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Certain Non-Surgical Services Procedure Codes No Longer Reimbursed Separately for HASC & ASC Provider
Date: December 30, 2024
Attention: Hospital-based ambulatory surgery centers & ambulatory surgery centers
Effective for dates of service on or after December 1, 2024
Call to action:The purpose of this communication is to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after December 1, 2024, certain non-surgical services procedure codes will no longer be reimbursed separately for hospital-based ambulatory surgery centers (HASC) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) because they are included in the Medicare ASC global payment. This change applies to Texas Medicaid and the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program.
How this impacts providers:
The following non-surgical services procedure codes will be affected under this change: