CMS Issues Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates
This proposed rule would update the revised Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from CMS's continued experience with administrating that system. The proposed rule sets forth applicable relative payment weights and amounts for services furnished in ASCs, the specific HCPCS codes to which these proposed changes would apply, and other pertinent rates setting information for the CY 2010 ASC system.
