tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 11

Correct Coding Initiative: 8,000 Edits Hit 16 Testing Codes Hard

You can use a modifier to override these edits, but you probably shouldn'tIf your physician is performing neurological tests as part of a brain, spine or nerve operation, then you could have some more hurdles to jump over, thanks to Version 10.1 of the Correct Coding Initiative.   Sixteen testing codes were hit with the vast majority of the latest CCI Edits, which take place in April. These 16 codes each will become components of around 520 procedure codes. The Column 1 codes mostly come from the spine surgery (22100-22855), parathyroid, thymus, adreanal glands, pancreas and carotid body...

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