Neurosurgery Coding Alert
CMS Makes It Easier (and Cheaper) to Get NCCI
In the past, CMS has made the NCCI edits available as a paid subscription only. "But now," a CMS press release stresses, the edits "are available to anyone with a personal computer."
CMS lists the edits in a spreadsheet format. You can sort edits by code number or by effective date, and the Web page includes a "find" feature to make locating specific codes easier. The on-line database also provides instant access to both the "comprehensive/component" and "mutually exclusive" code pair edits.
To view the online NCCI edits, go to the Web site http://cms.hhs.gov/physicians/cciedits/default.asp. The same Web page also includes links to documents that explain the edits, including the NCCI Policy Manual for Part B Medicare Carriers, the Medicare Carriers Manual, and an NCCI Question and Answer page.
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