Most changes in CCI 17.0 aimed at addressing new CPT 2011 codes
You will face the latest set of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits when you return to work on Jan. 3. CCI version 17.0 technically takes effect Jan. 1, but Jan. 3 is the first business day of 2011. This newest round of edits contains a total of 29,600 changes, up from the 19,702 changes in CCI version 16.3 (PBN 9/27/10), a Part B News analysis shows.
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