tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 20

Code Additions: CMS Announces Debut of 5 New Codes

Look to your MAC for payment information. Although most practices don’t typically equate May with new CPT® and HCPCS codes, CMS offered a surprise this week when the agency released several new codes, each with effective dates that hit long before 2016. On May 15, CMS released MLN Matters article MM9152, which outlines the changes that the agency has selected for its July 2015 quarterly update, including the following new codes, with effective dates as follows: 0392T—Laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal sphincter augmentation procedure, placement of sphincter augmentation device (ie, magnetic band), Effective July 1, 2015 0393T—Removal of...

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