4330AStool collection pouch
    A4331AExtension drainage tubing
    A4332ALubricant for cath insertion
    A4333AUrinary cath anchor device
    A4334AUrinary cath leg strap
    A4335AIncontinence supply
    A4338AIndwelling catheter latex
    A4340AIndwelling catheter special
    A4344ACath indw foley 2 way silicn
    A4346ACath indw foley 3 way
    A4347AMale external catheter
    A4348AMale ext cath extended wear
    A4351AStraight tip urine catheter
    A4352ACoude tip urinary catheter
    A4353AIntermittent urinary cath
    A4354ACath insertion tray w/bag
    A4355ABladder irrigation tubing
    A4356AExt ureth clmp or compr dvc
    A4357ABedside drainage bag
    A4358AUrinary leg or abdomen bag
    A4359AUrinary suspensory w/o leg b
    A4361AOstomy face plate
    A4362ASolid skin barrier
    A4364AAdhesive, liquid or equal
    A4365AAdhesive remover wipes
    A4366AOstomy vent
    A4367AOstomy belt
    A4368AOstomy filter
    A4369ASkin barrier liquid per oz
    A4371ASkin barrier powder per oz
    A4372ASkin barrier solid 4x4 equiv
    A4373ASkin barrier with flange
    A4375ADrainable plastic pch w fcpl
    A4376ADrainable rubber pch w fcplt
    Start Printed Page 63603
    A4377ADrainable plstic pch w/o fp
    A4378ADrainable rubber pch w/o fp
    A4379AUrinary plastic pouch w fcpl
    A4380AUrinary rubber pouch w fcplt
    A4381AUrinary plastic pouch w/o fp
    A4382AUrinary hvy plstc pch w/o fp
    A4383AUrinary rubber pouch w/o fp
    A4384AOstomy faceplt/silicone ring
    A4385AOst skn barrier sld ext wear
    A4387AOst clsd pouch w att st barr
    A4388ADrainable pch w ex wear barr
    A4389ADrainable pch w st wear barr
    A4390ADrainable pch ex wear convex
    A4391AUrinary pouch w ex wear barr
    A4392AUrinary pouch w st wear barr
    A4393AUrine pch w ex wear bar conv
    A4394AOstomy pouch liq deodorant
    A4395AOstomy pouch solid deodorant
    A4396APeristomal hernia supprt blt
    A4397AIrrigation supply sleeve
    A4398AOstomy irrigation bag
    A4399AOstomy irrig cone/cath w brs
    A4400AOstomy irrigation set
    A4402ALubricant per ounce
    A4404AOstomy ring each
    A4405ANonpectin based ostomy paste
    A4406APectin based ostomy paste
    A4407AExt wear ost skn barr <=4sq≧
    A4408AExt wear ost skn barr >4sq≧
    A4409AOst skn barr w flng <=4 sq≧
    A4410AOst skn barr w flng >4sq≧
    A4413A2 pc drainable ost pouch
    A4414AOstomy sknbarr w flng <=4sq≧
    A4415AOstomy skn barr w flng >4sq≧
    A4416ANIOst pch clsd w barrier/filtr
    A4417ANIOst pch w bar/bltinconv/fltr
    A4418ANIOst pch clsd w/o bar w filtr
    A4419ANIOst pch for bar w flange/flt
    A4420ANIOst pch clsd for bar w lk fl
    A4421AOstomy supply misc
    A4422AOst pouch absorbent material
    A4424ANIOst pch drain w bar & filter
    A4425ANIOst pch drain for barrier fl
    A4426ANIOst pch drain 2 piece system
    A4427ANIOst pch drain/barr lk flng/f
    A4428ANIUrine ost pouch w faucet/tap
    A4429ANIUrine ost pch bar w lock fln
    A4430ANIOst pch urine w lock flng/ft
    A4431ANIUrine ost pch bar w lock fln
    A4432ANIOst pch urine w lock flng/ft
    A4433ANIUrine ost pch bar w lock fln
    A4434ANIOst pch urine w lock flng/ft
    A4450ANon-waterproof tape
    A4452AWaterproof tape
    A4455AAdhesive remover per ounce
    A4458EReusable enema bag
    A4462AAbdmnl drssng holder/binder
    A4465ANon-elastic extremity binder
    A4470AGravlee jet washer
    A4480AVabra aspirator
    A4481ATracheostoma filter
    A4483AMoisture exchanger
    A4490EAbove knee surgical stocking
    A4495EThigh length surg stocking
    A4500EBelow knee surgical stocking
    A4510EFull length surg stocking
    A4521EAdult size diaper sm each
    A4522EAdult size diaper med each
    A4523EAdult size diaper lg each
    A4524EAdult size diaper xl each
    A4525EAdult size brief sm each
    A4526EAdult size brief med each
    A4527EAdult size brief lg each
    A4528EAdult size brief xl each
    A4529EChild size diaper sm/med ea
    Start Printed Page 63604
    A4530EChild size diaper lg each
    A4531EChild size brief sm/med each
    A4532EChild size brief lg each
    A4533EYouth size diaper each
    A4534EYouth size brief each
    A4535EDisp incont liner/shield ea
    A4536EProt underwr wshbl any sz ea
    A4537EUnder pad reusable any sz ea
    A4538EReusable diaper from dpr svc
    A4550BSurgical trays
    A4554EDisposable underpads
    A4556AElectrodes, pair
    A4557ALead wires, pair
    A4558AConductive paste or gel
    A4561NPessary rubber, any type
    A4562NPessary, non rubber,any type
    A4565ASlings
    A4570ESplint
    A4575EHyperbaric o2 chamber disps
    A4580ECast supplies (plaster)
    A4590ESpecial casting material
    A4595ATENS suppl 2 lead per month
    A4606AOxygen probe used w oximeter
    A4608ATranstracheal oxygen cath
    A4609ATrach suction cath clsed sys
    A4610ATrach sctn cath 72h clsedsys
    A4611AHeavy duty battery
    A4612ABattery cables
    A4613ABattery charger
    A4614AHand-held PEFR meter
    A4615ACannula nasal
    A4616ATubing (oxygen) per foot
    A4617AMouth piece
    A4618ABreathing circuits
    A4619AFace tent
    A4620AVariable concentration mask
    A4621ADGTracheotomy mask or collar
    A4622ADGTracheostomy or larngectomy
    A4623ATracheostomy inner cannula
    A4624ATracheal suction tube
    A4625ATrach care kit for new trach
    A4626ATracheostomy cleaning brush
    A4627ESpacer bag/reservoir
    A4628AOropharyngeal suction cath
    A4629ATracheostomy care kit
    A4630ARepl bat t.e.n.s. own by pt
    A4631ADGWheelchair battery
    A4632EInfus pump rplcemnt battery
    A4633AUvl replacement bulb
    A4634AReplacement bulb th lightbox
    A4635AUnderarm crutch pad
    A4636AHandgrip for cane etc
    A4637ARepl tip cane/crutch/walker
    A4638YNIRepl batt pulse gen sys
    A4639AInfrared ht sys replcmnt pad
    A4640AAlternating pressure pad
    A4641NDiagnostic imaging agent
    A4642KSatumomab pendetide per dose07042.2811$124.46$24.89
    A4643NHigh dose contrast MRI
    A4644NDGContrast 100-199 MGs iodine
    A4645NDGContrast 200-299 MGs iodine
    A4646NDGContrast 300-399 MGs iodine
    A4647NSupp- paramagnetic contr mat
    A4649ASurgical supplies
    A4651ACalibrated microcap tube
    A4652AMicrocapillary tube sealant
    A4653APD catheter anchor belt
    A4656ADialysis needle
    A4657ADialysis syringe w/wo needle
    A4660ASphyg/bp app w cuff and stet
    A4663ADialysis blood pressure cuff
    A4670EAutomatic bp monitor, dial
    A4671ENIDisposable cycler set
    A4672ENIDrainage ext line, dialysis
    A4673ENIExt line w easy lock connect
    Start Printed Page 63605
    A4674ENIChem/antisept solution, 8oz
    A4680AActivated carbon filter, ea
    A4690ADialyzer, each
    A4706ABicarbonate conc sol per gal
    A4707ABicarbonate conc pow per pac
    A4708AAcetate conc sol per gallon
    A4709AAcid conc sol per gallon
    A4712ADGSterile water inj per 10 ml
    A4714ATreated water per gallon
    A4719A≧Y set≧ tubing
    A4720ADialysat sol fld vol > 249cc
    A4721ADialysat sol fld vol > 999cc
    A4722ADialys sol fld vol > 1999cc
    A4723ADialys sol fld vol > 2999cc
    A4724ADialys sol fld vol > 3999cc
    A4725ADialys sol fld vol > 4999cc
    A4726ADialys sol fld vol > 5999cc
    A4728ENIDialysate solution, non-dex
    A4730AFistula cannulation set, ea
    A4736ATopical anesthetic, per gram
    A4737AInj anesthetic per 10 ml
    A4740AShunt accessory
    A4750AArt or venous blood tubing
    A4755AComb art/venous blood tubing
    A4760ADialysate sol test kit, each
    A4765ADialysate conc pow per pack
    A4766ADialysate conc sol add 10 ml
    A4770ABlood collection tube/vacuum
    A4771ASerum clotting time tube
    A4772ABlood glucose test strips
    A4773AOccult blood test strips
    A4774AAmmonia test strips
    A4802AProtamine sulfate per 50 mg
    A4860ADisposable catheter tips
    A4870APlumb/elec wk hm hemo equip
    A4890ARepair/maint cont hemo equip
    A4911ADrain bag/bottle
    A4913AMisc dialysis supplies noc
    A4918AVenous pressure clamp
    A4927ANon-sterile gloves
    A4928ASurgical mask
    A4929ATourniquet for dialysis, ea
    A4930ASterile, gloves per pair
    A4931AReusable oral thermometer
    A4932EReusable rectal thermometer
    A5051APouch clsd w barr attached
    A5052AClsd ostomy pouch w/o barr
    A5053AClsd ostomy pouch faceplate
    A5054AClsd ostomy pouch w/flange
    A5055AStoma cap
    A5061APouch drainable w barrier at
    A5062ADrnble ostomy pouch w/o barr
    A5063ADrain ostomy pouch w/flange
    A5071AUrinary pouch w/barrier
    A5072AUrinary pouch w/o barrier
    A5073AUrinary pouch on barr w/flng
    A5081AContinent stoma plug
    A5082AContinent stoma catheter
    A5093AOstomy accessory convex inse
    A5102ABedside drain btl w/wo tube
    A5105AUrinary suspensory
    A5112AUrinary leg bag
    A5113ALatex leg strap
    A5114AFoam/fabric leg strap
    A5119ASkin barrier wipes box pr 50
    A5121ASolid skin barrier 6x6
    A5122ASolid skin barrier 8x8
    A5126ADisk/foam pad +or- adhesive
    A5131AAppliance cleaner
    A5200APercutaneous catheter anchor
    A5500ADiab shoe for density insert
    A5501ADiabetic custom molded shoe
    A5503ADiabetic shoe w/roller/rockr
    A5504ADiabetic shoe with wedge
    A5505ADiab shoe w/metatarsal bar
    Start Printed Page 63606
    A5506ADiabetic shoe w/off set heel
    A5507AModification diabetic shoe
    A5508ADiabetic deluxe shoe
    A5509ADirect heat form shoe insert
    A5510ACompression form shoe insert
    A5511ACustom fab molded shoe inser
    A6000EWound warming wound cover
    A6010ACollagen based wound filler
    A6011ACollagen gel/paste wound fil
    A6021ACollagen dressing <=16 sq in
    A6022ACollagen drsg>6<=48 sq in
    A6023ACollagen dressing >48 sq in
    A6024ACollagen dsg wound filler
    A6025ESilicone gel sheet, each
    A6154AWound pouch each
    A6196AAlginate dressing <=16 sq in
    A6197AAlginate drsg >16 <=48 sq in
    A6198Aalginate dressing > 48 sq in
    A6199AAlginate drsg wound filler
    A6200ACompos drsg <=16 no border
    A6201ACompos drsg >16<=48 no bdr
    A6202ACompos drsg >48 no border
    A6203AComposite drsg <= 16 sq in
    A6204AComposite drsg >16<=48 sq in
    A6205AComposite drsg > 48 sq in
    A6206AContact layer <= 16 sq in
    A6207AContact layer >16<= 48 sq in
    A6208AContact layer > 48 sq in
    A6209AFoam drsg <=16 sq in w/o bdr
    A6210AFoam drg >16<=48 sq in w/o b
    A6211AFoam drg > 48 sq in w/o brdr
    A6212AFoam drg <=16 sq in w/border
    A6213AFoam drg >16<=48 sq in w/bdr
    A6214AFoam drg > 48 sq in w/border
    A6215AFoam dressing wound filler
    A6216ANon-sterile gauze<=16 sq in
    A6217ANon-sterile gauze>16<=48 sq
    A6218ANon-sterile gauze > 48 sq in
    A6219AGauze <= 16 sq in w/border
    A6220AGauze >16 <=48 sq in w/bordr
    A6221AGauze > 48 sq in w/border
    A6222AGauze <=16 in no w/sal w/o b
    A6223AGauze >16<=48 no w/sal w/o b
    A6224AGauze > 48 in no w/sal w/o b
    A6228AGauze <= 16 sq in water/sal
    A6229AGauze >16<=48 sq in watr/sal
    A6230AGauze > 48 sq in water/salne
    A6231AHydrogel dsg<=16 sq in
    A6232AHydrogel dsg>16<=48 sq in
    A6233AHydrogel dressing >48 sq in
    A6234AHydrocolld drg <=16 w/o bdr
    A6235AHydrocolld drg >16<=48 w/o b
    A6236AHydrocolld drg > 48 in w/o b
    A6237AHydrocolld drg <=16 in w/bdr
    A6238AHydrocolld drg >16<=48 w/bdr
    A6239AHydrocolld drg > 48 in w/bdr
    A6240AHydrocolld drg filler paste
    A6241AHydrocolloid drg filler dry
    A6242AHydrogel drg <=16 in w/o bdr
    A6243AHydrogel drg >16<=48 w/o bdr
    A6244AHydrogel drg >48 in w/o bdr
    A6245AHydrogel drg <= 16 in w/bdr
    A6246AHydrogel drg >16<=48 in w/b
    A6247AHydrogel drg > 48 sq in w/b
    A6248AHydrogel drsg gel filler
    A6250ASkin seal protect moisturizr
    A6251AAbsorpt drg <=16 sq in w/o b
    A6252AAbsorpt drg >16 <=48 w/o bdr
    A6253AAbsorpt drg > 48 sq in w/o b
    A6254AAbsorpt drg <=16 sq in w/bdr
    A6255AAbsorpt drg >16<=48 in w/bdr
    A6256AAbsorpt drg > 48 sq in w/bdr
    A6257ATransparent film <= 16 sq in
    A6258ATransparent film >16<=48 in
    A6259ATransparent film > 48 sq in
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    A6260AWound cleanser any type/size
    A6261AWound filler gel/paste /oz
    A6262AWound filler dry form / gram
    A6266AImpreg gauze no h20/sal/yard
    A6402ASterile gauze <= 16 sq in
    A6403ASterile gauze>16 <= 48 sq in
    A6404ASterile gauze > 48 sq in
    A6407ANIPacking strips, non-impreg
    A6410ASterile eye pad
    A6411ANon-sterile eye pad
    A6412EOcclusive eye patch
    A6421ADGPad bandage >=3 <5in w /roll
    A6422ADGConf bandage ns >=3<5≧w/roll
    A6424ADGConf bandage ns >=5≧w /roll
    A6426ADGConf bandage s >=3<5≧ w/roll
    A6428ADGConf bandage s >=5≧ w /roll
    A6430ADGLt compres bdg >=3<5≧w /roll
    A6432ADGLt compres bdg >=5≧w /roll
    A6434ADGMo compres bdg >=3<5≧w /roll
    A6436ADGHi compres bdg >=3<5≧w /roll
    A6438ADGSelf-adher bdg >=3<5≧w /roll
    A6440ADGZinc paste bdg >=3<5≧w /roll
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    A6442ANIConform band n/s w<3≧/yd
    A6443ANIConform band n/s w>=3≧<5≧/yd
    A6444ANIConform band n/s w>=5≧/yd
    A6445ANIConform band s w <3≧/yd
    A6446ANIConform band s w>=3≧ <5≧/yd
    A6447ANIConform band s w >=5≧/yd
    A6448ANILt compres band <3≧/yd
    A6449ANILt compres band >=3≧ <5≧/yd
    A6450ANILt compres band >=5≧/yd
    A6451ANIMod compres band w>=3≧<5≧/yd
    A6452ANIHigh compres band w>=3≧<5≧yd
    A6453ANISelf-adher band w <3≧/yd
    A6454ANISelf-adher band w>=3≧ <5≧/yd
    A6455ANISelf-adher band >=5≧/yd
    A6456ANIZinc paste band w >=3≧<5≧/yd
    A6501ACompres burngarment bodysuit
    A6502ACompres burngarment chinstrp
    A6503ACompres burngarment facehood
    A6504ACmprsburngarment glove-wrist
    A6505ACmprsburngarment glove-elbow
    A6506ACmprsburngrmnt glove-axilla
    A6507ACmprs burngarment foot-knee
    A6508ACmprs burngarment foot-thigh
    A6509ACompres burn garment jacket
    A6510ACompres burn garment leotard
    A6511ACompres burn garment panty
    A6512ACompres burn garment, noc
    A6550YNINeg pres wound ther drsg set
    A6551YNINeg press wound ther canistr
    A7000ADisposable canister for pump
    A7001ANondisposable pump canister
    A7002ATubing used w suction pump
    A7003ANebulizer administration set
    A7004ADisposable nebulizer sml vol
    A7005ANondisposable nebulizer set
    A7006AFiltered nebulizer admin set
    A7007ALg vol nebulizer disposable
    A7008ADisposable nebulizer prefill
    A7009ANebulizer reservoir bottle
    A7010ADisposable corrugated tubing
    A7011ANondispos corrugated tubing
    A7012ANebulizer water collec devic
    A7013ADisposable compressor filter
    A7014ACompressor nondispos filter
    A7015AAerosol mask used w nebulize
    A7016ANebulizer dome & mouthpiece
    A7017ANebulizer not used w oxygen
    A7018AWater distilled w/nebulizer
    A7019ADGSaline solution dispenser
    A7020ADGSterile H2O or NSS w lgv neb
    A7025AReplace chest compress vest
    A7026AReplace chst cmprss sys hose
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    A7030ACPAP full face mask
    A7031AReplacement facemask interfa
    A7032AReplacement nasal cushion
    A7033AReplacement nasal pillows
    A7034ANasal application device
    A7035APos airway press headgear
    A7036APos airway press chinstrap
    A7037APos airway pressure tubing
    A7038APos airway pressure filter
    A7039AFilter, non disposable w pap
    A7042AImplanted pleural catheter
    A7043AVacuum drainagebottle/tubing
    A7044APAP oral interface
    A7046YNIRepl water chamber, PAP dev
    A7501ATracheostoma valve w diaphra
    A7502AReplacement diaphragm/fplate
    A7503AHMES filter holder or cap
    A7504ATracheostoma HMES filter
    A7505AHMES or trach valve housing
    A7506AHMES/trachvalve adhesivedisk
    A7507AIntegrated filter & holder
    A7508AHousing & Integrated Adhesiv
    A7509AHeat & moisture exchange sys
    A7520ANITrach/laryn tube non-cuffed
    A7521ANITrach/laryn tube cuffed
    A7522ANITrach/laryn tube stainless
    A7523ANITracheostomy shower protect
    A7524ANITracheostoma stent/stud/bttn
    A7525ANITracheostomy mask
    A7526ANITracheostomy tube collar
    A9150BMisc/exper non-prescript dru
    A9270ENon-covered item or service
    A9280ENIAlert device, noc
    A9300EExercise equipment
    A9500KTechnetium TC 99m sestamibi16001.1782$64.28$12.86
    A9502KTechnetium TC99M tetrofosmin07051.0642$58.06$11.61
    A9503NTechnetium TC 99m medronate
    A9504NTechnetium tc 99m apcitide
    A9505KThallous chloride TL 201/mci16030.3645$19.89$3.98
    A9507KIndium/111 capromab pendetid160412.6045$687.71$137.54
    A9508KIobenguane sulfate I-131, per 0.5 mCi10453.0392$165.82$33.16
    A9510NTechnetium TC99m Disofenin
    A9511KTechnetium TC 99m depreotide10950.6940$37.87$7.57
    A9512NTechnetiumtc99mpertechnetate
    A9513NTechnetium tc-99m mebrofenin
    A9514NTechnetiumtc99mpyrophosphate
    A9515NTechnetium tc-99m pentetate
    A9516NI-123 sodium iodide capsule
    A9517KTh I131 so iodide cap millic10640.1004$5.48$1.10
    A9518DDNGI-131 sodium iodide solution
    A9519NTechnetiumtc-99mmacroag albu
    A9520NTechnetiumtc-99m sulfur clld
    A9521KTechnetiumtc-99m exametazine10963.8609$210.65$42.13
    A9522BIndium111ibritumomabtiuxetan
    A9523BYttrium90ibritumomabtiuxetan
    A9524KIodinated I-131 serumalbumin, per 5uci91000.0066$0.36$0.07
    A9525NNILow/iso-osmolar contrast mat
    A9526KNIAmmonia N-13, per dose90252.6372$143.89$28.78
    A9527BNII-131 tositumomab therapeut
    A9528KNIDx I131 so iodide cap millic10640.1004$5.48$1.10
    A9529KNIDx I131 so iodide sol millic10650.1189$6.49$1.30
    A9530KNITh I131 so iodide sol millic10650.1189$6.49$1.30
    A9531NNIDx I131 so iodide microcurie
    A9532NNII-125 serum albumin micro
    A9533BNII-131 tositumomab diagnostic
    A9534BNII-131 tositumomab therapeut
    A9600KStrontium-89 chloride07017.3835$402.85$80.57
    A9605KSamarium sm153 lexidronamm070216.0268$874.44$174.89
    A9699NNoc therapeutic radiopharm
    A9700EEchocardiography Contrast92022.1737$118.60$23.72
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    A9901ADelivery/set up/dispensing
    A9999YNIDME supply or accessory, nos
    B4034AEnter feed supkit syr by day
    B4035AEnteral feed supp pump per d
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    B4036AEnteral feed sup kit grav by
    B4081AEnteral ng tubing w/ stylet
    B4082AEnteral ng tubing w/o stylet
    B4083AEnteral stomach tube levine
    B4086AGastrostomy/jejunostomy tube
    B4100EFood thickener oral
    B4150AEnteral formulae category i
    B4151AEnteral formulae cat1natural
    B4152AEnteral formulae category ii
    B4153AEnteral formulae categoryIII
    B4154AEnteral formulae category IV
    B4155AEnteral formulae category v
    B4156AEnteral formulae category vi
    B4164AParenteral 50% dextrose solu
    B4168AParenteral sol amino acid 3.
    B4172AParenteral sol amino acid 5.
    B4176AParenteral sol amino acid 7-
    B4178AParenteral sol amino acid >
    B4180AParenteral sol carb > 50%
    B4184AParenteral sol lipids 10%
    B4186AParenteral sol lipids 20%
    B4189AParenteral sol amino acid &
    B4193AParenteral sol 52-73 gm prot
    B4197AParenteral sol 74-100 gm pro
    B4199AParenteral sol > 100gm prote
    B4216AParenteral nutrition additiv
    B4220AParenteral supply kit premix
    B4222AParenteral supply kit homemi
    B4224AParenteral administration ki
    B5000AParenteral sol renal-amirosy
    B5100AParenteral sol hepatic-fream
    B5200AParenteral sol stres-brnch c
    B9000AEnter infusion pump w/o alrm
    B9002AEnteral infusion pump w/ ala
    B9004AParenteral infus pump portab
    B9006AParenteral infus pump statio
    B9998AEnteral supp not otherwise c
    B9999AParenteral supp not othrws c
    C1010KDGBlood, L/R, CMV-NEG1010$121.78$24.36
    C1011KDGPlatelets, HLA-m, L/R, unit1011$499.77$99.95
    C1015KDGPlt, pher,L/R,CMV, irrad1020$495.22$99.04
    C1016KDGBLOOD,L/R,FROZ/DEGLY/Washed1016$301.68$60.34
    C1017KDGPlt, APH/PHER,L/R,CMV-NEG1017$393.15$78.63
    C1018KDGBlood, L/R, IRRADIATED1018$132.40$26.48
    C1020KDGRBC, frz/deg/wsh, L/R, irrad1021$336.04$67.21
    C1021KDGRBC, L/R, CMV neg, irrad1022$201.12$40.22
    C1022KDGPlasma, frz within 24 hour0955$95.00$19.00
    C1079KCO 57/58 per 0.5 uCi10791.2556$68.51$13.70
    C1080KNII-131 tositumomab, dx1080$2,260.00$452.00
    C1081KNII-131 tositumomab, tx1081$19,565.00$3,913.00
    C1082KNFIn-111 ibritumomab tiuxetan9118$2,260.00$452.00
    C1083KNFYttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan9117$19,565.00$3,913.00
    C1088TLASER OPTIC TR Sys1557$1,850.00$370.00
    C1091KIN111 oxyquinoline,per0.5mCi10914.1151$224.52$44.90
    C1092KIN 111 pentetate per 0.5 mCi10923.9855$217.45$43.49
    C1122KTc 99M ARCITUMOMAB PER VIAL11229.8014$534.77$106.95
    C1166KDGCYTARABINE LIPOSOMAL, 10 mg11665.1134$278.99$55.80
    C1167KDGEPIRUBICIN HCL, 2 mg11670.3744$20.43$4.09
    C1178KBUSULFAN IV, 6 Mg11785.4930$299.70$59.94
    C1200KTC 99M Sodium Glucoheptonat12000.5550$30.28$6.06
    C1201KTC 99M SUCCIMER, PER Vial12011.4706$80.24$16.05
    C1300SHYPERBARIC Oxygen06593.0228$164.93$32.99
    C1305KApligraf130515.0691$822.19$164.44
    C1713NNFAnchor/screw bn/bn,tis/bn
    C1714NNFCath, trans atherectomy, dir
    C1715NNFBrachytherapy needle
    C1716KBrachytx source, Gold 19817161.3811$75.35$15.07
    C1717NNFBrachytx source, HDR Ir-192
    C1718KBrachytx source, Iodine 12517180.6843$37.34$7.47
    C1719KBrachytx sour,Non-HDR Ir-19217190.3187$17.39$3.48
    C1720KBrachytx sour, Palladium 10317200.8187$44.67$8.93
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    C1722NNFAICD, single chamber
    C1724NNFCath, trans atherec,rotation
    C1725NNFCath, translumin non-laser
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    C1726NNFCath, bal dil, non-vascular
    C1727NNFCath, bal tis dis, non-vas
    C1728NNFCath, brachytx seed adm
    C1729NNFCath, drainage
    C1730NNFCath, EP, 19 or few elect
    C1731NNFCath, EP, 20 or more elec
    C1732NNFCath, EP, diag/abl, 3D/vect
    C1733NNFCath, EP, othr than cool-tip
    C1750NNFCath, hemodialysis,long-term
    C1751NNFCath, inf, per/cent/midline
    C1752NNFCath,hemodialysis,short-term
    C1753NNFCath, intravas ultrasound
    C1754NNFCatheter, intradiscal
    C1755NNFCatheter, intraspinal
    C1756NNFCath, pacing, transesoph
    C1757NNFCath, thrombectomy/embolect
    C1758NNFCatheter, ureteral
    C1759NNFCath, intra echocardiography
    C1760NNFClosure dev, vasc
    C1762NNFConn tiss, human(inc fascia)
    C1763NNFConn tiss, non-human
    C1764NNFEvent recorder, cardiac
    C1765NAdhesion barrier
    C1766NNFIntro/sheath,strble,non-peel
    C1767NNFGenerator, neurostim, imp
    C1768NNFGraft, vascular
    C1769NNFGuide wire
    C1770NNFImaging coil, MR, insertable
    C1771NNFRep dev, urinary, w/sling
    C1772NNFInfusion pump, programmable
    C1773NNFRet dev, insertable
    C1774KDGDarbepoetin alfa, 1 mcg0734$3.24$0.65
    C1775KFDG, per dose (4-40 mCi/ml)17755.9471$324.48$64.90
    C1776NNFJoint device (implantable)
    C1777NNFLead, AICD, endo single coil
    C1778NNFLead, neurostimulator
    C1779NNFLead, pmkr, transvenous VDD
    C1780NNFLens, intraocular (new tech)
    C1781NNFMesh (implantable)
    C1782NNFMorcellator
    C1783HOcular imp, aqueous drain ev1783
    C1784NNFOcular dev, intraop, det ret
    C1785NNFPmkr, dual, rate-resp
    C1786NNFPmkr, single, rate-resp
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    C1788NNFPort, indwelling, imp
    C1789NNFProsthesis, breast, imp
    C1813NNFProsthesis, penile, inflatab
    C1814HNFRetinal tamp, silicone oil1814
    C1815NNFPros, urinary sph, imp
    C1816NNFReceiver/transmitter, neuro
    C1817NNFSeptal defect imp sys
    C1818HIntegrated keratoprosthesis1818
    C1819HNITissue localization-excision dev1819
    C1874NNFStent, coated/cov w/del sys
    C1875NNFStent, coated/cov w/o del sy
    C1876NNFStent, non-coa/non-cov w/del
    C1877NNFStent, non-coat/cov w/o del
    C1878NNFMatrl for vocal cord
    C1879NNFTissue marker, implantable
    C1880NNFVena cava filter
    C1881NNFDialysis access system
    C1882NNFAICD, other than sing/dual
    C1883NNFAdapt/ext, pacing/neuro lead
    C1884HNIEmbolization Protect syst1884
    C1885NNFCath, translumin angio laser
    C1887NNFCatheter, guiding
    C1888HCatheter, ablation, non-cardiac, endovascular (implantable)1888
    C1891NNFInfusion pump,non-prog, perm
    C1892NNFIntro/sheath,fixed,peel-away
    C1893NNFIntro/sheath, fixed,non-peel
    C1894NNFIntro/sheath, non-laser
    C1895NNFLead, AICD, endo dual coil
    C1896NNFLead, AICD, non sing/dual
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    C1897NNFLead, neurostim test kit
    C1898NNFLead, pmkr, other than trans
    C1899NNFLead, pmkr/AICD combination
    C1900HLead coronary venous1900
    C2614HProbe, perc lumb disc2614
    C2615NNFSealant, pulmonary, liquid
    C2616KBrachytx source, Yttrium-902616176.2339$9,615.50$1,923.10
    C2617NNFStent, non-cor, tem w/o del
    C2618NProbe, cryoablation
    C2619NNFPmkr, dual, non rate-resp
    C2620NNFPmkr, single, non rate-resp
    C2621NNFPmkr, other than sing/dual
    C2622NNFProsthesis, penile, non-inf
    C2625NNFStent, non-cor, tem w/del sy
    C2626NNFInfusion pump, non-prog,temp
    C2627NNFCath, suprapubic/cystoscopic
    C2628NNFCatheter, occlusion
    C2629NNFIntro/sheath, laser
    C2630NNFCath, EP, cool-tip
    C2631NNFRep dev, urinary, w/o sling
    C2632HBrachytx sol, I-125, per mCi2632
    C2633KNIBrachytx source, Cesium-13126330.8187$44.67$8.93
    C8900SMRA w/cont, abd02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    C8901SMRA w/o cont, abd03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    C8902SMRA w/o fol w/cont, abd03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    C8903SMRI w/cont, breast, uni02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    C8904SMRI w/o cont, breast, uni03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    C8905SMRI w/o fol w/cont, brst, un03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    C8906SMRI w/cont, breast, bi02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    C8907SMRI w/o cont, breast, bi03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    C8908SMRI w/o fol w/cont, breast,03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    C8909SMRA w/cont, chest02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    C8910SMRA w/o cont, chest03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    C8911SMRA w/o fol w/cont, chest03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    C8912SMRA w/cont, lwr ext02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    C8913SMRA w/o cont, lwr ext03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    C8914SMRA w/o fol w/cont, lwr ext03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    C8918SNFMRA w/cont, pelvis02847.1165$388.28$194.13$77.66
    C8919SNFMRA w/o cont, pelvis03366.3897$348.63$174.31$69.73
    C8920SNFMRA w/o fol w/cont, pelvis03379.2075$502.37$240.77$100.47
    C9000NNa chromateCr51, per 0.25mCi
    C9003KPalivizumab, per 50 mg90036.3077$344.15$68.83
    C9007NBaclofen Intrathecal kit-1am
    C9008KBaclofen Refill Kit-500mcg90080.1264$6.90$1.38
    C9009KBaclofen Refill Kit-2000mcg90090.7499$40.92$8.18
    C9010KDGBaclofen Refill Kit-4000mcg90100.7739$42.22$8.44
    C9013KCo 57 cobaltous chloride90131.0386$56.67$11.33
    C9102N51 Na Chromate, 50mCi
    C9103NNa Iothalamate I-125, 10 uCi
    C9105KHep B imm glob, per 1 ml91051.3074$71.33$14.27
    C9109KTirofiban hcl, 6.25 mg91092.1737$118.60$23.72
    C9111DDNGInj, bivalirudin, 250mg vial
    C9112GPerflutren lipid micro, 2ml9112$148.20$22.15
    C9113GInj pantoprazole sodium, via9113$25.08$3.75
    C9116DDNGErtapenem sodium, per 1 gm$23.74
    C9119DDNGInjection, pegfilgrastim
    C9120DDNGInjection, fulvestrant
    C9121GInjection, argatroban9121$16.35$2.44
    C9123GNFTranscyte, per 247 sq cm9123$770.93$115.23
    C9200GOrcel, per 36 cm29200$1,135.25$$169.69
    C9201GDermagraft, per 37.5 sq cm9201$577.60$86.34
    C9202KNFOctafluoropropane92022.1737$118.60$23.72
    C9203GNFPerflexane lipid micro9203$142.50$21.30
    C9204DDNGZiprasidone mesylate
    C9205GOxaliplatin9205$94.46$14.12
    C9207GNIInjection, bortezomib9207$1,039.68$155.40
    C9208GNFInjection, agalsidase beta9208$123.78$18.50
    C9209GNFInjection, laronidase9209$644.10$96.28
    C9210GNIInjection, palonosetron HCL9210$307.80$46.01
    C9211GNIInj, alefacept, IV9211$665.00$99.40
    C9212GNIInj, alefacept, IM9212$472.63$70.65
    C9503KDGFresh frozen plasma, ea unit9503$69.74$13.95
    C9701TStretta System1557$1,850.00$370.00
    C9703TBard Endoscopic Suturing Sys1555$1,650.00$330.00
    C9704TNIInj inert subs upper GI1556$1,750.00$350.00
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    C9711TDGH.E.L.P. Apheresis System1552$1,350.00$270.00
    D0120EPeriodic oral evaluation
    D0140ELimit oral eval problm focus
    D0150SComprehensve oral evaluation03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0160EExtensv oral eval prob focus
    D0170ERe-eval,est pt,problem focus
    D0180EComp periodontal evaluation
    D0210EIntraor complete film series
    D0220EIntraoral periapical first f
    D0230EIntraoral periapical ea add
    D0240SIntraoral occlusal film03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0250SExtraoral first film03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0260SExtraoral ea additional film03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0270SDental bitewing single film03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0272SDental bitewings two films03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0274SDental bitewings four films03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0277SVert bitewings-sev to eight03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0290EDental film skull/facial bon
    D0310EDental saliography
    D0320EDental tmj arthrogram incl i
    D0321EDental other tmj films
    D0322EDental tomographic survey
    D0330EDental panoramic film
    D0340EDental cephalometric film
    D0350EOral/facial images
    D0415EBacteriologic study
    D0425ECaries susceptibility test
    D0460SPulp vitality test03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0470EDiagnostic casts
