Gastroenterology Coding Alert
NCCI Rolls Out New Bundled Codes
Check the chart to the right to find the National Correct Coding Initiative's new comprehensive and component gastroenterology-related codes. This quarter's edits took effect July 1. *Status indicator "0" means the procedure may never be unbundled, regardless of the circumstances that present. Status indicator "1" means the procedures may be unbundled using modifier -59 (Distinct procedural service), but only when the circumstances merit using this modifier.
Use this quick key for easy access to the latest changes involving codes such as 45335 (Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; with directed submucosal injection[s], any substance) and 45340 (Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; with dilation by balloon, 1 or more strictures).
Gastroenterology Coding Alert
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Get More out of 99291 and 99292
Insufficient physician documentation - not your coding skills - [...] - Quick Key:
NCCI Rolls Out New Bundled Codes
Check the chart to the right to find the National Correct Coding Initiative's new comprehensive and component [...] - NCCI 101:
Navigate the Edits' Lingo
Tired of bungling bundles and misinterpreting mutually exclusives? Brush up on your National Correct Coding [...] - You Be the Coder:
Use Place of Service With Nursing Home Consult Code
Question: One of our physicians was asked to consult on a patient who was in [...] - News You Can Use:
Take the Money and Run
CMS Has Change of Heart on Proposed 'Mass Adjustment'
Good news for your practice: Gastroenterologists won't [...] - Reader Question:
Who Specified What
Question: What do "NEC" and "NOS" mean in ICD-9 coding? How should I select between [...] - Reader Question:
Cover Your Bases With a 'Transfer of Service'
Question: An on-call physician treated one of our patients. The next day, our doctor took [...] - Reader Question:
Sigmoidoscopy Is Not 'Reduced' Colonoscopy
Question: Our physician performed a colonoscopy to 80 cm for tumor marking. Should I report [...] - Reader Question:
Coding a Discontinued Acid Reflux Test
Question: One of our technicians administered a 24-hour acid reflux test (91033) for a patient [...] - Correction
The July 2003 Gastroenterology Coding Alert (Reader Question: Learn Requirements for Lower-Risk Colonoscopies) should not [...] - Quick Key:
NCCI Rolls Out New Bundled Codes
Check the chart to the right to find the National Correct Coding Initiative's new comprehensive and component [...] - NCCI 101:
Navigate the Edits Lingo
Tired of bungling bundles and misinterpreting mutually exclusives? Brush up on your National Correct Coding [...] - You Be the Coder:
Use Place of Service With Nursing Home Consult Code
Question: One of our physicians was asked to consult on a patient who was in [...] - News You Can Use:
Take the Money and Run
CMS Has Change of Heart on Proposed Mass Adjustment
Good news for your practice: Gastroenterologists wont [...] - Reader Question:
Who Specified What
Question: What do NEC and NOS mean in ICD-9 coding? How should I select between [...] - Reader Question:
Cover Your Bases With a Transfer of Service
Question: An on-call physician treated one of our patients. The next day, our doctor took [...] - Reader Question:
Sigmoidoscopy Is Not Reduced Colonoscopy
Question: Our physician performed a colonoscopy to 80 cm for tumor marking. Should I report [...]
