¹All Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) five-digit numeric codes, descriptions, numeric modifiers, instructions, guidelines, and other material are Copyright 2006 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.

²Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 227, Tuesday, November 27, 2007, and reflects the legislation passed by Congress December 19, 2007, 2008 Physician Reimbursement Conversion Factor = $38.087. 2008 conversion factor, Work, PE & MP GPCI geographical averages used (CY 2008 Physician Fee Schedule 11/01/07 RVU values), please see your specific geographical GPCI for more accurate amounts. (Medicare pays 80%; the remaining 20% is the patient’s responsibility. Many patients have supplemental insurance).

³Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 227, Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 2008 Hospital Outpatient Payment

⁴Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 148, August 2, 2007, 2008 ASC Reimbursement.

⁵2007 Encoder Pro Professional Hospital & Payor ICD-9-CM Volumes 1, 2 & 3.

⁶Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 162, August 22, 2007; 2008 National Average DRG Payment

^*Physicians should refer to their provider Carrier Manual for their geographic payments.

NOTE: 2008 Reimbursement and Billing Codes for these procedures have been validated by Princeton Reimbursement Group.

The information contained in this document is provided to help you understand the reimbursement process. It is not intended to increase or maximize reimbursement by any payor. We strongly recommend that providers consult their Payor organization with regard to local reimbursement policies. The information contained in this document is provided for information purposes only and represents no statement, promise or guarantee by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. concerning levels of reimbursement, payment or charge. Similarly, all CPT HCPCS and ICD-9 codes are supplied for information purposes only and represent no statement, promise or guarantee by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. that these codes will be appropriate or that reimbursement will be made. ICD-9 is based on the official version of the World Health Organization’s Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases. CPT codes and descriptions only are copyright 2007 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. CPT does not include fee schedules, relative values or related listings. The source for this information is the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and various commercial Payors. The content provided by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is updated frequently. It is the responsibility of the health services provider to confirm the appropriate coding required by their local Medicare carriers, fiscal intermediaries and commercial payors.