As if collecting payments from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers wasn't complex enough, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) face the added obstacle of being considered out-of-network by payers in many circumstances. Out-of-network typically means an ASC does not have a participation agreement with the payer or managed care organization or is otherwise not part of the panel of participating providers.
In its 2026 Final Payment Rule, CMS added 573 codes…
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Boston-based Mass General Brigham (MGB)…
At many ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), “doing more with less”…
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