tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2018 Issue 9

CPT® Case Study: Use NCCI Policy to Code this Thyroidectomy, Parathyroidectomy Combo

Plus, know when and when not to consider reporting modifier 59. If you’re in unfamiliar surgical coding territory, it’s always in your best interest to check to make sure your respective surgical codes aren’t included in the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Policy Manual. Sometimes, the NCCI Policy Manual might offer coding guidelines that contrast with what your gut — and even the code’s NCCI edit — are telling you. The NCCI Policy Manual guidelines can be notoriously difficult to decipher, at times. As you will see, that’s certainly the case when it comes...

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