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CCI 16.1 Update:

Watch Out for New Hemorrhoidectomy, Fluoroscopy Coding Hurdles

Published on Fri Mar 26, 2010

The upside is that you'll be able to break some bundles with modifier 59. Just as you're getting used to using the revised 2010 hemorrhoidectomy codes, the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) has something to say about when you can report some of those codes with the destruction of hemorrhoids. As of April 1, CCI version 16.1 also bundles fluoroscopy with several interventional radiology injection procedures your gastroenterologist might perform. CCI 16.1 includes 2,054 new active pairs and 1,947 modifier changes, says Frank D.Cohen, MPA, MBB, senior analyst with MIT Solutions Inc. Save yourself time and effort by reading through this rundown of the changes you need to know in gastroenterology. Skip 46930 with Revised 2010 Hemorrhoidectomy Codes Make sure you're not reporting destruction of internal hemorrhoids by thermal energy with internal hemorrhoidectomy procedures. CCI 16.1 bundles 46930 (Destruction of internal hemorrhoid[s] by thermal energy [eg, infrared coagulation, cautery, radiofrequency]) with [...]
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