TABLE 45.--CY 2009 TEMPORARILY DESIGNATED OFFICE-BASED ASC COVERED SURGICAL PROCEDURES PROPOSED FOR TEMPORARY OFFICE-BASED DESIGNATION IN CY 2010		
		
CY 2009 HCPCS Code	CY 2009 Short Descriptor	Proposed CY 2010 ASC Payment Indicator**
0099T	Implant corneal ring	R2*
0124T	Conjunctival drug placement	R2*
46930	Destroy internal hemorrhoids	P3*
64455	"N block inj, plantar digit"	P3*
64632	"N block inj, common digit"	P3*
67229	Tr retinal les preterm inf	R2*
		
* If designation is temporary.		
"**Proposed payment indicators are based on a comparison 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."		
