CCI 15.0 Update:
Include New Radiosurgery Code as Part of 20 Neuro Procedures
Published on Tue Jan 27, 2009
Tip: Adhere to new arthroplasty bundles by following CPT guidelines. Don't panic when you see the new year's voluminous Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 15.0. You can easily keep track of new arthrodesis, stereotactic cranial radiosurgery, and injection edits affecting your neurosurgery practice. All you need to do is follow CPT 2009's guidelines. Apply Deleted Codes- Edits to Replacement Codes "Almost all the deleted CCI edits represent deleted CPT codes and not a change in policy," says Melanie Witt, RN, COBGC, MA, an ob-gyn coding expert based in Guadalupita, N.M. Example: CPT 2009 deleted codes 0090T (Total disc arthroplasty [artificial disc], anterior approach, including discectomy to prepare interspace [other than for decompression] cervical; single interspace), 0093T (Removal of total disc arthroplasty, anterior approach cervical; single interspace), and 0096T (Revision of total disc arthroplasty, anterior approach cervical; single interspace). Therefore, CCI 15.0 deletes bundles, such as the nonmutually exclusive edit that [...]
