tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 21

CCI DELETIONS: Come July, You Can Bill Separately For Colpopexy, Catheter Insertion

CMS removes burdensome edits from dozens of codes When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services introduced a number of new end stage renal disease codes for 2004 (G0308-G0327), providers rejoiced. When the Correct Coding Initiative 10.0 bundled dozens of other codes with these codes, providers moaned. Now, relief is on the horizon. The new ESRD codes replaced 90918-90921, which became invalid for Medicare. The G-codes enabled physicians to bill for ESRD care based on the number of visits provided per month and the patient's age. (For each age, the codes include four physician visits per month, two...

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