    D0472SGross exam, prep & report03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0473SMicro exam, prep & report03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0474SMicro w exam of surg margins03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0480SCytopath smear prep & report03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0502SOther oral pathology procedu03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D0999SUnspecified diagnostic proce03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D1110EDental prophylaxis adult
    D1120EDental prophylaxis child
    D1201ETopical fluor w prophy child
    D1203ETopical fluor w/o prophy chi
    D1204ETopical fluor w/o prophy adu
    D1205ETopical fluoride w/ prophy a
    D1310ENutri counsel-control caries
    D1320ETobacco counseling
    D1330EOral hygiene instruction
    D1351EDental sealant per tooth
    D1510SSpace maintainer fxd unilat03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D1515SFixed bilat space maintainer03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D1520SRemove unilat space maintain03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D1525SRemove bilat space maintain03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D1550SRecement space maintainer03300.5745$31.35$6.27
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    D2150EAmalgam two surfaces permane
    D2160EAmalgam three surfaces perma
    D2161EAmalgam 4 or > surfaces perm
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    D2331EResin two surfaces-anterior
    D2332EResin three surfaces-anterio
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    D2391EPost 1 srfc resinbased cmpst
    D2392EPost 2 srfc resinbased cmpst
    D2393EPost 3 srfc resinbased cmpst
    D2394EPost >=4srfc resinbase cmpst
    D2410EDental gold foil one surface
    D2420EDental gold foil two surface
    D2430EDental gold foil three surfa
    D2510EDental inlay metalic 1 surf
    D2520EDental inlay metallic 2 surf
    D2530EDental inlay metl 3/more sur
    D2542EDental onlay metallic 2 surf
    D2543EDental onlay metallic 3 surf
    D2544EDental onlay metl 4/more sur
    D2610EInlay porcelain/ceramic 1 su
    D2620EInlay porcelain/ceramic 2 su
    D2630EDental onlay porc 3/more sur
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    D2642EDental onlay porcelin 2 surf
    D2643EDental onlay porcelin 3 surf
    D2644EDental onlay porc 4/more sur
    D2650EInlay composite/resin one su
    D2651EInlay composite/resin two su
    D2652EDental inlay resin 3/mre sur
    D2662EDental onlay resin 2 surface
    D2663EDental onlay resin 3 surface
    D2664EDental onlay resin 4/mre sur
    D2710ECrown resin laboratory
    D2720ECrown resin w/ high noble me
    D2721ECrown resin w/ base metal
    D2722ECrown resin w/ noble metal
    D2740ECrown porcelain/ceramic subs
    D2750ECrown porcelain w/ h noble m
    D2751ECrown porcelain fused base m
    D2752ECrown porcelain w/ noble met
    D2780ECrown 3/4 cast hi noble met
    D2781ECrown 3/4 cast base metal
    D2782ECrown 3/4 cast noble metal
    D2783ECrown 3/4 porcelain/ceramic
    D2790ECrown full cast high noble m
    D2791ECrown full cast base metal
    D2792ECrown full cast noble metal
    D2799EProvisional crown
    D2910EDental recement inlay
    D2920EDental recement crown
    D2930EPrefab stnlss steel crwn pri
    D2931EPrefab stnlss steel crown pe
    D2932EPrefabricated resin crown
    D2933EPrefab stainless steel crown
    D2940EDental sedative filling
    D2950ECore build-up incl any pins
    D2951ETooth pin retention
    D2952EPost and core cast + crown
    D2953EEach addtnl cast post
    D2954EPrefab post/core + crown
    D2955EPost removal
    D2957EEach addtnl prefab post
    D2960ELaminate labial veneer
    D2961ELab labial veneer resin
    D2962ELab labial veneer porcelain
    D2970STemporary- fractured tooth03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D2980ECrown repair
    D2999SDental unspec restorative pr03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D3110EPulp cap direct
    D3120EPulp cap indirect
    D3220ETherapeutic pulpotomy
    D3221EGross pulpal debridement
    D3230EPulpal therapy anterior prim
    D3240EPulpal therapy posterior pri
    D3310EAnterior
    D3320ERoot canal therapy 2 canals
    D3330ERoot canal therapy 3 canals
    D3331ENon-surg tx root canal obs
    D3332EIncomplete endodontic tx
    D3333EInternal root repair
    D3346ERetreat root canal anterior
    D3347ERetreat root canal bicuspid
    D3348ERetreat root canal molar
    D3351EApexification/recalc initial
    D3352EApexification/recalc interim
    D3353EApexification/recalc final
    D3410EApicoect/perirad surg anter
    D3421ERoot surgery bicuspid
    D3425ERoot surgery molar
    D3426ERoot surgery ea add root
    D3430ERetrograde filling
    D3450ERoot amputation
    D3460SEndodontic endosseous implan03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D3470EIntentional replantation
    D3910EIsolation- tooth w rubb dam
    D3920ETooth splitting
    D3950ECanal prep/fitting of dowel
    D3999SEndodontic procedure03300.5745$31.35$6.27
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    D4210EGingivectomy/plasty per quad
    D4211EGingivectomy/plasty per toot
    D4240EGingival flap proc w/ planin
    D4241EGngvl flap w rootplan 1-3 th
    D4245EApically positioned flap
    D4249ECrown lengthen hard tissue
    D4260SOsseous surgery per quadrant03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4261EOsseous surgl-3teethperquad
    D4263SBone replce graft first site03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4264SBone replce graft each add03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4265EBio mtrls to aid soft/os reg
    D4266EGuided tiss regen resorble
    D4267EGuided tiss regen nonresorb
    D4268SSurgical revision procedure03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4270SPedicle soft tissue graft pr03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4271SFree soft tissue graft proc03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4273SSubepithelial tissue graft03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4274EDistal/proximal wedge proc
    D4275ESoft tissue allograft
    D4276ECon tissue w dble ped graft
    D4320EProvision splnt intracoronal
    D4321EProvisional splint extracoro
    D4341EPeriodontal scaling & root
    D4342EPeriodontal scaling 1-3teeth
    D4355SFull mouth debridement03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4381SLocalized chemo delivery03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D4910EPeriodontal maint procedures
    D4920EUnscheduled dressing change
    D4999EUnspecified periodontal proc
    D5110EDentures complete maxillary
    D5120EDentures complete mandible
    D5130EDentures immediat maxillary
    D5140EDentures immediat mandible
    D5211EDentures maxill part resin
    D5212EDentures mand part resin
    D5213EDentures maxill part metal
    D5214EDentures mandibl part metal
    D5281ERemovable partial denture
    D5410EDentures adjust cmplt maxil
    D5411EDentures adjust cmplt mand
    D5421EDentures adjust part maxill
    D5422EDentures adjust part mandbl
    D5510EDentur repr broken compl bas
    D5520EReplace denture teeth complt
    D5610EDentures repair resin base
    D5620ERep part denture cast frame
    D5630ERep partial denture clasp
    D5640EReplace part denture teeth
    D5650EAdd tooth to partial denture
    D5660EAdd clasp to partial denture
    D5670EReplc tth&acrlc on mtl frmwk
    D5671EReplc tth&acrlc mandibular
    D5710EDentures rebase cmplt maxil
    D5711EDentures rebase cmplt mand
    D5720EDentures rebase part maxill
    D5721EDentures rebase part mandbl
    D5730EDenture reln cmplt maxil ch
    D5731EDenture reln cmplt mand chr
    D5740EDenture reln part maxil chr
    D5741EDenture reln part mand chr
    D5750EDenture reln cmplt max lab
    D5751EDenture reln cmplt mand lab
    D5760EDenture reln part maxil lab
    D5761EDenture reln part mand lab
    D5810EDenture interm cmplt maxill
    D5811EDenture interm cmplt mandbl
    D5820EDenture interm part maxill
    D5821EDenture interm part mandbl
    D5850EDenture tiss conditn maxill
    D5851EDenture tiss condtin mandbl
    D5860EOverdenture complete
    D5861EOverdenture partial
    D5862EPrecision attachment
    D5867EReplacement of precision att
    D5875EProsthesis modification
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    D5899ERemovable prosthodontic proc
    D5911SFacial moulage sectional03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D5912SFacial moulage complete03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D5913ENasal prosthesis
    D5914EAuricular prosthesis
    D5915EOrbital prosthesis
    D5916EOcular prosthesis
    D5919EFacial prosthesis
    D5922ENasal septal prosthesis
    D5923EOcular prosthesis interim
    D5924ECranial prosthesis
    D5925EFacial augmentation implant
    D5926EReplacement nasal prosthesis
    D5927EAuricular replacement
    D5928EOrbital replacement
    D5929EFacial replacement
    D5931ESurgical obturator
    D5932EPostsurgical obturator
    D5933ERefitting of obturator
    D5934EMandibular flange prosthesis
    D5935EMandibular denture prosth
    D5936ETemp obturator prosthesis
    D5937ETrismus appliance
    D5951EFeeding aid
    D5952EPediatric speech aid
    D5953EAdult speech aid
    D5954ESuperimposed prosthesis
    D5955EPalatal lift prosthesis
    D5958EIntraoral con def inter plt
    D5959EIntraoral con def mod palat
    D5960EModify speech aid prosthesis
    D5982ESurgical stent
    D5983SRadiation applicator03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D5984SRadiation shield03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D5985SRadiation cone locator03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D5986EFluoride applicator
    D5987SCommissure splint03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D5988ESurgical splint
    D5999EMaxillofacial prosthesis
    D6010EOdontics endosteal implant
    D6020EOdontics abutment placement
    D6040EOdontics eposteal implant
    D6050EOdontics transosteal implnt
    D6053EImplnt/abtmnt spprt remv dnt
    D6054EImplnt/abtmnt spprt remvprtl
    D6055EImplant connecting bar
    D6056EPrefabricated abutment
    D6057ECustom abutment
    D6058EAbutment supported crown
    D6059EAbutment supported mtl crown
    D6060EAbutment supported mtl crown
    D6061EAbutment supported mtl crown
    D6062EAbutment supported mtl crown
    D6063EAbutment supported mtl crown
    D6064EAbutment supported mtl crown
    D6065EImplant supported crown
    D6066EImplant supported mtl crown
    D6067EImplant supported mtl crown
    D6068EAbutment supported retainer
    D6069EAbutment supported retainer
    D6070EAbutment supported retainer
    D6071EAbutment supported retainer
    D6072EAbutment supported retainer
    D6073EAbutment supported retainer
    D6074EAbutment supported retainer
    D6075EImplant supported retainer
    D6076EImplant supported retainer
    D6077EImplant supported retainer
    D6078EImplnt/abut suprtd fixd dent
    D6079EImplnt/abut suprtd fixd dent
    D6080EImplant maintenance
    D6090ERepair implant
    D6095EOdontics repr abutment
    D6100ERemoval of implant
    D6199EImplant procedure
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    D6210EProsthodont high noble metal
    D6211EBridge base metal cast
    D6212EBridge noble metal cast
    D6240EBridge porcelain high noble
    D6241EBridge porcelain base metal
    D6242EBridge porcelain nobel metal
    D6245EBridge porcelain/ceramic
    D6250EBridge resin w/high noble
    D6251EBridge resin base metal
    D6252EBridge resin w/noble metal
    D6253EProvisional pontic
    D6545EDental retainr cast metl
    D6548EPorcelain/ceramic retainer
    D6600EPorcelain/ceramic inlay 2srf
    D6601EPorc/ceram inlay >= 3 surfac
    D6602ECst hgh nble mtl inlay 2 srf
    D6603ECst hgh nble mtl inlay >=3sr
    D6604ECst bse mtl inlay 2 surfaces
    D6605ECst bse mtl inlay >= 3 surfa
    D6606ECast noble metal inlay 2 sur
    D6607ECst noble mtl inlay >=3 surf
    D6608EOnlay porc/crmc 2 surfaces
    D6609EOnlay porc/crmc >=3 surfaces
    D6610EOnlay cst hgh nbl mtl 2 srfc
    D6611EOnlay cst hgh nbl mtl >=3srf
    D6612EOnlay cst base mtl 2 surface
    D6613EOnlay cst base mtl >=3 surfa
    D6614EOnlay cst nbl mtl 2 surfaces
    D6615EOnlay cst nbl mtl >=3 surfac
    D6720ERetain crown resin w hi nble
    D6721ECrown resin w/base metal
    D6722ECrown resin w/noble metal
    D6740ECrown porcelain/ceramic
    D6750ECrown porcelain high noble
    D6751ECrown porcelain base metal
    D6752ECrown porcelain noble metal
    D6780ECrown 3/4 high noble metal
    D6781ECrown 3/4 cast based metal
    D6782ECrown 3/4 cast noble metal
    D6783ECrown 3/4 porcelain/ceramic
    D6790ECrown full high noble metal
    D6791ECrown full base metal cast
    D6792ECrown full noble metal cast
    D6793EProvisional retainer crown
    D6920SDental connector bar03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D6930EDental recement bridge
    D6940EStress breaker
    D6950EPrecision attachment
    D6970EPost & core plus retainer
    D6971ECast post bridge retainer
    D6972EPrefab post & core plus reta
    D6973ECore build up for retainer
    D6975ECoping metal
    D6976EEach addtnl cast post
    D6977EEach addtl prefab post
    D6980EBridge repair
    D6985EPediatric partial denture fx
    D6999EFixed prosthodontic proc
    D7111SCoronal remnants deciduous t03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7140SExtraction erupted tooth/exr03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7210SRem imp tooth w mucoper flp03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7220SImpact tooth remov soft tiss03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7230SImpact tooth remov part bony03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7240SImpact tooth remov comp bony03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7241SImpact tooth rem bony w/comp03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7250STooth root removal03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7260SOral antral fistula closure03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7261SPrimary closure sinus perf03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7270ETooth reimplantation
    D7272ETooth transplantation
    D7280EExposure impact tooth orthod
    D7281EExposure tooth aid eruption
    D7282EMobilize erupted/malpos toot
    D7285EBiopsy of oral tissue hard
    D7286EBiopsy of oral tissue soft
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    D7287ECytology sample collection
    D7290ERepositioning of teeth
    D7291STransseptal fiberotomy03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D7310EAlveoplasty w/ extraction
    D7320EAlveoplasty w/o extraction
    D7340EVestibuloplasty ridge extens
    D7350EVestibuloplasty exten graft
    D7410ERad exc lesion up to 1.25 cm
    D7411EExcision benign lesion>1.25c
    D7412EExcision benign lesion compl
    D7413EExcision malig lesion<=1.25c
    D7414EExcision malig lesion>1.25cm
    D7415EExcision malig les complicat
    D7440EMalig tumor exc to 1.25 cm
    D7441EMalig tumor > 1.25 cm
    D7450ERem odontogen cyst to 1.25cm
    D7451ERem odontogen cyst > 1.25 cm
    D7460ERem nonodonto cyst to 1.25cm
    D7461ERem nonodonto cyst > 1.25 cm
    D7465ELesion destruction
    D7471ERem exostosis any site
    D7472ERemoval of torus palatinus
    D7473ERemove torus mandibularis
    D7485ESurg reduct osseoustuberosit
    D7490EMandible resection
    D7510EI&d absc intraoral soft tiss
    D7520EI&d abscess extraoral
    D7530ERemoval fb skin/areolar tiss
    D7540ERemoval of fb reaction
    D7550ERemoval of sloughed off bone
    D7560EMaxillary sinusotomy
    D7610EMaxilla open reduct simple
    D7620EClsd reduct simpl maxilla fx
    D7630EOpen red simpl mandible fx
    D7640EClsd red simpl mandible fx
    D7650EOpen red simp malar/zygom fx
    D7660EClsd red simp malar/zygom fx
    D7670EClosd rductn splint alveolus
    D7671EAlveolus open reduction
    D7680EReduct simple facial bone fx
    D7710EMaxilla open reduct compound
    D7720EClsd reduct compd maxilla fx
    D7730EOpen reduct compd mandble fx
    D7740EClsd reduct compd mandble fx
    D7750EOpen red comp malar/zygma fx
    D7760EClsd red comp malar/zygma fx
    D7770EOpen reduc compd alveolus fx
    D7771EAlveolus clsd reduc stblz te
    D7780EReduct compnd facial bone fx
    D7810ETmj open reduct-dislocation
    D7820EClosed tmp manipulation
    D7830ETmj manipulation under anest
    D7840ERemoval of tmj condyle
    D7850ETmj meniscectomy
    D7852ETmj repair of joint disc
    D7854ETmj excisn of joint membrane
    D7856ETmj cutting of a muscle
    D7858ETmj reconstruction
    D7860ETmj cutting into joint
    D7865ETmj reshaping components
    D7870ETmj aspiration joint fluid
    D7871ELysis + lavage w catheters
    D7872ETmj diagnostic arthroscopy
    D7873ETmj arthroscopy lysis adhesn
    D7874ETmj arthroscopy disc reposit
    D7875ETmj arthroscopy synovectomy
    D7876ETmj arthroscopy discectomy
    D7877ETmj arthroscopy debridement
    D7880EOcclusal orthotic appliance
    D7899ETmj unspecified therapy
    D7910EDent sutur recent wnd to 5cm
    D7911EDental suture wound to 5 cm
    D7912ESuture complicate wnd > 5 cm
    D7920EDental skin graft
    D7940SReshaping bone orthognathic03300.5745$31.35$6.27
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    D7941EBone cutting ramus closed
    D7943ECutting ramus open w/graft
    D7944EBone cutting segmented
    D7945EBone cutting body mandible
    D7946EReconstruction maxilla total
    D7947EReconstruct maxilla segment
    D7948EReconstruct midface no graft
    D7949EReconstruct midface w/graft
    D7950EMandible graft
    D7955ERepair maxillofacial defects
    D7960EFrenulectomy/frenulotomy
    D7970EExcision hyperplastic tissue
    D7971EExcision pericoronal gingiva
    D7972ESurg redct fibrous tuberosit
    D7980ESialolithotomy
    D7981EExcision of salivary gland
    D7982ESialodochoplasty
    D7983EClosure of salivary fistula
    D7990EEmergency tracheotomy
    D7991EDental coronoidectomy
    D7995ESynthetic graft facial bones
    D7996EImplant mandible for augment
    D7997EAppliance removal
    D7999EOral surgery procedure
    D8010ELimited dental tx primary
    D8020ELimited dental tx transition
    D8030ELimited dental tx adolescent
    D8040ELimited dental tx adult
    D8050EIntercep dental tx primary
    D8060EIntercep dental tx transitn
    D8070ECompre dental tx transition
    D8080ECompre dental tx adolescent
    D8090ECompre dental tx adult
    D8210EOrthodontic rem appliance tx
    D8220EFixed appliance therapy habt
    D8660EPreorthodontic tx visit
    D8670EPeriodic orthodontc tx visit
    D8680EOrthodontic retention
    D8690EOrthodontic treatment
    D8691ERepair ortho appliance
    D8692EReplacement retainer
    D8999EOrthodontic procedure
    D9110NTx dental pain minor proc
    D9210EDent anesthesia w/o surgery
    D9211ERegional block anesthesia
    D9212ETrigeminal block anesthesia
    D9215ELocal anesthesia
    D9220EGeneral anesthesia
    D9221EGeneral anesthesia ea ad 15m
    D9230NAnalgesia
    D9241EIntravenous sedation
    D9242EIV sedation ea ad 30 m
    D9248NSedation (non-iv)
    D9310EDental consultation
    D9410EDental house call
    D9420EHospital call
    D9430EOffice visit during hours
    D9440EOffice visit after hours
    D9450ECase presentation tx plan
    D9610EDent therapeutic drug inject
    D9630SOther drugs/medicaments03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D9910EDent appl desensitizing med
    D9911EAppl desensitizing resin
    D9920EBehavior management
    D9930STreatment of complications03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D9940SDental occlusal guard03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D9941EFabrication athletic guard
    D9950SOcclusion analysis03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D9951SLimited occlusal adjustment03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D9952SComplete occlusal adjustment03300.5745$31.35$6.27
    D9970EEnamel microabrasion
    D9971EOdontoplasty 1-2 teeth
    D9972EExtrnl bleaching per arch
    D9973EExtrnl bleaching per tooth
    D9974EIntrnl bleaching per tooth
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    D9999EAdjunctive procedure
    E0100ACane adjust/fixed with tip
    E0105ACane adjust/fixed quad/3 pro
    E0110ACrutch forearm pair
    E0111ACrutch forearm each
    E0112ACrutch underarm pair wood
    E0113ACrutch underarm each wood
    E0114ACrutch underarm pair no wood
    E0116ACrutch underarm each no wood
    E0117AUnderarm springassist crutch
    E0118ENICrutch substitute
    E0130AWalker rigid adjust/fixed ht
    E0135AWalker folding adjust/fixed
    E0140YNIWalker w trunk support
    E0141ARigid walker wheeled wo seat
    E0142ADGWalker rigid wheeled with se
    E0143AWalker folding wheeled w/o s
    E0144AEnclosed walker w rear seat
    E0145ADGWalker whled seat/crutch att
    E0146ADGFolding walker wheels w seat
    E0147AWalker variable wheel resist
    E0148AHeavyduty walker no wheels
    E0149AHeavy duty wheeled walker
    E0153AForearm crutch platform atta
    E0154AWalker platform attachment
    E0155AWalker wheel attachment,pair
    E0156AWalker seat attachment
    E0157AWalker crutch attachment
    E0158AWalker leg extenders set of4
    E0159ABrake for wheeled walker
    E0160ASitz type bath or equipment
    E0161ASitz bath/equipment w/faucet
    E0162ASitz bath chair
    E0163ACommode chair stationry fxd
    E0164ACommode chair mobile fixed a
    E0165ADGCommode chair stationry det
    E0166ACommode chair mobile detach
    E0167ACommode chair pail or pan
    E0168AHeavyduty/wide commode chair
    E0169ASeatlift incorp commodechair
    E0175ACommode chair foot rest
    E0176AAir pressre pad/cushion nonp
    E0177AWater press pad/cushion nonp
    E0178AGel pressre pad/cushion nonp
    E0179ADry pressre pad/cushion nonp
    E0180APress pad alternating w pump
    E0181APress pad alternating w/ pum
    E0182APressure pad alternating pum
    E0184ADry pressure mattress
    E0185AGel pressure mattress pad
    E0186AAir pressure mattress
    E0187AWater pressure mattress
    E0188ESynthetic sheepskin pad
    E0189ELambswool sheepskin pad
    E0190ENIPositioning cushion
    E0191AProtector heel or elbow
    E0192APad wheelchr low press/posit
    E0193APowered air flotation bed
    E0194AAir fluidized bed
    E0196AGel pressure mattress
    E0197AAir pressure pad for mattres
    E0198AWater pressure pad for mattr
    E0199ADry pressure pad for mattres
    E0200AHeat lamp without stand
    E0202APhototherapy light w/ photom
    E0203ATherapeutic lightbox tabletp
    E0205AHeat lamp with stand
    E0210AElectric heat pad standard
    E0215AElectric heat pad moist
    E0217AWater circ heat pad w pump
    E0218EWater circ cold pad w pump
    E0220AHot water bottle
    E0221AInfrared heating pad system
    E0225AHydrocollator unit
    E0230AIce cap or collar
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    E0231EWound warming device
    E0232EWarming card for NWT
    E0235AParaffin bath unit portable
    E0236APump for water circulating p
    E0238AHeat pad non-electric moist
    E0239AHydrocollator unit portable
    E0240ENIBath/shower chair
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    E0242EBath tub rail floor
    E0243EToilet rail
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    E0248ENIHDtrans bench w/wo comm open
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    E0251AHosp bed fixd ht w/o mattres
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    E0256AHospital bed var ht w/o matt
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    E0261AHosp bed semi-electr w/o mat
    E0265AHosp bed total electr w/ mat
    E0266AHosp bed total elec w/o matt
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    E0272AMattress foam rubber
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    E0274EOver-bed table
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    E0276ABed pan fracture
    E0277APowered pres-redu air mattrs
    E0280ABed cradle
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    E0291AHosp bed fx ht w/o rail w/o
    E0292AHosp bed var ht w/o rail w/o
    E0293AHosp bed var ht w/o rail w/
    E0294AHosp bed semi-elect w/ mattr
    E0295AHosp bed semi-elect w/o matt
    E0296AHosp bed total elect w/ matt
    E0297AHosp bed total elect w/o mat
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    E0304YNIHosp bed xtra hvy dty x wide
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    E0310ARails bed side full length
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    E0326AUrinal female jug-type
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    E0352EDisposable pack w/bowel syst
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    E0372APowered air mattress overlay
    E0373ANonpowered pressure mattress
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    E0430EOxygen system gas portable
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    E0454APressure ventilator
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    E0461AVol vent noninvasive interfa
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    E0472YNIRAD w backup invasive intrfc
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    E0562YNIHumidifier heated used w PAP
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    E0572AAerosol compressor adjust pr
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    E0575ANebulizer ultrasonic
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    E0585ANebulizer w/ compressor & he
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    E0601ACont airway pressure device
    E0602EManual breast pump
    E0603AElectric breast pump
    E0604AHosp grade elec breast pump
    E0605AVaporizer room type
    E0606ADrainage board postural
    E0607ABlood glucose monitor home
    E0610APacemaker monitr audible/vis
    E0615APacemaker monitr digital/vis
    E0616NCardiac event recorder
    E0617AAutomatic ext defibrillator
    E0618AApnea monitor
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    E0620ACap bld skin piercing laser
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    E0625EPatient lift bathroom or toi
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    E0629ASeat lift for pt furn-non-el
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    E0665APneumatic appliance full arm
    E0666APneumatic appliance half leg
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    E0669ASeg pneumatic appli half leg
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    E0672APressure pneum appl full arm
    E0673APressure pneum appl half leg
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    E0693AUvl sys panel 6 ft
    E0694AUvl md cabinet sys 6 ft
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    E0710ERestraints any type
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    E0730ATens four lead
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    E0731AConductive garment for tens/
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    E0745ANeuromuscular stim for shock
    E0746EElectromyograph biofeedback
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    E0748AElec osteogen stim spinal
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    E0752NNeurostimulator electrode
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    E0755EElectronic salivary reflex s
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    E0757NImplantable RF receiver
    E0758AExternal RF transmitter
    E0759AReplace rdfrquncy transmittr
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    E0761ENontherm electromgntc device
    E0765ENerve stimulator for tx n&v
    E0776AIv pole
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    E0781AExternal ambulatory infus pu
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    E0783NProgrammable infusion pump
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    E0786NImplantable pump replacement
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    E0855ACervical traction equipment
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    E0870ATract frame attach footboard
    E0880ATrac stand free stand extrem
    E0890ATraction frame attach pelvic
    E0900ATrac stand free stand pelvic
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    E0920AFracture frame attached to b
    E0930AFracture frame free standing
    E0935AExercise device passive moti
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    E0941AGravity assisted traction de
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    E0943ADGCervical pillow
    E0944APelvic belt/harness/boot
    E0945ABelt/harness extremity
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    E0947AFracture frame attachmnts pe
    E0948AFracture frame attachmnts ce
    E0950ETray
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    E0957YNIW/c medial thigh support
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    E0959BAmputee adapter
    E0960YNIW/c shoulder harness/straps
    E0961BWheelchair brake extension
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    E0963AWheelchair 2 inch cushion
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    E0965AWheelchair 4 inch cushion
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    E0967BWheelchair hand rims
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    E0969BWheelchair narrowing device
    E0970BWheelchair no. 2 footplates
    E0971BWheelchair anti-tipping devi
    E0972ATransfer board or device
    E0973BWheelchair adjustabl height
    E0974BWheelchair grade-aid
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    E0976BDGWheelchair reinforced back u
    E0977BWheelchair wedge cushion
    E0978BWheelchair belt w/airplane b
    E0979BDGWheelchair belt with velcro
    E0980BWheelchair safety vest
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    E0982YNIBack upholstery, replacement
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    E0984YNIAdd pwr tiller
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    E0992BWheelchair solid seat insert
    E0993BDGWheelchair back upholstery
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    E0995BWheelchair calf rest
    E0996BWheelchair tire solid
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    E0998BWheelchair caster w/o a fork
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    E1005YNIPwr seat recline pwr
