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Ease the Burden of CCI 2010 Round 3 With This Handy Guide to the 16.2 Edits

Published on Sun Jun 13, 2010

Save this useful list to help troubleshoot when dealing with these changes. If you get confused and frustrated sorting through all the lines of edits in the Correct Coding Initiative ( CCI ) files, you're not alone. Refer to this easy-to-decipher chart to know what new code pairs you may separate with a modifier, and for which codes payers will never reimburse. Note: The code in the left column (column 1) represents the comprehensive code. The bundled codes are in column 2, and the modifier indicator is in column 3.
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