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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

CCI Edits Basics:

What's Going on With the Columns?

Published on Wed Jul 17, 2019

Can’t make heads or tails of the columns in the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI)? Understanding what’s meant by Column 1 and Column 2 in the CCI code pair tables that Medicare releases quarterly is critical to knowing what procedures you shouldn’t bill together. Good news: A January 2019 Medicare Learning Network (MLN) publication, “How to Use the Medicare National Correct [...]
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