CMS Proposes National Payments For Long-Term Continuous Electrocardiogram Monitoring

After years of lobbying and data collection by industry and cardiology professional groups, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed to set national Medicare reimbursement rates for long-term cardiac monitoring, rather than rely on the rates set by the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).

On 7 July, CMS announced a new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2023. The proposal includes national Medicare reimbursement rates for the Current Procedural Terminology...