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    E1007YNIPwr seat combo w/shear
    E1008YNIPwr seat combo pwr shear
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    E1010YNIAdd pwr leg elevation
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    E1013AInt seat sys contour ped w/c
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    E1016AShock absorber for power w/c
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    E1018AHD shck absrber for hd powwc
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    E1026APedwc contoured lat/thor sup
    E1027APed wc lat/ant support
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    E1029YNIW/c vent tray fixed
    E1030YNIW/c vent tray gimbaled
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    E1037ATransport chair, ped size
    E1038ATransport chair, adult size
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    E1065BWheelchair power attachment
    E1066BDGWheelchair battery charger
    E1069BDGWheelchair deep cycle batter
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    E1088AWheelchair lightweight det a
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    E1093AWheelchair wide w/ foot rest
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    E1110AWheelchair semi-recl detach
    E1130AWhlchr stand fxd arm ft rest
    E1140AWheelchair standard detach a
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    E1160AWheelchair fixed arms
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    E1171AWheelchair amputee w/o leg r
    E1172AWheelchair amputee detach ar
    E1180AWheelchair amputee w/ foot r
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    E1200AWheelchair amputee fixed arm
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    E1223AWheelchair spec size w foot
    E1224AWheelchair spec size w/ leg
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    E1355AOxygen supplies stand/rack
    E1372AOxy suppl heater for nebuliz
    E1390AOxygen concentrator
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    E1540AReplacement pressure alarm
    E1550ABath conductivity meter
    E1560AReplace blood leak detector
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    E1625AWater softening system
    E1630AReciprocating peritoneal dia
    E1632AWearable artificial kidney
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    E1635ACompact travel hemodialyzer
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    E1805AAdjust wrist ext/flex device
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    E1830AAdjust toe ext/flex device
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    E2301YNIPwr standing
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    E2311YNIElectro connect btw 2 sys
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    E2323YNISpecial joystick handle
    E2324YNIChin cup interface
    E2325YNISip and puff interface
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    E2328YNIHead/extremity control inter
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    G0041SPET follow stress echo mult028514.1508$772.08$334.45$154.42
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    G0043SPET follow ventriculogm mult028514.1508$772.08$334.45$154.42
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    G0118SGlaucoma scrn hgh risk direc02300.7619$41.57$14.97$8.31
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    G0121TColon ca scrn not hi rsk ind01587.4244$405.08$101.27
    G0122EColon ca scrn; barium enema
    G0123AScreen cerv/vag thin layer
    G0124AScreen c/v thin layer by MD
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    G0127TTrim nail(s)00090.6652$36.29$8.34$7.26
    G0128BCORF skilled nursing service
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    G0130XSingle energy x-ray study02600.7802$42.57$21.28$8.51
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    G0144AScr c/v cyto,thinlayer,rescr
    G0145AScr c/v cyto,thinlayer,rescr
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    G0148AScr c/v cyto, autosys, rescr
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    G0152BHHCP-serv of ot,ea 15 min
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    G0156BHHCP-svs of aide,ea 15 min
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    G0181EHome health care supervision
    G0182EHospice care supervision
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    G0206SDiagnosticmammographydigital06690.9009$49.15$9.83
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    G0211SPET img whbd ring init lung1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0212SPET img whbd ring restag lun1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0213SPET img whbd ring dx colorec1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0214SPET img whbd ring init colre1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0215SPET img whbd restag col1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0216SPET img whbd ring dx melanom1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0217SPET img whbd ring init melan1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0218SPET img whbd ring restag mel1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0219EPET img whbd ring noncov ind
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    G0221SPET img whbd ring init lymph1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0222SPET img whbd ring resta lymp1516$1,450.00$290.00
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    G0224SPETimg whbd reg ring ini hea1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0225SPET img whbd ring restag hea1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0226SPET img whbd dx esophag1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0227SPET img whbd ring ini esopha1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0228SPET img whbd ring restg esop1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0229SPET img metabolic brain ring1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0230SPET myocard viability ring1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0231SPET WhBD colorec; gamma cam1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0232SPET whbd lymphoma; gamma cam1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0233SPET whbd melanoma; gamma cam1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0234SPET WhBD pulm nod; gamma cam1516$1,450.00$290.00
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    G0239SOth resp proc, group04110.4367$23.83$4.77
    G0242SMultisource photon ster plan1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0243SMultisour photon stero treat1528$5,250.00$1,050.00
    G0244SObserv care by facility topt03393.8356$209.27$41.85
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    G0247TRoutine footcare w LOPS00090.6652$36.29$8.34$7.26
    G0248SDemonstrate use home INR mon1503$150.00$30.00
    G0249SProvide test material,equipm1503$150.00$30.00
    G0250EMD review interpret of test
    G0251SLinear acc based stero radio1513$1,150.00$230.00
    G0252EPET imaging initial dx
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    G0254SPET image brst eval to tx1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0255ECurrent percep threshold tst
    G0256DDNGProstate brachy w palladium
    G0257SUnsched dialysis ESRD pt hos01705.9678$325.61$65.12
    G0259NInject for sacroiliac joint
    G0260TInj for sacroiliac jt anesth02042.1711$118.46$40.13$23.69
    G0261DDNGProstate brachy w iodine see
    G0262SDGSm intestinal image capsule1508$650.00$130.00
    G0263NAdm with CHF, CP, asthma
    G0264VAssmt otr CHF, CP, asthma06000.9278$50.62$10.12
    G0265ACryopresevation Freeze+stora
    G0266AThawing + expansion froz cel
    G0267SBone marrow or psc harvest01103.6718$200.34$40.07
    G0268XRemoval of impacted wax md03400.6314$34.45$6.89
    G0269NOcclusive device in vein art
    G0270AMNT subs tx for change dx
    G0271AGroup MNT 2 or more 30 mins
    G0272XDGNaso/oro gastric tube pl MD02721.4166$77.29$38.36$15.46
    G0273DDNGPretx planning, non-Hodgkins
    G0274DDNGRadiopharm tx, non-Hodgkins
    G0275NRenal angio, cardiac cath
    G0278NIliac art angio,cardiac cath
    G0279AExcorp shock tx, elbow epi
    G0280AExcorp shock tx other than
    G0281AElec stim unattend for press
    G0282AElect stim wound care not pd
    G0283AElec stim other than wound
    G0288SRecon, CTA for pre & post sug1506$450.00$90.00
    G0289NArthro, loose body + chondro
    G0290TDrug-eluting stents, single0656103.4907$5,646.56$1,129.31
    G0291TDrug-eluting stents,each add0656103.4907$5,646.56$1,129.31
    G0292SAdm exp drugs,clinical trial1503$150.00$30.00
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    G0293SNon-cov surg proc,clin trial1505$350.00$70.00
    G0294SNon-cov proc, clinical trial1502$75.00$15.00
    G0295EElectromagnetic therapy onc
    G0296SNFPET imge restag thyrod cance1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0297TNFInsert single chamber/cd0107337.1304$18,394.17$3,699.14$3,678.83
    G0298TNFInsert dual chamber/cd0107337.1304$18,394.17$3,699.14$3,678.83
    G0299TNFInser/repos single icd+leads0108433.2998$23,641.27$4,728.25
    G0300TNFInsert reposit lead dual+gen0108433.2998$23,641.27$4,728.25
    G0302SNIPre-op service LVRS complete1509$750.00$150.00
    G0303SNIPre-op service LVRS 10-15dos1507$550.00$110.00
    G0304SNIPre-op service LVRS 1-9 dos1504$250.00$50.00
    G0305SNIPost op service LVRS min 61504$250.00$50.00
    G0306ANICBC/diffwbc w/o platelet
    G0307ANICBC without platelet
    G0323ANIESRD related svs home mo 20+
    G0324ANIESRD related svs home/dy/2y
    G0325ANIESRD relate home/dy 2-11yr
    G0326ANIESRD relate home/dy 12-19y
    G0327ANIESRD relate home/dy 20+yrs
    G0338SNILinear accelerator stero pln1516$1,450.00$290.00
    G0339SNIRobot lin-radsurg com, first1528$5,250.00$1,050.00
    G0340SNIRobot lin-radsurg fractx 2-51525$3,750.00$750.00
    G3001SNIAdmin + supply, tositumomab1522$2,250.00$450.00
    G9001BMCCD, initial rate
    G9002BMCCD,maintenance rate
    G9003BMCCD, risk adj hi, initial
    G9004BMCCD, risk adj lo, initial
    G9005BMCCD, risk adj, maintenance
    G9006BMCCD, Home monitoring
    G9007BMCCD, sch team conf
    G9008BMccd,phys coor-care ovrsght
    G9009EMCCD, risk adj, level 3
    G9010EMCCD, risk adj, level 4
    G9011EMCCD, risk adj, level 5
    G9012EOther Specified Case Mgmt
    G9016EDemo-smoking cessation coun
    J0120NTetracyclin injection
    J0130KAbciximab injection16055.3048$289.44$57.89
    J0150KInjection adenosine 6 MG03790.2078$11.34$2.27
    J0151DDNGAdenosine injection
    J0152KNIAdenosine injection09171.0393$56.71$11.34
    J0170NAdrenalin epinephrin inject
    J0190NInj biperiden lactate/5 mg
    J0200NAlatrofloxacin mesylate
    J0205KAlglucerase injection0900$37.13$7.43
    J0207KAmifostine70005.3041$289.40$57.88
    J0210NMethyldopate hcl injection
    J0215BAlefacept
    J0256KAlpha 1 proteinase inhibitor0901$3.43$0.69
    J0270BAlprostadil for injection
    J0275BAlprostadil urethral suppos
    J0280NAminophyllin 250 MG inj
    J0282NAmiodarone HCl
    J0285NAmphotericin B
    J0287KAmphotericin b lipid complex90240.3823$20.86$4.17
    J0288KAmpho b cholesteryl sulfate90240.3823$20.86$4.17
    J0289KAmphotericin b liposome inj90240.3823$20.86$4.17
    J0290NAmpicillin 500 MG inj
    J0295NAmpicillin sodium per 1.5 gm
    J0300NAmobarbital 125 MG inj
    J0330NSuccinycholine chloride inj
    J0350KInjection anistreplase 30 u160627.7939$1,516.46$303.29
    J0360NHydralazine hcl injection
    J0380NInj metaraminol bitartrate
    J0390NChloroquine injection
    J0395NArbutamine HCl injection
    J0456NAzithromycin
    J0460NAtropine sulfate injection
    J0470NDimecaprol injection
    J0475NBaclofen 10 MG injection
    J0476BBaclofen intrathecal trial
    J0500NDicyclomine injection
    J0515NInj benztropine mesylate
    J0520NBethanechol chloride inject
    J0530NPenicillin g benzathine inj
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    J0540NPenicillin g benzathine inj
    J0550NPenicillin g benzathine inj
    J0560NPenicillin g benzathine inj
    J0570NPenicillin g benzathine inj
    J0580NPenicillin g benzathine inj
    J0583GNIBivalirudin9111$1.60$0.04
    J0585KBotulinum toxin a per unit09020.0588$3.21$0.64
    J0587KBotulinum toxin type B90180.1279$6.98$1.40
    J0592NBuprenorphine hydrochloride
    J0595NNIButorphanol tartrate 1 mg
    J0600NEdetate calcium disodium inj
    J0610NCalcium gluconate injection
    J0620NCalcium glycer & lact/10 ML
    J0630NCalcitonin salmon injection
    J0636NInj calcitriol per 0.1 mcg
    J0637KCaspofungin acetate90190.5432$29.64$5.93
    J0640NLeucovorin calcium injection
    J0670NInj mepivacaine HCL/10 ml
    J0690NCefazolin sodium injection
    J0692NCefepime HCl for injection
    J0694NCefoxitin sodium injection
    J0696NCeftriaxone sodium injection
    J0697NSterile cefuroxime injection
    J0698NCefotaxime sodium injection
    J0702NBetamethasone acet&sod phosp
    J0704NBetamethasone sod phosp/4 MG
    J0706NCaffeine citrate injection
    J0710NCephapirin sodium injection
    J0713NInj ceftazidime per 500 mg
    J0715NCeftizoxime sodium / 500 MG
    J0720NChloramphenicol sodium injec
    J0725NChorionic gonadotropin/1000u
    J0735NClonidine hydrochloride
    J0740NCidofovir injection
    J0743NCilastatin sodium injection
    J0744NCiprofloxacin iv
    J0745NInj codeine phosphate /30 MG
    J0760NColchicine injection
    J0770NColistimethate sodium inj
    J0780NProchlorperazine injection
    J0800NCorticotropin injection
    J0835NInj cosyntropin per 0.25 MG
    J0850KCytomegalovirus imm IV /vial09035.3368$291.18$58.24
    J0880EDarbepoetin alfa injection
    J0895NDeferoxamine mesylate inj
    J0900NTestosterone enanthate inj
    J0945NBrompheniramine maleate inj
    J0970NEstradiol valerate injection
    J1000NDepo-estradiol cypionate inj
    J1020NMethylprednisolone 20 MG inj
    J1030NMethylprednisolone 40 MG inj
    J1040NMethylprednisolone 80 MG inj
    J1051NMedroxyprogesterone inj
    J1055EMedrxyprogester acetate inj
    J1056EMA/EC contraceptiveinjection
    J1060NTestosterone cypionate 1 ML
    J1070NTestosterone cypionat 100 MG
    J1080NTestosterone cypionat 200 MG
    J1094NInj dexamethasone acetate
    J1100NDexamethasone sodium phos
    J1110NInj dihydroergotamine mesylt
    J1120NAcetazolamid sodium injectio
    J1160NDigoxin injection
    J1165NPhenytoin sodium injection
    J1170NHydromorphone injection
    J1180NDyphylline injection
    J1190KDexrazoxane HCl injection07262.0616$112.48$22.50
    J1200NDiphenhydramine hcl injectio
    J1205NChlorothiazide sodium inj
    J1212NDimethyl sulfoxide 50% 50 ML
    J1230NMethadone injection
    J1240NDimenhydrinate injection
    J1245KDipyridamole injection03800.2525$13.78$2.76
    J1250NInj dobutamine HCL/250 mg
    J1260NDolasetron mesylate
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    J1270NInjection, doxercalciferol
    J1320NAmitriptyline injection
    J1325NEpoprostenol injection
    J1327KEptifibatide injection16070.1465$7.99$1.60
    J1330NErgonovine maleate injection
    J1335GNIErtapenem injection9116$23.74$3.55
    J1364NErythro lactobionate /500 MG
    J1380NEstradiol valerate 10 MG inj
    J1390NEstradiol valerate 20 MG inj
    J1410NInj estrogen conjugate 25 MG
    J1435NInjection estrone per 1 MG
    J1436NEtidronate disodium inj
    J1438KEtanercept injection16081.8762$102.37$20.47
    J1440KFilgrastim 300 mcg injection07282.2631$123.48$24.70
    J1441KFilgrastim 480 mcg injection70493.2251$175.96$35.19
    J1450NFluconazole
    J1452NIntraocular Fomivirsen na
    J1455NFoscarnet sodium injection
    J1460NGamma globulin 1 CC inj
    J1470BGamma globulin 2 CC inj
    J1480BGamma globulin 3 CC inj
    J1490BGamma globulin 4 CC inj
    J1500BGamma globulin 5 CC inj
    J1510BGamma globulin 6 CC inj
    J1520BGamma globulin 7 CC inj
    J1530BGamma globulin 8 CC inj
    J1540BGamma globulin 9 CC inj
    J1550BGamma globulin 10 CC inj
    J1560BGamma globulin > 10 CC inj
    J1563KImmune globulin, 1 g09050.8057$43.96$8.79
    J1564KImmune globulin 10 mg90210.0080$0.44$0.09
    J1565KRSV-ivig09060.8910$48.61$9.72
    J1570KGanciclovir sodium injection09070.5918$32.29$6.46
    J1580NGaramycin gentamicin inj
    J1590NGatifloxacin injection
    J1595NInjection glatiramer acetate
    J1600NGold sodium thiomaleate inj
    J1610NGlucagon hydrochloride/1 MG
    J1620NGonadorelin hydroch/ 100 mcg
    J1626KGranisetron HCl injection07640.1044$5.70$1.14
    J1630NHaloperidol injection
    J1631NHaloperidol decanoate inj
    J1642NInj heparin sodium per 10 u
    J1644NInj heparin sodium per 1000u
    J1645NDalteparin sodium
    J1650NInj enoxaparin sodium
    J1652NFondaparinux sodium
    J1655NTinzaparin sodium injection
    J1670NTetanus immune globulin inj
    J1700NHydrocortisone acetate inj
    J1710NHydrocortisone sodium ph inj
    J1720NHydrocortisone sodium succ i
    J1730NDiazoxide injection
    J1742NIbutilide fumarate injection
    J1745KInfliximab injection70430.7122$38.86$7.77
    J1750NIron dextran
    J1756NIron sucrose injection
    J1785KInjection imiglucerase /unit0916$3.71$0.74
    J1790NDroperidol injection
    J1800NPropranolol injection
    J1810EDroperidol/fentanyl inj
    J1815NInsulin injection
    J1817NInsulin for insulin pump use
    J1825KInterferon beta-1a09093.3868$184.79$36.96
    J1830KInterferon beta-1b / .25 MG09101.8421$100.51$20.10
    J1835NItraconazole injection
    J1840NKanamycin sulfate 500 MG inj
    J1850NKanamycin sulfate 75 MG inj
    J1885NKetorolac tromethamine inj
    J1890NCephalothin sodium injection
    J1910NDGKutapressin injection
    J1940NFurosemide injection
    J1950KLeuprolide acetate /3.75 MG08003.3525$182.92$36.58
    J1955BInj levocarnitine per 1 gm
    J1956NLevofloxacin injection
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    J1960NLevorphanol tartrate inj
    J1980NHyoscyamine sulfate inj
    J1990NChlordiazepoxide injection
    J2000NDGLidocaine injection
    J2001NNILidocaine injection
    J2010NLincomycin injection
    J2020KLinezolid injection90010.2771$15.12$3.02
    J2060NLorazepam injection
    J2150NMannitol injection
    J2175NMeperidine hydrochl /100 MG
    J2180NMeperidine/promethazine inj
    J2185NNIMeropenem
    J2210NMethylergonovin maleate inj
    J2250NInj midazolam hydrochloride
    J2260KInj milrinone lactate, per 5 mg70070.2129$11.62$2.32
    J2270NMorphine sulfate injection
    J2271NMorphine so4 injection 100mg
    J2275NMorphine sulfate injection
    J2280NNIInj, moxifloxacin 100 mg
    J2300NInj nalbuphine hydrochloride
    J2310NInj naloxone hydrochloride
    J2320NNandrolone decanoate 50 MG
    J2321NNandrolone decanoate 100 MG
    J2322NNandrolone decanoate 200 MG
    J2324GNesiritide, per 0.5 mg vial9114$151.62$22.66
    J2352DDNGOctreotide acetate injection
    J2353KNIOctreotide injection, depot12071.2049$65.74$13.15
    J2354KNIOctreotide inj, non-depot70310.0264$1.44$0.29
    J2355KOprelvekin injection7011$248.16$49.63
    J2360NOrphenadrine injection
    J2370NPhenylephrine hcl injection
    J2400NChloroprocaine hcl injection
    J2405NOndansetron hcl injection
    J2410NOxymorphone hcl injection
    J2430KPamidronate disodium /30 MG07303.1949$174.32$34.86
    J2440NPapaverin hcl injection
    J2460NOxytetracycline injection
    J2501NParicalcitol
    J2505GNIInjection, pegfilgrastim 6mg9119$2,802.50$418.90
    J2510NPenicillin g procaine inj
    J2515NPentobarbital sodium inj
    J2540NPenicillin g potassium inj
    J2543NPiperacillin/tazobactam
    J2545YPentamidine isethionte/300mg
    J2550NPromethazine hcl injection
    J2560NPhenobarbital sodium inj
    J2590NOxytocin injection
    J2597NInj desmopressin acetate
    J2650NPrednisolone acetate inj
    J2670NTotazoline hcl injection
    J2675NInj progesterone per 50 MG
    J2680NFluphenazine decanoate 25 MG
    J2690NProcainamide hcl injection
    J2700NOxacillin sodium injeciton
    J2710NNeostigmine methylslfte inj
    J2720NInj protamine sulfate/10 MG
    J2725NInj protirelin per 250 mcg
    J2730NPralidoxime chloride inj
    J2760NPhentolaine mesylate inj
    J2765NMetoclopramide hcl injection
    J2770NQuinupristin/dalfopristin
    J2780NRanitidine hydrochloride inj
    J2783NNIRasburicase
    J2788KRho d immune globulin 50 mcg90230.0310$1.69$0.34
    J2790KRho d immune globulin inj08840.1863$10.16$2.03
    J2792KRho(D) immune globulin h, sd16090.1789$9.76$1.95
    J2795NRopivacaine HCl injection
    J2800NMethocarbamol injection
    J2810NInj theophylline per 40 MG
    J2820KSargramostim injection07310.2991$16.32$3.26
    J2910NAurothioglucose injeciton
    J2912NSodium chloride injection
    J2916NNa ferric gluconate complex
    J2920NMethylprednisolone injection
    J2930NMethylprednisolone injection
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    J2940NSomatrem injection
    J2941KSomatropin injection70340.7547$41.18$8.24
    J2950NPromazine hcl injection
    J2993KReteplase injection900510.4165$568.33$113.67
    J2995KInj streptokinase /250000 IU09111.5733$85.84$17.17
    J2997KAlteplase recombinant70480.2856$15.58$3.12
    J3000NStreptomycin injection
    J3010NFentanyl citrate injeciton
    J3030NSumatriptan succinate / 6 MG
    J3070NPentazocine hcl injection
    J3100KTenecteplase injection900223.7669$1,296.75$259.35
    J3105NTerbutaline sulfate inj
    J3120NTestosterone enanthate inj
    J3130NTestosterone enanthate inj
    J3140NTestosterone suspension inj
    J3150NTestosteron propionate inj
    J3230NChlorpromazine hcl injection
    J3240KThyrotropin injection9108$572.00$114.40
    J3245KTirofiban hydrochloride70414.176$227.85$45.57
    J3250NTrimethobenzamide hcl inj
    J3260NTobramycin sulfate injection
    J3265NInjection torsemide 10 mg/ml
    J3280NThiethylperazine maleate inj
    J3301NTriamcinolone acetonide inj
    J3302NTriamcinolone diacetate inj
    J3303NTriamcinolone hexacetonl inj
    J3305KInj trimetrexate glucoronate70451.1246$61.36$12.27
    J3310NPerphenazine injeciton
    J3315GTriptorelin pamoate9122$398.62$59.58
    J3320NSpectinomycn di-hcl inj
    J3350NUrea injection
    J3360NDiazepam injection
    J3364NUrokinase 5000 IU injection
    J3365KUrokinase 250,000 IU inj70363.7855$206.54$41.31
    J3370NVancomycin hcl injection
    J3395KVerteporfin injection120316.4439$897.20$179.44
    J3400NTriflupromazine hcl inj
    J3410NHydroxyzine hcl injection
    J3411NNIThiamine hcl 100 mg
    J3415NNIPyridoxine hcl 100 mg
    J3420NVitamin b12 injection
    J3430NVitamin k phytonadione inj
    J3465NNIInjection, voriconazole
    J3470NHyaluronidase injection
    J3475NInj magnesium sulfate
    J3480NInj potassium chloride
    J3485NZidovudine
    J3486GNIZiprasidone mesylate9204$20.79$3.11
    J3487GZoledronic acid9115$217.43$32.50
    J3490NDrugs unclassified injection
    J3520EEdetate disodium per 150 mg
    J3530NNasal vaccine inhalation
    J3535EMetered dose inhaler drug
    J3570ELaetrile amygdalin vit B17
    J3590NUnclassified biologics
    J7030NNormal saline solution infus
    J7040NNormal saline solution infus
    J7042N5% dextrose/normal saline
    J7050NNormal saline solution infus
    J7051NSterile saline/water
    J7060N5% dextrose/water
    J7070ND5w infusion
    J7100NDextran 40 infusion
    J7110NDextran 75 infusion
    J7120NRingers lactate infusion
    J7130NHypertonic saline solution
    J7190KFactor viii0925$0.51$0.10
    J7191KFactor VIII (porcine)0926$1.52$0.30
    J7192KFactor viii recombinant0927$1.01$0.20
    J7193KFactor IX non-recombinant0931$0.51$0.10
    J7194KFactor ix complex0928$0.51$0.10
    J7195KFactor IX recombinant0932$1.01$0.20
    J7197NAntithrombin iii injection
    J7198KAnti-inhibitor0929$1.01$0.20
    J7199BHemophilia clot factor noc
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    J7300EIntraut copper contraceptive
    J7302ELevonorgestrel iu contracept
    J7303ENIContraceptive vaginal ring
    J7308NAminolevulinic acid hcl top
    J7310KGanciclovir long act implant09131.5861$86.54$17.31
    J7317KSodium hyaluronate injection73162.5436$138.78$27.76
    J7320KHylan G-F 20 injection16112.2628$123.46$24.69
    J7330ECultured chondrocytes implnt
    J7340EMetabolic active D/E tissue
    J7342NMetabolically active tissue
    J7350NInjectable human tissue
    J7500NAzathioprine oral 50mg
    J7501NAzathioprine parenteral
    J7502KCyclosporine oral 100 mg08880.0470$2.56$0.51
    J7504KLymphocyte immune globulin08902.3439$127.89$25.58
    J7505KMonoclonal antibodies70385.8803$320.84$64.17
    J7506NPrednisone oral
    J7507KTacrolimus oral per 1 MG08910.0246$1.34$0.27
    J7508BDGTacrolimus oral per 5 MG
    J7509NMethylprednisolone oral
    J7510NPrednisolone oral per 5 mg
    J7511KAntithymocyte globuln rabbit91042.9978$163.56$32.71
    J7513KDaclizumab, parenteral1612$393.78$78.76
    J7515NCyclosporine oral 25 mg
    J7516NCyclosporin parenteral 250mg
    J7517KMycophenolate mofetil oral90150.0374$2.04$0.41
    J7520KSirolimus, oral90200.0529$2.89$0.58
    J7525KTacrolimus injection90060.1048$5.72$1.14
    J7599NImmunosuppressive drug noc
    J7608YAcetylcysteine inh sol u d
    J7618YAlbuterol inh sol con
    J7619YAlbuterol inh sol u d
    J7621YNI(Levo)albuterol/Ipra-bromide
    J7622ABeclomethasone inhalatn sol
    J7624ABetamethasone inhalation sol
    J7626ABudesonide inhalation sol
    J7628YBitolterol mes inhal sol con
    J7629YBitolterol mes inh sol u d
    J7631YCromolyn sodium inh sol u d
    J7633NBudesonide concentrated sol
    J7635YAtropine inhal sol con
    J7636YAtropine inhal sol unit dose
    J7637YDexamethasone inhal sol con
    J7638YDexamethasone inhal sol u d
    J7639YDornase alpha inhal sol u d
    J7641AFlunisolide, inhalation sol
    J7642YGlycopyrrolate inhal sol con
    J7643YGlycopyrrolate inhal sol u d
    J7644YIpratropium brom inh sol u d
    J7648YIsoetharine hcl inh sol con
    J7649YIsoetharine hcl inh sol u d
    J7658YIsoproterenolhcl inh sol con
    J7659YIsoproterenol hcl inh sol ud
    J7668YMetaproterenol inh sol con
    J7669YMetaproterenol inh sol u d
    J7680YTerbutaline so4 inh sol con
    J7681YTerbutaline so4 inh sol u d
    J7682YTobramycin inhalation sol
    J7683YTriamcinolone inh sol con
    J7684YTriamcinolone inh sol u d
    J7699YInhalation solution for DME
    J7799YNon-inhalation drug for DME
    J8499EOral prescrip drug non chemo
    J8510KOral busulfan70150.0288$1.57$0.31
    J8520KCapecitabine, oral, 150 mg70420.0302$1.65$0.33
    J8521ECapecitabine, oral, 500 mg
    J8530NCyclophosphamide oral 25 MG
    J8560KEtoposide oral 50 MG08020.5016$27.37$5.47
    J8600NMelphalan oral 2 MG
    J8610NMethotrexate oral 2.5 MG
    J8700KTemozolmide10860.0690$3.76$0.75
    J8999BOral prescription drug chemo
    J9000KDoxorubic hcl 10 MG vl chemo08470.1212$6.61$1.32
    J9001KDoxorubicin hcl liposome inj70464.6982$256.34$51.27
    J9010KAlemtuzumab injection91107.7873$424.88$84.98
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    J9015KAldesleukin/single use vial0807$680.35$136.07
    J9017KArsenic trioxide90120.4933$26.91$5.38
    J9020KAsparaginase injection08140.2957$16.13$3.23
    J9031KBcg live intravesical vac08091.9015$103.75$20.75
    J9040KBleomycin sulfate injection08572.9427$160.56$32.11
    J9045KCarboplatin injection08111.5849$86.47$17.29
    J9050NCarmus bischl nitro inj
    J9060KCisplatin 10 MG injection08130.3985$21.74$4.35
    J9062BCisplatin 50 MG injection
    J9065KInj cladribine per 1 MG08580.6931$37.82$7.56
    J9070KCyclophosphamide 100 MG inj08150.0868$4.74$0.95
    J9080BCyclophosphamide 200 MG inj
    J9090BCyclophosphamide 500 MG inj
    J9091BCyclophosphamide 1.0 grm inj
    J9092BCyclophosphamide 2.0 grm inj
    J9093KCyclophosphamide lyophilized08160.0825$4.50$0.90
    J9094BCyclophosphamide lyophilized
    J9095BCyclophosphamide lyophilized
    J9096BCyclophosphamide lyophilized
    J9097BCyclophosphamide lyophilized
    J9098KNICytarabine liposome11665.1134$278.99$55.80
    J9100KCytarabine hcl 100 MG inj08170.0930$5.07$1.01
    J9110BCytarabine hcl 500 MG inj
    J9120NDactinomycin actinomycin d
    J9130KDacarbazine 100 mg inj08190.0974$5.31$1.06
    J9140BDacarbazine 200 MG inj
    J9150KDaunorubicin08201.3557$73.97$14.79
    J9151KDaunorubicin citrate liposom08212.9976$163.55$32.71
    J9160KDenileukin diftitox, 300 mcg1084$1,232.88$246.58
    J9165NDiethylstilbestrol injection
    J9170KDocetaxel08234.0499$220.97$44.19
    J9178KNIInj, epirubicin hcl, 2 mg11670.3744$20.43$4.09
    J9180BDGEpirubicin HCl injection
    J9181KEtoposide 10 MG inj08240.0836$4.56$0.91
    J9182BEtoposide 100 MG inj
    J9185KFludarabine phosphate inj08423.7708$205.74$41.15
    J9190NFluorouracil injection
    J9200KFloxuridine injection08272.0928$114.19$22.84
    J9201KGemcitabine HCl08281.4742$80.43$16.09
    J9202KGoserelin acetate implant08105.2265$285.16$57.03
    J9206KIrinotecan injection08301.8428$100.55$20.11
    J9208KIfosfomide injection08311.9435$106.04$21.21
    J9209KMesna injection07320.5211$28.43$5.69
    J9211KIdarubicin hcl injection08323.2663$178.21$35.64
    J9212NInterferon alfacon-1
    J9213KInterferon alfa-2a inj08340.3777$20.61$4.12
    J9214KInterferon alfa-2b inj08360.2003$10.93$2.19
    J9215KInterferon alfa-n3 inj08651.4598$79.65$15.93
    J9216KInterferon gamma 1-b inj0838$180.15$36.03
    J9217KLeuprolide acetate suspnsion92175.7252$312.37$62.47
    J9218KLeuprolide acetate injeciton08610.7991$43.60$8.72
    J9219KLeuprolide acetate implant705167.2039$3,666.71$733.34
    J9230NMechlorethamine hcl inj
    J9245KInj melphalan hydrochl 50 MG08404.6719$254.90$50.98
    J9250NMethotrexate sodium inj
    J9260BMethotrexate sodium inj
    J9263BNIOxaliplatin
    J9265KPaclitaxel injection08632.0553$112.14$22.43
    J9266NPegaspargase/singl dose vial
    J9268KPentostatin injection084417.7045$965.98$193.20
    J9270KPlicamycin (mithramycin) inj08600.2826$15.42$3.08
    J9280KMitomycin 5 MG inj08620.9719$53.03$10.61
    J9290BMitomycin 20 MG inj
    J9291BMitomycin 40 MG inj
    J9293KMitoxantrone hydrochl / 5 MG08643.1832$173.68$34.74
    J9300KGemtuzumab ozogamicin9004$2,022.90$404.58
    J9310KRituximab cancer treatment08495.6158$306.40$61.28
    J9320KStreptozocin injection08501.1948$65.19$13.04
    J9340KThiotepa injection08511.0984$59.93$11.99
    J9350KTopotecan08527.9435$433.41$86.68
    J9355KTrastuzumab16130.7434$40.56$8.11
    J9357KValrubicin, 200 mg16148.4635$461.78$92.36
    J9360NVinblastine sulfate inj
