CMS creates a neuraxial ultrasound code after RIVANNA's push, payment not included
The October 1st code lets hospitals track real-time ultrasound navigation, giving Will Mauldin's Accuro 3S a route to build reimbursement evidence.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: PR Newswire
Why it matters
A dedicated code can turn Accuro 3S use into measurable hospital data, helping RIVANNA build the clinical and economic case that CMS payment and wider adoption would require.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created an inpatient procedure code for computer-aided ultrasound navigation and continuous needle tracking during neuraxial anesthesia, handing RIVANNA a way to measure use of the clinical category it is working to establish.…
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