Medicare payments for the top 10 CPT codes are projected to increase by 3.9 percent in total in 2023, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health.
Here is how the Medicare payments are expected to shift for the top 10 ASC procedures, according to the report:
|
CPT code |
Description |
Estimated 2022 payment |
Estimated 2023 payment |
Estimated 2023 change |
|
66984 |
Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure) |
$1,196 |
$1,244 |
4 percent |
|
63685 |
Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, direct or inductive coupling |
$300 |
$303 |
1 percent |
|
45380 |
Colonoscopy and biopsy |
$235 |
$247 |
5 percent |
|
45385 |
Colonoscopy with lesion removal |
$191 |
$201 |
5 percent |
|
27447 |
Total knee arthroplasty |
$182 |
$189 |
4 percent |
|
63650 |
Implant neuroelectrodes |
$174 |
$188 |
8 percent |
|
43239 |
Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope |
$160 |
$165 |
3 percent |
|
64483 |
Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance |
$106 |
$110 |
4 percent |
|
66991 |
Noncomplex cataract removal with insertion of aqueous drainage system |
$98 |
$99 |
1 percent |
|
645590 |
Insertion or replacement of peripheral or gastric neurostimulator pulse |
$95 |
$100 |
5 percent |