VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE Coding and Reimbursement Information 2019

Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgery Center and Physician Office (Calendar Year Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019) NATIONAL BASE PAYMENT CPT Copyright 2019 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Physician Services Fee 3 Hospital Ambulatory Performed in CPT Status 1 2 Performed Description APC Outpatient Surgery Center Hospital or Code Indicator in Office ASC Percutaneous vertebroplasty (bone biopsy included when performed), 1 vertebral body, 22510 5113 J1 $2,623.34 $1,256.79 $1,795.83 $451.93 † unilateral or bilateral injection, inclusive of all imaging guidance; cervicothoracic Percutaneous vertebroplasty (bone biopsy included when performed), 1 vertebral 22511 5113 J1 $2,623.34 $1,256.79 $1,777.81 $423.82 † body, unilateral or bilateral injection, inclusive of all imaging guidance; lumbosacral Percutaneous vertebroplasty (bone biopsy included when performed), 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral injection, inclusive of 22512 all imaging guidance; each additional - N Packaged Packaged $922.60 $215.87 † cervicothoracic or lumbosacral vertebral body (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Percutaneous vertebral augmentation, including cavity creation (fracture reduction and bone biopsy included when performed) 22513 using mechanical device (eg, kyphoplasty), 5114 J1 $5,699.59 $2,744.32 $7,047.45 $539.14 † 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral cannulation, inclusive of all imaging guidance; thoracic Percutaneous vertebral augmentation, including cavity creation (fracture reduction and bone biopsy included when performed) 22514 using mechanical device (eg, kyphoplasty), 5114 J1 $5,699.59 $2,744.32 $7,024.74 $502.39 † 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral cannulation, inclusive of all imaging guidance; lumbar Percutaneous vertebral augmentation, including cavity creation (fracture reduction and bone biopsy included when performed) using mechanical device (eg, kyphoplasty), 22515 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral - N Packaged Packaged $4,077.82 $232.81† cannulation, inclusive of all imaging guidance; each additional thoracic or lumbar vertebral body (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

APC=Ambulatory Payment Classification. Status Indicator J1 is a comprehensive APC. All associated services are packaged within the primary code with J1 status indicator. Status Indicator N payment is packaged into payment for other services. There is no separate APC payment. Physician payment is not impacted by APC payment or status indicators. † Physician Payment included in-office procedure payment NOTE: Do not report 22510-22512 in conjunction with 20225, 22310, 22315, 22325, 22327 when performed at same level as 22510-22512. Do not report 22513-22515 in conjunction with 20225, 22310, 22315, 22325, 22327 when performed at same level as 22513-22515.

1. CY 2019 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule; Correction Notice (Federal Register, Vol. 83, No. 248, CMS-1695-CN2 pg 67083-67094 12/28/2018), OPPS Addendum B, effective January 1, 2019. 2. CY 2019 Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule; Correction Notice (Federal Register, Vol. 83, No. 248, CMS-1695-CN2 pg 67083-67094 12/28/2018), ASC Addendum AA, effective January 1, 2019. 3. CY 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule; (Federal Register Vol 83, No. 226, CMS-1693-F, CMS-1693-IFC, CMS-5522-F3, and CMS-1701-F pg 59452-60303, 11/23/18), PFS Addendum B, effective January 1, 2019.

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Hospital Inpatient (Fiscal Year Oct 1, 2018 – Sept 30, 2019) ICD-10-PCS Estimated Base Description MS-DRG Procedure Code4 Payment5 MS-DRG 515 Supplement Cervical Vertebra with Other musculoskeletal system & 0PU33JZ Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous $23,685.69 connective tissue O.R. procedures with MCC Approach

Supplement Thoracic Vertebra with MS-DRG 516 0PU43JZ Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Other musculoskeletal system & connective $14,489.62 Approach tissue O.R. procedures with CC

Supplement Lumbar Vertebra with MS-DRG 517 0QU03JZ Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Other musculoskeletal system & connective tissue O.R. $10,612.45 Approach procedures without CC/MCC

4. CMS 2019 ICD-10-PCS. ICD-10 codes and descriptions are copyright 2019 World Health Organization; revised for use in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) as ICD-10-CM / ICD-10-PCS. 5. Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Final Rule And Correction Notice Tables 1A-5. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 192 / Wednesday, October 3, 2018 / Rules and Regulations MS-DRG payment updating for operating and capital payments, provision for labor and quality data submission less IME and DSH for a teaching hospital. Specific MS-DRG payment varies significantly across hospitals.

Place of Service Code Set 6 Listed below are place of service codes and descriptions. These codes should be used on professional claims to specify the entity where service(s) were rendered. Check with individual payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, other private insurance) for reimbursement policies regarding these codes.

Place of Service Code(s) Place of Service Name Place of Service Description Location, other than a hospital, skilled nursing facility (SNF), military treatment facility, community health center, State or local public health clinic, or intermediate care facility 11 Office (ICF), where the health professional routinely provides health examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of illness or injury on an ambulatory basis. A facility, other than psychiatric, which primarily provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both sur- 21 Inpatient Hospital gical and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services by, or under, the supervision of physicians to patients admitted for a variety of medical conditions. A portion of a hospital’s main campus which provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both surgical On Campus-Outpatient 22 and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services to sick or injured persons who do not require Hospital hospitalization or institutionalization. (Description change effective January 1, 2016) A freestanding facility, other than a physician's office, where surgical and diagnostic services 24 Ambulatory Surgical Center are provided on an ambulatory basis. 6. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/place-of-service-codes/Place_of_Service_Code_Set.html

Indications for Use: The StabiliT® Vertebral Augmentation & Vertebroplasty System is intended for percutaneous delivery of StabiliT® ER2 Bone Cement. The StabiliT® ER2 Bone Cement is indicated for the treatment of pathological fractures of the vertebrae using a vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedure. Painful vertebral compression fractures may result from osteoporosis, benign lesions (hemangioma), and malignant lesions (metastatic cancers, myeloma). Consult Instructions for Use for additional device information.

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. gathers reimbursement information from third-party sources such as Medicare and presents this information for illustrative purposes only. Merit Medical Systems, Inc. cannot guarantee coverage or payment for products or procedures. Actual payment to providers will vary based on many factors including but not limited to geographic location, setting of care, & hospital facility status (e.g., teaching, non-teaching). Under the MS-DRG system, procedures may be assigned to a number of other MS-DRGs and actual payment to providers may not be limited to the MS-DRGs shown above. Providers should report the codes that most accurately describe the patients’ medical condition, procedures performed, & the products used. Use of the service & the product must comply with Medicare coverage guidelines in being reasonable & necessary for the care of the patient to support reimbursement. Prior to claims submission, it is the providers’ responsibility to confirm appropriate coding for procedures or combination of procedures with specific payers, such as Medicare, and/or coding authorities, such as the American Medical Association and medical societies. Coverage and payment policies also change over time and Merit Medical Systems, Inc. assumes no obligation to update the information provided herein.

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