New code bundles target prolonged services, smoking cessation and more

Why This Topic Matters

CCI edits can change whether services may be reported together on the same date and whether a modifier is needed to resolve a bundle. Understanding the scope of these updates helps practices assess documentation, billing workflows, and potential claim edits tied to new and existing services.

Article Sections

1. Prolonged service codes get bundled

   Summarizes new CCI edit activity affecting prolonged-service reporting and related service categories. The section frames how the updates impact services newly available in 2017 and other established reporting areas.

2. Watch billing new health risk assessments

   Reviews CCI changes involving new health risk assessment reporting and related screening and assessment services. The section also notes other services subject to the same edit pattern.

3. Red light: Smoking cessation and G codes

   Covers CCI edit changes involving smoking cessation reporting and selected G-code services, including transitional care management. The section focuses on the affected service group and the general restriction categories.

4. Physical therapy bundled with E/Ms

   Discusses CCI edits involving physical therapy and occupational therapy evaluation services and their interaction with office, home visit, and evaluation/management categories. The section presents the broader scope of the bundling changes.

5. CCI Version 23.0 scorecard

   Provides a summary view of the overall version 23.0 edit update volume across code ranges. The section presents the article’s high-level update statistics and source context.