Hi primrose1, when our facility went from paper records to "live" in Epic a few years back - we utilize "face time" to document time. This could be for an anesthesiologist or a CRNA providing a labor ... [ Read More ]
NCCI didn't allow separate reporting closure with the old biopsy code so i'm not surprised they still bundle it with the new codes. How the procedure is performed has not change with the new codes. Th... [ Read More ]
3. CPT codes 76942, 77002, 77003, 77012, and 77021 describe radiologic guidance for needle placement by different modalities. CMS payment policy allows one unit of service for
any of these codes at a ... [ Read More ]
She is welcome to write into the group responsible for NCCI. They are both column 2 codes to the new scoliosis eval codes and have an indicator of 0 so no modifier will bypass the edits
National Corr... [ Read More ]
I would ask for the link to their set of Medicaid edits that states this. From an NCCI perspective, there is no bundling issue and typically Medicaid NCCI is also identical Medicare NCCI. But I was su... [ Read More ]
I'm guessing you sent the appeal here? :
National Correct Coding Initiative
Correct Coding Solutions LLC
P.O. Box 907
Carmel, IN 46082-0907
Attention: Niles R. Rosen, M.D., Medical Director and Lin... [ Read More ]
36556 76942 20040101 * 1
CPT Manual or CMS manual coding instructions
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Above is from the PTP coding edits from the NCCI page. It states the edit ... [ Read More ]
NCCI is considering the majority of the time CPT 64450 is performed on anatomical location other than the spine. I believe this is being reported for lateral branch block of nerves innervating the SI ... [ Read More ]
Below is from AMA CPT Changes 2000, which is good description of what the procedure entails. 76005 has been updated to 77003
Rationale
As part of the comprehensive revisions to the spinal injection ... [ Read More ]
. Drug Testing Providers performing validity testing on urine specimens utilized for drug testing should not separately bill the validity testing. For example, if a laboratory performs a urinary pH,... [ Read More ]
