Don't Get Your Hopes Up for CCI Deletions
Published on Fri Jan 01, 2010
Removed edit pairs won't change how you code. Most of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) 16.0's extensive list of terminated edit pairs involves deleted codes that you won't be using any more. But beware of changing your coding for deleted edits pairs involving existing codes -- because some of these bundles came back in a different form. Consults Lead Deletion News CCI 16.0 includes numerous terminated code pairs that affect a long list of general surgery codes. But don't let that worry you. "The deletions primarily involve codes that were either deleted from CPT 2010 or the consultation codes that are no longer covered by Medicare," says Marvel Hammer, RN, CPC, CCS-P, PCS, ACSPM, CHCO, owner of MJH Consulting in Denver. The inactivated edits apply to consultation codes 99241-99245 (Office consultation for a new or established patient...) and 99251-99255 (Inpatient consultation for a new or established patient...) that you should no longer [...]
