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Pay Attention to the Newest CCI Pairs for Pain Management

Published on Thu Apr 14, 2016

Just because you don’t find 00XXX codes doesn’t mean you should ignore edits. The latest version of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits went into effect on April 1, with thousands of new edit pairs that stretch across specialties. None actually include codes from CPT®’s anesthesia section (00100-01999), but they do pertain to common pain management procedures your provider probably offers. [...]
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