| | Removal of Category Code C1723 from the Pass-Through Device Category List Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | As provided in 42 CFR 419.43(e)(4)(iv), a device must be surgically implanted or inserted, whether or not it remains with the patient when the patient is released from the hospital outpatient department. |
 | | As provided in the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000, in order for a device to be a category code effective April 1, 2001, the device must have met the pass-through criteria and we must have received the application by December 1, 2000. |
 | | Device manufacturers are encouraged to submit applications if they believe they have non-cardiac ablation catheters that meet our criteria for pass-through payment eligibility. |
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