Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
In other news ...When you scan the Correct Coding Initiative's (CCI's) new deletion database, don't limit your search to pairs with termination dates of April 1 (column E).
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CCI 15.1 made several edit pairs retroactive to Jan. 1, 2009. If you did not bill one of these pairs because you thought they were prohibited or billed one of these pairs and were not paid due to CCI, you may be able to receive payment, said Frank Cohen, MPA, senior analyst with MIT Solutions Inc. in his CCI 15.1 webinar. Opportunity: You billed interrogation device evaluation (93294) with delivery room resuscitation (99465) for date of service between 01/01/2009 and 03/31/2009. If you were denied payment for this edit pair last quarter, you may want to resubmit your claim, Cohen says.Code 93294 (Interrogation, device evaluation[s] [remote], up to 90 days...) is now allowed with 99465 (Delivery/birthing room resuscitation...).
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