tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 32

Correct Coding Initiative: Beware New Bundles For

Important changes are coming down the pike for inpatient consultation codes.All codes for initial and follow-up inpatient consultations (99251-99263) are becoming components of observation or inpatient hospital care codes 99234-99236. In other words, you can no longer bill for a consult if the physician also placed the patient under observation or admitted him or her as an inpatient. Further, you can't override these edits using a modifier.Also in the CCI update:  Physical medicine and rehab codes 97022 and 97036 will become components of therapeutic procedure codes 97112-97113. A whole slew of codes will become components of...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci Part B Insider.


Keep pace with evolving Medicare regulations with timely analysis of critical updates interpreted in an easy-to-follow, easy-to-apply format. Your subscription to TCI’s Part B Insider will equip you to navigate code and guideline changes, CCI edits, and revisions to modifiers, the fee schedule, OIG target areas, and more.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 4800 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 2003 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles

This feature is currently unavailable for online purchase. For more information, please call 801-770-4203 or Contact Us.

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.