Radiology

Section Analysis by Elina Sabilova, Billing Department, WCH

Editorial Note: CMS’s FY 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule approved a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) for Aidoc’s BriefCase-Triage: CARE Multi-Triage CT Body. Beginning October 1, 2026, qualifying inpatient Medicare fee-for-service cases can receive an additional payment of up to $137.53 per case. The payment is made to the hospital, not the radiologist, which raises an important question for radiology practices: where does the financial value of AI actually end up? This article also looks at the separate professional-side reimbursement