HOPPS Proposed Rule Would Grow Site-Neutral Imaging Payments
ACR® has prepared a preliminary summary of the 2027 HOPPS proposed rule released by CMS July 2. CMS proposes to increase outpatient hospital payment rates by 2.4%.
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ACR Recommends CPT Code Placements for 2027 Medicare HOPPS
March 4, 2026
ACR® submitted recommendations to CMS regarding the placement and reimbursement of new CPT® codes in the 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule. ACR focused on the ambulatory payment classification (APC) and corresponding payment rate for new CPT codes describing interosseous fiducial marker placement, prostate biopsies and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the head and/or neck.
CMS will review recommendations as it develops the HOPPS proposed rule to be released this summer.
For more information or if you have questions, contact Kimberly Greck, ACR Senior Economic Policy Analyst, or Christina Berry, ACR Manager, Economic Policy.
