April 1, 2016 CCI Edits Already Announced
- By Brad Ericson
- In CMS
- November 23, 2015
- Comments Off on April 1, 2016 CCI Edits Already Announced
It is as regular a part of Winter as stocking up on firewood.
Version 22.1 of the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) will be ready for upload after the first of the year, a reminder to providers and payers alike of the changing nature to the federal bundling rules. A test file will be available approximately January 31, 2016. The final file will be posted on or about Feb. 14.
Version 22.1 includes all previous versions and update since January 1996, and it will be released in the customer Column 1/Column 2 format with both Correct Coding Edits and Mutually Exclusive Code edits.
Director of Publishing at AAPC
Brad Ericson, MPC, CPC, COSC, is a seasoned healthcare writer and editor.He directed publishing at AAPC for nearly 12 years and worked at Ingenix for 13 years and Aetna Health Plans prior to that. He has been writing and publishing about healthcare since 1979. He received his Bachelor's in Journalism from Idaho State University and his Master's of Professional Communication degree from Westminster College of Salt Lake City.
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