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Q&A: Did CMS add new procedures in the April OPPS update?

APCs Insider, April 4, 2014

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A: These two new HCPCS codes for procedures became payable under the OPPS April 1:
  • C9739, cystourethroscopy, with insertion of transprostatic implant, 1 to 3 implants
  • C9740, cystourethroscopy, with insertion of transprostatic implant; 4 or more implants
Both codes are assigned to status indicator T (significant procedure, multiple reduction applies) and are subject to the discounting methodology for T procedures. For more information, see Transmittal 2903.
Editor’s note: Denise Williams, RN, CPC-H, vice president of revenue integrity services at Health Revenue Assurance Associates, Inc., in Plantation, Fla., answered this question.

 

 



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