Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

CCI Update:

Be Alert for TPI Bundles, Moderate Sedation Error

Here’s why you might have been getting denials for new sedation codes. The latest Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) was in effect as of January 1, 2017. There is one major change — and one bundling error — in the first edit batch of 2017. The lowdown: CCI tightened up its rules on reporting certain services along with trigger point injections [...]
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