tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2006 Issue 10

Heads-Up: Tissue Transfers Still Include Lesion Excisions

NCCI bundles remain in effectIf you had hoped you could report lesion excisions (11400-11646) separately with adjacent tissue transfers (14000-14350), be ready for disappointment. Unless the two procedures occur at distinct anatomical areas or during different sessions, you won't be able to receive separate payment for the lesion excision. Background: The June 2006 General Surgery Coding Alert (page 44) reported: -NCCI 12.1 deletes one set of formerly troublesome edits. Starting in April, lesion excision codes 11600-11646 will no longer be components of tissue transfer or rearrangement codes 14000-14300.-The update: The latest version (12.2) of the National...

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