CMS NTAP and APC Designation for SAINT® TMS: A Turning Point for Access in Interventional Psychiatry
Shyam Tailor
A Major Milestone for Interventional Psychiatry
The recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decisions to grant both New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) and New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) designations for SAINT® (Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy) represent a transformative moment in the field of interventional psychiatry.
These designations go beyond reimbursement—they signal recognition of clinical innovation, validation of...