Gastroenterology Coding Alert

CCI 20.0 Update:

Avoid Denials by Looking at CCI 20.0 When Reporting New EGD Codes

Look at CCI to see if the two ERCP procedures you are planning to report face bundling. While CPT® 2014 broadened your endoscopic and ERCP code ranges, CCI 20.0 provides more clarity on which of these codes can be or cannot be reported together. “As is customary for the first update of a given year, there are a lot of [...]
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