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CCI 16.2 Update:

Stop Routinely Coding Indwelling Ureteral Stent Insertions, Thanks to CCI 16.2

Published on Sun Jun 13, 2010

Plus, CCI solidifies anesthesia coding rules for the attending surgeon. Even during the lazy days of summer, you can't let your coding update diligence slip, especially since round three of the 2010 Correct Coding Initiative edits , which took effect on July 1, will potentially wreak havoc on your indwelling ureteral stent reimbursement. "There are 16,843 new edit pairs, bringing the total number of active edit pairs to 653,718," says Frank D. Cohen, MPA, MBB, senior analyst with MIT Solutions, Inc. in Clearwater, Fla. Take a look at the ones that will apply to your urology practice with this quick rundown. Include Ureteral Stent Insertion With Ureteral Surgeries The biggest change for your practice will be the bundling of column 2 code 50605 (Ureterotomy for insertion of indwelling stent, all types) into all ureteral surgical codes (50727, and 50740-50820) and all urinary diversion procedure codes (51570-51596). The modifier indicator for these [...]
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