Current Reimbursement Landscape of Artificial Intelligence.

One of the biggest hurdles to widespread adoption of new procedures and technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms is payment and coverage policy. Noninvasive assessment of coronary fractional flow reserve is one AI imaging algorithm that will successfully achieve reimbursement through multiple pathways of CMS payment mechanisms in 2024. CMS is the largest provider of health care in the United States. Understanding how this AI algorithm is paid through the different fee schedules will help to understand the challenges CMS has in paying for new services and innovation in the United States.