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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 3
CCI 19.0: 32556: Navigate Pleural Drainage Bundles and More
Don’t miss new CPT® 2013 edit pairs that could compromise pay.
You’ve barely gotten used to how the new, revised, and deleted CPT®2013 codes will impact reporting your general surgeon’s services. Now you need to deal with first quarter changes to Medicare’s Correct Coding Initiative (CCI). Learn how to maneuver new edit pairs -- many of which involve the CPT® code changes -- to keep your surgeon’s pay on the up-and-up.
CCI 19.0, which took effect on January 1, 2013, adds 37,587 new bundles and deletes 16, 716. Read on to...
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