Insulin Pumps, Including Sensor-Augmented, Enter Competitive Bidding

Now that insulin pumps are part of CMS’ competitive bidding program, there is a possibility of reimbursement reductions down the road. And in a separate process, CMS denied Medtronic’s request to establish a new HCPCS code for sensor-augmented insulin pumps.

The start of 2014 is also the beginning of CMS’ implementation of contracts and prices for the round-one recompete of Medicare’s durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies competitive bidding program, which includes insulin infusion pumps among its six product categories.

In a separate process, CMS denied Medtronic PLC’s request to establish a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code...

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