tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 5

CODING: NCCI Spells Extra Pain for Anesthesiologists

You may think you know all the ins and outs of the 19,000 edits in the latest National Correct Coding Initiative, effective from Jan. 1 to March 31. But you could be missing out on some crucial edits in your specialty or specialties you work with. And that could translate to payment denials and worse. Version 9.0 of the NCCI has fewer total changes than other versions, but it hit anesthesiologists harder than usual. Now codes 33216, for insertion of a transvenous electrode, and 33207, for insertion or replacement of a permanent pacemaker with transvenous electrode, are...

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