Recently, AOPA announced an important Advocacy victory regarding the Medicare fee schedule amount for K0903, the newly created HCPCS code used to describe direct milled, custom fabricated diabetic inserts. When K0903 was first announced, CMS indicated that the Medicare fee schedule would be approximately $5.00 less than the current fee schedule for A5513 which describes […]
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The 2018 Policy Forum – Another Success!
March 14, 2018 at 4:27 pm
The 2018 AOPA Policy Forum held March 7-8 was another success that presented realistic opportunities for O&P stakeholders to meet with Congressional representatives to improve patient care and advance other legislative objectives. With a recent legislative win under our belts, AOPA members and O&P users traveled to DC to visit lawmakers to build on this […]
AOPA Secures an Advocacy Victory on Reimbursement for Custom Fabricated, Direct Milled Diabetic Inserts
March 14, 2018 at 10:33 am
AOPA is very pleased to announce an advocacy win regarding the fee structure for K0903/A5513. AOPA has confirmed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that the Medicare fee schedule for K0903, a temporary HCPCS code, effective April 1, 2018, that describes custom fabricated, direct milled diabetic inserts has been set at the […]