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CMS makes available Medicare payment information for 61 ASC procedures

Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, August 31, 2006

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued payment information last week for 61 procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).

President Bush and his administration hope that the pricing transparency will allow patients to make a better educated decision on where to receive their healthcare services, according to a press release from CMS.

The data on the "commonly performed procedures in ASCs" provides patients with charge and Medicare payment data, and breaks down this information based on county, state, and national levels.

"The new information on services performed in ASCs adds to the information that people can use to make better decisions on their care," said CMS Administrator Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, in the press release. "In all areas of care-hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, health plans, and prescription drugs-we are supporting collaborative efforts that are providing unprecedented information to help people get the best quality care for the best price."

Along with the release of this data, CMS issued data on "other commonly performed procedures in ASCs," which provide similar charge and payment information, as well as data on the costs to facilities of performing these common procedures.

To view the payment information, click here.

To read the press release, click here.

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