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tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 43
CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE: CCI Now Allows a Modifier to Separate Hundreds of Edits
But other new bundles that 16.0 has in store might put a dent in your reimbursement. You may still be poring through your 2010 CPT manual, but the new edition of CCI, effective Jan. 1, is already looking to make some code pairings impossible. The Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) released version 16.0 earlier this week, revealing 24,060 new active pairs and 869 modifier changes, said Frank D. Cohen, MPA, MBB, senior analyst with MIT Solutions, Inc., in a Dec. 8 announcement. Good news: CCI version 16.0 attempts to untangle at least one troublesome set of...
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