Single-Use Bronchoscope Earns TPT Payment Status

Single-Use Bronchoscope Earns TPT Payment Status

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Ambu’s 5th-generation scope is the first and only bronchoscope to be granted the incremental payment by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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