CMS Announces It Will Retain Breast Reconstruction Codes, A Reversal That Protects Patient Access to DIEP Flap Surgery - NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
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Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will retain procedure codes for breast cancer reconstruction, after hearing feedback from NCCS and other patient advocates, patients, and health care professionals. NCCS asked CMS to retain the S codes for breast reconstruction, so that people in need of breast reconstruction have access […]
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Coding change could limit insurance coverage for breast reconstruction
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Billing code change could make popular breast reconstruction surgery harder for cancer survivors to find
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How a medical recoding may limit cancer patients' options for breast reconstruction
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Billing code change could make popular breast reconstruction surgery harder for cancer survivors to find
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Appearance of PSPG 18 days following bilateral DIEP flap breast
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Popular breast cancer reconstruction procedure could soon be harder to get
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Billing code change could make popular breast reconstruction surgery harder for cancer survivors to find
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CMS Announces It Will Retain Breast Reconstruction Codes, A Reversal That Protects Patient Access to DIEP Flap Surgery - NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
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NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship on X: Great news! @CMSGov acknowledged that transitioning the billing code for #DIEPFlap breast reconstruction may affect access to care. They want to hear more