    J9370NVincristine sulfate 1 MG inj
    J9375BVincristine sulfate 2 MG inj
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    J9380BVincristine sulfate 5 MG inj
    J9390KVinorelbine tartrate/10 mg08551.1874$64.79$12.96
    J9395GNIInjection, Fulvestrant9120$87.58$87.58
    J9600KPorfimer sodium085629.2205$1,594.30$318.86
    J9999NChemotherapy drug
    K0001AStandard wheelchair
    K0002AStnd hemi (low seat) whlchr
    K0003ALightweight wheelchair
    K0004AHigh strength ltwt whlchr
    K0005AUltralightweight wheelchair
    K0006AHeavy duty wheelchair
    K0007AExtra heavy duty wheelchair
    K0009AOther manual wheelchair/base
    K0010AStnd wt frame power whlchr
    K0011AStnd wt pwr whlchr w control
    K0012ALtwt portbl power whlchr
    K0014AOther power whlchr base
    K0015ADetach non-adjus hght armrst
    K0016ADGDetach adjust armrst cmplete
    K0017ADetach adjust armrest base
    K0018ADetach adjust armrst upper
    K0019AArm pad each
    K0020AFixed adjust armrest pair
    K0022ADGReinforced back upholstery
    K0023APlanr back insrt foam w/strp
    K0024APlnr back insrt foam w/hrdwr
    K0025ADGHook-on headrest extension
    K0026ADGBack upholst lgtwt whlchr
    K0027ADGBack upholst other whlchr
    K0028ADGManual fully reclining back
    K0029ADGReinforced seat upholstery
    K0030ADGSolid plnr seat sngl dnsfoam
    K0031ADGSafety belt/pelvic strap
    K0032ADGSeat uphols lgtwt whlchr
    K0033ADGSeat upholstery other whlchr
    K0035ADGHeel loop with ankle strap
    K0036ADGToe loop each
    K0037AHigh mount flip-up footrest
    K0038ALeg strap each
    K0039ALeg strap h style each
    K0040AAdjustable angle footplate
    K0041ALarge size footplate each
    K0042AStandard size footplate each
    K0043AFtrst lower extension tube
    K0044AFtrst upper hanger bracket
    K0045AFootrest complete assembly
    K0046AElevat legrst low extension
    K0047AElevat legrst up hangr brack
    K0048ADGElevate legrest complete
    K0049ADGCalf pad each
    K0050ARatchet assembly
    K0051ACam relese assem ftrst/lgrst
    K0052ASwingaway detach footrest
    K0053AElevate footrest articulate
    K0054ADGSeat wdth 10-12/15/17/20 wc
    K0055ADGSeat dpth 15/17/18 ltwt wc
    K0056ASeat ht 17 or 21 ltwt wc
    K0057ADGSeat wdth 19/20 hvy dty wc
    K0058ADGSeat dpth 17/18 power wc
    K0059APlastic coated handrim each
    K0060ASteel handrim each
    K0061AAluminum handrim each
    K0062ADGHandrim 8-10 vert/obliq proj
    K0063ADGHndrm 12-16 vert/obliq proj
    K0064AZero pressure tube flat free
    K0065ASpoke protectors
    K0066ASolid tire any size each
    K0067APneumatic tire any size each
    K0068APneumatic tire tube each
    K0069ARear whl complete solid tire
    K0070ARear whl compl pneum tire
    K0071AFront castr compl pneum tire
    K0072AFrnt cstr cmpl sem-pneum tir
    K0073ACaster pin lock each
    K0074APneumatic caster tire each
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    K0075ASemi-pneumatic caster tire
    K0076ASolid caster tire each
    K0077AFront caster assem complete
    K0078APneumatic caster tire tube
    K0079ADGWheel lock extension pair
    K0080ADGAnti-rollback device pair
    K0081AWheel lock assembly complete
    K0082ADG22 nf deep cycl acid battery
    K0083ADG22 nf gel cell battery each
    K0084ADGGrp 24 deep cycl acid battry
    K0085ADGGroup 24 gel cell battery
    K0086ADGU-1 lead acid battery each
    K0087ADGU-1 gel cell battery each
    K0088ADGBattry chrgr acid/gel cell
    K0089ADGBattery charger dual mode
    K0090ARear tire power wheelchair
    K0091ARear tire tube power whlchr
    K0092ARear assem cmplt powr whlchr
    K0093ARear zero pressure tire tube
    K0094AWheel tire for power base
    K0095AWheel tire tube each base
    K0096AWheel assem powr base complt
    K0097AWheel zero presure tire tube
    K0098ADrive belt power wheelchair
    K0099APwr wheelchair front caster
    K0100ADGAmputee adapter pair
    K0102ACrutch and cane holder
    K0103ADGTransfer board < 25≧
    K0104ACylinder tank carrier
    K0105AIv hanger
    K0106AArm trough each
    K0107ADGWheelchair tray
    K0108AW/c component-accessory NOS
    K0112ADGTrunk vest supprt innr frame
    K0113ADGTrunk vest suprt w/o inr frm
    K0114AWhlchr back suprt inr frame
    K0115ABack module orthotic system
    K0116ABack & seat modul orthot sys
    K0195AElevating whlchair leg rests
    K0268ADGHumidifier nonheated w PAP
    K0415BRX antiemetic drg, oral NOS
    K0416BRx antiemetic drg,rectal NOS
    K0452AWheelchair bearings
    K0455APump uninterrupted infusion
    K0460ADGWC power add-on joystick
    K0461ADGWC power add-on tiller cntrl
    K0462ATemporary replacement eqpmnt
    K0531ADGHeated humidifier used w pap
    K0532ADGNoninvasive assist wo backup
    K0533ADGNoninvasive assist w backup
    K0534ADGInvasive assist w backup
    K0538ADGNeg pressure wnd thrpy pump
    K0539ADGNeg pres wnd thrpy dsg set
    K0540ADGNeg pres wnd thrp canister
    K0541ADGSGD prerecorded msg <= 8 min
    K0542ADGSGD prerecorded msg > 8 min
    K0543ADGSGD msg formed by spelling
    K0544ADGSGD w multi methods msg/accs
    K0545ADGSGD sftwre prgrm for PC/PDA
    K0546ADGSGD accessory,mounting systm
    K0547ADGSGD accessory NOC
    K0548NNIInsulin lispro
    K0549ADGHosp bed hvy dty xtra wide
    K0550ADGHosp bed xtra hvy dty x wide
    K0552YNFSupply/Ext inf pump syr type
    K0556ADGSocket insert w lock mech
    K0557ADGSocket insert w/o lock mech
    K0558ADGIntl custm cong/atyp insert
    K0559ADGInitial custom socket insert
    K0560NDGMcp joint 2-piece for implant
    K0581ADGOst pch clsd w barrier/filtr
    K0582ADGOst pch w bar/bltinconv/fltr
    K0583ADGOst pch clsd w/o bar w filtr
    K0584ADGOst pch for bar w flange/flt
    K0585ADGOst pch clsd for bar w lk fl
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    K0586ADGOst pch for bar w lk fl/fltr
    K0587ADGOst pch drain w bar & filter
    K0588ADGOst pch drain for barrier fl
    K0589ADGOst pch drain 2 piece system
    K0590ADGOst pch drain/barr lk flng/f
    K0591ADGUrine ost pouch w faucet/tap
    K0592ADGUrine ost pouch w bltinconv
    K0593ADGOst urine pch w b/bltin conv
    K0594ADGOst pch urine w barrier/tapv
    K0595ADGOs pch urine w bar/fange/tap
    K0596ADGUrine ost pch bar w lock fln
    K0597ADGOst pch urine w lock flng/ft
    K0600YNFFunctional neuromuscular stim
    K0601YNFRepl batt silver oxide 1.5 v
    K0602YNFRepl batt silver oxide 3 v
    K0603YNFRepl batt alkaline 1.5 v
    K0604YNFRepl batt lithium 3.6 v
    K0605YNFRepl batt lithium 4.5 v
    K0606YNFAED garment w/elec analysis
    K0607YNFRepl batt for AED device
    K0608YNFRepl garment for AED
    K0609YNFRepl electrode for AED
    K0610EDGPeritoneal dialysis clamp
    K0611EDGDisposable cycler set
    K0612EDGDrainage ext line, dialysis
    K0613EDGExt line w/easy lock connect
    K0614EDGChem/antiseptic solution, 8oz
    K0615YDGSGD prerec mes >8min <20min
    K0616YDGSGD prerec mes >20min <40min
    K0617YDGSGD prerec mes >40min
    K0618ATLSO 2 piece rigid shell
    K0619ATLSO 3 piece rigid shell
    K0620ATubular elastic dressing
    K0621ADGGauze, non-impreg pack strip
    K0622ADGConfrm band non str <3in/rol
    K0623ADGConfrm band sterl>3in/roll
    K0624ADGLite compress wdth<3in/roll
    K0625ADGSelf adher wdth <3 in, roll
    K0626ADGSelf adher wdth >=5 in, roll
    L0100ACranial orthosis/helmet mold
    L0110ACranial orthosis/helmet nonm
    L0112ANICranial cervical orthosis
    L0120ACerv flexible non-adjustable
    L0130AFlex thermoplastic collar mo
    L0140ACervical semi-rigid adjustab
    L0150ACerv semi-rig adj molded chn
    L0160ACerv semi-rig wire occ/mand
    L0170ACervical collar molded to pt
    L0172ACerv col thermplas foam 2 pi
    L0174ACerv col foam 2 piece w thor
    L0180ACer post col occ/man sup adj
    L0190ACerv collar supp adj cerv ba
    L0200ACerv col supp adj bar & thor
    L0210AThoracic rib belt
    L0220AThor rib belt custom fabrica
    L0450ATLSO flex prefab thoracic
    L0452Atlso flex custom fab thoraci
    L0454ATLSO flex prefab sacrococ-T9
    L0456ATLSO flex prefab
    L0458ATLSO 2Mod symphis-xipho pre
    L0460ATLSO2Mod symphysis-stern pre
    L0462ATLSO 3Mod sacro-scap pre
    L0464ATLSO 4Mod sacro-scap pre
    L0466ATLSO rigid frame pre soft ap
    L0468ATLSO rigid frame prefab pelv
    L0470ATLSO rigid frame pre subclav
    L0472ATLSO rigid frame hyperex pre
    L0474ATLSO rigid frame pre pelvic
    L0476ATLSO flexion compres jac pre
    L0478ATLSO flexion compres jac cus
    L0480ATLSO rigid plastic custom fa
    L0482ATLSO rigid lined custom fab
    L0484ATLSO rigid plastic cust fab
    L0486ATLSO rigidlined cust fab two
    L0488ATLSO rigid lined pre one pie
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    L0490ATLSO rigid plastic pre one
    L0500ALso flex surgical support
    L0510ALso flexible custom fabricat
    L0515ALso flex elas w/ rig post pa
    L0520ALso a-p-l control with apron
    L0530ALso ant-pos control w apron
    L0540ALso lumbar flexion a-p-l
    L0550ALso a-p-l control molded
    L0560ALso a-p-l w interface
    L0561APrefab lso
    L0565ALso a-p-l control custom
    L0600ASacroiliac flex surg support
    L0610ASacroiliac flexible custm fa
    L0620ASacroiliac semi-rig w apron
    L0700ACtlso a-p-l control molded
    L0710ACtlso a-p-l control w/ inter
    L0810AHalo cervical into jckt vest
    L0820AHalo cervical into body jack
    L0830AHalo cerv into milwaukee typ
    L0860AMagnetic resonanc image comp
    L0861ANIHalo repl liner/interface
    L0960APost surgical support pads
    L0970ATlso corset front
    L0972ALso corset front
    L0974ATlso full corset
    L0976ALso full corset
    L0978AAxillary crutch extension
    L0980APeroneal straps pair
    L0982AStocking supp grips set of f
    L0984AProtective body sock each
    L0999AAdd to spinal orthosis NOS
    L1000ACtlso milwauke initial model
    L1005ATension based scoliosis orth
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    L1020AKyphosis pad
    L1025AKyphosis pad floating
    L1030ALumbar bolster pad
    L1040ALumbar or lumbar rib pad
    L1050ASternal pad
    L1060AThoracic pad
    L1070ATrapezius sling
    L1080AOutrigger
    L1085AOutrigger bil w/ vert extens
    L1090ALumbar sling
    L1100ARing flange plastic/leather
    L1110ARing flange plas/leather mol
    L1120ACovers for upright each
    L1200AFurnsh initial orthosis only
    L1210ALateral thoracic extension
    L1220AAnterior thoracic extension
    L1230AMilwaukee type superstructur
    L1240ALumbar derotation pad
    L1250AAnterior asis pad
    L1260AAnterior thoracic derotation
    L1270AAbdominal pad
    L1280ARib gusset (elastic) each
    L1290ALateral trochanteric pad
    L1300ABody jacket mold to patient
    L1310APost-operative body jacket
    L1499ASpinal orthosis NOS
    L1500AThkao mobility frame
    L1510AThkao standing frame
    L1520AThkao swivel walker
    L1600AAbduct hip flex frejka w cvr
    L1610AAbduct hip flex frejka covr
    L1620AAbduct hip flex pavlik harne
    L1630AAbduct control hip semi-flex
    L1640APelv band/spread bar thigh c
    L1650AHO abduction hip adjustable
    L1652AHO bi thighcuffs w sprdr bar
    L1660AHO abduction static plastic
    L1680APelvic & hip control thigh c
    L1685APost-op hip abduct custom fa
    L1686AHO post-op hip abduction
    L1690ACombination bilateral HO
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    L1700ALeg perthes orth toronto typ
    L1710ALegg perthes orth newington
    L1720ALegg perthes orthosis trilat
    L1730ALegg perthes orth scottish r
    L1750ALegg perthes sling
    L1755ALegg perthes patten bottom t
    L1800AKnee orthoses elas w stays
    L1810AKo elastic with joints
    L1815AElastic with condylar pads
    L1820AKo elas w/ condyle pads & jo
    L1825AKo elastic knee cap
    L1830AKo immobilizer canvas longit
    L1831ANIKnee orth pos locking joint
    L1832AKO adj jnt pos rigid support
    L1834AKo w/0 joint rigid molded to
    L1836ARigid KO wo joints
    L1840AKo derot ant cruciate custom
    L1843AKO single upright custom fit
    L1844AKo w/adj jt rot cntrl molded
    L1845AKo w/ adj flex/ext rotat cus
    L1846AKo w adj flex/ext rotat mold
    L1847AKO adjustable w air chambers
    L1850AKo swedish type
    L1855AKo plas doub upright jnt mol
    L1858AKo polycentric pneumatic pad
    L1860AKo supracondylar socket mold
    L1870AKo doub upright lacers molde
    L1880AKo doub upright cuffs/lacers
    L1885ADGKnee upright w/resistance
    L1900AAfo sprng wir drsflx calf bd
    L1901APrefab ankle orthosis
    L1902AAfo ankle gauntlet
    L1904AAfo molded ankle gauntlet
    L1906AAfo multiligamentus ankle su
    L1907ANIAFO supramalleolar custom
    L1910AAfo sing bar clasp attach sh
    L1920AAfo sing upright w/ adjust s
    L1930AAfo plastic
    L1940AAfo molded to patient plasti
    L1945AAfo molded plas rig ant tib
    L1950AAfo spiral molded to pt plas
    L1951ANIAFO spiral prefabricated
    L1960AAfo pos solid ank plastic mo
    L1970AAfo plastic molded w/ankle j
    L1971ANIAFO w/ankle joint, prefab
    L1980AAfo sing solid stirrup calf
    L1990AAfo doub solid stirrup calf
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    L2010AKafo sng solid stirrup w/o j
    L2020AKafo dbl solid stirrup band/
    L2030AKafo dbl solid stirrup w/o j
    L2035AKAFO plastic pediatric size
    L2036AKafo plas doub free knee mol
    L2037AKafo plas sing free knee mol
    L2038AKafo w/o joint multi-axis an
    L2039AKAFO,plstic,medlat rotat con
    L2040AHkafo torsion bil rot straps
    L2050AHkafo torsion cable hip pelv
    L2060AHkafo torsion ball bearing j
    L2070AHkafo torsion unilat rot str
    L2080AHkafo unilat torsion cable
    L2090AHkafo unilat torsion ball br
    L2102EDGAfo tibial fx cast plstr mol
    L2104EDGAfo tib fx cast synthetic mo
    L2106AAfo tib fx cast plaster mold
    L2108AAfo tib fx cast molded to pt
    L2112AAfo tibial fracture soft
    L2114AAfo tib fx semi-rigid
    L2116AAfo tibial fracture rigid
    L2122EDGKafo fem fx cast plaster mol
    L2124EDGKafo fem fx cast synthet mol
    L2126AKafo fem fx cast thermoplas
    L2128AKafo fem fx cast molded to p
    L2132AKafo femoral fx cast soft
    L2134AKafo fem fx cast semi-rigid
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    L2136AKafo femoral fx cast rigid
    L2180APlas shoe insert w ank joint
    L2182ADrop lock knee
    L2184ALimited motion knee joint
    L2186AAdj motion knee jnt lerman t
    L2188AQuadrilateral brim
    L2190AWaist belt
    L2192APelvic band & belt thigh fla
    L2200ALimited ankle motion ea jnt
    L2210ADorsiflexion assist each joi
    L2220ADorsi & plantar flex ass/res
    L2230ASplit flat caliper stirr & p
    L2240ARound caliper and plate atta
    L2250AFoot plate molded stirrup at
    L2260AReinforced solid stirrup
    L2265ALong tongue stirrup
    L2270AVarus/valgus strap padded/li
    L2275APlastic mod low ext pad/line
    L2280AMolded inner boot
    L2300AAbduction bar jointed adjust
    L2310AAbduction bar-straight
    L2320ANon-molded lacer
    L2330ALacer molded to patient mode
    L2335AAnterior swing band
    L2340APre-tibial shell molded to p
    L2350AProsthetic type socket molde
    L2360AExtended steel shank
    L2370APatten bottom
    L2375ATorsion ank & half solid sti
    L2380ATorsion straight knee joint
    L2385AStraight knee joint heavy du
    L2390AOffset knee joint each
    L2395AOffset knee joint heavy duty
    L2397ASuspension sleeve lower ext
    L2405AKnee joint drop lock ea jnt
    L2415AKnee joint cam lock each joi
    L2425AKnee disc/dial lock/adj flex
    L2430AKnee jnt ratchet lock ea jnt
    L2435AKnee joint polycentric joint
    L2492AKnee lift loop drop lock rin
    L2500AThi/glut/ischia wgt bearing
    L2510ATh/wght bear quad-lat brim m
    L2520ATh/wght bear quad-lat brim c
    L2525ATh/wght bear nar m-l brim mo
    L2526ATh/wght bear nar m-l brim cu
    L2530AThigh/wght bear lacer non-mo
    L2540AThigh/wght bear lacer molded
    L2550AThigh/wght bear high roll cu
    L2570AHip clevis type 2 posit jnt
    L2580APelvic control pelvic sling
    L2600AHip clevis/thrust bearing fr
    L2610AHip clevis/thrust bearing lo
    L2620APelvic control hip heavy dut
    L2622AHip joint adjustable flexion
    L2624AHip adj flex ext abduct cont
    L2627APlastic mold recipro hip & c
    L2628AMetal frame recipro hip & ca
    L2630APelvic control band & belt u
    L2640APelvic control band & belt b
    L2650APelv & thor control gluteal
    L2660AThoracic control thoracic ba
    L2670AThorac cont paraspinal uprig
    L2680AThorac cont lat support upri
    L2750APlating chrome/nickel pr bar
    L2755ACarbon graphite lamination
    L2760AExtension per extension per
    L2768AOrtho sidebar disconnect
    L2770ALow ext orthosis per bar/jnt
    L2780ANon-corrosive finish
    L2785ADrop lock retainer each
    L2795AKnee control full kneecap
    L2800AKnee cap medial or lateral p
    L2810AKnee control condylar pad
    L2820ASoft interface below knee se
    L2830ASoft interface above knee se
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    L2840ATibial length sock fx or equ
    L2850AFemoral lgth sock fx or equa
    L2860ATorsion mechanism knee/ankle
    L2999ALower extremity orthosis NOS
    L3000BFt insert ucb berkeley shell
    L3001BFoot insert remov molded spe
    L3002BFoot insert plastazote or eq
    L3003BFoot insert silicone gel eac
    L3010BFoot longitudinal arch suppo
    L3020BFoot longitud/metatarsal sup
    L3030BFoot arch support remov prem
    L3031ENIFoot lamin/prepreg composite
    L3040BFt arch suprt premold longit
    L3050BFoot arch supp premold metat
    L3060BFoot arch supp longitud/meta
    L3070BArch suprt att to sho longit
    L3080BArch supp att to shoe metata
    L3090BArch supp att to shoe long/m
    L3100BHallus-valgus nght dynamic s
    L3140BAbduction rotation bar shoe
    L3150BAbduct rotation bar w/o shoe
    L3160BShoe styled positioning dev
    L3170BFoot plastic heel stabilizer
    L3201BOxford w supinat/pronat inf
    L3202BOxford w/ supinat/pronator c
    L3203BOxford w/ supinator/pronator
    L3204BHightop w/ supp/pronator inf
    L3206BHightop w/ supp/pronator chi
    L3207BHightop w/ supp/pronator jun
    L3208BSurgical boot each infant
    L3209BSurgical boot each child
    L3211BSurgical boot each junior
    L3212BBenesch boot pair infant
    L3213BBenesch boot pair child
    L3214BBenesch boot pair junior
    L3215BOrthopedic ftwear ladies oxf
    L3216BOrthoped ladies shoes dpth i
    L3217BLadies shoes hightop depth i
    L3219BOrthopedic mens shoes oxford
    L3221BOrthopedic mens shoes dpth i
    L3222BMens shoes hightop depth inl
    L3224AWoman's shoe oxford brace
    L3225AMan's shoe oxford brace
    L3230BCustom shoes depth inlay
    L3250BCustom mold shoe remov prost
    L3251BShoe molded to pt silicone s
    L3252BShoe molded plastazote cust
    L3253BShoe molded plastazote cust
    L3254BOrth foot non-stndard size/w
    L3255BOrth foot non-standard size/
    L3257BOrth foot add charge split s
    L3260BAmbulatory surgical boot eac
    L3265BPlastazote sandal each
    L3300BSho lift taper to metatarsal
    L3310BShoe lift elev heel/sole neo
    L3320BShoe lift elev heel/sole cor
    L3330BLifts elevation metal extens
    L3332BShoe lifts tapered to one-ha
    L3334BShoe lifts elevation heel /i
    L3340BShoe wedge sach
    L3350EShoe heel wedge
    L3360BShoe sole wedge outside sole
    L3370BShoe sole wedge between sole
    L3380BShoe clubfoot wedge
    L3390BShoe outflare wedge
    L3400BShoe metatarsal bar wedge ro
    L3410BShoe metatarsal bar between
    L3420BFull sole/heel wedge btween
    L3430BSho heel count plast reinfor
    L3440BHeel leather reinforced
    L3450BShoe heel sach cushion type
    L3455BShoe heel new leather standa
    L3460BShoe heel new rubber standar
    L3465BShoe heel thomas with wedge
    L3470BShoe heel thomas extend to b
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    L3480BShoe heel pad & depress for
    L3485BShoe heel pad removable for
    L3500BOrtho shoe add leather insol
    L3510BOrthopedic shoe add rub insl
    L3520BO shoe add felt w leath insl
    L3530BOrtho shoe add half sole
    L3540BOrtho shoe add full sole
    L3550BO shoe add standard toe tap
    L3560BO shoe add horseshoe toe tap
    L3570BO shoe add instep extension
    L3580BO shoe add instep velcro clo
    L3590BO shoe convert to sof counte
    L3595BOrtho shoe add march bar
    L3600BTrans shoe calip plate exist
    L3610BTrans shoe caliper plate new
    L3620BTrans shoe solid stirrup exi
    L3630BTrans shoe solid stirrup new
    L3640BShoe dennis browne splint bo
    L3649BOrthopedic shoe modifica NOS
    L3650AShlder fig 8 abduct restrain
    L3651APrefab shoulder orthosis
    L3652APrefab dbl shoulder orthosis
    L3660AAbduct restrainer canvas&web
    L3670AAcromio/clavicular canvas&we
    L3675ACanvas vest SO
    L3677ESO hard plastic stabilizer
    L3700AElbow orthoses elas w stays
    L3701APrefab elbow orthosis
    L3710AElbow elastic with metal joi
    L3720AForearm/arm cuffs free motio
    L3730AForearm/arm cuffs ext/flex a
    L3740ACuffs adj lock w/ active con
    L3760AEO withjoint, Prefabricated
    L3762ARigid EO wo joints
    L3800AWhfo short opponen no attach
    L3805AWhfo long opponens no attach
    L3807AWHFO,no joint, prefabricated
    L3810AWhfo thumb abduction bar
    L3815AWhfo second m.p. abduction a
    L3820AWhfo ip ext asst w/ mp ext s
    L3825AWhfo m.p. extension stop
    L3830AWhfo m.p. extension assist
    L3835AWhfo m.p. spring extension a
    L3840AWhfo spring swivel thumb
    L3845AWhfo thumb ip ext ass w/ mp
    L3850AAction wrist w/ dorsiflex as
    L3855AWhfo adj m.p. flexion contro
    L3860AWhfo adj m.p. flex ctrl & i.
    L3890BTorsion mechanism wrist/elbo
    L3900AHinge extension/flex wrist/f
    L3901AHinge ext/flex wrist finger
    L3902AWhfo ext power compress gas
    L3904AWhfo electric custom fitted
    L3906AWrist gauntlet molded to pt
    L3907AWhfo wrst gauntlt thmb spica
    L3908AWrist cock-up non-molded
    L3909APrefab wrist orthosis
    L3910AWhfo swanson design
    L3911APrefab hand finger orthosis
    L3912AFlex glove w/elastic finger
    L3914AWHO wrist extension cock-up
    L3916AWhfo wrist extens w/ outrigg
    L3917ANIPrefab metacarpl fx orthosis
    L3918AHFO knuckle bender
    L3920AKnuckle bender with outrigge
    L3922AKnuckle bend 2 seg to flex j
    L3923AHFO, no joint, prefabricated
    L3924AOppenheimer
    L3926AThomas suspension
    L3928AFinger extension w/ clock sp
    L3930AFinger extension with wrist
    L3932ASafety pin spring wire
    L3934ASafety pin modified
    L3936APalmer
    L3938ADorsal wrist
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    L3940ADorsal wrist w/ outrigger at
    L3942AReverse knuckle bender
    L3944AReverse knuckle bend w/ outr
    L3946AHFO composite elastic
    L3948AFinger knuckle bender
    L3950AOppenheimer w/ knuckle bend
    L3952AOppenheimer w/ rev knuckle 2
    L3954ASpreading hand
    L3956AAdd joint upper ext orthosis
    L3960ASewho airplan desig abdu pos
    L3962ASewho erbs palsey design abd
    L3963AMolded w/ articulating elbow
    L3964ASeo mobile arm sup att to wc
    L3965AArm supp att to wc rancho ty
    L3966AMobile arm supports reclinin
    L3968AFriction dampening arm supp
    L3969AMonosuspension arm/hand supp
    L3970AElevat proximal arm support
    L3972AOffset/lat rocker arm w/ ela
    L3974AMobile arm support supinator
    L3980AUpp ext fx orthosis humeral
    L3982AUpper ext fx orthosis rad/ul
    L3984AUpper ext fx orthosis wrist
    L3985AForearm hand fx orth w/ wr h
    L3986AHumeral rad/ulna wrist fx or
    L3995ASock fracture or equal each
    L3999AUpper limb orthosis NOS
    L4000ARepl girdle milwaukee orth
    L4010AReplace trilateral socket br
    L4020AReplace quadlat socket brim
    L4030AReplace socket brim cust fit
    L4040AReplace molded thigh lacer
    L4045AReplace non-molded thigh lac
    L4050AReplace molded calf lacer
    L4055AReplace non-molded calf lace
    L4060AReplace high roll cuff
    L4070AReplace prox & dist upright
    L4080ARepl met band kafo-afo prox
    L4090ARepl met band kafo-afo calf/
    L4100ARepl leath cuff kafo prox th
    L4110ARepl leath cuff kafo-afo cal
    L4130AReplace pretibial shell
    L4205AOrtho dvc repair per 15 min
    L4210AOrth dev repair/repl minor p
    L4350APneumatic ankle cntrl splint
    L4360APneumatic walking splint
    L4370APneumatic full leg splint
    L4380APneumatic knee splint
    L4386ANon-pneumatic walking splint
    L4392AReplace AFO soft interface
    L4394AReplace foot drop spint
    L4396AStatic AFO
    L4398AFoot drop splint recumbent
    L5000ASho insert w arch toe filler
    L5010AMold socket ank hgt w/ toe f
    L5020ATibial tubercle hgt w/ toe f
    L5050AAnk symes mold sckt sach ft
    L5060ASymes met fr leath socket ar
    L5100AMolded socket shin sach foot
    L5105APlast socket jts/thgh lacer
    L5150AMold sckt ext knee shin sach
    L5160AMold socket bent knee shin s
    L5200AKne sing axis fric shin sach
    L5210ANo knee/ankle joints w/ ft b
    L5220ANo knee joint with artic ali
    L5230AFem focal defic constant fri
    L5250AHip canad sing axi cons fric
    L5270ATilt table locking hip sing
    L5280AHemipelvect canad sing axis
    L5301ABK mold socket SACH ft endo
    L5311AKnee disart, SACH ft, endo
    L5321AAK open end SACH
    L5331AHip disart canadian SACH ft
    L5341AHemipelvectomy canadian SACH
    L5400APostop dress & 1 cast chg bk
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    L5410APostop dsg bk ea add cast ch
    L5420APostop dsg & 1 cast chg ak/d
    L5430APostop dsg ak ea add cast ch
    L5450APostop app non-wgt bear dsg
    L5460APostop app non-wgt bear dsg
    L5500AInit bk ptb plaster direct
    L5505AInit ak ischal plstr direct
    L5510APrep BK ptb plaster molded
    L5520APerp BK ptb thermopls direct
    L5530APrep BK ptb thermopls molded
    L5535APrep BK ptb open end socket
    L5540APrep BK ptb laminated socket
    L5560APrep AK ischial plast molded
    L5570APrep AK ischial direct form
    L5580APrep AK ischial thermo mold
    L5585APrep AK ischial open end
    L5590APrep AK ischial laminated
    L5595AHip disartic sach thermopls
    L5600AHip disart sach laminat mold
    L5610AAbove knee hydracadence
    L5611AAk 4 bar link w/fric swing
    L5613AAk 4 bar ling w/hydraul swig
    L5614A4-bar link above knee w/swng
    L5616AAk univ multiplex sys frict
    L5617AAK/BK self-aligning unit ea
    L5618ATest socket symes
    L5620ATest socket below knee
    L5622ATest socket knee disarticula
    L5624ATest socket above knee
    L5626ATest socket hip disarticulat
    L5628ATest socket hemipelvectomy
    L5629ABelow knee acrylic socket
    L5630ASyme typ expandabl wall sckt
    L5631AAk/knee disartic acrylic soc
    L5632ASymes type ptb brim design s
    L5634ASymes type poster opening so
    L5636ASymes type medial opening so
    L5637ABelow knee total contact
    L5638ABelow knee leather socket
    L5639ABelow knee wood socket
    L5640AKnee disarticulat leather so
    L5642AAbove knee leather socket
    L5643AHip flex inner socket ext fr
    L5644AAbove knee wood socket
    L5645ABk flex inner socket ext fra
    L5646ABelow knee air cushion socke
    L5647ABelow knee suction socket
    L5648AAbove knee air cushion socke
    L5649AIsch containmt/narrow m-l so
    L5650ATot contact ak/knee disart s
    L5651AAk flex inner socket ext fra
    L5652ASuction susp ak/knee disart
    L5653AKnee disart expand wall sock
    L5654ASocket insert symes
    L5655ASocket insert below knee
    L5656ASocket insert knee articulat
    L5658ASocket insert above knee
    L5661AMulti-durometer symes
    L5665AMulti-durometer below knee
    L5666ABelow knee cuff suspension
    L5668ASocket insert w/o lock lower
    L5670ABk molded supracondylar susp
    L5671ABK/AK locking mechanism
    L5672ABk removable medial brim sus
    L5673ANISocket insert w lock mech
    L5674ABk suspension sleeve
    L5675ABk heavy duty susp sleeve
    L5676ABk knee joints single axis p
    L5677ABk knee joints polycentric p
    L5678ABk joint covers pair
    L5679ANISocket insert w/o lock mech
    L5680ABk thigh lacer non-molded
    L5681ANIIntl custm cong/latyp insert
    L5682ABk thigh lacer glut/ischia m
    L5683ANIInitial custom socket insert
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    L5684ABk fork strap
    L5686ABk back check
    L5688ABk waist belt webbing
    L5690ABk waist belt padded and lin
    L5692AAk pelvic control belt light
    L5694AAk pelvic control belt pad/l
    L5695AAk sleeve susp neoprene/equa
    L5696AAk/knee disartic pelvic join
    L5697AAk/knee disartic pelvic band
    L5698AAk/knee disartic silesian ba
    L5699AShoulder harness
    L5700AReplace socket below knee
    L5701AReplace socket above knee
    L5702AReplace socket hip
    L5704ACustom shape cover BK
    L5705ACustom shape cover AK
    L5706ACustom shape cvr knee disart
    L5707ACustom shape cvr hip disart
    L5710AKne-shin exo sng axi mnl loc
    L5711AKnee-shin exo mnl lock ultra
    L5712AKnee-shin exo frict swg & st
    L5714AKnee-shin exo variable frict
    L5716AKnee-shin exo mech stance ph
    L5718AKnee-shin exo frct swg & sta
    L5722AKnee-shin pneum swg frct exo
    L5724AKnee-shin exo fluid swing ph
    L5726AKnee-shin ext jnts fld swg e
    L5728AKnee-shin fluid swg & stance
    L5780AKnee-shin pneum/hydra pneum
    L5781ALower limb pros vacuum pump
    L5782AHD low limb pros vacuum pump
    L5785AExoskeletal bk ultralt mater
    L5790AExoskeletal ak ultra-light m
    L5795AExoskel hip ultra-light mate
    L5810AEndoskel knee-shin mnl lock
    L5811AEndo knee-shin mnl lck ultra
    L5812AEndo knee-shin frct swg & st
    L5814AEndo knee-shin hydral swg ph
    L5816AEndo knee-shin polyc mch sta
    L5818AEndo knee-shin frct swg & st
    L5822AEndo knee-shin pneum swg frc
    L5824AEndo knee-shin fluid swing p
    L5826AMiniature knee joint
    L5828AEndo knee-shin fluid swg/sta
    L5830AEndo knee-shin pneum/swg pha
    L5840AMulti-axial knee/shin system
    L5845AKnee-shin sys stance flexion
    L5846AKnee-shin sys microprocessor
    L5847AMicroprocessor cntrl feature
    L5848AKnee-shin sys hydraul stance
    L5850AEndo ak/hip knee extens assi
    L5855AMech hip extension assist
    L5910AEndo below knee alignable sy
    L5920AEndo ak/hip alignable system
    L5925AAbove knee manual lock
    L5930AHigh activity knee frame
    L5940AEndo bk ultra-light material
