Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2007 Payment Rates; CY 2007 Update to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Covered Procedures List, published in the Federal Register November 24, 2006, CMS-1506-FC

The final rule with comment period, in part, revises the current list of procedures that are covered when furnished in a Medicare-approved ambulatory surgical center (ASC), which are applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2007.

Addendum (file is located in the downloads section below)

Addendum AA - List of Medicare Approved ASC Procedures for CY2007 with Additions and Payment Rates; Including Rates that Result from Implementation of Section 5103 of the DRA

Tables (files located in the downloads section below)

Table 47A. - Procedures Proposed for Addition to the ASC List - Effective January 1, 2007

Table 47B. - Final Additions from the Proposed Additions to the ASC List - Effective January 1, 2007

Table 48. - Additional Procedures for Addition to the ASC List for CY 2007

Table 49. - Procedures Not Added to CY 2007 ASC List Because They Are Predominantly Performed in the Physician's Office

Table 50. - Procedures Not Added to the CY 2007 ASC List Because They Do Not Meet Current Clinical Criteria for Addition to the ASC List

Further information on the changes to the ASC payment system as well as the payment rates are available in the downloads section below.