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CCI 17.3:

44970: Leave Out Lap Appendectomy When Coding Most Urological Procedures, CCI Warns

Published on Wed Oct 19, 2011

If you don't know the meaning of '0' modifier indicators, you're asking for denials. The last round of Correct Coding Initiative ( CCI ) edits for 2011 target your meatotomy and urethrotomy coding. Your hands will be tied when your urologist performs those procedures with many other procedures, including endoscopic procedures such as transurethral resections of the prostate (TURPs). CCI version 17.3, which takes effect Oct. 1, offers 1,380 new edit pairs and 835 terminated bundles, according to an analysis by Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB, principal and senior analyst with The Frank Cohen Group, LLC. As was the case with the previous CCI edition, the majority of edits impact the codes from the musculoskeletal code range (20000-29999), but bundles did occur to codes throughout the CPT® manual. Read on to find out which edits will affect your urology coding. Skip 59 With 53000 and 53010 Bundles If your urologist performs [...]
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