    L5950AEndo ak ultra-light material
    L5960AEndo hip ultra-light materia
    L5962ABelow knee flex cover system
    L5964AAbove knee flex cover system
    L5966AHip flexible cover system
    L5968AMultiaxial ankle w dorsiflex
    L5970AFoot external keel sach foot
    L5972AFlexible keel foot
    L5974AFoot single axis ankle/foot
    L5975ACombo ankle/foot prosthesis
    L5976AEnergy storing foot
    L5978AFt prosth multiaxial ankl/ft
    L5979AMulti-axial ankle/ft prosth
    L5980AFlex foot system
    L5981AFlex-walk sys low ext prosth
    L5982AExoskeletal axial rotation u
    L5984AEndoskeletal axial rotation
    L5985ALwr ext dynamic prosth pylon
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    L5986AMulti-axial rotation unit
    L5987AShank ft w vert load pylon
    L5988AVertical shock reducing pylo
    L5989APylon w elctrnc force sensor
    L5990AUser adjustable heel height
    L5995ALower ext pros heavyduty fea
    L5999ALowr extremity prosthes NOS
    L6000APar hand robin-aids thum rem
    L6010AHand robin-aids little/ring
    L6020APart hand robin-aids no fing
    L6025APart hand disart myoelectric
    L6050AWrst MLd sck flx hng tri pad
    L6055AWrst mold sock w/exp interfa
    L6100AElb mold sock flex hinge pad
    L6110AElbow mold sock suspension t
    L6120AElbow mold doub splt soc ste
    L6130AElbow stump activated lock h
    L6200AElbow mold outsid lock hinge
    L6205AElbow molded w/ expand inter
    L6250AElbow inter loc elbow forarm
    L6300AShlder disart int lock elbow
    L6310AShoulder passive restor comp
    L6320AShoulder passive restor cap
    L6350AThoracic intern lock elbow
    L6360AThoracic passive restor comp
    L6370AThoracic passive restor cap
    L6380APostop dsg cast chg wrst/elb
    L6382APostop dsg cast chg elb dis/
    L6384APostop dsg cast chg shlder/t
    L6386APostop ea cast chg & realign
    L6388APostop applicat rigid dsg on
    L6400ABelow elbow prosth tiss shap
    L6450AElb disart prosth tiss shap
    L6500AAbove elbow prosth tiss shap
    L6550AShldr disar prosth tiss shap
    L6570AScap thorac prosth tiss shap
    L6580AWrist/elbow bowden cable mol
    L6582AWrist/elbow bowden cbl dir f
    L6584AElbow fair lead cable molded
    L6586AElbow fair lead cable dir fo
    L6588AShdr fair lead cable molded
    L6590AShdr fair lead cable direct
    L6600APolycentric hinge pair
    L6605ASingle pivot hinge pair
    L6610AFlexible metal hinge pair
    L6615ADisconnect locking wrist uni
    L6616ADisconnect insert locking wr
    L6620AFlexion/extension wrist unit
    L6623ASpring-ass rot wrst w/ latch
    L6625ARotation wrst w/ cable lock
    L6628AQuick disconn hook adapter o
    L6629ALamination collar w/ couplin
    L6630AStainless steel any wrist
    L6632ALatex suspension sleeve each
    L6635ALift assist for elbow
    L6637ANudge control elbow lock
    L6638AElec lock on manual pw elbow
    L6640AShoulder abduction joint pai
    L6641AExcursion amplifier pulley t
    L6642AExcursion amplifier lever ty
    L6645AShoulder flexion-abduction j
    L6646AMultipo locking shoulder jnt
    L6647AShoulder lock actuator
    L6648AExt pwrd shlder lock/unlock
    L6650AShoulder universal joint
    L6655AStandard control cable extra
    L6660AHeavy duty control cable
    L6665ATeflon or equal cable lining
    L6670AHook to hand cable adapter
    L6672AHarness chest/shlder saddle
    L6675AHarness figure of 8 sing con
    L6676AHarness figure of 8 dual con
    L6680ATest sock wrist disart/bel e
    L6682ATest sock elbw disart/above
    L6684ATest socket shldr disart/tho
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    L6686ASuction socket
    L6687AFrame typ socket bel elbow/w
    L6688AFrame typ sock above elb/dis
    L6689AFrame typ socket shoulder di
    L6690AFrame typ sock interscap-tho
    L6691ARemovable insert each
    L6692ASilicone gel insert or equal
    L6693ALockingelbow forearm cntrbal
    L6700ATerminal device model #3
    L6705ATerminal device model #5
    L6710ATerminal device model #5x
    L6715ATerminal device model #5xa
    L6720ATerminal device model #6
    L6725ATerminal device model #7
    L6730ATerminal device model #7lo
    L6735ATerminal device model #8
    L6740ATerminal device model #8x
    L6745ATerminal device model #88x
    L6750ATerminal device model #10p
    L6755ATerminal device model #10x
    L6765ATerminal device model #12p
    L6770ATerminal device model #99x
    L6775ATerminal device model#555
    L6780ATerminal device model #ss555
    L6790AHooks-accu hook or equal
    L6795AHooks-2 load or equal
    L6800AHooks-aprl vc or equal
    L6805AModifier wrist flexion unit
    L6806ATrs grip vc or equal
    L6807ATerm device grip1/2 or equal
    L6808ATerm device infant or child
    L6809ATrs super sport passive
    L6810APincher tool otto bock or eq
    L6825AHands dorrance vo
    L6830AHand aprl vc
    L6835AHand sierra vo
    L6840AHand becker imperialW>
    L6850ATerm dvc-hand becker plylite
    L6855AHand robin-aids vo
    L6860AHand robin-aids vo soft
    L6865AHand passive hand
    L6867AHand detroit infant hand
    L6868APassive inf hand steeper/hos
    L6870AHand child mitt
    L6872AHand nyu child hand
    L6873AHand mech inf steeper or equ
    L6875AHand bock vc
    L6880AHand bock vo
    L6881AAutograsp feature ul term dv
    L6882AMicroprocessor control uplmb
    L6890AProduction glove
    L6895ACustom glove
    L6900AHand restorat thumb/1 finger
    L6905AHand restoration multiple fi
    L6910AHand restoration no fingers
    L6915AHand restoration replacmnt g
    L6920AWrist disarticul switch ctrl
    L6925AWrist disart myoelectronic c
    L6930ABelow elbow switch control
    L6935ABelow elbow myoelectronic ct
    L6940AElbow disarticulation switch
    L6945AElbow disart myoelectronic c
    L6950AAbove elbow switch control
    L6955AAbove elbow myoelectronic ct
    L6960AShldr disartic switch contro
    L6965AShldr disartic myoelectronic
    L6970AInterscapular-thor switch ct
    L6975AInterscap-thor myoelectronic
    L7010AHand otto back steeper/eq sw
    L7015AHand sys teknik village swit
    L7020AElectronic greifer switch ct
    L7025AElectron hand myoelectronic
    L7030AHand sys teknik vill myoelec
    L7035AElectron greifer myoelectro
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    L7040APrehensile actuator hosmer s
    L7045AElectron hook child michigan
    L7170AElectronic elbow hosmer swit
    L7180AElectronic elbow utah myoele
    L7185AElectron elbow adolescent sw
    L7186AElectron elbow child switch
    L7190AElbow adolescent myoelectron
    L7191AElbow child myoelectronic ct
    L7260AElectron wrist rotator otto
    L7261AElectron wrist rotator utah
    L7266AServo control steeper or equ
    L7272AAnalogue control unb or equa
    L7274AProportional ctl 12 volt uta
    L7360ASix volt bat otto bock/eq ea
    L7362ABattery chrgr six volt otto
    L7364ATwelve volt battery utah/equ
    L7366ABattery chrgr 12 volt utah/e
    L7367AReplacemnt lithium ionbatter
    L7368ALithium ion battery charger
    L7499AUpper extremity prosthes NOS
    L7500AProsthetic dvc repair hourly
    L7510AProsthetic device repair rep
    L7520ARepair prosthesis per 15 min
    L7900AMale vacuum erection system
    L8000AMastectomy bra
    L8001ABreast prosthesis bra & form
    L8002ABrst prsth bra & bilat form
    L8010AMastectomy sleeve
    L8015AExt breastprosthesis garment
    L8020AMastectomy form
    L8030ABreast prosthesis silicone/e
    L8035ACustom breast prosthesis
    L8039ABreast prosthesis NOS
    L8040ANasal prosthesis
    L8041AMidfacial prosthesis
    L8042AOrbital prosthesis
    L8043AUpper facial prosthesis
    L8044AHemi-facial prosthesis
    L8045AAuricular prosthesis
    L8046APartial facial prosthesis
    L8047ANasal septal prosthesis
    L8048AUnspec maxillofacial prosth
    L8049ARepair maxillofacial prosth
    L8100ECompression stocking BK18-30
    L8110ACompression stocking BK30-40
    L8120ACompression stocking BK40-50
    L8130EGc stocking thighlngth 18-30
    L8140EGc stocking thighlngth 30-40
    L8150EGc stocking thighlngth 40-50
    L8160EGc stocking full lngth 18-30
    L8170EGc stocking full lngth 30-40
    L8180EGc stocking full lngth 40-50
    L8190EGc stocking waistlngth 18-30
    L8195EGc stocking waistlngth 30-40
    L8200EGc stocking waistlngth 40-50
    L8210EGc stocking custom made
    L8220EGc stocking lymphedema
    L8230EGc stocking garter belt
    L8239EG compression stocking NOS
    L8300ATruss single w/ standard pad
    L8310ATruss double w/ standard pad
    L8320ATruss addition to std pad wa
    L8330ATruss add to std pad scrotal
    L8400ASheath below knee
    L8410ASheath above knee
    L8415ASheath upper limb
    L8417APros sheath/sock w gel cushn
    L8420AProsthetic sock multi ply BK
    L8430AProsthetic sock multi ply AK
    L8435APros sock multi ply upper lm
    L8440AShrinker below knee
    L8460AShrinker above knee
    L8465AShrinker upper limb
    L8470APros sock single ply BK
    L8480APros sock single ply AK
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    L8485APros sock single ply upper l
    L8490AAir seal suction reten systm
    L8499AUnlisted misc prosthetic ser
    L8500AArtificial larynx
    L8501ATracheostomy speaking valve
    L8505AArtificial larynx, accessory
    L8507ATrach-esoph voice pros pt in
    L8509ATrach-esoph voice pros md in
    L8510AVoice amplifier
    L8511ANIIndwelling trach insert
    L8512ANIGel cap for trach voice pros
    L8513ANITrach pros cleaning device
    L8514ANIRepl trach puncture dilator
    L8600NImplant breast silicone/eq
    L8603NCollagen imp urinary 2.5 ml
    L8606NSynthetic implnt urinary 1ml
    L8610NOcular implant
    L8612NAqueous shunt prosthesis
    L8613NOssicular implant
    L8614NCochlear device/system
    L8619AReplace cochlear processor
    L8630NMetacarpophalangeal implant
    L8631ANIMCP joint repl 2 pc or more
    L8641NMetatarsal joint implant
    L8642NHallux implant
    L8658NInterphalangeal joint spacer
    L8659ANIInterphalangeal joint repl
    L8670NVascular graft, synthetic
    L8699NProsthetic implant NOS
    L9900AO&P supply/accessory/service
    M0064XVisit for drug monitoring03741.1252$61.39$12.28
    M0075ECellular therapy
    M0076EProlotherapy
    M0100EIntragastric hypothermia
    M0300EIV chelationtherapy
    M0301EFabric wrapping of aneurysm
    P2028ACephalin floculation test
    P2029ACongo red blood test
    P2031EHair analysis
    P2033ABlood thymol turbidity
    P2038ABlood mucoprotein
    P3000AScreen pap by tech w md supv
    P3001BScreening pap smear by phys
    P7001ECulture bacterial urine
    P9010KWhole blood for transfusion0950$87.93$17.59
    P9011KBlood split unit0957$41.44$8.29
    P9012KCryoprecipitate each unit0952$29.31$5.86
    P9016KRBC leukocytes reduced0954$119.26$23.85
    P9017KPlasma 1 donor frz w/in 8 hr0955$95.00$19.00
    P9019KPlatelets, each unit0957$41.44$8.29
    P9020KPlaelet rich plasma unit0958$53.56$10.71
    P9021KRed blood cells unit0959$86.41$17.28
    P9022KWashed red blood cells unit0960$160.69$32.14
    P9023KFrozen plasma, pooled, sd0949$124.31$24.86
    P9031KPlatelets leukocytes reduced1013$49.52$9.90
    P9032KPlatelets, irradiated9500$74.79$14.96
    P9033KPlatelets leukoreduced irrad0954$119.26$23.85
    P9034KPlatelets, pheresis9501$408.81$81.76
    P9035KPlatelet pheres leukoreduced9501$408.81$81.76
    P9036KPlatelet pheresis irradiated9502$443.68$88.74
    P9037KPlate pheres leukoredu irrad1019$406.28$81.26
    P9038KRBC irradiated9505$108.65$21.73
    P9039KRBC deglycerolized9504$183.44$36.69
    P9040KRBC leukoreduced irradiated9504$183.44$36.69
    P9041KAlbumin (human),5%, 50ml09610.2802$15.29$3.06
    P9043KPlasma protein fract,5%,50ml0956$92.98$18.60
    P9044KCryoprecipitatereducedplasma1009$37.39$7.48
    P9045KAlbumin (human), 5%, 250 ml09631.0901$59.48$11.90
    P9046KAlbumin (human), 25%, 20 ml09640.3741$20.41$4.08
    P9047KAlbumin (human), 25%, 50ml09650.8869$48.39$9.68
    P9048KPlasmaprotein fract,5%,250ml0966$464.90$92.98
    P9050KGranulocytes, pheresis unit9506$1,248.66$249.73
    P9051KNIBlood, l/r, cmv-neg1010$121.78$24.36
    P9052KNIPlatelets, hla-m, l/r, unit1011$499.77$99.95
    P9053KNIPlt, pher, l/r cmv-neg, irr1020$495.22$99.04
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    P9054KNIBlood, l/r, froz/degly/wash1016$301.68$60.34
    P9055KNIPlt, aph/pher, l/r, cmv-neg1017$393.15$78.63
    P9056KNIBlood, l/r, irradiated1018$132.40$26.48
    P9057KNIRBC, frz/deg/wsh, l/r, irrad1021$336.04$67.21
    P9058KNIRBC, l/r, cmv-neg, irrad1022$201.12$40.22
    P9059KNIPlasma, frz between 8-24hour0955$95.00$19.00
    P9060KNIFr frz plasma donor retested9503$69.74$13.95
    P9604AOne-way allow prorated trip
    P9612NCatheterize for urine spec
    P9615NUrine specimen collect mult
    Q0035XCardiokymography01001.5862$86.54$41.44$17.31
    Q0081TInfusion ther other than che01201.9114$104.29$28.21$20.86
    Q0083SChemo by other than infusion01160.7996$43.63$8.73
    Q0084SChemotherapy by infusion01173.0360$165.65$42.54$33.13
    Q0085EChemo by both infusion and o
    Q0086ADGPhysical therapy evaluation/
    Q0091TObtaining screen pap smear01910.1853$10.11$2.93$2.02
    Q0092NSet up port xray equipment
    Q0111AWet mounts/ w preparations
    Q0112APotassium hydroxide preps
    Q0113APinworm examinations
    Q0114AFern test
    Q0115APost-coital mucous exam
    Q0136KNon esrd epoetin alpha inj07330.1802$9.83$1.97
    Q0137KNIDarbepoetin alfa, non esrd0734$3.24$0.65
    Q0144EAzithromycin dihydrate, oral
    Q0163NDiphenhydramine HCl 50mg
    Q0164NProchlorperazine maleate 5mg
    Q0165BProchlorperazine maleate10mg
    Q0166KGranisetron HCl 1 mg oral07650.6322$34.49$6.90
    Q0167NDronabinol 2.5mg oral
    Q0168BDronabinol 5mg oral
    Q0169NPromethazine HCl 12.5mg oral
    Q0170BPromethazine HCl 25 mg oral
    Q0171NChlorpromazine HCl 10mg oral
    Q0172BChlorpromazine HCl 25mg oral
    Q0173NTrimethobenzamide HCl 250mg
    Q0174NThiethylperazine maleate10mg
    Q0175NPerphenazine 4mg oral
    Q0176BPerphenazine 8mg oral
    Q0177NHydroxyzine pamoate 25mg
    Q0178BHydroxyzine pamoate 50mg
    Q0179NOndansetron HCl 8mg oral
    Q0180KDolasetron mesylate oral07630.7514$41.00$8.20
    Q0181EUnspecified oral anti-emetic
    Q0182BNINonmetabolic act d/e tissue
    Q0183NNonmetabolic active tissue
    Q0187KFactor viia recombinant1409$1,083.93$216.79
    Q1001NNtiol category 1
    Q1002NNtiol category 2
    Q1003NNtiol category 3
    Q1004NNtiol category 4
    Q1005NNtiol category 5
    Q2001EOral cabergoline 0.5 mg
    Q2002NElliotts b solution per ml
    Q2003KAprotinin, 10,000 kiu70190.0215$1.17$0.23
    Q2004NBladder calculi irrig sol
    Q2005KCorticorelin ovine triflutat70244.1221$224.91$44.98
    Q2006KDigoxin immune fab (ovine)70254.9694$271.14$54.23
    Q2007KEthanolamine oleate 100 mg70260.5099$27.82$5.56
    Q2008KFomepizole, 15 mg70270.1325$7.23$1.45
    Q2009KFosphenytoin, 50 mg70280.0895$4.88$0.98
    Q2010NDGGlatiramer acetate, per dose
    Q2011KHemin, per 1 mg70300.0118$0.64$0.13
    Q2012NPegademase bovine, 25 iu
    Q2013KPentastarch 10% solution70400.4838$26.40$5.28
    Q2014NSermorelin acetate, 0.5 mg
    Q2017KTeniposide, 50 mg70352.5185$137.41$27.48
    Q2018KUrofollitropin, 75 iu70371.1634$63.48$12.70
    Q2019KBasiliximab1615$1,425.06$285.01
    Q2020EHistrelin acetate
    Q2021NLepirudin
    Q2022KVonWillebrandFactrCmplxperIU1618$1.01$0.20
    Q3000KNFRubidium-Rb-8290252.6372$143.89$28.78
    Q3001NBrachytherapy Radioelements
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    Q3002KGallium ga 6716190.2056$11.22$2.24
    Q3003KTechnetium tc99m bicisate16203.3666$183.69$36.74
    Q3004NXenon xe 133
    Q3005KTechnetium tc99m mertiatide16220.3782$20.63$4.13
    Q3006NTechnetium tc99m glucepatate
    Q3007KSodium phosphate p3216241.2941$70.61$14.12
    Q3008KIndium 111-in pentetreotide16258.2447$449.84$89.97
    Q3009NTechnetium tc99m oxidronate
    Q3010NTechnetium tc99mlabeledrbcs
    Q3011KChromic phosphate p3216281.8057$98.52$19.70
    Q3012KCyanocobalamin cobalt co5710891.0460$57.07$11.41
    Q3014ATelehealth facility fee
    Q3019AALS emer trans no ALS serv
    Q3020AALS nonemer trans no ALS se
    Q3021EPed hepatitis b vaccine inj
    Q3022EHepatitis b vaccine adult ds
    Q3023EInjection hepatitis Bvaccine
    Q3025KIM inj interferon beta 1-a90221.1290$61.60$12.32
    Q3026NSubc inj interferon beta-1a
    Q3031NNICollagen skin test
    Q4001BCast sup body cast plaster
    Q4002BCast sup body cast fiberglas
    Q4003BCast sup shoulder cast plstr
    Q4004BCast sup shoulder cast fbrgl
    Q4005BCast sup long arm adult plst
    Q4006BCast sup long arm adult fbrg
    Q4007BCast sup long arm ped plster
    Q4008BCast sup long arm ped fbrgls
    Q4009BCast sup sht arm adult plstr
    Q4010BCast sup sht arm adult fbrgl
    Q4011BCast sup sht arm ped plaster
    Q4012BCast sup sht arm ped fbrglas
    Q4013BCast sup gauntlet plaster
    Q4014BCast sup gauntlet fiberglass
    Q4015BCast sup gauntlet ped plster
    Q4016BCast sup gauntlet ped fbrgls
    Q4017BCast sup lng arm splint plst
    Q4018BCast sup lng arm splint fbrg
    Q4019BCast sup lng arm splnt ped p
    Q4020BCast sup lng arm splnt ped f
    Q4021BCast sup sht arm splint plst
    Q4022BCast sup sht arm splint fbrg
    Q4023BCast sup sht arm splnt ped p
    Q4024BCast sup sht arm splnt ped f
    Q4025BCast sup hip spica plaster
    Q4026BCast sup hip spica fiberglas
    Q4027BCast sup hip spica ped plstr
    Q4028BCast sup hip spica ped fbrgl
    Q4029BCast sup long leg plaster
    Q4030BCast sup long leg fiberglass
    Q4031BCast sup lng leg ped plaster
    Q4032BCast sup lng leg ped fbrgls
    Q4033BCast sup lng leg cylinder pl
    Q4034BCast sup lng leg cylinder fb
    Q4035BCast sup lngleg cylndr ped p
    Q4036BCast sup lngleg cylndr ped f
    Q4037BCast sup shrt leg plaster
    Q4038BCast sup shrt leg fiberglass
    Q4039BCast sup shrt leg ped plster
    Q4040BCast sup shrt leg ped fbrgls
    Q4041BCast sup lng leg splnt plstr
    Q4042BCast sup lng leg splnt fbrgl
    Q4043BCast sup lng leg splnt ped p
    Q4044BCast sup lng leg splnt ped f
    Q4045BCast sup sht leg splnt plstr
    Q4046BCast sup sht leg splnt fbrgl
    Q4047BCast sup sht leg splnt ped p
    Q4048BCast sup sht leg splnt ped f
    Q4049BFinger splint, static
    Q4050BCast supplies unlisted
    Q4051BSplint supplies misc
    Q4052KDGOctreotide injection, depot12071.2049$65.74$13.15
    Q4053DDNGPegfilgrastim, per 1 mg
    Q4054ANIDarbepoetin alfa, esrd use
    Q4055ANIEpoetin alfa, esrd use
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    Q4075NNIAcyclovir, 5 mg
    Q4076NNIDopamine hcl, 40 mg
    Q4077NNITreprostinil, 1 mg
    Q4078KDGAmmonia N-13, per dose90252.6372$143.89$28.78
    Q9920ADGEpoetin with hct <= 20
    Q9921ADGEpoetin with hct = 21
    Q9922ADGEpoetin with hct = 22
    Q9923ADGEpoetin with hct = 23
    Q9924ADGEpoetin with hct = 24
    Q9925ADGEpoetin with hct = 25
    Q9926ADGEpoetin with hct = 26
    Q9927ADGEpoetin with hct = 27
    Q9928ADGEpoetin with hct = 28
    Q9929ADGEpoetin with hct = 29
    Q9930ADGEpoetin with hct = 30
    Q9931ADGEpoetin with hct = 31
    Q9932ADGEpoetin with hct = 32
    Q9933ADGEpoetin with hct = 33
    Q9934ADGEpoetin with hct = 34
    Q9935ADGEpoetin with hct = 35
    Q9936ADGEpoetin with hct = 36
    Q9937ADGEpoetin with hct = 37
    Q9938ADGEpoetin with hct = 38
    Q9939ADGEpoetin with hct = 39
    Q9940ADGEpoetin with hct >= 40
    R0070NTransport portable x-ray
    R0075NTransport port x-ray multipl
    R0076NTransport portable EKG
    V2020AVision svcs frames purchases
    V2025EEyeglasses delux frames
    V2100ALens spher single plano 4.00
    V2101ASingle visn sphere 4.12-7.00
    V2102ASingl visn sphere 7.12-20.00
    V2103ASpherocylindr 4.00d/12-2.00d
    V2104ASpherocylindr 4.00d/2.12-4d
    V2105ASpherocylinder 4.00d/4.25-6d
    V2106ASpherocylinder 4.00d/>6.00d
    V2107ASpherocylinder 4.25d/12-2d
    V2108ASpherocylinder 4.25d/2.12-4d
    V2109ASpherocylinder 4.25d/4.25-6d
    V2110ASpherocylinder 4.25d/over 6d
    V2111ASpherocylindr 7.25d/.25-2.25
    V2112ASpherocylindr 7.25d/2.25-4d
    V2113ASpherocylindr 7.25d/4.25-6d
    V2114ASpherocylinder over 12.00d
    V2115ALens lenticular bifocal
    V2116ADGNonaspheric lens bifocal
    V2117ADGAspheric lens bifocal
    V2118ALens aniseikonic single
    V2121ANILenticular lens, single
    V2199ALens single vision not oth c
    V2200ALens spher bifoc plano 4.00d
    V2201ALens sphere bifocal 4.12-7.0
    V2202ALens sphere bifocal 7.12-20.
    V2203ALens sphcyl bifocal 4.00d/.1
    V2204ALens sphcy bifocal 4.00d/2.1
    V2205ALens sphcy bifocal 4.00d/4.2
    V2206ALens sphcy bifocal 4.00d/ove
    V2207ALens sphcy bifocal 4.25-7d/.
    V2208ALens sphcy bifocal 4.25-7/2.
    V2209ALens sphcy bifocal 4.25-7/4.
    V2210ALens sphcy bifocal 4.25-7/ov
    V2211ALens sphcy bifo 7.25-12/.25-
    V2212ALens sphcyl bifo 7.25-12/2.2
    V2213ALens sphcyl bifo 7.25-12/4.2
    V2214ALens sphcyl bifocal over 12.
    V2215ALens lenticular bifocal
    V2216ADGLens lenticular nonaspheric
    V2217ADGLens lenticular aspheric bif
    V2218ALens aniseikonic bifocal
    V2219ALens bifocal seg width over
    V2220ALens bifocal add over 3.25d
    V2221ANILenticular lens, bifocal
    V2299ALens bifocal speciality
    V2300ALens sphere trifocal 4.00d
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    V2301ALens sphere trifocal 4.12-7.
    V2302ALens sphere trifocal 7.12-20
    V2303ALens sphcy trifocal 4.0/.12-
    V2304ALens sphcy trifocal 4.0/2.25
    V2305ALens sphcy trifocal 4.0/4.25
    V2306ALens sphcyl trifocal 4.00/>6
    V2307ALens sphcy trifocal 4.25-7/.
    V2308ALens sphc trifocal 4.25-7/2.
    V2309ALens sphc trifocal 4.25-7/4.
    V2310ALens sphc trifocal 4.25-7/>6
    V2311ALens sphc trifo 7.25-12/.25-
    V2312ALens sphc trifo 7.25-12/2.25
    V2313ALens sphc trifo 7.25-12/4.25
    V2314ALens sphcyl trifocal over 12
    V2315ALens lenticular trifocal
    V2316ADGLens lenticular nonaspheric
    V2317ADGLens lenticular aspheric tri
    V2318ALens aniseikonic trifocal
    V2319ALens trifocal seg width > 28
    V2320ALens trifocal add over 3.25d
    V2321ANILenticular lens, trifocal
    V2399ALens trifocal speciality
    V2410ALens variab asphericity sing
    V2430ALens variable asphericity bi
    V2499AVariable asphericity lens
    V2500AContact lens pmma spherical
    V2501ACntct lens pmma-toric/prism
    V2502AContact lens pmma bifocal
    V2503ACntct lens pmma color vision
    V2510ACntct gas permeable sphericl
    V2511ACntct toric prism ballast
    V2512ACntct lens gas permbl bifocl
    V2513AContact lens extended wear
    V2520AContact lens hydrophilic
    V2521ACntct lens hydrophilic toric
    V2522ACntct lens hydrophil bifocl
    V2523ACntct lens hydrophil extend
    V2530AContact lens gas impermeable
    V2531AContact lens gas permeable
    V2599AContact lens/es other type
    V2600AHand held low vision aids
    V2610ASingle lens spectacle mount
    V2615ATelescop/othr compound lens
    V2623APlastic eye prosth custom
    V2624APolishing artifical eye
    V2625AEnlargemnt of eye prosthesis
    V2626AReduction of eye prosthesis
    V2627AScleral cover shell
    V2628AFabrication & fitting
    V2629AProsthetic eye other type
    V2630NAnter chamber intraocul lens
    V2631NIris support intraoclr lens
    V2632NPost chmbr intraocular lens
    V2700ABalance lens
    V2710AGlass/plastic slab off prism
    V2715APrism lens/es
    V2718AFresnell prism press-on lens
    V2730ASpecial base curve
    V2740ADGRose tint plastic
    V2741ADGNon-rose tint plastic
    V2742ADGRose tint glass
    V2743ADGNon-rose tint glass
    V2744ATint photochromatic lens/es
    V2745ANITint, any color/solid/grad
    V2750AAnti-reflective coating
    V2755AUV lens/es
    V2756ENIEye glass case
    V2760AScratch resistant coating
    V2761ENIMirror coating
    V2762ANIPolarization, any lens
    V2770AOccluder lens/es
    V2780AOversize lens/es
    V2781BProgressive lens per lens
    V2782ANILens, 1.54-1.65 p/1.60-1.79g
    V2783ANILens, >= 1.66 p/>=1.80 g
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    V2784ANILens polycarb or equal
    V2785FCorneal tissue processing
    V2786ANIOccupational multifocal lens
    V2790NAmniotic membrane
    V2797ANIVis item/svc in other code
    V2799AMiscellaneous vision service
    V5008EHearing screening
    V5010EAssessment for hearing aid
    V5011EHearing aid fitting/checking
    V5014EHearing aid repair/modifying
    V5020EConformity evaluation
    V5030EBody-worn hearing aid air
    V5040EBody-worn hearing aid bone
    V5050EHearing aid monaural in ear
    V5060EBehind ear hearing aid
    V5070EGlasses air conduction
    V5080EGlasses bone conduction
    V5090EHearing aid dispensing fee
    V5095EImplant mid ear hearing pros
    V5100EBody-worn bilat hearing aid
    V5110EHearing aid dispensing fee
    V5120EBody-worn binaur hearing aid
    V5130EIn ear binaural hearing aid
    V5140EBehind ear binaur hearing ai
    V5150EGlasses binaural hearing aid
    V5160EDispensing fee binaural
    V5170EWithin ear cros hearing aid
    V5180EBehind ear cros hearing aid
    V5190EGlasses cros hearing aid
    V5200ECros hearing aid dispens fee
    V5210EIn ear bicros hearing aid
    V5220EBehind ear bicros hearing ai
    V5230EGlasses bicros hearing aid
    V5240EDispensing fee bicros
    V5241EDispensing fee, monaural
    V5242EHearing aid, monaural, cic
    V5243EHearing aid, monaural, itc
    V5244EHearing aid, prog, mon, cic
    V5245EHearing aid, prog, mon, itc
    V5246EHearing aid, prog, mon, ite
    V5247EHearing aid, prog, mon, bte
    V5248EHearing aid, binaural, cic
    V5249EHearing aid, binaural, itc
    V5250EHearing aid, prog, bin, cic
    V5251EHearing aid, prog, bin, itc
    V5252EHearing aid, prog, bin, ite
    V5253EHearing aid, prog, bin, bte
    V5254EHearing id, digit, mon, cic
    V5255EHearing aid, digit, mon, itc
    V5256EHearing aid, digit, mon, ite
    V5257EHearing aid, digit, mon, bte
    V5258EHearing aid, digit, bin, cic
    V5259EHearing aid, digit, bin, itc
    V5260EHearing aid, digit, bin, ite
    V5261EHearing aid, digit, bin, bte
    V5262EHearing aid, disp, monaural
    V5263EHearing aid, disp, binaural
    V5264EEar mold/insert
    V5265EEar mold/insert, disp
    V5266EBattery for hearing device
    V5267EHearing aid supply/accessory
    V5268EALD Telephone Amplifier
    V5269EAlerting device, any type
    V5270EALD, TV amplifier, any type
    V5271EALD, TV caption decoder
    V5272ETdd
    V5273EALD for cochlear implant
    V5274EALD unspecified
    V5275EEar impression
    V5298EHearing aid noc
    V5299BHearing service
    V5336ERepair communication device
    V5362ESpeech screening
    V5363ELanguage screening
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    V5364EDysphagia screening
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    Copyright American Dental Association. All rights reserved.
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    Addendum D1.—Payment Status Indicators for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System

    IndicatorItem/code/serviceStatus
    AServices furnished to a Hospital Outpatient that are paid under a Fee Schedule/Payment System other than OPPS, e.g.: • Ambulance Services • Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services • Non-Implantable Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices • EPO for ESRD Patients • Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy • Routine Dialysis Services for ESRD Patients Provided in a Certified Dialysis Unit of a Hospital • Screening MammographyNot paid under OPPS. Paid by Intermediaries under a Fee Schedule/Payment System other than OPPS.
    BCodes that are not recognized by OPPS when submitted on an Outpatient Hospital Part B bill type (12x, 13x, and 14x)Not paid under OPPS. • May be paid by Intermediaries when submitted on a different bill type, e.g., 75x (CORF), but not paid under OPPS. • An alternate code that is recognized by OPPS when submitted on an Outpatient Hospital Part B bill type (12x, 13x, and 14x) may be available.
    CInpatient ProceduresNot paid under OPPS. Admit patient; Bill as Inpatient.
    DDeleted CodesNot paid under OPPS. Not paid under Medicare.
    EItems, Codes, and Services: • That are not covered by Medicare based on Statutory Exclusion • That are not covered by Medicare for reasons other than Statutory Exclusion • That are not recognized by Medicare but for which an alternate code for the same item or service may be available • For which separate payment is not provided by MedicareNot paid under OPPS.
    FCorneal Tissue Acquisition; Certain CRNA ServicesNot paid under OPPS. Paid at reasonable cost.
    GDrug/Biological Pass-ThroughPaid under OPPS; Separate APC payment includes Pass-Through amount.
    HDevice Category Pass-ThroughPaid under OPPS; Separate cost-based Pass-Through payment.
    KNon Pass-Through Drugs and Biologicals; Radiopharmaceutical Agents; Certain Brachytherapy SourcesPaid under OPPS; Separate APC payment.
    LInfluenza Vaccine; Pneumococcal Pneumonia VaccineNot paid under OPPS. Paid at reasonable cost; Not subject to deductible or coinsurance.
    NItems and Services packaged into APC RatesPaid under OPPS. However, payment is packaged into payment for other services, including Outliers. Therefore, there is no separate APC payment.
    PPartial HospitalizationPaid under OPPS; Per diem APC payment.
    SSignificant Procedure, Not Discounted when MultiplePaid under OPPS; Separate APC payment.
    TSignificant Procedure, Multiple Procedure Reduction AppliesPaid under OPPS; Separate APC payment.
    VClinic or Emergency Department VisitPaid under OPPS; Separate APC payment.
    YNon-Implantable Durable Medical EquipmentNot paid under OPPS. All institutional providers other than Home Health Agencies bill to DMERC.
    XAncillary ServicePaid under OPPS; Separate APC payment.

    Addendum D2.—Code Conditions

    Code conditionDescriptor
    DGDeleted code with a grace period; Payment will be made under the deleted code during the 90-day grace period.
    DNGDeleted code with no grace period; Payment will not be made under the deleted code after December 31, 2003.
    NFNew code final APC assignment; Comments were accepted on a proposed APC assignment in the Proposed Rule; APC assignment is no longer open to comment.
    NINew code interim APC assignment; Comments will be accepted on the interim APC assignment for the new code.
