CCI 15.1 Update:
Adhere to These Osteotomy,Laminectomy Edits
Published on Tue Mar 03, 2009
Youll need a modifier on this code pair to bust bundle. Be cautious about reporting a same-session spinal osteotomy with a laminectomy due to the new edits the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 15.1 unloads. First, Take a Large Picture View Version 15.1, effective April 1, contains 304,038 additions. The file is one of the largest Ive seen, says Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CENTC, CPC-H, CPCP, CIMC, CHCC, president of CRN Healthcare Solutions in Tinton Falls, N.J. The official reason CMS has given for the size is a need to control anesthesia bundles. Spot Where Most New Edits Pop Up Despite the numerous edits, CCI aims its fire at a select few codes this round, with only 524 unique codes listed in column 2 of the new column 1/column 2 edit list, and only 48 codes make up the top 80 percent of those listed, said Frank Cohen, MPA, senior [...]
