Pediatric Coding Alert

But you'll find good news about coding debridement.In our December 2010 Pediatric Coding Alert, we explained to you how Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits work, and shared the fact that Medicaid providers will be using these edits to deny services performed concurrently. We also promised to update you when CMS releases its quarterly edits -- and that time has already arrived.The CCI Version 17.0 edits were released in December, and include 19,822 new active pairs and 9.778 code pair deletions, said Frank D. Cohen, MPA, MBB, senior analyst with The Frank Cohen Group, LLC, in a Dec. 14 announcement.Many of the new code pair additions involve CPT codes that debuted on Jan. 1, with CCI now halting payment if you report certain procedures together.For instance, you'll find vaccine administration codes 90471 (Immunization administration [includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections]; 1 vaccine [single or combination vaccine/toxoid])and 90473 (Immunization administration by intranasal [...]