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    Addendum E.—CPT Codes Which Would Be Paid Only As Inpatient Procedures

    [Calendar Year 2004]

    CPT/HCPCSNPRM SIDescription
    0001TCEndovas repr abdo ao aneurys
    0001TCEndovas repr abdo ao aneurys
    0005TCPerc cath stent/brain cv art
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    0006TCPerc cath stent/brain cv art
    0007TCPerc cath stent/brain cv art
    00174CAnesth, pharyngeal surgery
    00176CAnesth, pharyngeal surgery
    00192CAnesth, facial bone surgery
    00214CAnesth, skull drainage
    00215CAnesth, skull repair/fract
    0021TCFetal oximetry, trnsvag/cerv
    0024TCTranscath cardiac reduction
    0033TCEndovasc taa repr incl subcl
    0034TCEndovasc taa repr w/o subcl
    0035TCInsert endovasc prosth, taa
    0036TCEndovasc prosth, taa, add-on
    0037TCArtery transpose/endovas taa
    0038TCRad endovasc taa rpr w/cover
    0039TCRad s/i, endovasc taa repair
    00404CAnesth, surgery of breast
    00406CAnesth, surgery of breast
    0040TCRad s/i, endovasc taa prosth
    00452CAnesth, surgery of shoulder
    00474CAnesth, surgery of rib(s)
    0048TCImplant ventricular device
    0049TCExternal circulation assist
    0050TCRemoval circulation assist
    0051TCImplant total heart system
    00524CAnesth, chest drainage
    0052TCReplace component heart syst
    0053TCReplace component heart syst
    00540CAnesth, chest surgery
    00542CAnesth, release of lung
    00580CAnesth, heart/lung transplnt
    00604CAnesth, sitting procedure
    00622CAnesth, removal of nerves
    00632CAnesth, removal of nerves
    00634CAnesth for chemonucleolysis
    00670CAnesth, spine, cord surgery
    00792CAnesth, hemorr/excise liver
    00794CAnesth, pancreas removal
    00796CAnesth, for liver transplant
    00802CAnesth, fat layer removal
    00844CAnesth, pelvis surgery
    00846CAnesth, hysterectomy
    00848CAnesth, pelvic organ surg
    00864CAnesth, removal of bladder
    00865CAnesth, removal of prostate
    00866CAnesth, removal of adrenal
    00868CAnesth, kidney transplant
    00882CAnesth, major vein ligation
    00904CAnesth, perineal surgery
    00908CAnesth, removal of prostate
    00928CAnesth, removal of testis
    00932CAnesth, amputation of penis
    00934CAnesth, penis, nodes removal
    00936CAnesth, penis, nodes removal
    00944CAnesth, vaginal hysterectomy
    01140CAnesth, amputation at pelvis
    01150CAnesth, pelvic tumor surgery
    01190CAnesth, pelvis nerve removal
    01212CAnesth, hip disarticulation
    01214CAnesth, hip arthroplasty
    01232CAnesth, amputation of femur
    01234CAnesth, radical femur surg
    01272CAnesth, femoral artery surg
    01274CAnesth, femoral embolectomy
    01402CAnesth, knee arthroplasty
    01404CAnesth, amputation at knee
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    01442CAnesth, knee artery surg
    01444CAnesth, knee artery repair
    01486CAnesth, ankle replacement
    01502CAnesth, lwr leg embolectomy
    01632CAnesth, surgery of shoulder
    01634CAnesth, shoulder joint amput
    01636CAnesth, forequarter amput
    01638CAnesth, shoulder replacement
    01652CAnesth, shoulder vessel surg
    01654CAnesth, shoulder vessel surg
    01656CAnesth, arm-leg vessel surg
    01756CAnesth, radical humerus surg
    01990CSupport for organ donor
    15756CFree muscle flap, microvasc
    15757CFree skin flap, microvasc
    15758CFree fascial flap, microvasc
    16035CIncision of burn scab, initi
    16036CIncise burn scab, addl incis
    19200CRemoval of breast
    19220CRemoval of breast
    19271CRevision of chest wall
    19272CExtensive chest wall surgery
    19361CBreast reconstruction
    19364CBreast reconstruction
    19367CBreast reconstruction
    19368CBreast reconstruction
    19369CBreast reconstruction
    20660CApply, rem fixation device
    20661CApplication of head brace
    20662CApplication of pelvis brace
    20663CApplication of thigh brace
    20664CHalo brace application
    20802CReplantation, arm, complete
    20805CReplant forearm, complete
    20808CReplantation hand, complete
    20816CReplantation digit, complete
    20822CReplantation digit, complete
    20824CReplantation thumb, complete
    20827CReplantation thumb, complete
    20838CReplantation foot, complete
    20930CSpinal bone allograft
    20931CSpinal bone allograft
    20936CSpinal bone autograft
    20937CSpinal bone autograft
    20938CSpinal bone autograft
    20955CFibula bone graft, microvasc
    20956CIliac bone graft, microvasc
    20957CMt bone graft, microvasc
    20962COther bone graft, microvasc
    20969CBone/skin graft, microvasc
    20970CBone/skin graft, iliac crest
    20972CBone/skin graft, metatarsal
    20973CBone/skin graft, great toe
    21045CExtensive jaw surgery
    21141CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21142CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21143CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21145CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21146CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21147CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21150CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21151CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21154CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21155CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21159CReconstruct midface, lefort
    21160CReconstruct midface, lefort
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    21172CReconstruct orbit/forehead
    21175CReconstruct orbit/forehead
    21179CReconstruct entire forehead
    21180CReconstruct entire forehead
    21182CReconstruct cranial bone
    21183CReconstruct cranial bone
    21184CReconstruct cranial bone
    21188CReconstruction of midface
    21193CReconst lwr jaw w/o graft
    21194CReconst lwr jaw w/graft
    21195CReconst lwr jaw w/o fixation
    21196CReconst lwr jaw w/fixation
    21247CReconstruct lower jaw bone
    21255CReconstruct lower jaw bone
    21256CReconstruction of orbit
    21268CRevise eye sockets
    21343CTreatment of sinus fracture
    21344CTreatment of sinus fracture
    21346CTreat nose/jaw fracture
    21347CTreat nose/jaw fracture
    21348CTreat nose/jaw fracture
    21356CTreat cheek bone fracture
    21360CTreat cheek bone fracture
    21365CTreat cheek bone fracture
    21366CTreat cheek bone fracture
    21385CTreat eye socket fracture
    21386CTreat eye socket fracture
    21387CTreat eye socket fracture
    21395CTreat eye socket fracture
    21408CTreat eye socket fracture
    21422CTreat mouth roof fracture
    21423CTreat mouth roof fracture
    21431CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21432CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21433CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21435CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21436CTreat craniofacial fracture
    21495CTreat hyoid bone fracture
    21510CDrainage of bone lesion
    21557CRemove tumor, neck/chest
    21615CRemoval of rib
    21616CRemoval of rib and nerves
    21620CPartial removal of sternum
    21627CSternal debridement
    21630CExtensive sternum surgery
    21632CExtensive sternum surgery
    21705CRevision of neck muscle/rib
    21740CReconstruction of sternum
    21750CRepair of sternum separation
    21810CTreatment of rib fracture(s)
    21825CTreat sternum fracture
    22110CRemove part of neck vertebra
    22112CRemove part, thorax vertebra
    22114CRemove part, lumbar vertebra
    22116CRemove extra spine segment
    22210CRevision of neck spine
    22212CRevision of thorax spine
    22214CRevision of lumbar spine
    22216CRevise, extra spine segment
    22220CRevision of neck spine
    22222CRevision of thorax spine
    22224CRevision of lumbar spine
    22226CRevise, extra spine segment
    22318CTreat odontoid fx w/o graft
    22319CTreat odontoid fx w/graft
    22325CTreat spine fracture
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    22326CTreat neck spine fracture
    22327CTreat thorax spine fracture
    22328CTreat each add spine fx
    22532CLat thorax spine fusion
    22533CLat lumbar spine fusion
    22534CLat thor/lumb, add'l seg
    22548CNeck spine fusion
    22554CNeck spine fusion
    22556CThorax spine fusion
    22558CLumbar spine fusion
    22585CAdditional spinal fusion
    22590CSpine & skull spinal fusion
    22595CNeck spinal fusion
    22600CNeck spine fusion
    22610CThorax spine fusion
    22630CLumbar spine fusion
    22632CSpine fusion, extra segment
    22800CFusion of spine
    22802CFusion of spine
    22804CFusion of spine
    22808CFusion of spine
    22810CFusion of spine
    22812CFusion of spine
    22818CKyphectomy, 1-2 segments
    22819CKyphectomy, 3 or more
    22830CExploration of spinal fusion
    22840CInsert spine fixation device
    22841CInsert spine fixation device
    22842CInsert spine fixation device
    22843CInsert spine fixation device
    22844CInsert spine fixation device
    22845CInsert spine fixation device
    22846CInsert spine fixation device
    22847CInsert spine fixation device
    22848CInsert pelv fixation device
    22849CReinsert spinal fixation
    22850CRemove spine fixation device
    22851CApply spine prosth device
    22852CRemove spine fixation device
    22855CRemove spine fixation device
    23200CRemoval of collar bone
    23210CRemoval of shoulder blade
    23220CPartial removal of humerus
    23221CPartial removal of humerus
    23222CPartial removal of humerus
    23332CRemove shoulder foreign body
    23472CReconstruct shoulder joint
    23900CAmputation of arm & girdle
    23920CAmputation at shoulder joint
    24149CRadical resection of elbow
    24900CAmputation of upper arm
    24920CAmputation of upper arm
    24930CAmputation follow-up surgery
    24931CAmputate upper arm & implant
    24940CRevision of upper arm
    25900CAmputation of forearm
    25905CAmputation of forearm
    25909CAmputation follow-up surgery
    25915CAmputation of forearm
    25920CAmputate hand at wrist
    25924CAmputation follow-up surgery
    25927CAmputation of hand
    25931CAmputation follow-up surgery
    26551CGreat toe-hand transfer
    26553CSingle transfer, toe-hand
    26554CDouble transfer, toe-hand
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    26556CToe joint transfer
    26992CDrainage of bone lesion
    27005CIncision of hip tendon
    27006CIncision of hip tendons
    27025CIncision of hip/thigh fascia
    27030CDrainage of hip joint
    27036CExcision of hip joint/muscle
    27054CRemoval of hip joint lining
    27070CPartial removal of hip bone
    27071CPartial removal of hip bone
    27075CExtensive hip surgery
    27076CExtensive hip surgery
    27077CExtensive hip surgery
    27078CExtensive hip surgery
    27079CExtensive hip surgery
    27090CRemoval of hip prosthesis
    27091CRemoval of hip prosthesis
    27120CReconstruction of hip socket
    27122CReconstruction of hip socket
    27125CPartial hip replacement
    27130CTotal hip arthroplasty
    27132CTotal hip arthroplasty
    27134CRevise hip joint replacement
    27137CRevise hip joint replacement
    27138CRevise hip joint replacement
    27140CTransplant femur ridge
    27146CIncision of hip bone
    27147CRevision of hip bone
    27151CIncision of hip bones
    27156CRevision of hip bones
    27158CRevision of pelvis
    27161CIncision of neck of femur
    27165CIncision/fixation of femur
    27170CRepair/graft femur head/neck
    27175CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27176CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27177CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27178CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27179CRevise head/neck of femur
    27181CTreat slipped epiphysis
    27185CRevision of femur epiphysis
    27187CReinforce hip bones
    27215CTreat pelvic fracture(s)
    27217CTreat pelvic ring fracture
    27218CTreat pelvic ring fracture
    27222CTreat hip socket fracture
    27226CTreat hip wall fracture
    27227CTreat hip fracture(s)
    27228CTreat hip fracture(s)
    27232CTreat thigh fracture
    27236CTreat thigh fracture
    27240CTreat thigh fracture
    27244CTreat thigh fracture
    27245CTreat thigh fracture
    27248CTreat thigh fracture
    27253CTreat hip dislocation
    27254CTreat hip dislocation
    27258CTreat hip dislocation
    27259CTreat hip dislocation
    27280CFusion of sacroiliac joint
    27282CFusion of pubic bones
    27284CFusion of hip joint
    27286CFusion of hip joint
    27290CAmputation of leg at hip
    27295CAmputation of leg at hip
    27303CDrainage of bone lesion
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    27365CExtensive leg surgery
    27445CRevision of knee joint
    27447CTotal knee arthroplasty
    27448CIncision of thigh
    27450CIncision of thigh
    27454CRealignment of thigh bone
    27455CRealignment of knee
    27457CRealignment of knee
    27465CShortening of thigh bone
    27466CLengthening of thigh bone
    27468CShorten/lengthen thighs
    27470CRepair of thigh
    27472CRepair/graft of thigh
    27475CSurgery to stop leg growth
    27477CSurgery to stop leg growth
    27479CSurgery to stop leg growth
    27485CSurgery to stop leg growth
    27486CRevise/replace knee joint
    27487CRevise/replace knee joint
    27488CRemoval of knee prosthesis
    27495CReinforce thigh
    27506CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27507CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27511CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27513CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27514CTreatment of thigh fracture
    27519CTreat thigh fx growth plate
    27535CTreat knee fracture
    27536CTreat knee fracture
    27540CTreat knee fracture
    27556CTreat knee dislocation
    27557CTreat knee dislocation
    27558CTreat knee dislocation
    27580CFusion of knee
    27590CAmputate leg at thigh
    27591CAmputate leg at thigh
    27592CAmputate leg at thigh
    27596CAmputation follow-up surgery
    27598CAmputate lower leg at knee
    27645CExtensive lower leg surgery
    27646CExtensive lower leg surgery
    27702CReconstruct ankle joint
    27703CReconstruction, ankle joint
    27712CRealignment of lower leg
    27715CRevision of lower leg
    27720CRepair of tibia
    27722CRepair/graft of tibia
    27724CRepair/graft of tibia
    27725CRepair of lower leg
    27727CRepair of lower leg
    27880CAmputation of lower leg
    27881CAmputation of lower leg
    27882CAmputation of lower leg
    27886CAmputation follow-up surgery
    27888CAmputation of foot at ankle
    28800CAmputation of midfoot
    28805CAmputation thru metatarsal
    31225CRemoval of upper jaw
    31230CRemoval of upper jaw
    31290CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31291CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31292CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31293CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31294CNasal/sinus endoscopy, surg
    31360CRemoval of larynx
    31365CRemoval of larynx
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    31367CPartial removal of larynx
    31368CPartial removal of larynx
    31370CPartial removal of larynx
    31375CPartial removal of larynx
    31380CPartial removal of larynx
    31382CPartial removal of larynx
    31390CRemoval of larynx & pharynx
    31395CReconstruct larynx & pharynx
    31584CTreat larynx fracture
    31587CRevision of larynx
    31725CClearance of airways
    31760CRepair of windpipe
    31766CReconstruction of windpipe
    31770CRepair/graft of bronchus
    31775CReconstruct bronchus
    31780CReconstruct windpipe
    31781CReconstruct windpipe
    31786CRemove windpipe lesion
    31800CRepair of windpipe injury
    31805CRepair of windpipe injury
    32035CExploration of chest
    32036CExploration of chest
    32095CBiopsy through chest wall
    32100CExploration/biopsy of chest
    32110CExplore/repair chest
    32120CRe-exploration of chest
    32124CExplore chest free adhesions
    32140CRemoval of lung lesion(s)
    32141CRemove/treat lung lesions
    32150CRemoval of lung lesion(s)
    32151CRemove lung foreign body
    32160COpen chest heart massage
    32200CDrain, open, lung lesion
    32215CTreat chest lining
    32220CRelease of lung
    32225CPartial release of lung
    32310CRemoval of chest lining
    32320CFree/remove chest lining
    32402COpen biopsy chest lining
    32440CRemoval of lung
    32442CSleeve pneumonectomy
    32445CRemoval of lung
    32480CPartial removal of lung
    32482CBilobectomy
    32484CSegmentectomy
    32486CSleeve lobectomy
    32488CCompletion pneumonectomy
    32491CLung volume reduction
    32500CPartial removal of lung
    32501CRepair bronchus add-on
    32520CRemove lung & revise chest
    32522CRemove lung & revise chest
    32525CRemove lung & revise chest
    32540CRemoval of lung lesion
    32650CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32651CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32652CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32653CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32654CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32655CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32656CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32657CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32658CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32659CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32660CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32661CThoracoscopy, surgical
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    32662CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32663CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32664CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32665CThoracoscopy, surgical
    32800CRepair lung hernia
    32810CClose chest after drainage
    32815CClose bronchial fistula
    32820CReconstruct injured chest
    32850CDonor pneumonectomy
    32851CLung transplant, single
    32852CLung transplant with bypass
    32853CLung transplant, double
    32854CLung transplant with bypass
    32900CRemoval of rib(s)
    32905CRevise & repair chest wall
    32906CRevise & repair chest wall
    32940CRevision of lung
    32997CTotal lung lavage
    33015CIncision of heart sac
    33020CIncision of heart sac
    33025CIncision of heart sac
    33030CPartial removal of heart sac
    33031CPartial removal of heart sac
    33050CRemoval of heart sac lesion
    33120CRemoval of heart lesion
    33130CRemoval of heart lesion
    33140CHeart revascularize (tmr)
    33141CHeart tmr w/other procedure
    33200CInsertion of heart pacemaker
    33201CInsertion of heart pacemaker
    33236CRemove electrode/thoracotomy
    33237CRemove electrode/thoracotomy
    33238CRemove electrode/thoracotomy
    33243CRemove eltrd/thoracotomy
    33245CInsert epic eltrd pace-defib
    33246CInsert epic eltrd/generator
    33250CAblate heart dysrhythm focus
    33251CAblate heart dysrhythm focus
    33253CReconstruct atria
    33261CAblate heart dysrhythm focus
    33300CRepair of heart wound
    33305CRepair of heart wound
    33310CExploratory heart surgery
    33315CExploratory heart surgery
    33320CRepair major blood vessel(s)
    33321CRepair major vessel
    33322CRepair major blood vessel(s)
    33330CInsert major vessel graft
    33332CInsert major vessel graft
    33335CInsert major vessel graft
    33400CRepair of aortic valve
    33401CValvuloplasty, open
    33403CValvuloplasty, w/cp bypass
    33404CPrepare heart-aorta conduit
    33405CReplacement of aortic valve
    33406CReplacement of aortic valve
    33410CReplacement of aortic valve
    33411CReplacement of aortic valve
    33412CReplacement of aortic valve
    33413CReplacement of aortic valve
    33414CRepair of aortic valve
    33415CRevision, subvalvular tissue
    33416CRevise ventricle muscle
    33417CRepair of aortic valve
    33420CRevision of mitral valve
    33422CRevision of mitral valve
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    33425CRepair of mitral valve
    33426CRepair of mitral valve
    33427CRepair of mitral valve
    33430CReplacement of mitral valve
    33460CRevision of tricuspid valve
    33463CValvuloplasty, tricuspid
    33464CValvuloplasty, tricuspid
    33465CReplace tricuspid valve
    33468CRevision of tricuspid valve
    33470CRevision of pulmonary valve
    33471CValvotomy, pulmonary valve
    33472CRevision of pulmonary valve
    33474CRevision of pulmonary valve
    33475CReplacement, pulmonary valve
    33476CRevision of heart chamber
    33478CRevision of heart chamber
    33496CRepair, prosth valve clot
    33500CRepair heart vessel fistula
    33501CRepair heart vessel fistula
    33502CCoronary artery correction
    33503CCoronary artery graft
    33504CCoronary artery graft
    33505CRepair artery w/tunnel
    33506CRepair artery, translocation
    33510CCABG, vein, single
    33511CCABG, vein, two
    33512CCABG, vein, three
    33513CCABG, vein, four
    33514CCABG, vein, five
    33516CCabg, vein, six or more
    33517CCABG, artery-vein, single
    33518CCABG, artery-vein, two
    33519CCABG, artery-vein, three
    33521CCABG, artery-vein, four
    33522CCABG, artery-vein, five
    33523CCabg, art-vein, six or more
    33530CCoronary artery, bypass/reop
    33533CCABG, arterial, single
    33534CCABG, arterial, two
    33535CCABG, arterial, three
    33536CCabg, arterial, four or more
    33542CRemoval of heart lesion
    33545CRepair of heart damage
    33572COpen coronary endarterectomy
    33600CClosure of valve
    33602CClosure of valve
    33606CAnastomosis/artery-aorta
    33608CRepair anomaly w/conduit
    33610CRepair by enlargement
    33611CRepair double ventricle
    33612CRepair double ventricle
    33615CRepair, modified fontan
    33617CRepair single ventricle
    33619CRepair single ventricle
    33641CRepair heart septum defect
    33645CRevision of heart veins
    33647CRepair heart septum defects
    33660CRepair of heart defects
    33665CRepair of heart defects
    33670CRepair of heart chambers
    33681CRepair heart septum defect
    33684CRepair heart septum defect
    33688CRepair heart septum defect
    33690CReinforce pulmonary artery
    33692CRepair of heart defects
    33694CRepair of heart defects
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    33697CRepair of heart defects
    33702CRepair of heart defects
    33710CRepair of heart defects
    33720CRepair of heart defect
    33722CRepair of heart defect
    33730CRepair heart-vein defect(s)
    33732CRepair heart-vein defect
    33735CRevision of heart chamber
    33736CRevision of heart chamber
    33737CRevision of heart chamber
    33750CMajor vessel shunt
    33755CMajor vessel shunt
    33762CMajor vessel shunt
    33764CMajor vessel shunt & graft
    33766CMajor vessel shunt
    33767CMajor vessel shunt
    33770CRepair great vessels defect
    33771CRepair great vessels defect
    33774CRepair great vessels defect
    33775CRepair great vessels defect
    33776CRepair great vessels defect
    33777CRepair great vessels defect
    33778CRepair great vessels defect
    33779CRepair great vessels defect
    33780CRepair great vessels defect
    33781CRepair great vessels defect
    33786CRepair arterial trunk
    33788CRevision of pulmonary artery
    33800CAortic suspension
    33802CRepair vessel defect
    33803CRepair vessel defect
    33813CRepair septal defect
    33814CRepair septal defect
    33820CRevise major vessel
    33822CRevise major vessel
    33824CRevise major vessel
    33840CRemove aorta constriction
    33845CRemove aorta constriction
    33851CRemove aorta constriction
    33852CRepair septal defect
    33853CRepair septal defect
    33860CAscending aortic graft
    33861CAscending aortic graft
    33863CAscending aortic graft
    33870CTransverse aortic arch graft
    33875CThoracic aortic graft
    33877CThoracoabdominal graft
    33910CRemove lung artery emboli
    33915CRemove lung artery emboli
    33916CSurgery of great vessel
    33917CRepair pulmonary artery
    33918CRepair pulmonary atresia
    33919CRepair pulmonary atresia
    33920CRepair pulmonary atresia
    33922CTransect pulmonary artery
    33924CRemove pulmonary shunt
    33930CRemoval of donor heart/lung
    33935CTransplantation, heart/lung
    33940CRemoval of donor heart
    33945CTransplantation of heart
    33960CExternal circulation assist
    33961CExternal circulation assist
    33967CInsert ia percut device
    33968CRemove aortic assist device
    33970CAortic circulation assist
    33971CAortic circulation assist
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    33973CInsert balloon device
    33974CRemove intra-aortic balloon
    33975CImplant ventricular device
    33976CImplant ventricular device
    33977CRemove ventricular device
    33978CRemove ventricular device
    33979CInsert intracorporeal device
    33980CRemove intracorporeal device
    34001CRemoval of artery clot
    34051CRemoval of artery clot
    34151CRemoval of artery clot
    34401CRemoval of vein clot
    34451CRemoval of vein clot
    34502CReconstruct vena cava
    34800CEndovasc abdo repair w/tube
    34802CEndovasc abdo repr w/device
    34804CEndovasc abdo repr w/device
    34805CEndovasc abdo repair w/pros
    34808CEndovasc abdo occlud device
    34812CXpose for endoprosth, aortic
    34813CFemoral endovas graft add-on
    34820CXpose for endoprosth, iliac
    34825CEndovasc extend prosth, init
    34826CEndovasc exten prosth, addl
    34830COpen aortic tube prosth repr
    34831COpen aortoiliac prosth repr
    34832COpen aortofemor prosth repr
    34833CXpose for endoprosth, iliac
    34834CXpose, endoprosth, brachial
    34900CEndovasc iliac repr w/graft
    35001CRepair defect of artery
    35002CRepair artery rupture, neck
    35005CRepair defect of artery
    35013CRepair artery rupture, arm
    35021CRepair defect of artery
    35022CRepair artery rupture, chest
    35045CRepair defect of arm artery
    35081CRepair defect of artery
    35082CRepair artery rupture, aorta
    35091CRepair defect of artery
    35092CRepair artery rupture, aorta
    35102CRepair defect of artery
    35103CRepair artery rupture, groin
    35111CRepair defect of artery
    35112CRepair artery rupture,spleen
    35121CRepair defect of artery
    35122CRepair artery rupture, belly
    35131CRepair defect of artery
    35132CRepair artery rupture, groin
    35141CRepair defect of artery
    35142CRepair artery rupture, thigh
    35151CRepair defect of artery
    35152CRepair artery rupture, knee
    35161CRepair defect of artery
    35162CRepair artery rupture
    35182CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35189CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35211CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35216CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35221CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35241CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35246CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35251CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35271CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35276CRepair blood vessel lesion
    35281CRepair blood vessel lesion
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    35301CRechanneling of artery
    35311CRechanneling of artery
    35331CRechanneling of artery
    35341CRechanneling of artery
    35351CRechanneling of artery
    35355CRechanneling of artery
    35361CRechanneling of artery
    35363CRechanneling of artery
    35371CRechanneling of artery
    35372CRechanneling of artery
    35381CRechanneling of artery
    35390CReoperation, carotid add-on
    35400CAngioscopy
    35450CRepair arterial blockage
    35452CRepair arterial blockage
    35454CRepair arterial blockage
    35456CRepair arterial blockage
    35480CAtherectomy, open
    35481CAtherectomy, open
    35482CAtherectomy, open
    35483CAtherectomy, open
    35501CArtery bypass graft
    35506CArtery bypass graft
    35507CArtery bypass graft
    35508CArtery bypass graft
    35509CArtery bypass graft
    35510CArtery bypass graft
    35511CArtery bypass graft
    35512CArtery bypass graft
    35515CArtery bypass graft
    35516CArtery bypass graft
    35518CArtery bypass graft
    35521CArtery bypass graft
    35522CArtery bypass graft
    35525CArtery bypass graft
    35526CArtery bypass graft
    35531CArtery bypass graft
    35533CArtery bypass graft
    35536CArtery bypass graft
    35541CArtery bypass graft
    35546CArtery bypass graft
    35548CArtery bypass graft
    35549CArtery bypass graft
    35551CArtery bypass graft
    35556CArtery bypass graft
    35558CArtery bypass graft
    35560CArtery bypass graft
    35563CArtery bypass graft
    35565CArtery bypass graft
    35566CArtery bypass graft
    35571CArtery bypass graft
    35582CVein bypass graft
    35583CVein bypass graft
    35585CVein bypass graft
    35587CVein bypass graft
    35600CHarvest artery for cabg
    35601CArtery bypass graft
    35606CArtery bypass graft
    35612CArtery bypass graft
    35616CArtery bypass graft
    35621CArtery bypass graft
    35623CBypass graft, not vein
    35626CArtery bypass graft
    35631CArtery bypass graft
    35636CArtery bypass graft
    35641CArtery bypass graft
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    35642CArtery bypass graft
    35645CArtery bypass graft
    35646CArtery bypass graft
    35647CArtery bypass graft
    35650CArtery bypass graft
    35651CArtery bypass graft
    35654CArtery bypass graft
    35656CArtery bypass graft
    35661CArtery bypass graft
    35663CArtery bypass graft
    35665CArtery bypass graft
    35666CArtery bypass graft
    35671CArtery bypass graft
    35681CComposite bypass graft
    35682CComposite bypass graft
    35683CComposite bypass graft
    35691CArterial transposition
    35693CArterial transposition
    35694CArterial transposition
    35695CArterial transposition
    35697CReimplant artery each
    35700CReoperation, bypass graft
    35701CExploration, carotid artery
    35721CExploration, femoral artery
    35741CExploration popliteal artery
    35800CExplore neck vessels
    35820CExplore chest vessels
    35840CExplore abdominal vessels
    35870CRepair vessel graft defect
    35901CExcision, graft, neck
    35905CExcision, graft, thorax
    35907CExcision, graft, abdomen
    36510CInsertion of catheter, vein
    36660CInsertion catheter, artery
    36822CInsertion of cannula(s)
    36823CInsertion of cannula(s)
    37140CRevision of circulation
    37145CRevision of circulation
    37160CRevision of circulation
    37180CRevision of circulation
    37181CSplice spleen/kidney veins
    37182CInsert hepatic shunt (tips)
    37183CRemove hepatic shunt (tips)
    37195CThrombolytic therapy, stroke
    37616CLigation of chest artery
    37617CLigation of abdomen artery
    37618CLigation of extremity artery
    37660CRevision of major vein
    37788CRevascularization, penis
    38100CRemoval of spleen, total
    38101CRemoval of spleen, partial
    38102CRemoval of spleen, total
    38115CRepair of ruptured spleen
    38380CThoracic duct procedure
    38381CThoracic duct procedure
    38382CThoracic duct procedure
    38562CRemoval, pelvic lymph nodes
    38564CRemoval, abdomen lymph nodes
    38724CRemoval of lymph nodes, neck
    38746CRemove thoracic lymph nodes
    38747CRemove abdominal lymph nodes
    38765CRemove groin lymph nodes
    38770CRemove pelvis lymph nodes
    38780CRemove abdomen lymph nodes
    39000CExploration of chest
    39010CExploration of chest
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    39200CRemoval chest lesion
    39220CRemoval chest lesion
    39499CChest procedure
    39501CRepair diaphragm laceration
    39502CRepair paraesophageal hernia
    39503CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39520CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39530CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39531CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39540CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39541CRepair of diaphragm hernia
    39545CRevision of diaphragm
    39560CResect diaphragm, simple
    39561CResect diaphragm, complex
    39599CDiaphragm surgery procedure
    41130CPartial removal of tongue
    41135CTongue and neck surgery
    41140CRemoval of tongue
    41145CTongue removal, neck surgery
    41150CTongue, mouth, jaw surgery
    41153CTongue, mouth, neck surgery
    41155CTongue, jaw, & neck surgery
    42426CExcise parotid gland/lesion
    42845CExtensive surgery of throat
    42894CRevision of pharyngeal walls
    42953CRepair throat, esophagus
    42961CControl throat bleeding
    42971CControl nose/throat bleeding
    43045CIncision of esophagus
    43100CExcision of esophagus lesion
    43101CExcision of esophagus lesion
    43107CRemoval of esophagus
    43108CRemoval of esophagus
    43112CRemoval of esophagus
    43113CRemoval of esophagus
    43116CPartial removal of esophagus
    43117CPartial removal of esophagus
    43118CPartial removal of esophagus
    43121CPartial removal of esophagus
    43122CPartial removal of esophagus
    43123CPartial removal of esophagus
    43124CRemoval of esophagus
    43135CRemoval of esophagus pouch
    43300CRepair of esophagus
    43305CRepair esophagus and fistula
    43310CRepair of esophagus
    43312CRepair esophagus and fistula
    43313CEsophagoplasty congenital
    43314CTracheo-esophagoplasty cong
    43320CFuse esophagus & stomach
    43324CRevise esophagus & stomach
