Health Policy Affairs

New guidance on how to code for SIRT with Y-90

SIR, the American College of Radiology, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging had published new coding guidance for selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with yttrium-90.

FDA approves cryoablation device for breast cancer

On Nov. 7, the FDA Medical Device Advisory Committee approved the use of the ProSense Cryoablation System to treat early-stage breast cancer under certain circumstances.

SIR Economics Committee publishes analysis of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) final rule for the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) analysis has been published.

SIR submits comments to Washington State Health Care Authority for vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty and sacroplasty

In collaboration with the Multisociety Pain Workgroup, a formal comment letter was sent to the Washington State Health Care Authority concerning the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty and sacroplasty.

SIR proposes local coverage determination (LCD) for minimally invasive arthrodesis of the sacroiliac joint

On May 6, SIR submitted comment letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contractors Noridian, CGS and Palmetto opposing their proposed LCD for minimally invasive (MI) arthrodesis of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ).

Recent letters from SIR: June 2025

Letters to Anthem and Humana from SIR.