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CCI 18.1 Update:

Handy Summary of Added and Deleted CCI Code Pairs for April 2012

Published on Thu Apr 19, 2012

Added Code Pairs:Spinal surgery codes: 22100-22865Vascular injection procedures (selective and superselective catheter placements): 36251-36254Insertion of intravascular vena cava filters: 37191-37193Liver transplants: 47135-47136Craniectomy and craniotomy codes: 61345-61576; with tissue grafts 20926Neurostimulators, shunts and epidural catheters 61850-61880, 62350-62355Lumbar laminectomy: 63001-63051Vertebral corpectomy: 63082-63090Excision of laminectomy: 63276-63290Excision of intraspinal lesion: 63300-063307Repair of meningocele: 63700-63710Neuroplasty: 64704-64722Neurorrhaphy: 64858-64911Advanced imaging: 74175, 75635, 73076Auditory function and speech testing: 92620-92621, 92571-92572Nerve conduction studies: 95885, 958856Deleted Code Pairs29848 (Endoscopy, wrist, surgical, with release of transverse carpal ligament) with 26055 (Tendon sheath incision [e.g., for trigger finger])64721 (Neuroplasty and/or transposition; median nerve at carpal tunnel) with 25000 (Incision, extensor tendon sheath, wrist [e.g., deQuervains disease])76513 (Ophthalmic ultrasound, diagnostic; anterior segment ultrasound, immersion [water bath] B-scan or high resolution biomicroscopy) with 92133 (Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, posterior segment with interpretation and report, unilateral or bilateral; optic nerve) and with 92134 (Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, posterior segment, with interpretation and report, [...]
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