    43325CRevise esophagus & stomach
    43326CRevise esophagus & stomach
    43330CRepair of esophagus
    43331CRepair of esophagus
    43340CFuse esophagus & intestine
    43341CFuse esophagus & intestine
    43350CSurgical opening, esophagus
    43351CSurgical opening, esophagus
    43352CSurgical opening, esophagus
    43360CGastrointestinal repair
    43361CGastrointestinal repair
    43400CLigate esophagus veins
    43401CEsophagus surgery for veins
    43405CLigate/staple esophagus
    43410CRepair esophagus wound
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    43415CRepair esophagus wound
    43420CRepair esophagus opening
    43425CRepair esophagus opening
    43460CPressure treatment esophagus
    43496CFree jejunum flap, microvasc
    43500CSurgical opening of stomach
    43501CSurgical repair of stomach
    43502CSurgical repair of stomach
    43510CSurgical opening of stomach
    43520CIncision of pyloric muscle
    43605CBiopsy of stomach
    43610CExcision of stomach lesion
    43611CExcision of stomach lesion
    43620CRemoval of stomach
    43621CRemoval of stomach
    43622CRemoval of stomach
    43631CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43632CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43633CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43634CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43635CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43638CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43639CRemoval of stomach, partial
    43640CVagotomy & pylorus repair
    43641CVagotomy & pylorus repair
    43800CReconstruction of pylorus
    43810CFusion of stomach and bowel
    43820CFusion of stomach and bowel
    43825CFusion of stomach and bowel
    43832CPlace gastrostomy tube
    43840CRepair of stomach lesion
    43842CGastroplasty for obesity
    43843CGastroplasty for obesity
    43846CGastric bypass for obesity
    43847CGastric bypass for obesity
    43848CRevision gastroplasty
    43850CRevise stomach-bowel fusion
    43855CRevise stomach-bowel fusion
    43860CRevise stomach-bowel fusion
    43865CRevise stomach-bowel fusion
    43880CRepair stomach-bowel fistula
    44005CFreeing of bowel adhesion
    44010CIncision of small bowel
    44015CInsert needle cath bowel
    44020CExplore small intestine
    44021CDecompress small bowel
    44025CIncision of large bowel
    44050CReduce bowel obstruction
    44055CCorrect malrotation of bowel
    44110CExcise intestine lesion(s)
    44111CExcision of bowel lesion(s)
    44120CRemoval of small intestine
    44121CRemoval of small intestine
    44125CRemoval of small intestine
    44126CEnterectomy w/o taper, cong
    44127CEnterectomy w/taper, cong
    44128CEnterectomy cong, add-on
    44130CBowel to bowel fusion
    44132CEnterectomy, cadaver donor
    44133CEnterectomy, live donor
    44135CIntestine transplnt, cadaver
    44136CIntestine transplant, live
    44139CMobilization of colon
    44140CPartial removal of colon
    44141CPartial removal of colon
    44143CPartial removal of colon
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    44144CPartial removal of colon
    44145CPartial removal of colon
    44146CPartial removal of colon
    44147CPartial removal of colon
    44150CRemoval of colon
    44151CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44152CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44153CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44155CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44156CRemoval of colon/ileostomy
    44160CRemoval of colon
    44202CLap resect s/intestine singl
    44203CLap resect s/intestine, addl
    44204CLaparo partial colectomy
    44205CLap colectomy part w/ileum
    44210CLaparo total proctocolectomy
    44211CLaparo total proctocolectomy
    44212CLaparo total proctocolectomy
    44300COpen bowel to skin
    44310CIleostomy/jejunostomy
    44314CRevision of ileostomy
    44316CDevise bowel pouch
    44320CColostomy
    44322CColostomy with biopsies
    44345CRevision of colostomy
    44346CRevision of colostomy
    44602CSuture, small intestine
    44603CSuture, small intestine
    44604CSuture, large intestine
    44605CRepair of bowel lesion
    44615CIntestinal stricturoplasty
    44620CRepair bowel opening
    44625CRepair bowel opening
    44626CRepair bowel opening
    44640CRepair bowel-skin fistula
    44650CRepair bowel fistula
    44660CRepair bowel-bladder fistula
    44661CRepair bowel-bladder fistula
    44680CSurgical revision, intestine
    44700CSuspend bowel w/prosthesis
    44800CExcision of bowel pouch
    44820CExcision of mesentery lesion
    44850CRepair of mesentery
    44899CBowel surgery procedure
    44900CDrain app abscess, open
    44901CDrain app abscess, percut
    44950CAppendectomy
    44955CAppendectomy add-on
    44960CAppendectomy
    45110CRemoval of rectum
    45111CPartial removal of rectum
    45112CRemoval of rectum
    45113CPartial proctectomy
    45114CPartial removal of rectum
    45116CPartial removal of rectum
    45119CRemove rectum w/reservoir
    45120CRemoval of rectum
    45121CRemoval of rectum and colon
    45123CPartial proctectomy
    45126CPelvic exenteration
    45130CExcision of rectal prolapse
    45135CExcision of rectal prolapse
    45136CExcise ileoanal reservior
    45540CCorrect rectal prolapse
    45541CCorrect rectal prolapse
    45550CRepair rectum/remove sigmoid
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    45562CExploration/repair of rectum
    45563CExploration/repair of rectum
    45800CRepair rect/bladder fistula
    45805CRepair fistula w/colostomy
    45820CRepair rectourethral fistula
    45825CRepair fistula w/colostomy
    46705CRepair of anal stricture
    46715CRepair of anovaginal fistula
    46716CRepair of anovaginal fistula
    46730CConstruction of absent anus
    46735CConstruction of absent anus
    46740CConstruction of absent anus
    46742CRepair of imperforated anus
    46744CRepair of cloacal anomaly
    46746CRepair of cloacal anomaly
    46748CRepair of cloacal anomaly
    46751CRepair of anal sphincter
    47010COpen drainage, liver lesion
    47015CInject/aspirate liver cyst
    47100CWedge biopsy of liver
    47120CPartial removal of liver
    47122CExtensive removal of liver
    47125CPartial removal of liver
    47130CPartial removal of liver
    47133CRemoval of donor liver
    47140CPartial removal, donor liver
    47141CPartial removal, donor liver
    47142CPartial removal, donor liver
    47360CRepair liver wound
    47361CRepair liver wound
    47362CRepair liver wound
    47380COpen ablate liver tumor rf
    47381COpen ablate liver tumor cryo
    47400CIncision of liver duct
    47420CIncision of bile duct
    47425CIncision of bile duct
    47460CIncise bile duct sphincter
    47480CIncision of gallbladder
    47550CBile duct endoscopy add-on
    47570CLaparo cholecystoenterostomy
    47600CRemoval of gallbladder
    47605CRemoval of gallbladder
    47610CRemoval of gallbladder
    47612CRemoval of gallbladder
    47620CRemoval of gallbladder
    47700CExploration of bile ducts
    47701CBile duct revision
    47711CExcision of bile duct tumor
    47712CExcision of bile duct tumor
    47715CExcision of bile duct cyst
    47716CFusion of bile duct cyst
    47720CFuse gallbladder & bowel
    47721CFuse upper gi structures
    47740CFuse gallbladder & bowel
    47741CFuse gallbladder & bowel
    47760CFuse bile ducts and bowel
    47765CFuse liver ducts & bowel
    47780CFuse bile ducts and bowel
    47785CFuse bile ducts and bowel
    47800CReconstruction of bile ducts
    47801CPlacement, bile duct support
    47802CFuse liver duct & intestine
    47900CSuture bile duct injury
    48000CDrainage of abdomen
    48001CPlacement of drain, pancreas
    48005CResect/debride pancreas
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    48020CRemoval of pancreatic stone
    48100CBiopsy of pancreas, open
    48120CRemoval of pancreas lesion
    48140CPartial removal of pancreas
    48145CPartial removal of pancreas
    48146CPancreatectomy
    48148CRemoval of pancreatic duct
    48150CPartial removal of pancreas
    48152CPancreatectomy
    48153CPancreatectomy
    48154CPancreatectomy
    48155CRemoval of pancreas
    48180CFuse pancreas and bowel
    48400CInjection, intraop add-on
    48500CSurgery of pancreatic cyst
    48510CDrain pancreatic pseudocyst
    48520CFuse pancreas cyst and bowel
    48540CFuse pancreas cyst and bowel
    48545CPancreatorrhaphy
    48547CDuodenal exclusion
    48556CRemoval, allograft pancreas
    49000CExploration of abdomen
    49002CReopening of abdomen
    49010CExploration behind abdomen
    49020CDrain abdominal abscess
    49021CDrain abdominal abscess
    49040CDrain, open, abdom abscess
    49041CDrain, percut, abdom abscess
    49060CDrain, open, retrop abscess
    49061CDrain, percut, retroper absc
    49062CDrain to peritoneal cavity
    49201CRemove abdom lesion, complex
    49215CExcise sacral spine tumor
    49220CMultiple surgery, abdomen
    49255CRemoval of omentum
    49425CInsert abdomen-venous drain
    49428CLigation of shunt
    49605CRepair umbilical lesion
    49606CRepair umbilical lesion
    49610CRepair umbilical lesion
    49611CRepair umbilical lesion
    49900CRepair of abdominal wall
    49904COmental flap, extra-abdom
    49905COmental flap
    49906CFree omental flap, microvasc
    50010CExploration of kidney
    50020CRenal abscess, open drain
    50040CDrainage of kidney
    50045CExploration of kidney
    50060CRemoval of kidney stone
    50065CIncision of kidney
    50070CIncision of kidney
    50075CRemoval of kidney stone
    50100CRevise kidney blood vessels
    50120CExploration of kidney
    50125CExplore and drain kidney
    50130CRemoval of kidney stone
    50135CExploration of kidney
    50205CBiopsy of kidney
    50220CRemove kidney, open
    50225CRemoval kidney open, complex
    50230CRemoval kidney open, radical
    50234CRemoval of kidney & ureter
    50236CRemoval of kidney & ureter
    50240CPartial removal of kidney
    50280CRemoval of kidney lesion
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    50290CRemoval of kidney lesion
    50300CRemoval of donor kidney
    50320CRemoval of donor kidney
    50340CRemoval of kidney
    50360CTransplantation of kidney
    50365CTransplantation of kidney
    50370CRemove transplanted kidney
    50380CReimplantation of kidney
    50400CRevision of kidney/ureter
    50405CRevision of kidney/ureter
    50500CRepair of kidney wound
    50520CClose kidney-skin fistula
    50525CRepair renal-abdomen fistula
    50526CRepair renal-abdomen fistula
    50540CRevision of horseshoe kidney
    50545CLaparo radical nephrectomy
    50546CLaparoscopic nephrectomy
    50547CLaparo removal donor kidney
    50548CLaparo remove k/ureter
    50570CKidney endoscopy
    50572CKidney endoscopy
    50574CKidney endoscopy & biopsy
    50575CKidney endoscopy
    50576CKidney endoscopy & treatment
    50578CRenal endoscopy/radiotracer
    50580CKidney endoscopy & treatment
    50600CExploration of ureter
    50605CInsert ureteral support
    50610CRemoval of ureter stone
    50620CRemoval of ureter stone
    50630CRemoval of ureter stone
    50650CRemoval of ureter
    50660CRemoval of ureter
    50700CRevision of ureter
    50715CRelease of ureter
    50722CRelease of ureter
    50725CRelease/revise ureter
    50727CRevise ureter
    50728CRevise ureter
    50740CFusion of ureter & kidney
    50750CFusion of ureter & kidney
    50760CFusion of ureters
    50770CSplicing of ureters
    50780CReimplant ureter in bladder
    50782CReimplant ureter in bladder
    50783CReimplant ureter in bladder
    50785CReimplant ureter in bladder
    50800CImplant ureter in bowel
    50810CFusion of ureter & bowel
    50815CUrine shunt to intestine
    50820CConstruct bowel bladder
    50825CConstruct bowel bladder
    50830CRevise urine flow
    50840CReplace ureter by bowel
    50845CAppendico-vesicostomy
    50860CTransplant ureter to skin
    50900CRepair of ureter
    50920CClosure ureter/skin fistula
    50930CClosure ureter/bowel fistula
    50940CRelease of ureter
    51060CRemoval of ureter stone
    51525CRemoval of bladder lesion
    51530CRemoval of bladder lesion
    51535CRepair of ureter lesion
    51550CPartial removal of bladder
    51555CPartial removal of bladder
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    51565CRevise bladder & ureter(s)
    51570CRemoval of bladder
    51575CRemoval of bladder & nodes
    51580CRemove bladder/revise tract
    51585CRemoval of bladder & nodes
    51590CRemove bladder/revise tract
    51595CRemove bladder/revise tract
    51596CRemove bladder/create pouch
    51597CRemoval of pelvic structures
    51800CRevision of bladder/urethra
    51820CRevision of urinary tract
    51840CAttach bladder/urethra
    51841CAttach bladder/urethra
    51845CRepair bladder neck
    51860CRepair of bladder wound
    51865CRepair of bladder wound
    51900CRepair bladder/vagina lesion
    51920CClose bladder-uterus fistula
    51925CHysterectomy/bladder repair
    51940CCorrection of bladder defect
    51960CRevision of bladder & bowel
    51980CConstruct bladder opening
    53085CDrainage of urinary leakage
    53415CReconstruction of urethra
    53448CRemov/replc ur sphinctr comp
    54125CRemoval of penis
    54130CRemove penis & nodes
    54135CRemove penis & nodes
    54332CRevise penis/urethra
    54336CRevise penis/urethra
    54390CRepair penis and bladder
    54411CRemov/replc penis pros, comp
    54417CRemv/replc penis pros, compl
    54430CRevision of penis
    54535CExtensive testis surgery
    54560CExploration for testis
    54650COrchiopexy (Fowler-Stephens)
    55600CIncise sperm duct pouch
    55605CIncise sperm duct pouch
    55650CRemove sperm duct pouch
    55801CRemoval of prostate
    55810CExtensive prostate surgery
    55812CExtensive prostate surgery
    55815CExtensive prostate surgery
    55821CRemoval of prostate
    55831CRemoval of prostate
    55840CExtensive prostate surgery
    55842CExtensive prostate surgery
    55845CExtensive prostate surgery
    55862CExtensive prostate surgery
    55865CExtensive prostate surgery
    55866CLaparo radical prostatectomy
    56630CExtensive vulva surgery
    56631CExtensive vulva surgery
    56632CExtensive vulva surgery
    56633CExtensive vulva surgery
    56634CExtensive vulva surgery
    56637CExtensive vulva surgery
    56640CExtensive vulva surgery
    57110CRemove vagina wall, complete
    57111CRemove vagina tissue, compl
    57112CVaginectomy w/nodes, compl
    57270CRepair of bowel pouch
    57280CSuspension of vagina
    57282CRepair of vaginal prolapse
    57292CConstruct vagina with graft
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    57305CRepair rectum-vagina fistula
    57307CFistula repair & colostomy
    57308CFistula repair, transperine
    57311CRepair urethrovaginal lesion
    57335CRepair vagina
    57531CRemoval of cervix, radical
    57540CRemoval of residual cervix
    57545CRemove cervix/repair pelvis
    58140CRemoval of uterus lesion
    58146CMyomectomy abdom complex
    58150CTotal hysterectomy
    58152CTotal hysterectomy
    58180CPartial hysterectomy
    58200CExtensive hysterectomy
    58210CExtensive hysterectomy
    58240CRemoval of pelvis contents
    58260CVaginal hysterectomy
    58262CVag hyst including t/o
    58263CVag hyst w/t/o & vag repair
    58267CVag hyst w/urinary repair
    58270CVag hyst w/enterocele repair
    58275CHysterectomy/revise vagina
    58280CHysterectomy/revise vagina
    58285CExtensive hysterectomy
    58290CVag hyst complex
    58291CVag hyst incl t/o, complex
    58292CVag hyst t/o & repair, compl
    58293CVag hyst w/uro repair, compl
    58294CVag hyst w/enterocele, compl
    58400CSuspension of uterus
    58410CSuspension of uterus
    58520CRepair of ruptured uterus
    58540CRevision of uterus
    58605CDivision of fallopian tube
    58611CLigate oviduct(s) add-on
    58700CRemoval of fallopian tube
    58720CRemoval of ovary/tube(s)
    58740CRevise fallopian tube(s)
    58750CRepair oviduct
    58752CRevise ovarian tube(s)
    58760CRemove tubal obstruction
    58770CCreate new tubal opening
    58805CDrainage of ovarian cyst(s)
    58822CDrain ovary abscess, percut
    58825CTransposition, ovary(s)
    58940CRemoval of ovary(s)
    58943CRemoval of ovary(s)
    58950CResect ovarian malignancy
    58951CResect ovarian malignancy
    58952CResect ovarian malignancy
    58953CTah, rad dissect for debulk
    58954CTah rad debulk/lymph remove
    58960CExploration of abdomen
    59100CRemove uterus lesion
    59120CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59121CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59130CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59135CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59136CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59140CTreat ectopic pregnancy
    59325CRevision of cervix
    59350CRepair of uterus
    59514CCesarean delivery only
    59525CRemove uterus after cesarean
    59620CAttempted vbac delivery only
    59830CTreat uterus infection
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    59850CAbortion
    59851CAbortion
    59852CAbortion
    59855CAbortion
    59856CAbortion
    59857CAbortion
    60254CExtensive thyroid surgery
    60270CRemoval of thyroid
    60271CRemoval of thyroid
    60502CRe-explore parathyroids
    60505CExplore parathyroid glands
    60520CRemoval of thymus gland
    60521CRemoval of thymus gland
    60522CRemoval of thymus gland
    60540CExplore adrenal gland
    60545CExplore adrenal gland
    60600CRemove carotid body lesion
    60605CRemove carotid body lesion
    60650CLaparoscopy adrenalectomy
    61105CTwist drill hole
    61107CDrill skull for implantation
    61108CDrill skull for drainage
    61120CBurr hole for puncture
    61140CPierce skull for biopsy
    61150CPierce skull for drainage
    61151CPierce skull for drainage
    61154CPierce skull & remove clot
    61156CPierce skull for drainage
    61210CPierce skull, implant device
    61250CPierce skull & explore
    61253CPierce skull & explore
    61304COpen skull for exploration
    61305COpen skull for exploration
    61312COpen skull for drainage
    61313COpen skull for drainage
    61314COpen skull for drainage
    61315COpen skull for drainage
    61316CImplt cran bone flap to abdo
    61320COpen skull for drainage
    61321COpen skull for drainage
    61322CDecompressive craniotomy
    61323CDecompressive lobectomy
    61332CExplore/biopsy eye socket
    61333CExplore orbit/remove lesion
    61334CExplore orbit/remove object
    61340CRelieve cranial pressure
    61343CIncise skull (press relief)
    61345CRelieve cranial pressure
    61440CIncise skull for surgery
    61450CIncise skull for surgery
    61458CIncise skull for brain wound
    61460CIncise skull for surgery
    61470CIncise skull for surgery
    61480CIncise skull for surgery
    61490CIncise skull for surgery
    61500CRemoval of skull lesion
    61501CRemove infected skull bone
    61510CRemoval of brain lesion
    61512CRemove brain lining lesion
    61514CRemoval of brain abscess
    61516CRemoval of brain lesion
    61517CImplt brain chemotx add-on
    61518CRemoval of brain lesion
    61519CRemove brain lining lesion
    61520CRemoval of brain lesion
    61521CRemoval of brain lesion
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    61522CRemoval of brain abscess
    61524CRemoval of brain lesion
    61526CRemoval of brain lesion
    61530CRemoval of brain lesion
    61531CImplant brain electrodes
    61533CImplant brain electrodes
    61534CRemoval of brain lesion
    61535CRemove brain electrodes
    61536CRemoval of brain lesion
    61537CRemoval of brain tissue
    61538CRemoval of brain tissue
    61539CRemoval of brain tissue
    61540CRemoval of brain tissue
    61541CIncision of brain tissue
    61542CRemoval of brain tissue
    61543CRemoval of brain tissue
    61544CRemove & treat brain lesion
    61545CExcision of brain tumor
    61546CRemoval of pituitary gland
    61548CRemoval of pituitary gland
    61550CRelease of skull seams
    61552CRelease of skull seams
    61556CIncise skull/sutures
    61557CIncise skull/sutures
    61558CExcision of skull/sutures
    61559CExcision of skull/sutures
    61563CExcision of skull tumor
    61564CExcision of skull tumor
    61566CRemoval of brain tissue
    61567CIncision of brain tissue
    61570CRemove foreign body, brain
    61571CIncise skull for brain wound
    61575CSkull base/brainstem surgery
    61576CSkull base/brainstem surgery
    61580CCraniofacial approach, skull
    61581CCraniofacial approach, skull
    61582CCraniofacial approach, skull
    61583CCraniofacial approach, skull
    61584COrbitocranial approach/skull
    61585COrbitocranial approach/skull
    61586CResect nasopharynx, skull
    61590CInfratemporal approach/skull
    61591CInfratemporal approach/skull
    61592COrbitocranial approach/skull
    61595CTranstemporal approach/skull
    61596CTranscochlear approach/skull
    61597CTranscondylar approach/skull
    61598CTranspetrosal approach/skull
    61600CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61601CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61605CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61606CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61607CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61608CResect/excise cranial lesion
    61609CTransect artery, sinus
    61610CTransect artery, sinus
    61611CTransect artery, sinus
    61612CTransect artery, sinus
    61613CRemove aneurysm, sinus
    61615CResect/excise lesion, skull
    61616CResect/excise lesion, skull
    61618CRepair dura
    61619CRepair dura
    61624COcclusion/embolization cath
    61680CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61682CIntracranial vessel surgery
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    61684CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61686CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61690CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61692CIntracranial vessel surgery
    61697CBrain aneurysm repr, complx
    61698CBrain aneurysm repr, complx
    61700CBrain aneurysm repr, simple
    61702CInner skull vessel surgery
    61703CClamp neck artery
    61705CRevise circulation to head
    61708CRevise circulation to head
    61710CRevise circulation to head
    61711CFusion of skull arteries
    61720CIncise skull/brain surgery
    61735CIncise skull/brain surgery
    61750CIncise skull/brain biopsy
    61751CBrain biopsy w/ ct/mr guide
    61760CImplant brain electrodes
    61770CIncise skull for treatment
    61850CImplant neuroelectrodes
    61860CImplant neuroelectrodes
    61863CImplant neuroelectrode
    61864CImplant neuroelectrde, add'l
    61867CImplant neuroelectrode
    61868CImplant neuroelectrde, add'l
    61870CImplant neuroelectrodes
    61875CImplant neuroelectrodes
    62000CTreat skull fracture
    62005CTreat skull fracture
    62010CTreatment of head injury
    62100CRepair brain fluid leakage
    62115CReduction of skull defect
    62116CReduction of skull defect
    62117CReduction of skull defect
    62120CRepair skull cavity lesion
    62121CIncise skull repair
    62140CRepair of skull defect
    62141CRepair of skull defect
    62142CRemove skull plate/flap
    62143CReplace skull plate/flap
    62145CRepair of skull & brain
    62146CRepair of skull with graft
    62147CRepair of skull with graft
    62148CRetr bone flap to fix skull
    62161CDissect brain w/scope
    62162CRemove colloid cyst w/scope
    62163CNeuroendoscopy w/fb removal
    62164CRemove brain tumor w/scope
    62165CRemove pituit tumor w/scope
    62180CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62190CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62192CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62200CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62201CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62220CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62223CEstablish brain cavity shunt
    62256CRemove brain cavity shunt
    62258CReplace brain cavity shunt
    63043CLaminotomy, addl cervical
    63044CLaminotomy, addl lumbar
    63075CNeck spine disk surgery
    63076CNeck spine disk surgery
    63077CSpine disk surgery, thorax
    63078CSpine disk surgery, thorax
    63081CRemoval of vertebral body
    63082CRemove vertebral body add-on
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    63085CRemoval of vertebral body
    63086CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63087CRemoval of vertebral body
    63088CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63090CRemoval of vertebral body
    63091CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63101CRemoval of vertebral body
    63102CRemoval of vertebral body
    63103CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63170CIncise spinal cord tract(s)
    63172CDrainage of spinal cyst
    63173CDrainage of spinal cyst
    63180CRevise spinal cord ligaments
    63182CRevise spinal cord ligaments
    63185CIncise spinal column/nerves
    63190CIncise spinal column/nerves
    63191CIncise spinal column/nerves
    63194CIncise spinal column & cord
    63195CIncise spinal column & cord
    63196CIncise spinal column & cord
    63197CIncise spinal column & cord
    63198CIncise spinal column & cord
    63199CIncise spinal column & cord
    63200CRelease of spinal cord
    63250CRevise spinal cord vessels
    63251CRevise spinal cord vessels
    63252CRevise spinal cord vessels
    63265CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63266CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63267CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63268CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63270CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63271CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63272CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63273CExcise intraspinal lesion
    63275CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63276CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63277CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63278CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63280CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63281CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63282CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63283CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63285CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63286CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63287CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63290CBiopsy/excise spinal tumor
    63300CRemoval of vertebral body
    63301CRemoval of vertebral body
    63302CRemoval of vertebral body
    63303CRemoval of vertebral body
    63304CRemoval of vertebral body
    63305CRemoval of vertebral body
    63306CRemoval of vertebral body
    63307CRemoval of vertebral body
    63308CRemove vertebral body add-on
    63700CRepair of spinal herniation
    63702CRepair of spinal herniation
    63704CRepair of spinal herniation
    63706CRepair of spinal herniation
    63707CRepair spinal fluid leakage
    63709CRepair spinal fluid leakage
    63710CGraft repair of spine defect
    63740CInstall spinal shunt
    64752CIncision of vagus nerve
    64755CIncision of stomach nerves
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    64760CIncision of vagus nerve
    64763CIncise hip/thigh nerve
    64766CIncise hip/thigh nerve
    64804CRemove sympathetic nerves
    64809CRemove sympathetic nerves
    64818CRemove sympathetic nerves
    64866CFusion of facial/other nerve
    64868CFusion of facial/other nerve
    65273CRepair of eye wound
    69155CExtensive ear/neck surgery
    69535CRemove part of temporal bone
    69554CRemove ear lesion
    69950CIncise inner ear nerve
    69970CRemove inner ear lesion
    75900CArterial catheter exchange
    75952CEndovasc repair abdom aorta
    75953CAbdom aneurysm endovas rpr
    75954CIliac aneurysm endovas rpr
    92970CCardioassist, internal
    92971CCardioassist, external
    92975CDissolve clot, heart vessel
    92992CRevision of heart chamber
    92993CRevision of heart chamber
    99190CSpecial pump services
    99191CSpecial pump services
    99192CSpecial pump services
    99251CInitial inpatient consult
    99252CInitial inpatient consult
    99253CInitial inpatient consult
    99254CInitial inpatient consult
    99255CInitial inpatient consult
    99261CFollow-up inpatient consult
    99262CFollow-up inpatient consult
    99263CFollow-up inpatient consult
    99293CPed critical care, initial
    99294CPed critical care, subseq
    99295CNeonatal critical care
    99296CNeonatal critical care
    99298CNeonatal critical care
    99299CIc, lbw infant 1500-2500 gm
    99356CProlonged service, inpatient
    99357CProlonged service, inpatient
    99433CNormal newborn care/hospital
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    Addendum H—Wage Index for Urban Areas

    Urban area (constituent counties)Wage index
    0040 2 Abilene, TX0.7780
    Taylor, TX
    0060 Aguadilla, PR0.4306
    Aguada, PR
    Aguadilla, PR
    Moca, PR
    0080 Akron, OH0.9442
    Portage, OH
    Summit, OH
    0120 Albany, GA1.0863
    Dougherty, GA
    Lee, GA
    0160 2 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY0.8526
    Albany, NY
    Montgomery, NY
    Rensselaer, NY
    Saratoga, NY
    Schenectady, NY
    Schoharie, NY
    0200 Albuquerque, NM0.9300
    Bernalillo, NM
    Sandoval, NM
    Valencia, NM
    0220 Alexandria, LA0.8037
    Rapides, LA
    0240 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA0.9721
    Carbon, PA
    Lehigh, PA
    Northampton, PA
    0280 Altoona, PA0.8827
    Blair, PA
    0320 Amarillo, TX0.8986
    Potter, TX
    Randall, TX
    0380 Anchorage, AK1.2351
    Anchorage, AK
    0440 Ann Arbor, MI1.1074
    Lenawee, MI
    Livingston, MI
    Washtenaw, MI
    0450 Anniston, AL0.8090
    Calhoun, AL
    0460 2 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI0.9304
    Calumet, WI
    Outagamie, WI
    Winnebago, WI
    0470 Arecibo, PR0.4155
    Arecibo, PR
    Camuy, PR
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    Hatillo, PR
    0480 Asheville, NC0.9720
    Buncombe, NC
    Madison, NC
    0500 Athens, GA0.9818
    Clarke, GA
    Madison, GA
    Oconee, GA
    0520 1 Atlanta, GA1.0130
    Barrow, GA
    Bartow, GA
    Carroll, GA
    Cherokee, GA
    Clayton, GA
    Cobb, GA
    Coweta, GA
    DeKalb, GA
    Douglas, GA
    Fayette, GA
    Forsyth, GA
    Fulton, GA
    Gwinnett, GA
    Henry, GA
    Newton, GA
    Paulding, GA
    Pickens, GA
    Rockdale, GA
    Spalding, GA
    Walton, GA
    0560 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ1.0795
    Atlantic, NJ
    Cape May, NJ
    0580 Auburn-Opelika, AL0.8494
    Lee, AL
    0600 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC0.9625
    Columbia, GA
    McDuffie, GA
    Richmond, GA
    Aiken, SC
    Edgefield, SC
    0640 1 Austin-San Marcos, TX0.9609
    Bastrop, TX
    Caldwell, TX
    Hays, TX
    Travis, TX
    Williamson, TX
    0680 2 Bakersfield, CA0.9967
    Kern, CA
    0720 1 Baltimore, MD0.9919
    Anne Arundel, MD
    Baltimore, MD
    Baltimore City, MD
    Carroll, MD
    Harford, MD
    Howard, MD
    Queen Anne's, MD
    0733 Bangor, ME0.9904
    Penobscot, ME
    0743 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA1.2956
    Barnstable, MA
    0760 Baton Rouge, LA0.8406
    Ascension, LA
    East Baton Rouge, LA
    Livingston, LA
    West Baton Rouge, LA
    0840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX0.8424
    Hardin, TX
    Jefferson, TX
    Orange, TX
    0860 Bellingham, WA1.1757
    Whatcom, WA
    0870 Benton Harbor, MI0.8935
    Berrien, MI
    0875 1 Bergen-Passaic, NJ1.1731
    Bergen, NJ
    Passaic, NJ
    0880 Billings, MT0.8961
    Yellowstone, MT
    0920 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS0.9029
    Hancock, MS
    Harrison, MS
    Jackson, MS
    0960 2 Binghamton, NY0.8526
    Broome, NY
    Tioga, NY 1000 Birmingham, AL0.9212
    Blount, AL
    Jefferson, AL
    St. Clair, AL
    Shelby, AL 1010 Bismarck, ND0.8033
    Burleigh, ND
    Morton, ND
    1020 2 Bloomington, IN0.8824
    Monroe, IN
    1040 Bloomington-Normal, IL0.8832
    McLean, IL
    1080 Boise City, ID0.9232
    Ada, ID
    Canyon, ID
    1123 1 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH1.1233
    Bristol, MA
    Essex, MA
    Middlesex, MA
    Norfolk, MA
    Plymouth, MA
    Suffolk, MA
    Worcester, MA
    Hillsborough, NH
    Merrimack, NH
    Rockingham, NH
    Strafford, NH
    1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO1.0049
    Boulder, CO
    1145 Brazoria, TX0.8137
    Brazoria, TX
    1150 Bremerton, WA1.0580
    Kitsap, WA
    1240 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX1.0303
    Cameron, TX
    1260 Bryan-College Station, TX0.9019
    Brazos, TX
    1280 1 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY0.9604
    Erie, NY
    Niagara, NY
    1303 Burlington, VT0.9704
    Chittenden, VT
    Franklin, VT
    Grand Isle, VT
    1310 Caguas, PR0.4201
    Caguas, PR
    Cayey, PR
    Cidra, PR
    Gurabo, PR
    San Lorenzo, PR
    1320 Canton-Massillon, OH0.9071
    Carroll, OH
    Stark, OH
    1350 Casper, WY0.9209
    Natrona, WY
    1360 Cedar Rapids, IA0.8874
    Linn, IA
    1400 Champaign-Urbana, IL0.9907
    Champaign, IL
    1440 Charleston-North Charleston, SC0.9332
    Berkeley, SC
    Charleston, SC
