CCI 16.2:
New Edits Bundle Paravertebral Facets With All Anesthesia, Some Nerve Procedures
Published on Wed Jun 16, 2010
Checkpoint: Don't assume separate coding for J0670 anymore, either.The latest Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits contain plenty of anesthesia and pain management pairs you should check -- and straight away. They went into effect July 1. CCI 16.2 encompasses 16,843 new edit pairs, according to analyst Frank Cohen, MPA, of MIT Solutions, Inc., in Clearwater, Fla. With 11 percent of all active edits affecting anesthesia procedures, you can't afford to miss any of the changes.Other Work Includes Paravertebral Facet InjectionAlthough the current CPT book doesn't include them, you could begin using several new codes for paravertebral facet joint injections in January 2010. Now CCI edits bundle two of the new codes with every anesthesia code (00100-01999) and many nerve destruction procedures. The paravertebral injection codes affected are:0213T -- Injection(s), diagnostic or therapeutic agent, paravertebral facet (zygapophyseal) joint (or nerves innervating that joint) with ultrasound guidance, cervical or thoracic; single level0216T -- Injection(s), diagnostic [...]