tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 4

Transplantation: Bill New Backbench Codes - And Then Hold Your Breath For Payment

And don't bother to bill new wound vacuum assisted closure codes Before you bill for backbench preparation of donor organs, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do you feel lucky? Coders rejoiced when CPT Codes 2005 added a number of new codes for backbench transplantation - a service they previously hadn't been able to bill for at all. But then the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tagged all the new codes for donor organ preparation with Status "C," meaning it's up to the carriers to lay a price tag on them. Status C codes include preparation...

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