tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2012 Issue 2

CCI 18.0 Update: Watch for These Two Codes, Bundled into Dozens of Procedures

You need to know these edits if you report 20527 or 29582 New codes aren't the only things that affect your ED coding in 2012 "Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits version 18.0 went into effect Jan. 1, 2012, with 15,530 new edit pairs, says Michael A. Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, President of LogixHealth, a medical coding and billing company in Bedford, MA.Although few of the new edits are focused on frequently used emergency medicine services, you should review the list for bundled code pairs if you report 29582 (Application of multi-layer compression system; thigh and leg...

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