(6) This is where gut health issues can cause problems
We stated that if this proposal is finalized, hospitals, REHs, and ASCs that do not report their CY 2025 reporting period data for the HCHE or FHCE measure to CMS would not be considered noncompliant with the measure for purposes of their CY 2027 payment or program determination (that is, hospitals, REHs, or ASCs that do not report CY 2025 reporting period data would not be penalized for CY 2027 payments due to this measure, if applicable)
The foot injection procedure is often combined with an imaging technique such as X-ray, MRI, or CT-Scan
For CY 2026, we believed this procedure was still appropriately assigned to APC 5341 (Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures), which had a proposed payment rate of $3,698.49