All MedTech Terms
380 sourced definitions covering the regulatory, quality, software, and cybersecurity vocabulary of modern medical devices.
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340B Drug Pricing Program(340B)
Federal program providing discounted drugs to safety-net providers.
ASC Site-of-Service Shift
Migration of procedures from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers.
Bundled Payment
Single payment that covers all services for an episode of care.
Category III CPT Code
Temporary CPT code for emerging technologies and services.
Category III CPT Codes
Temporary CPT codes for emerging technologies, services, and procedures.
Coverage with Evidence Development(CED)
Medicare paradigm conditioning coverage on participation in approved clinical studies or registries.
Coverage with Evidence Development(CED)
Conditional Medicare coverage tied to additional evidence collection.
CPT Codes(CPT)
AMA-maintained codes that describe medical procedures and services.
Current Procedural Terminology Codes(CPT)
AMA-maintained codes used to report medical procedures and services for billing.
HCPCS Codes(HCPCS)
CMS-maintained codes for products, supplies, and services not in CPT.
Health Technology Assessment(HTA)
Systematic evaluation of clinical and economic value of a health technology.
ICD-10-CM / ICD-10-PCS
Diagnosis (CM) and inpatient procedure (PCS) coding systems used in U.S. claims.
Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio(ICER)
Cost per additional unit of health outcome (often QALY) versus comparator.
Inpatient Prospective Payment System(IPPS)
Medicare's payment system for inpatient hospital stays.
Joint Clinical Assessment(JCA)
EU-wide clinical assessment of high-risk medical devices and IVDs.
LCD and NCD
Local and National Coverage Determinations from Medicare.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule(MPFS)
Medicare's payment system for physician professional services.
MS-DRG(MS-DRG)
Medicare's inpatient hospital payment classification system.
National and Local Coverage Determinations(NCD / LCD)
Medicare coverage policies issued nationally (NCD) or by individual MAC contractors (LCD).
New Technology Add-On Payment(NTAP)
Supplemental Medicare payment for inpatient use of qualifying new technologies.
Outpatient Prospective Payment System(OPPS)
Medicare's payment system for hospital outpatient services.
Prior Authorization
Payer requirement for approval before a service or device is covered.
Protecting Access to Medicare Act(PAMA)
Law that revised Medicare pricing for clinical lab services.
Quality-Adjusted Life Year(QALY)
Outcome metric combining length and quality of life used in HTA.