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Cardiology revenue code use improving »
Continued action needed to protect CCTA reimbursement Recent Medicare claims data indicate greater use of revenue codes...
Friday, August 29, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Help protect and improve cardiac CT reimbursement »
SCCT needs your help to respond to the recently released CY 2026 Medicare Proposed Rule under the Hospital Outpatient Pros...
Friday, November 1, 2024   (5 Comments - view/add)
U.S. CMS agrees to double reimbursement for cardiovascular CT services »
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a reclassification of coronary computed tomography angi...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS updates Medicare coverage for AI-Coronary Plaque Analysis »
WASHINGTON, DC  (October 15 , 2024 ) — Four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) released final lo...
Monday, August 12, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Proposed CMS Rule Could Double CCTA Reimbursement »
‘All hands on deck’ required by cardiac imaging community ARLINGTON, VA (August 12, 2024) – Reimbursement for coronar...
Thursday, April 25, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
New clarification from CMS on billing CCTA »
New clarification from CMS on billing CCTA to the appropriate higher cost-to-charge revenue codes The Centers for Medicar...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
New AMA Study to Document Changes in Physician Practice Expense »
SCCT is supporting the American Medical Association’s (AMA) new national study, supported by  173 health care organ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Appropriations Act Contains Report Language Urging CMS to Address Low CCT Payment »
On December 23, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, which funds the federal gov...
Monday, November 14, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
14 House members—7 Democrat, 7 Republican—press CMS to step up its game on CCTA »
Dave Pearson  | October 30, 2022 |  Policy & Regulations A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Repre...
Monday, October 24, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Changes Status Indicator for New Procedure to Assess Coronary Disease Severity Using CCTA »
Effective January 1, 2021 CMS assigned CPT code 0625T (Automated quantification and characterization of coronary atheroscl...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Releases the Medicare 2023 OPPS Proposed Rule »
On July 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospect...
Thursday, January 13, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Legislators send letter to Medicare addressing CCTA payment »
Over the past few months, SCCT developed and implemented a targeted advocacy campaign at CMS with the support of key membe...
Friday, October 18, 2019   (0 Comments - view/add)
SCCT passes first hurdle in pursuit of AMA HOD membership »
SCCT has passed the first and most significant step in the AMA House of Delegates (HOD) membership application process. Th...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017   (0 Comments - view/add)
Iowa member achieves local payer coverage »
  Iow a member achieves local payer coverage By Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, FSCCT, SCCT Co-Chair Advocacy...