tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 6
CCI 22.1: Find Infusions, Tissue Transfer Bundles and More in Latest Update
Know when modifier is an option. When your general surgeon reports multiple CPT® codes for a patient’s case, you always need to steer clear of any limitations imposed by the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. As of April 1, you’ve had even more edit pairs to avoid, since CCI 22.1 went into effect. Read on to get expert advice about which code pairs you need to watch out for. Look for Skin Procedure Pairs You now have dozens of excision and repair codes bundled into CPT® code +14302 (Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, any area; each...
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