New RAC Issue 0210: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Revisited
Published on
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Did You Know?
Last month, MMP published an article highlighting the new RAC issue 0210: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (link). Since then, all the Recovery Auditor regions have added this new complex issue to their list of approved issues.
What Can You Do?
If your hospital is providing this service, now is the time to review a few medical records against your MACs coverage requirements to ensure you are following the provisions of the policy and billing and coding article. The RAC issue includes a listing of each of the MACs LCDs and Billing and Coding Articles.
For those in the Palmetto MAC jurisdictions J and M, Palmetto has published an article (link) about HNS that includes links to a hypoglossal nerve stimulator checklist and their LCD.
You can also visit Inspire Medical System, Inc’s Inspire Sleep Apnea Innovations webpage (link). Information available for patients includes:
- Cost and Eligibility,
- Patient Stories,
- FAQ,
- Free Informational Events, and
- A four-question assessment to see if you qualify for this system.
Information available for Healthcare Professionals (link) includes:
- Indications/Contraindications,
- A Patient Experience Report,
- Reimbursement information (Hospital, Physician and Sleep Services Billing Guides),
- Training and Education Tools, and
- Digital Health Documents.
Article Author: Beth Cobb, RN, BSN, ACM, CCDS
Beth Cobb, RN, BSN, ACM, CCDS, is the Manager of Clinical Analytics at Medical Management Plus, Inc. Beth has over twenty-five years of experience in healthcare including eleven years in Case Management at a large multi-facility health system. In her current position, Beth is a principle writer for MMP’s Wednesday@One weekly e-newsletter, an active member of our HIPAA Compliance Committee, MMP’s Education Department Program Director and co-developer of MMP’s proprietary Compliance Protection Assessment Tool.
