Wiki Incidental vs. Bundled

[marivic415]

what is the difference between incidental and bundled?

thank you.

 

[ajs]

what is the difference between incidental and bundled?

thank you.

Incidental means "minor" so that would be a small piece that is always included.

Bundled means "packaged together" which in medical coding means several procedures that are generally done together bundled into a package price.

 

[btadlock1]

what is the difference between incidental and bundled?

thank you.

The difference is subtle, so it's hard to see sometimes...Like Arlene said:

Incidental = "Inclusive" - it's a small part of a bigger total procedure - like, a Lidocaine injection, when giving someone stitches, or a venipuncture when starting an IV. (It's an integral part of the main procedure).

"Bundled" = a group package of separate procedures that are commonly performed together, and when they are all done at once, have a specific code to describe them. Bundled almost always refers to labs - like the 80050 panel (84443 + 85025 + 80053)

Make sense?

 

[anicho4250@aol.com]

Re: Incidental and Bundled

The difference is subtle, so it's hard to see sometimes...Like Arlene said:

Incidental = "Inclusive" - it's a small part of a bigger total procedure - like, a Lidocaine injection, when giving someone stitches, or a venipuncture when starting an IV. (It's an integral part of the main procedure).

"Bundled" = a group package of separate procedures that are commonly performed together, and when they are all done at once, have a specific code to describe them. Bundled almost always refers to labs - like the 80050 panel (84443 + 85025 + 80053)

Make sense?

Thanks Arlene and Brandi for the clarification. As a new coder I am learning alot from this forum, from all the questions that are asked, and the answers given.

Vanessa Nicholas CPC

 

[cliff.chen89]

The difference is subtle, so it's hard to see sometimes...Like Arlene said:

Incidental = "Inclusive" - it's a small part of a bigger total procedure - like, a Lidocaine injection, when giving someone stitches, or a venipuncture when starting an IV. (It's an integral part of the main procedure).

"Bundled" = a group package of separate procedures that are commonly performed together, and when they are all done at once, have a specific code to describe them. Bundled almost always refers to labs - like the 80050 panel (84443 + 85025 + 80053)

Make sense?

Hi Brandi, thanks for the explanation for the difference between bundled and incidental. Do you know of any resources similar to NCCI edits to show which codes are incidental to one another?