The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) replaced the second quarter 2022 ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment rates with new data less than a week after the April 1 effective date. Typically, Medicare posts ASC payment rate data quarterly (January, April, July, and October), but changes and corrections may lead to replacement files during the quarter like this early April update.
The ASC payment rate update is now available on Codify by AAPC. The effective date for this new data is April 1, 2022.