CMS Proposes Extra Payments On CustomFlex Iris, Single-Use Duodenoscope, Heart Device

Medicare agency discusses unique nature of devices in outpatient payment system proposed rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services highlighted three FDA breakthrough devices it is proposing for additional pass-through payments in its 2021 outpatient pay rule.

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An artificial iris is one of the technologies proposed by CMS for pass-through payments

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to give additional pass-through payments to a few novel devices: an artificial iris, a single-use duodenoscope, and a brain stimulation product to treat heart failure.

The US Medicare agency outlined the recommended payments in its 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and ambulatory surgery center...

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