    Dorchester, SC
    1480 Charleston, WV0.8880
    Kanawha, WV
    Putnam, WV
    1520 1 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC0.9730
    Cabarrus, NC
    Gaston, NC
    Lincoln, NC
    Mecklenburg, NC
    Rowan, NC
    Stanly, NC
    Union, NC
    York, SC
    1540 Charlottesville, VA1.0025
    Albemarle, VA
    Charlottesville City, VA
    Fluvanna, VA
    Greene, VA
    1560 Chattanooga, TN-GA0.9086
    Catoosa, GA
    Dade, GA
    Walker, GA
    Hamilton, TN
    Marion, TN
    1580 2 Cheyenne, WY0.9110
    Laramie, WY
    1600 1 Chicago, IL1.0892
    Cook, IL
    DeKalb, IL
    DuPage, IL
    Grundy, IL
    Kane, IL
    Kendall, IL
    Lake, IL
    McHenry, IL
    Will, IL
    1620 Chico-Paradise, CA1.0193
    Butte, CA
    1640 1 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN0.9413
    Dearborn, IN
    Ohio, IN
    Boone, KY
    Campbell, KY
    Gallatin, KY
    Grant, KY
    Kenton, KY
    Pendleton, KY
    Brown, OH
    Clermont, OH
    Hamilton, OH
    Warren, OH
    1660 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY0.8354
    Christian, KY
    Montgomery, TN
    1680 1 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH0.9671
    Ashtabula, OH
    Cuyahoga, OH
    Geauga, OH
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    Lake, OH
    Lorain, OH
    Medina, OH
    1720 Colorado Springs, CO0.9833
    El Paso, CO
    1740 Columbia, MO0.8695
    Boone, MO
    1760 Columbia, SC0.8902
    Lexington, SC
    Richland, SC
    1800 Columbus, GA-AL0.8694
    Russell, AL
    Chattahoochee, GA
    Harris, GA
    Muscogee, GA
    1840 1 Columbus, OH0.9648
    Delaware, OH
    Fairfield, OH
    Franklin, OH
    Licking, OH
    Madison, OH
    Pickaway, OH
    1880 Corpus Christi, TX0.8521
    Nueces, TX
    San Patricio, TX
    1890 Corvallis, OR1.1516
    Benton, OR
    1900 2 Cumberland, MD-WV (MD Hospitals)0.9125
    Allegany, MD
    Mineral, WV
    1900 Cumberland, MD-WV (WV Hospitals)0.8200
    Allegany, MD
    Mineral, WV
    1920 1 Dallas, TX0.9974
    Collin, TX
    Dallas, TX
    Denton, TX
    Ellis, TX
    Henderson, TX
    Hunt, TX
    Kaufman, TX
    Rockwall, TX
    1950 Danville, VA
    Danville City, VA
    Pittsylvania, VA0.9035
    1960 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL0.8985
    Scott, IA
    Henry, IL
    Rock Island, IL
    2000 Dayton-Springfield, OH0.9529
    Clark, OH
    Greene, OH
    Miami, OH
    Montgomery, OH
    2020 Daytona Beach, FL0.9060
    Flagler, FL
    Volusia, FL
    2030 Decatur, AL0.8828
    Lawrence, AL
    Morgan, AL
    2040 2 Decatur, IL0.8254
    Macon, IL
    2080 1 Denver, CO1.0837
    Adams, CO
    Arapahoe, CO
    Broomfield, CO
    Denver, CO
    Douglas, CO
    Jefferson, CO
    2120 Des Moines, IA0.9106
    Dallas, IA
    Polk, IA
    Warren, IA
    2160 1 Detroit, MI1.0101
    Lapeer, MI
    Macomb, MI
    Monroe, MI
    Oakland, MI
    St. Clair, MI
    Wayne, MI
    2180 Dothan, AL0.7765
    Dale, AL
    Houston, AL
    2190 Dover, DE0.9805
    Kent, DE
    2200 Dubuque, IA0.8886
    Dubuque, IA
    2240 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI1.0171
    St. Louis, MN
    Douglas, WI
    2281 Dutchess County, NY1.0934
    Dutchess, NY
    2290 2 Eau Claire, WI0.9304
    Chippewa, WI
    Eau Claire, WI
    2320 El Paso, TX0.9196
    El Paso, TX
    2330 Elkhart-Goshen, IN0.9783
    Elkhart, IN
    2335 2 Elmira, NY0.8526
    Chemung, NY
    2340 Enid, OK0.8559
    Garfield, OK
    2360 Erie, PA0.8601
    Erie, PA
    2400 Eugene-Springfield, OR1.1456
    Lane, OR
    2440 2 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY (IN Hospitals)0.8824
    Posey, IN
    Vanderburgh, IN
    Warrick, IN
    Henderson, KY
    2440 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY (KY Hospitals)0.8429
    Posey, IN
    Vanderburgh, IN
    Warrick, IN
    Henderson, KY
    2520 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN0.9797
    Clay, MN
    Cass, ND
    2560 Fayetteville, NC0.8986
    Cumberland, NC
    2580 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR0.8396
    Benton, AR
    Washington, AR
    2620 Flagstaff, AZ-UT1.1333
    Coconino, AZ
    Kane, UT
    2640 Flint, MI1.0858
    Genesee, MI
    2650 Florence, AL0.7797
    Colbert, AL
    Lauderdale, AL
    2655 Florence, SC0.8709
    Florence, SC
    2670 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO1.0148
    Larimer, CO
    2680 1 Ft. Lauderdale, FL1.0479
    Broward, FL
    2700 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL0.9816
    Lee, FL
    2710 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL1.0124
    Martin, FL
    St. Lucie, FL
    2720 Fort Smith, AR-OK0.8424
    Crawford, AR
    Sebastian, AR
    Sequoyah, OK
    2750 Fort Walton Beach, FL0.8966
    Okaloosa, FL
    2760 Fort Wayne, IN0.9585
    Adams, IN
    Allen, IN
    De Kalb, IN
    Huntington, IN
    Wells, IN
    Whitley, IN
    2800 1 Forth Worth-Arlington, TX0.9359
    Hood, TX
    Johnson, TX
    Parker, TX
    Tarrant, TX
    2840 Fresno, CA1.0142
    Fresno, CA
    Madera, CA
    2880 Gadsden, AL0.8229
    Etowah, AL
    2900 Gainesville, FL0.9693
    Alachua, FL
    2920 Galveston-Texas City, TX0.9279
    Galveston, TX
    2960 Gary, IN0.9410
    Lake, IN
    Porter, IN
    2975 2 Glens Falls, NY0.8526
    Warren, NY
    Washington, NY
    2980 Goldsboro, NC0.8622
    Wayne, NC
    2985 Grand Forks, ND-MN (ND Hospitals)0.8636
    Polk, MN
    Grand Forks, ND
    2985 2 Grand Forks, ND-MN (MN Hospitals)0.9345
    Polk, MN
    Grand Forks, ND
    2995 Grand Junction, CO0.9921
    Mesa, CO
    3000 1 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI0.9469
    Allegan, MI
    Kent, MI
    Muskegon, MI
    Ottawa, MI
    3040 Great Falls, MT0.8918
    Cascade, MT
    3060 Greeley, CO0.9453
    Weld, CO
    3080 Green Bay, WI0.9518
    Brown, WI
    3120 1 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC0.9166
    Start Printed Page 63685
    Alamance, NC
    Davidson, NC
    Davie, NC
    Forsyth, NC
    Guilford, NC
    Randolph, NC
    Stokes, NC
    Yadkin, NC
    3150 Greenville, NC0.9167
    Pitt, NC
    3160 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC0.9335
    Anderson, SC
    Cherokee, SC
    Greenville, SC
    Pickens, SC
    Spartanburg, SC
    3180 Hagerstown, MD0.9172
    Washington, MD
    3200 Hamilton-Middletown, OH0.9214
    Butler, OH
    3240 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA0.9164
    Cumberland, PA
    Dauphin, PA
    Lebanon, PA
    Perry, PA
    3283 12 Hartford, CT1.2183
    Hartford, CT
    Litchfield, CT
    Middlesex, CT
    Tolland, CT
    3285 2 Hattiesburg, MS0.7778
    Forrest, MS
    Lamar, MS
    3290 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC0.9242
    Alexander, NC
    Burke, NC
    Caldwell, NC
    Catawba, NC
    3320 Honolulu, HI1.1116
    Honolulu, HI
    3350 Houma, LA0.7771
    Lafourche, LA
    Terrebonne, LA
    3360 1 Houston, TX0.9834
    Chambers, TX
    Fort Bend, TX
    Harris, TX
    Liberty, TX
    Montgomery, TX
    Waller, TX
    3400 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH0.9595
    Boyd, KY
    Carter, KY
    Greenup, KY
    Lawrence, OH
    Cabell, WV
    Wayne, WV
    3440 Huntsville, AL0.9245
    Limestone, AL
    Madison, AL
    3480 1 Indianapolis, IN0.9916
    Boone, IN
    Hamilton, IN
    Hancock, IN
    Hendricks, IN
    Johnson, IN
    Madison, IN
    Marion, IN
    Morgan, IN
    Shelby, IN
    3500 Iowa City, IA0.9548
    Johnson, IA
    3520 Jackson, MI0.8986
    Jackson, MI
    3560 Jackson, MS0.8399
    Hinds, MS
    Madison, MS
    Rankin, MS
    3580 Jackson, TN0.8984
    Madison, TN
    Chester, TN
    3600 1 Jacksonville, FL0.9563
    Clay, FL
    Duval, FL
    Nassau, FL
    St. Johns, FL
    3605 Jacksonville, NC0.8544
    Onslow, NC
    3610 2 Jamestown, NY0.8526
    Chautauqua, NY
    3620 2 Janesville-Beloit, WI0.9304
    Rock, WI
    3640 Jersey City, NJ1.1115
    Hudson, NJ
    3660 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (TN Hospitals)0.8256
    Carter, TN
    Hawkins, TN
    Sullivan, TN
    Unicoi, TN
    Washington, TN
    Bristol City, VA
    Scott, VA
    Washington, VA
    3660 2 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (VA Hospitals)0.8498
    Carter, TN
    Hawkins, TN
    Sullivan, TN
    Unicoi, TN
    Washington, TN
    Bristol City, VA
    Scott, VA
    Washington, VA
    3680 2 Johnstown, PA0.8378
    Cambria, PA
    Somerset, PA
    3700 Jonesboro, AR0.7809
    Craighead, AR
    3710 Joplin, MO0.8681
    Jasper, MO
    Newton, MO
    3720 Kalamazoo-Battlecreek, MI1.0500
    Calhoun, MI
    Kalamazoo, MI
    Van Buren, MI
    3740 Kankakee, IL1.0419
    Kankakee, IL
    3760 1 Kansas City, KS-MO0.9715
    Johnson, KS
    Leavenworth, KS
    Miami, KS
    Wyandotte, KS
    Cass, MO
    Clay, MO
    Clinton, MO
    Jackson, MO
    Lafayette, MO
    Platte, MO
    Ray, MO
    3800 Kenosha, WI0.9761
    Kenosha, WI
    3810 Killeen-Temple, TX0.9159
    Bell, TX
    Coryell, TX
    3840 Knoxville, TN0.8820
    Anderson, TN
    Blount, TN
    Knox, TN
    Loudon, TN
    Sevier, TN
    Union, TN
    3850 Kokomo, IN0.9045
    Howard, IN
    Tipton, IN
    3870 2 La Crosse, WI-MN0.9304
    Houston, MN
    La Crosse, WI
    3880 Lafayette, LA0.8225
    Acadia, LA
    Lafayette, LA
    St. Landry, LA
    St. Martin, LA
    3920 2 Lafayette, IN0.8824
    Clinton, IN
    Tippecanoe, IN
    3960 Lake Charles, LA0.7841
    Calcasieu, LA
    3980 2 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL0.8855
    Polk, FL
    4000 Lancaster, PA0.9282
    Lancaster, PA
    4040 Lansing-East Lansing, MI0.9714
    Clinton, MI
    Eaton, MI
    Ingham, MI
    4080 Laredo, TX0.8091
    Webb, TX
    4100 Las Cruces, NM0.8688
    Dona Ana, NM
    4120 1 Las Vegas, NV-AZ1.1528
    Mohave, AZ
    Clark, NV
    Nye, NV
    4150 2 Lawrence, KS0.8074
    Douglas, KS
    4200 Lawton, OK0.8267
    Comanche, OK
    4243 Lewiston-Auburn, ME0.9383
    Androscoggin, ME
    4280 Lexington, KY0.8685
    Bourbon, KY
    Clark, KY
    Fayette, KY
    Jessamine, KY
    Madison, KY
    Scott, KY
    Woodford, KY
    4320 Lima, OH0.9522
    Allen, OH
    Auglaize, OH
    4360 Lincoln, NE1.0033
    Lancaster, NE
    4400 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR0.8923
    Start Printed Page 63686
    Faulkner, AR
    Lonoke, AR
    Pulaski, AR
    Saline, AR
    4420 Longview-Marshall, TX0.9113
    Gregg, TX
    Harrison, TX
    Upshur, TX
    4480 1 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA1.1832
    Los Angeles, CA
    4520 1 Louisville, KY-IN0.9242
    Clark, IN
    Floyd, IN
    Harrison, IN
    Scott, IN
    Bullitt, KY
    Jefferson, KY
    Oldham, KY
    4600 Lubbock, TX0.8272
    Lubbock, TX
    4640 Lynchburg, VA0.9134
    Amherst, VA
    Bedford, VA
    Bedford City, VA
    Campbell, VA
    Lynchburg City, VA
    4680 Macon, GA0.8975
    Bibb, GA
    Houston, GA
    Jones, GA
    Peach, GA
    Twiggs, GA
    4720 Madison, WI1.0264
    Dane, WI
    4800 Mansfield, OH0.9180
    Crawford, OH
    Richland, OH
    4840 Mayaguez, PR0.4795
    Anasco, PR
    Cabo Rojo, PR
    Hormigueros, PR
    Mayaguez, PR
    Sabana Grande, PR
    San German, PR
    4880 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX0.8381
    Hidalgo, TX
    4890 Medford-Ashland, OR1.0772
    Jackson, OR
    4900 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL0.9776
    Brevard, Fl
    4920 1 Memphis, TN-AR-MS0.9009
    Crittenden, AR
    DeSoto, MS
    Fayette, TN
    Shelby, TN
    Tipton, TN
    4940 2 Merced, CA0.9967
    Merced, CA
    5000 1 Miami, FL0.9894
    Dade, FL
    5015 1 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ1.1366
    Hunterdon, NJ
    Middlesex, NJ
    Somerset, NJ
    5080 1 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI0.9988
    Milwaukee, WI
    Ozaukee, WI
    Washington, WI
    Waukesha, WI
    5120 1 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI1.1001
    Anoka, MN
    Carver, MN
    Chisago, MN
    Dakota, MN
    Hennepin, MN
    Isanti, MN
    Ramsey, MN
    Scott, MN
    Sherburne, MN
    Washington, MN
    Wright, MN
    Pierce, WI
    St. Croix, WI
    5140 Missoula, MT0.8884
    Missoula, MT
    5160 Mobile, AL0.7994
    Baldwin, AL
    Mobile, AL
    5170 Modesto, CA1.1275
    Stanislaus, CA
    5190 1 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ1.1083
    Monmouth, NJ
    Ocean, NJ
    5200 Monroe, LA0.7922
    Ouachita, LA
    5240 Montgomery, AL0.7907
    Autauga, AL
    Elmore, AL
    Montgomery, AL
    5280 2 Muncie, IN0.8824
    Delaware, IN
    5330 Myrtle Beach, SC0.9112
    Horry, SC
    5345 Naples, FL0.9790
    Collier, FL
    5360 1 Nashville, TN0.9855
    Cheatham, TN
    Davidson, TN
    Dickson, TN
    Robertson, TN
    Rutherford TN
    Sumner, TN
    Williamson, TN
    Wilson, TN
    5380 1 Nassau-Suffolk, NY1.3140
    Nassau, NY
    Suffolk, NY
    5483 1 New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT1.2468
    Fairfield, CT
    New Haven, CT
    5523 2 New London-Norwich, CT1.2183
    New London, CT
    5560 1 New Orleans, LA0.9174
    Jefferson, LA
    Orleans, LA
    Plaquemines, LA
    St. Bernard, LA
    St. Charles, LA
    St. James, LA
    St. John The Baptist, LA
    St. Tammany, LA
    5600 1 New York, NY1.4018
    Bronx, NY
    Kings, NY
    New York, NY
    Putnam, NY
    Queens, NY
    Richmond, NY
    Rockland, NY
    Westchester, NY
    5640 1 Newark, NJ1.1518
    Essex, NJ
    Morris, NJ
    Sussex, NJ
    Union, NJ
    Warren, NJ
    5660 Newburgh, NY-PA1.1509
    Orange, NY
    Pike, PA
    5720 1 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC0.8619
    Currituck, NC
    Chesapeake City, VA
    Gloucester, VA
    Hampton City, VA
    Isle of Wight, VA
    James City, VA
    Mathews, VA
    Newport News City, VA
    Norfolk City, VA
    Poquoson City, VA
    Portsmouth City, VA
    Suffolk City, VA
    Virginia Beach City VA
    Williamsburg City, VA
    York, VA
    5775 1 Oakland, CA1.5119
    Alameda, CA
    Contra Costa, CA
    5790 Ocala, FL0.9728
    Marion, FL
    5800 Odessa-Midland, TX0.9327
    Ector, TX
    Midland, TX
    5880 1 Oklahoma City, OK0.8984
    Canadian, OK
    Cleveland, OK
    Logan, OK
    McClain, OK
    Oklahoma, OK
    Pottawatomie, OK
    5910 Olympia, WA1.0963
    Thurston, WA
    5920 Omaha, NE-IA0.9745
    Pottawattamie, IA
    Cass, NE
    Douglas, NE
    Sarpy, NE
    Washington, NE
    5945 1 Orange County, CA1.1492
    Orange, CA
    5960 1 Orlando, FL0.9654
    Lake, FL
    Orange, FL
    Osceola, FL
    Seminole, FL
    5990 Owensboro, KY0.8374
    Daviess, KY
    6015 2 Panama City, FL0.8855
    Bay, FL
    6020 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH (WV Hospitals)0.8039
    Washington, OH
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    Wood, WV
    6020 2 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH (OH Hospitals)0.8820
    Washington, OH
    Wood, WV
    6080 2 Pensacola, FL0.8855
    Escambia, FL
    Santa Rosa, FL
    6120 Peoria-Pekin, IL0.8734
    Peoria, IL
    Tazewell, IL
    Woodford, IL
    6160 1 Philadelphia, PA-NJ1.0883
    Burlington, NJ
    Camden, NJ
    Gloucester, NJ
    Salem, NJ
    Bucks, PA
    Chester, PA
    Delaware, PA
    Montgomery, PA
    Philadelphia, PA
    6200 1 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ1.0129
    Maricopa, AZ
    Pinal, AZ
    6240 Pine Bluff, AR0.7865
    Jefferson, AR
    6280 1 Pittsburgh, PA0.8901
    Allegheny, PA
    Beaver, PA
    Butler, PA
    Fayette, PA
    Washington, PA
    Westmoreland, PA
    6323 2 Pittsfield, MA1.0432
    Berkshire, MA
    6340 Pocatello, ID0.9249
    Bannock, ID
    6360 Ponce, PR0.4708
    Guayanilla, PR
    Juana Diaz, PR
    Penuelas, PR
    Ponce, PR
    Villalba, PR
    Yauco, PR
    6403 Portland, ME0.9949
    Cumberland, ME
    Sagadahoc, ME
    York, ME
    6440 1 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA1.1213
    Clackamas, OR
    Columbia, OR
    Multnomah, OR
    Washington, OR
    Yamhill, OR
    Clark, WA
    6483 1 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI1.0977
    Bristol, RI
    Kent, RI
    Newport, RI
    Providence, RI
    Washington, RI
    6520 Provo-Orem, UT0.9976
    Utah, UT
    6560 2 Pueblo, CO0.9328
    Pueblo, CO
    6580 Punta Gorda, FL0.9510
    Charlotte, FL
    6600 2 Racine, WI0.9304
    Racine, WI
    6640 1 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC0.9959
    Chatham, NC
    Durham, NC
    Franklin, NC
    Johnston, NC
    Orange, NC
    Wake, NC
    6660 Rapid City, SD0.8806
    Pennington, SD
    6680 Reading, PA0.9133
    Berks, PA
    6690 Redding, CA1.1352
    Shasta, CA
    6720 Reno, NV1.0682
    Washoe, NV
    6740 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA1.0609
    Benton, WA
    Franklin, WA
    6760 Richmond-Petersburg, VA0.9349
    Charles City County, VA
    Chesterfield, VA
    Colonial Heights City, VA
    Dinwiddie, VA
    Goochland, VA
    Hanover, VA
    Henrico, VA
    Hopewell City, VA
    New Kent, VA
    Petersburg City, VA
    Powhatan, VA
    Prince George, VA
    Richmond City, VA
    6780 1 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA1.1348
    Riverside, CA
    San Bernardino, CA
    6800 Roanoke, VA0.8700
    Botetourt, VA
    Roanoke, VA
    Roanoke City, VA
    Salem City, VA
    6820 Rochester, MN1.1739
    Olmsted, MN
    6840 1 Rochester, NY0.9430
    Genesee, NY
    Livingston, NY
    Monroe, NY
    Ontario, NY
    Orleans, NY
    Wayne, NY
    6880 Rockford, IL0.9666
    Boone, IL
    Ogle, IL
    Winnebago, IL
    6895 Rocky Mount, NC0.9076
    Edgecombe, NC
    Nash, NC
    6920 1 Sacramento, CA1.1845
    El Dorado, CA
    Placer, CA
    Sacramento, CA
    6960 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI1.0032
    Bay, MI
    Midland, MI
    Saginaw, MI
    6980 St. Cloud, MN0.9679
    Benton, MN
    Stearns, MN
    7000 2 St. Joseph, MO0.8056
    Andrew, MO
    Buchanan, MO
    7040 1 St. Louis, MO-IL0.9033
    Clinton, IL
    Jersey, IL
    Madison, IL
    Monroe, IL
    St. Clair, IL
    Franklin, MO
    Jefferson, MO
    Lincoln, MO
    St. Charles, MO
    St. Louis, MO
    St. Louis City, MO
    Warren, MO
    7080 Salem, OR1.0482
    Marion, OR
    Polk, OR
    7120 Salinas, CA1.4339
    Monterey, CA
    7160 1 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT0.9913
    Davis, UT
    Salt Lake, UT
    Weber, UT
    7200 San Angelo, TX0.8535
    Tom Green, TX
    7240 1 San Antonio, TX0.8870
    Bexar, TX
    Comal, TX
    Guadalupe, TX
    Wilson, TX
    7320 1 San Diego, CA1.1147
    San Diego, CA
    7360 1 San Francisco, CA1.4514
    Marin, CA
    San Francisco, CA
    San Mateo, CA
    7400 1 San Jose, CA1.4626
    Santa Clara, CA
    7440 1 San Juan-Bayamon, PR0.4909
    Aguas Buenas, PR
    Barceloneta, PR
    Bayamon, PR
    Canovanas, PR
    Carolina, PR
    Catano, PR
    Ceiba, PR
    Comerio, PR
    Corozal, PR
    Dorado, PR
    Fajardo, PR
    Florida, PR
    Guaynabo, PR
    Humacao, PR
    Juncos, PR
    Los Piedras, PR
    Loiza, PR
    Luguillo, PR
    Manati, PR
    Morovis, PR
    Naguabo, PR
    Naranjito, PR
    Rio Grande, PR
    San Juan, PR
    Toa Alta, PR
    Toa Baja, PR
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    Trujillo Alto, PR
    Vega Alta, PR
    Vega Baja, PR
    Yabucoa, PR
    7460 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA1.1429
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    7480 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA1.0441
    Santa Barbara, CA
    7485 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA1.2942
    Santa Cruz, CA
    7490 Santa Fe, NM1.0653
    Los Alamos, NM
    Santa Fe, NM
    7500 Santa Rosa, CA1.2877
    Sonoma, CA
    7510 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL0.9971
    Manatee, FL
    Sarasota, FL
    7520 Savannah, GA0.9488
    Bryan, GA
    Chatham, GA
    Effingham, GA
    7560 Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton, PA0.8412
    Columbia, PA
    Lackawanna, PA
    Luzerne, PA
    Wyoming, PA
    7600 1 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA1.1562
    Island, WA
    King, WA
    Snohomish, WA
    7610 2 Sharon, PA0.8378
    Mercer, PA
    7620 2 Sheboygan, WI0.9304
    Sheboygan, WI
    7640 Sherman-Denison, TX0.9700
    Grayson, TX
    7680 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA0.9083
    Bossier, LA
    Caddo, LA
    Webster, LA
    7720 Sioux City, IA-NE0.8993
    Woodbury, IA
    Dakota, NE
    7760 Sioux Falls, SD0.9309
    Lincoln, SD
    Minnehaha, SD
    7800 South Bend, IN0.9821
    St. Joseph, IN
    7840 Spokane, WA1.0901
    Spokane, WA
    7880 Springfield, IL0.8944
    Menard, IL
    Sangamon, IL
    7920 Springfield, MO0.8457
    Christian, MO
    Greene, MO
    Webster, MO
    8003 Springfield, MA1.0543
    Hampden, MA
    Hampshire, MA
    8050 State College, PA0.8740
    Centre, PA
    8080 2 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV (OH Hospitals)0.8820
    Jefferson, OH
    Brooke, WV
    Hancock, WV
    8080 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV (WV Hospitals)0.8398
    Jefferson, OH
    Brooke, WV
    Hancock, WV
    8120 Stockton-Lodi, CA1.0404
    San Joaquin, CA
    8140 2 Sumter, SC0.8498
    Sumter, SC
    8160 Syracuse, NY0.9412
    Cayuga, NY
    Madison, NY
    Onondaga, NY
    Oswego, NY
    8200 Tacoma, WA1.1116
    Pierce, WA
    8240 2 Tallahassee, FL0.8855
    Gadsden, FL
    Leon, FL
    8280 1 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL0.9103
    Hernando, FL
    Hillsborough, FL
    Pasco, FL
    Pinellas, FL
    8320 2 Terre Haute, IN0.8824
    Clay, IN
    Vermillion, IN
    Vigo, IN
    8360 Texarkana, AR-Texarkana, TX0.8150
    Miller, AR
    Bowie, TX
    8400 Toledo, OH0.9397
    Fulton, OH
    Lucas, OH
    Wood, OH
    8440 Topeka, KS0.9108
    Shawnee, KS
    8480 Trenton, NJ1.0517
    Mercer, NJ
    8520 2 Tucson, AZ0.9270
    Pima, AZ
    8560 Tulsa, OK
    Creek, OK
    Osage, OK
    Rogers, OK
    Tulsa, OK
    Wagoner, OK0.9185
    8600 Tuscaloosa, AL0.8212
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    8640 Tyler, TX0.9404
    Smith, TX
    8680 2 Utica-Rome, NY0.8526
    Herkimer, NY
    Oneida, NY
    8720 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA1.3425
    Napa, CA
    Solano, CA
    8735 Ventura, CA1.1064
    Ventura, CA
    8750 Victoria, TX0.8184
    Victoria, TX
    8760 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ1.0405
    Cumberland, NJ
    8780 2 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA0.9967
    Tulare, CA
    8800 Waco, TX0.8394
    McLennan, TX
    8840 1 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV1.0904
    District of Columbia, DC
    Calvert, MD
    Charles, MD
    Frederick, MD
    Montgomery, MD
    Prince Georges, MD
    Alexandria City, VA
    Arlington, VA
    Clarke, VA
    Culpeper, VA
    Fairfax, VA
    Fairfax City, VA
    Falls Church City, VA
    Fauquier, VA
    Fredericksburg City, VA
    King George, VA
    Loudoun, VA
    Manassas City, VA
    Manassas Park City, VA
    Prince William, VA
    Spotsylvania, VA
    Stafford, VA
    Warren, VA
    Berkeley, WV
    Jefferson, WV
    8920 2 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA0.8416
    Black Hawk, IA
    8940 Wausau, WI0.9783
    Marathon, WI
    8960 1 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL0.9798
    Palm Beach, FL
    9000 2 Wheeling, WV-OH (WV Hospitals)0.8018
    Belmont, OH
    Marshall, WV
    Ohio, WV
    9000 2 Wheeling, WV-OH (OH Hospitals)0.8820
    Belmont, OH
    Marshall, WV
    Ohio, WV
    9040 Wichita, KS0.9238
    Butler, KS
    Harvey, KS
    Sedgwick, KS
    9080 Wichita Falls, TX0.8341
    Archer, TX
    Wichita, TX
    9140 2 Williamsport, PA0.8378
    Lycoming, PA
    9160 Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD1.0882
    New Castle, DE
    Cecil, MD
    9200 Wilmington, NC0.9563
    New Hanover, NC
    Brunswick, NC
    9260 2 Yakima, WA1.0388
    Yakima, WA
    9270 2 Yolo, CA0.9967
    Yolo, CA
    9280 York, PA0.9119
    York, PA
    9320 Youngstown-Warren, OH0.9214
    Columbiana, OH
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    Mahoning, OH
    Trumbull, OH
    9340 Yuba City, CA1.0196
    Sutter, CA
    Yuba, CA
    9360 2 Yuma, AZ0.9270
    Yuma, AZ
    1 Large Urban Area
    2 Hospitals geographically located in the area are assigned the statewide rural wage index for FY 2004.

    Addendum I.—Wage Index for Rural Areas

    Nonurban areaWage Index
    Alabama0.7492
    Alaska1.1886
    Arizona0.9270
    Arkansas0.7734
    California0.9967
    Colorado0.9328
    Connecticut1.2183
    Delaware0.9595
    Florida0.8855
    Georgia0.8595
    Hawaii0.9958
    Idaho0.8974
    Illinois0.8254
    Indiana0.8824
    Iowa0.8416
    Kansas0.8074
    Kentucky0.7974
    Louisiana0.7467
    Maine0.8812
    Maryland0.9125
    Massachusetts1.0432
    Michigan0.8877
    Minnesota0.9345
    Mississippi0.7778
    Missouri0.8056
    Montana0.8800
    Nebraska0.8822
    Nevada0.9806
    New Hampshire1.0030
    New Jersey 1
    New Mexico0.8270
    New York0.8526
    North Carolina0.8456
    North Dakota0.7778
    Ohio0.8820
    Oklahoma0.7537
    Oregon0.9994
    Pennsylvania0.8378
    Puerto Rico0.4018
    Rhode Island 1
    South Carolina0.8498
    South Dakota0.8195
    Tennessee0.7886
    Texas0.7780
    Utah0.8974
    Vermont0.9534
    Virginia0.8498
    Washington1.0388
    West Virginia0.8018
    Wisconsin0.9304
    Wyoming0.9110
    1 All counties within the State are classified as urban.

    Addendum J.—Wage Index for Hospitals That Are Reclassified

    AreaWage index
    Akron, OH0.9442
    Albany, GA1.0664
    Albuquerque, NM (NM hospitals)0.9300
    Albuquerque, NM (CO hospitals)0.9328
    Alexandria, LA0.8037
    Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA0.9721
    Altoona, PA0.8827
    Amarillo, TX0.8858
    Anchorage, AK1.2351
    Ann Arbor, MI1.0846
    Anniston, AL0.7975
    Asheville, NC0.9477
    Athens, GA0.9564
    Atlanta, GA0.9990
    Atlantic-Cape May, NJ1.0531
    Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC0.9433
    Austin-San Marcos, TX0.9609
    Bangor, ME0.9904
    Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA1.2720
    Baton Rouge, LA0.8406
    Bellingham, WA1.1305
    Benton Harbor, MI0.8935
    Bergen-Passaic, NJ1.1731
    Billings, MT0.8961
    Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS0.8407
    Binghamton, NY0.8428
    Birmingham, AL0.9212
    Bismarck, ND0.8033
    Bloomington-Normal, IL0.8832
    Boise City, ID0.9232
    Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH1.1233
    Burlington, VT0.9332
    Caguas, PR0.4201
    Casper, WY0.9209
    Champaign-Urbana, IL0.9460
    Charleston-North Charleston, SC0.9332
    Charleston, WV (WV Hospitals)0.8568
    Charleston, WV (OH Hospitals)0.8820
    Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC0.9730
    Charlottesville, VA0.9877
    Chattanooga, TN-GA0.9086
    Chicago, IL1.0752
    Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN0.9413
    Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY0.8354
    Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH0.9671
    Columbia, MO0.8557
    Columbia, SC0.8902
    Columbus, GA-AL0.8595
    Columbus, OH0.9648
    Corpus Christi, TX0.8521
    Corvallis, OR1.1241
    Dallas, TX0.9974
    Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL0.8985
    Dayton-Springfield, OH0.9529
    Decatur, AL0.8580
    Denver, CO1.0664
    Des Moines, IA0.9106
    Detroit, MI1.0101
    Dothan, AL0.7765
    Duluth-Superior, MN-WI1.0171
    Elkhart-Goshen, IN0.9554
    Erie, PA0.8526
    Eugene-Springfield, OR1.0977
    Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN0.9501
    Fayetteville, NC0.8817
    Flagstaff, AZ-UT1.1079
    Flint, MI1.0703
    Florence, AL0.7797
    Fort Collins-Loveland, CO1.0148
    Ft. Lauderdale, FL1.0479
    Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL1.0124
    Fort Smith, AR-OK0.8077
    Fort Walton Beach, FL0.8804
    Forth Worth-Arlington, TX0.9359
    Gadsden, AL0.8229
    Gainesville, FL0.9693
    Grand Forks, ND-MN0.8636
    Grand Junction, CO0.9921
    Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI0.9469
    Great Falls, MT0.8918
    Greeley, CO0.9453
    Green Bay, WI0.9518
    Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC0.9058
    Greenville, NC0.9167
    Hamilton-Middletown, OH0.9214
    Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA0.9164
    Hartford, CT1.1359
    Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC0.9113
    Honolulu, HI1.1116
    Houston, TX0.9834
    Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH0.9076
    Huntsville, AL0.9120
    Indianapolis, IN0.9916
    Iowa City, IA0.9404
    Jackson, MS0.8399
    Jackson, TN0.8819
    Jacksonville, FL0.9563
    Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (VA Hospitals)0.8498
    Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (KY Hospitals)0.8256
    Jonesboro, AR (AR Hospitals)0.7809
    Jonesboro, AR (MO Hospitals)0.8056
    Joplin, MO0.8558
    Kalamazoo-Battlecreek, MI1.0500
    Kansas City, KS-MO0.9715
    Knoxville, TN0.8820
    Kokomo, IN0.9045
    Lafayette, LA0.8225
    Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL0.8855
    Las Vegas, NV-AZ1.1401
    Lawton, OK0.8140
    Lexington, KY0.8475
    Lima, OH0.9522
    Lincoln, NE0.9597
    Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR0.8923
    Longview-Marshall, TX0.8943
    Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA1.1832
    Louisville, KY-IN0.9118
    Lubbock, TX0.8272
    Lynchburg, VA0.8941
    Macon, GA0.8975
    Madison, WI1.0117
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    Medford-Ashland, OR1.0425
    Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL0.9776
    Memphis, TN-AR-MS0.8786
    Miami, FL0.9894
    Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI0.9829
    Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI1.1001
    Missoula, MT0.8884
    Mobile, AL0.7994
    Modesto, CA1.1148
    Monmouth-Ocean, NJ1.1083
    Monroe, LA0.7922
    Montgomery, AL0.7907
    Nashville, TN0.9591
    New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT1.2468
    New Orleans, LA0.9174
    New York, NY1.4018
    Newark, NJ1.1518
    Newburgh, NY-PA1.1048
    Oakland, CA1.5119
    Odessa-Midland, TX0.9076
    Oklahoma City, OK0.8984
    Olympia, WA1.0963
    Omaha, NE-IA0.9745
    Orange County, CA1.1492
    Orlando, FL0.9654
    Peoria-Pekin, IL0.8734
    Philadelphia, PA-NJ1.0883
    Phoenix-Mesa, AZ1.0129
    Pittsburgh, PA0.8901
    Pittsfield, MA0.9795
    Pocatello, ID0.9249
    Portland, ME0.9658
    Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA1.1213
    Provo-Orem, UT0.9976
    Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC0.9725
    Rapid City, SD0.8806
    Reading, PA0.8998
    Redding, CA1.1352
    Reno, NV1.0682
    Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA (WA Hospitals)1.0388
    Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA (ID Hospitals)1.0215
    Richmond-Petersburg, VA0.9349
    Roanoke, VA0.8700
    Rochester, MN1.1739
    Rockford, IL0.9441
    Sacramento, CA1.1845
    Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI0.9751
    St. Cloud, MN0.9679
    St. Joseph, MO0.8578
    St. Louis, MO-IL0.9033
    Salinas, CA1.4339
    Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT0.9913
    San Antonio, TX0.8870
    Santa Fe, NM0.9524
    Santa Rosa, CA1.2877
    Sarasota-Bradenton, FL0.9971
    Savannah, GA0.9488
    Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA1.1562
    Sherman-Denison, TX0.9203
    Shreveport-Bossier City, LA0.8937
    Sioux City, IA-NE (NE Hospitals)0.8822
    Sioux City, IA-NE (SD Hospitals)0.8785
    Sioux Falls, SD0.9184
    South Bend, IN0.9715
    Spokane, WA1.0717
    Springfield, IL0.8944
    Springfield, MO0.8259
    Syracuse, NY0.9412
    Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL0.9103
    Texarkana, AR-Texarkana, TX0.7969
    Toledo, OH0.9397
    Topeka, KS0.9108
    Tucson, AZ0.9270
    Tulsa, OK0.8938
    Tuscaloosa, AL0.8101
    Tyler, TX0.9155
    Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA1.3425
    Victoria, TX0.8184
    Waco, TX0.8394
    Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV1.0904
    Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA0.8416
    Wausau, WI0.9783
    West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL0.9798
    Wichita, KS0.9004
    Wichita Falls, TX0.8341
    Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD1.0710
    Wilmington, NC0.9424
    Youngstown-Warren, OH0.9214
    Rural Florida0.8699
    Rural Illinois (IA Hospitals)0.8416
    Rural Illinois (MO Hospitals)0.8254
    Rural Kentucky0.7974
    Rural Louisiana0.7467
    Rural Minnesota0.9345
    Rural Missouri0.8056
    Rural Nebraska0.8822
    Rural Nevada0.9276
    Rural New Hampshire1.0030
    Rural Texas0.7780
    Rural Washington1.0388
    Rural Wyoming0.8984
    End Supplemental Information

    [FR Doc. 03-27791 Filed 10-31-03; 11:55 am]

    BILLING CODE 4120-01-P

Document Information

Published:
11/07/2003
Department:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule with comment period.
Document Number:
03-27791
Pages:
63397-63690 (294 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CMS-1471-FC
RINs:
0938-AL19: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2003 Payment Rates (CMS-1206-F)
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0938-AL19/changes-to-the-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-system-and-calendar-year-2003-payment-rates-c
PDF File:
03-27791.pdf
CFR: (2)
42 CFR 410
42 CFR 419