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Three Es of Oto Fare Well in NCCI 17.0: Endoscopy, Excision and E/M

Published on Tue Feb 15, 2011

Eighty-eight surgical procedures make up components of 31296. Mind your edits when coding new codes for endoscopy, stereotaxis, and destruction in your otolaryngology practice this 2011. National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Edits 17.0 -- which took effect Jan. 1 -- prohibits simultaneous reporting of: 31295-31297 (Sinus endoscopy) and 263 other procedures; 31634 (Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed; with balloon occlusion, with assessment of air leak, with administration of occlusive substance [e.g., fibrin glue], if performed), and 17 other procedures; 61782 (Stereotactic computer-assisted [navigational] procedure; cranial, extradural [List separately in addition to code for primary procedure]), and two other procedures; and 64611 (Chemodenervation of parotid and submandibular salivary glands, bilateral), and 103 other procedures. These edits mean you won't get paid for both, so get the lowdown on how to adhere or risk giving away your profits. For the 17.0 version, "19,822 new edit pairs have been added to [...]
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