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A Staten Island doctor, the latest convict in the Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services kickback case, gets four years and will pay $127,500 after being found guilty of taking bribes to send his bloodwork to the Jersey lab.
Four new CPT Category III codes will be available for use beginning July 1, including a new code for endovenous revascularization and stent placement in the femoral-popliteal artery, two new eye imaging tests and bone density measurement that uses pulse-echo ultrasound.
CMS is considering issuing a national coverage policy that would allow Medicare payment for vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and is seeking comment about the idea.

An Opp, Ala.-based medical practice will pay a hefty sum to settle allegations that the practice violated the anti-kickback statute and the Stark physician self-referral rule.

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