CMS Emergency Room Billing Guidelines 2026: Compliance, Coding and Revenue Updates

CMS emergency room billing guidelines

There were about 155.4 million visits to the emergency rooms in 2022, amounting to 47.3 visits per 100 population, indicating the number of services that have gone through the emergency care billing process. Among these visits, 17.8 million led to admission to the hospital and 3.1 million were admitted to the critical-care facility. Given this […]

CMS Skin Substitute Graft and CTP Payment Changes: What Providers Need to Know

CMS skin grafts

The Medicare billing rules for skin substitute grafts and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (CTPs) are changing considerably in 2026 as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduces new billing policies and procedures designed to tackle high Medicare costs and ensure greater compliance within the wound care field.  There has been increasing scrutiny into […]