CMS approves head NCCT AI product for new technology add-on payments
Summary
The fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes a new technology add-on payment (NTAP) of $241.39 for Annalise.ais Enterprise CTB Triage - OH, the American College of Radiology (ACR) noted in a final rule summary. Annalise Enterprise CTB Triage - OH is software that uses an AI algorithm to aid in the triage and prioritization of studies with features suggestive of obstructive hydrocephalus (OH) in noncontrast CT (NCCT) brain scans. The class II medical device makes study-level output available to an order and imaging management system for worklist prioritization or triage, according to company information supplied for the NTAP program. Hospitals acquire the Annalise Enterprise CTB Triage - OH system on a subscription-based model, with an annual cost of $180,000 per hospital, the FY IPPS final rule explained. Annalise Enterprise CTB Triage - OH received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2023 as a breakthrough device.