CMS Releases Proposed Rules for ESRD PPS & Gap-Filling Methodologies

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule to update the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS), and included in the proposed rule were major changes to the gap-filling methodology. Gap-filling is the current procedure for how new introduced products and HCPCS codes receive a fee schedule amount.

AOPA staff is currently reviewing the proposed rule in more detail.

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