New Medicare NTAP approved for InVision Precision Cardiac Amyloid — up to $2,275 per eligible inpatient stay, on top of the MS-DRG, effective October 1, 2026. Read the announcement
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Notes on echo AI, evidence, and access.

Perspectives from our team on detecting under-recognized disease from routine echocardiograms — and on the clinical evidence and reimbursement that let health systems act on it.

Hand-drawn four-chamber cut of a heart with advanced cardiac amyloidosis — thick walls, a small cavity, enlarged atria, with amyloid deposits marked in red.
Clinical Education

The Amyloid Heart: What Cardiac Amyloidosis Is and How to Diagnose It

A short visual primer on cardiac amyloidosis — what it is, why it hides on routine echoes, the clues that raise suspicion, and the non-invasive work-up that confirms it. With a three-minute illustrated summary and the full study at identifyamyloid.com.

David Ouyang, MD · October 2026 · 6 min read
$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 MS-DRG operating payment NTAP add-on payment Calculated cost of the stay cost $12,430 +$0 NTAP $13,500 total Memorial Hospital Cost below the DRG payment cost $27,993 +$1,295 NTAP $27,295 total Community Hospital Cost modestly above the DRG payment cost $45,325 +$2,275 NTAP (cap) $40,275 total City Hospital Cost well above the DRG payment Illustrative examples only. Operating payments shown; capital and other adjustments excluded. Actual payments vary by hospital and discharge.
Reimbursement

Deployment, CPT 0932T, and Getting Reimbursed with Precision Cardiac Amyloid

The outpatient AI echo code, CPT 0932T, has been active since January 1, 2025. What the descriptor actually says, the clinical evidence behind it, and how to report it for InVision Precision Cardiac Amyloid.

Bryan He · October 2026 · 7 min read
$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 MS-DRG operating payment NTAP add-on payment Calculated cost of the stay cost $12,430 +$0 NTAP $13,500 total Memorial Hospital Cost below the DRG payment cost $27,993 +$1,295 NTAP $27,295 total Community Hospital Cost modestly above the DRG payment cost $45,325 +$2,275 NTAP (cap) $40,275 total City Hospital Cost well above the DRG payment Illustrative examples only. Operating payments shown; capital and other adjustments excluded. Actual payments vary by hospital and discharge.
Reimbursement

Medicare's New NTAP for AI Cardiac Amyloidosis Detection: What It Means for Inpatient Deployment

CMS has approved a New Technology Add-on Payment for InVision Precision Cardiac Amyloid, effective October 1, 2026 — up to $2,275 per eligible inpatient stay. What the final rule says, how the add-on is calculated, and what it means for inpatient deployment.

Bryan He, PhD · August 2026 · 8 min read