Colorectal Cancer Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy Coinsurance Payment Change
Effective for services on or after January 1, 2007, contractors shall apply a beneficiary 25 percent coinsurance for all colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies performed in ASCs and in hospital outpatient departments. The 25 percent coinsurance is currently being applied in the Outpatient
Prospective Payment System (OPPS) PRICER for OPPS hospitals. However, it is not currently being applied to ASCs or non-OPPS hospitals.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 19, 2007
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