CMS urged to correct 2024 outpatient payment rate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy

AHA Dec. 6 expressed concern that the outpatient prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2024 contains an error that reduces reimbursement for hyperbaric oxygen therapy by over 40%, and urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue a correction establishing an accurate payment before Jan. 1. 

“A cut of this magnitude would devastate patient access to HBOT across the country, putting vulnerable patients at risk,” AHA wrote, noting that the therapy “is a critical treatment option in advanced wound care and has improved and maintained quality of life for hundreds of thousands of patients.”