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Nineteen Surgical Organizations Strongly Oppose CMS’ Plan to Implement the G2211 Code
Implementation of add-on code G2211 would inappropriately result in overpayments and at the same time penalize all physicians
WASHINGTON, DC (July 26, 2023): The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with 18 other surgical organizations, has expressed strong opposition to the implementation of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) code G2211, which would harm surgeons and, in turn, surgical patients.
In a letter today to CMS, the 19 groups expressed continued opposition to the code, which was first introduced in 2020 but has been delayed for three years. During this time, nothing has been done to fix f laws in the G2211 code or the larger problems with the Medicare physician payment system.
