TABLE #2

HCFA's Proposed ASC Codes

CPT Code	Description	Current ASC Group(1)	Current Payment(1)	Proposed APC(2)	APC Group Definition(2)	Proposed APC Payment(2)	Reimbursment Impact
56356	Hysteroscopy; surgical; with endometrial ablation (any method)	4	$595	550	Surgical Hysteroscopy	$610	$15
52601	Transurethral electrosurgical resection of the prostate, including control of postoperative bleeding, complete (TURP)	4	$595	524	Level IV cystourethroscopy and other genitourinary procedures	$1,131	$536
53850	Transurethral destruction of prostate tissue; by microwave thermotherapy	--	--	524	Level IV cystourethroscopy and other genitourinary procedures	$1,131	$1131
53852	Transurethral destruction of prostate tissue; by radiofrequency thermotherapy	--	--	524	Level IV cystourethroscopy and other genitourinary procedures	$1,131	$1131

Sources:

1 CCH Medicare and Medicaid Guide, ASC Coverage List, pp. 29567 and 29571.

2 Federal Register, Vol. 63, No. 113, June 12, 1998, pp. 32380-32336 and 32383

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