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93025 Rule in CCI Manual Finally Gets an Update

Published on Wed Sep 22, 2010

Plus: See what's new for cardiac rehab.Conflicting guidelines rank near the top of the "frustrating realities of coding" list.Case in point: The Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version for physicians released July 1, 2010, gave information on coding MTWA and stress tests that conflicted with the CCI manual in effect at that time. But, fear not. The current CCI Manual, version 16.3, provides updated instructions that are in tune with the edits.Update Chapter 11 of Your CCI ManualThe CCI version effective July 1 deleted the edits that barred reporting cardiovascular stress test codes 93015-93017 (Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or submaximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, and/or pharmacological stress ...) with MTWA code 93025 (Microvolt T-wave alternans for assessment of ventricular arrhythmias).Old version: The manual in effect at that time, however, stated you couldn't report 93015- 93017 on the same date as 93025. The previous wording said, "If [...]
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