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Clarification:

CCI Edits Apply to Single MD During Procedure

Published on Mon Nov 22, 2010

PM/Anesthesia teams aren't affected by bundles. The latest edits from the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI 16.3) state that coders cannot report anesthesia with new Category III transforaminal epidural injections. This information, reported in "New 0228T-0230T Codes Already Appear in CCI Edits" (Anesthesia Coding Alert Vol. 12, Number 10), holds true for single-provider encounters. Your coding can change, however, when the procedure involves two providers. The codes affected by the bundles include 01991 (Anesthesia for diagnostic or therapeutic nerve blocks and injections [when block or injection is performed by a different provider]; other than the prone position) and 01992 (... prone position) when paired with new transforaminal epidural injections: 0228T -- Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with ultrasound guidance, cervical or thoracic; single level 0229T -- ... each additional level (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 0230T -- Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with ultrasound guidance, [...]
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