TABLE 44.--CY 2009 TEMPORARILY DESIGNATED OFFICE-BASED ASC COVERED SURGICAL PROCEDURES PROPOSED FOR PERMANENT OFFICE-BASED DESIGNATION FOR CY 2010			
			
CY 2009 HCPCS Code	CY 2009 Short Descriptor	CY 2009 ASC Payment Indicator	Proposed CY 2010 ASC Payment Indicator**
0084T	Temp prostate urethral stent	R2*	R2
21073	Mnpj of tmj w/anesth	P3*	P3
55876	"Place rt device/marker, pros"	P3*	P3
C9728	"Place device/marker, non pro"	R2*	R2
			
* If designation is temporary.			
"**Proposed payment indicators are based on a comparison of the proposed rates according to the ASC standard ratesetting methodology and the  MPFS proposed rates. Under current law, the MPFS payment rates will have a negative update for CY 2010.  For a discussion of those rates, we refer readers to the June 2009 CY 2010 MPFS proposed rule."			
