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CCI 15.2 Update:

Good News: Deleted Nasal Vestibule, Septoplasty Edit Boosts Your Bottom Line By $125

Published on Thu May 28, 2009

Scrap using a modifier for 2 31525 edits, thanks to these new deletions. The latest Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) release, version 15.2, brings welcome changes for your otolaryngology practices. Not only can you report nasal vestibule work and a septoplasty independent of each other, but you don't need to slap on a modifier when your ENT performs a laryngoscopy alongside a cervical lymphadenectomy. "It is always good news when physicians are paid for all the procedures they perform," says Rhonda Hardison, CPC, clinical coding quality coordinator at the Lake Physician Group's Head and Neck Center in Baton Rouge, La. Calculate Your Expected Increase, Based on Deleted 30520/30465 Edit No longer will you need to worry about an edit that bundles 30520 (Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft) into 30465 (Repair of nasal vestibular stenosis [e.g., spreader grafting, lateral nasal wall reconstruction]). "This [...]
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