Reader Question: Medicare Provides Free Access to NCCI Edits

Question: I heard that Medicare posted the National Correct Coding Initiative edits on the Internet. Is this true? If so, which Web site address should I use to find the edits?
North Carolina Subscriber
 
Answer: CMS now offers an inexpensive way to stay current on the latest NCCI edits that affect allergy practices. You can check out the quarterly NCCI edit updates for free online at the Web site http://www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/cciedits. The same Web page also includes links to documents that explain the edits, including the NCCI Policy Manual for Part B Medicare Carriers, Medicare Carriers Manual, and an NCCI Question and Answer page.

-- Information for Reader Questions and You Be the Coder provided by a number of coding experts, including Susan Callaway, CPC, CCS-P, an independent coding consultant and educator in North Augusta, S.C.; Kathy Pride, CPC, CCS-P, a coding consultant for QuadraMed in Port St. Lucie, Fla.; and Bruce Rappoport MD, CPC, a board-certified internist who works with physicians on compliance, documentation, coding and quality issues for RCH Healthcare Advisors LLC, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based healthcare consulting company.