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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS Establishes Reimbursement Code For Powered Bone Marrow Biopsy Devices
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, October 2nd, 2011
2011 OCT 2 -- Vidacare Corporation announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created a new device category for pass-through payment for Powered Bone Marrow Biopsies. Providers utilizing new powered bone marrow devices such as Vidacare's OnControlTM Bone Marrow System (OnControl System) in outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgical centers will now be reimbursed by CMS to accommodate the use of more sophisticated technology, giving clinicians the ability to choose the best biopsy option for patients.
The OnControl System is the only power-driven technology available for bone marrow biopsies and aspirations and is the first...
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