Reimbursement
BCBSM Policy on Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PDF)
Coverage of Bone Morphogenic Proteins for use in Lumbar Fusion (PDF)
A letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the Medicare Program; Reporting and Returning of Overpayments [CMS-6037-P] (PDF)
A letter to Marilyn B. Tavenner regarding Medicare Program; Reporting and Returning of Overpayments [CMS-6037-P] (PDF)
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act-Patient FAQs (PDF)
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act-Patient Flyer (PDF)
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act-Physician FAQs (PDF)
AANS/CNS Comments to Washington State on BMP for Spine Fusion (PDF)
AANS/CNS Send Letter to First Coast, Inc. on Local Coverage Decision for Lumbar Fusion
AANS/CNS Send Comments to AHRQ on Spinal Fusion for Painful Lumbar Degenerative Disc or Joint Disease
Summary of 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PDF)
AANS-CNS Comments on 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) (PDF)
AANS/CNS Comment on Florida’s Proposed Medicare Coverage Policy for Lumbar Spine Fusion, July 18, 2011 (PDF)
AANS and CNS Lead Effort to Modify Aetna Spine Surgery Policy, March 8, 2011
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Revises Lumbar Fusion Policy, December 15, 2010
Letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, June 18, 2020
What Surgeons Should Know About 2010 Changes to Medicare Payment for Consultation Services - Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, January 2010
CMS Slashes Medicare Reimbursement for Stereotactic Radiosurgery for 2009
Spinal Fusion Medicare Coding Edit Deleted
AANS and CNS Statement on SRS Coding (PDF 35.8KB)
Medicare Participation Options For Physicians (PDF 48.0KB)
AANS, CNS and AMA conducting Physician Practice Information survey
AANS and CNS Oppose Proposal to Increase Medicare Payments to Primary Care Physicians
Neurosurgeons Must Obtain National Provider Identifier Number by May 23, 2007
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Delay Disclosure of National Provider Identifier (NPI) Numbers until August 1, 2007
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Extends Deadline to Enroll in Medicare until February 14, 2007
Congress Passes Legislation Halting 5 Percent Payment Reduction in 2007: Funding Structure and Quality Reporting
Medicare to Hold Payments for Nine Days
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposes Significant Physician Payment Cuts in 2007
Call for Nominations for AANS/CNS Resident Delegate to the AMA
Spinal Fusion Medicare Coding Edit Deleted
Know Your Medicare Participation Options (PDF 48KB)
AANS/CNS Raise Concerns About Medicare Pay-for-Performance
Congressional Leaders Call on CMS to Help Prevent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts (PDF 260KB)
Letter to CMS regarding Medicare coverage of carotid stenting
June 12, 2002: Comments to the Medical and Surgical Procedures Panel of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee regarding deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures (PDF 23KB)
Medicare Coverage Policy for Clinical Trials (PDF 21KB)
HCFA-3432-NOI; Criteria for Making Coverage Decisions (PDF 26KB)
2005 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PDF 2MB)
2004 Fee Schedule Comments
2004 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
May 30, 2002 AANS/CNS Comment Letter to CMS (PDF 68KB)
Letter to CMS regarding assistants-at-surgery
April 2, 2002: Letter to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission regarding deliberations over Medicare reimbursement policies for physicians and others who serve as assistants at surgery (PDF 15KB)