CY 2011 Changes to the Hospital OPPS

摘要

THE FINAL RULE for the calendar year 2011 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) was released November 24,2010. Changes in the rule went into effect with January 1, 2011, outpatient hospital-based services. The changes to OPPS continue to reflect packaging adjustments and refinement of preventive services as well as other financial adjustments mandated by provisions of the Affordable Care Act. In addition, this year there are significant changes to CPT codes representing revascularization and cardiac catheterization procedures.