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Pinpoint the Correct CPT and HCPCS Codes and Avoid Denials

Published on Fri May 21, 2010

Remember the one code that can help your pre-configured NCS billing.January brought some changes to the CPT and HCPCS codes that may be getting on your nerves. Take this three-part neurology coding challenge and give your worries a rest.Test yourself: Of the most notable changes so far this year, chemodenervation is high on the list, with headache-inducing bundling edits. Plus, if your neurologist uses a pre-configured nerve conduction study (NCS) as the basis for a standard NCS, you'll want to watch for one code in particular.Test Your 2010 Neurology Code Change Knowledge: Question 1: Which injection codes can you not report -- even if you use a modifier -- when reporting 64614 (Chemodenervation of extremity[s] and/or trunk muscle[s] [e.g., for dystonia, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis]), according to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits.Question 2: When your neurologist injects 100 units of Dysport, which code would you report? How many times do you [...]
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