January 13, 2025
Inspire V Payment & Coverage Quick Take
INSP’s disclosure today that physicians will likely be billing its Inspire V device procedures under CPT 64568 ($596) during a “transition period” – rather than existing Inspire IV code CPT 64582 ($816), as we had…
January 6, 2025
Conference Policy Prep Pack: Devices, Diagnostics, & Tools
With medical device, equipment, diagnostics, and life science tools (LST) companies set to descend on San Francisco next week for a key investor conference, below we provide a set of significant policy-related questions for clients…
October 28, 2024
[BSX, MDT, LIVN, INSP, CVRX] Catalyst Watch: Medicare Rate Rule Prep Pack
Key Takeaways: With CMS likely to release its final CY25 hospital outpatient payment rule by Friday (typically aftermarket) or early next week, we offer the following expectations for key product payment decisions, listed in market…
October 15, 2024
[INSP, LIVN, NYXH] Sleep Apnea: Codes, Coverage, & Value Accretion
Key Takeaways: We suspect Inspire Medical’s (INSP) next-generation Inspire V implant procedure can secure Medicare coverage / reimbursement under the legacy product’s billing code [CPT 64582: $816], where the shorter procedure time should increase physicians’…