guided fine needle aspiration)
seeing a reimbursement increase
of 105% this year, or an average of
$475. CMS also bumped up rates
for flexible sigmoidoscopy with a
biopsy or a hot biopsy (45331 and
45333, respectively) by 1.8% this
year, an average increase of $5.
OSM
Ms. Ellis (sellis@ellismedical.com)
is the owner and president of Ellis
Medical Coding, Inc., which assists
ASCs, physician practices, hospitals
and outpatient clinics around the
country with coding, billing and
reimbursement issues.
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