April 2023 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
The purpose of this Recurring Update Notification (RUN) Change Request (CR) is to describe changes to and billing instructions for various payment policies implemented in the April 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) update. The April 2023 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) will reflect the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC), HCPCS Modifier, and Revenue Code additions, changes, and deletions identified in this Change Request (CR). This RUN applies to Chapter 4, section 50.8 (Annual Updates to the OPPS Pricer for Calendar Year (CY) 2007 and Later).
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 31, 2023
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