About this episode

The episode discusses CMS's updates to facility reimbursement for kidney stone procedures and the implications for urologists.

July 10, 2026 In this episode, Scott, Mark, and Dr. Ray Painter break down CMS’s latest updates to facility reimbursement for kidney stone procedures, including the revised C9761 code, the new C8014 code, and the payment implications for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The discussion explains how suction-integrated ureteroscopes and suction-enabled access sheaths are now reimbursed, why physicians should understand facility payment even though their professional fee does not chang...

Topics covered

• kidney stones
• facility reimbursement
• urology
• CMS updates
• surgical procedures

Keywords

• kidney stones
• reimbursement
• C9761
• C8014
• ureteroscopes
• surgery
• CMS

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