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CCI 18.2:

Prevent Denials By Pinpointing New Obstetric and Brachytherapy Edits

Published on Tue Jul 24, 2012

Make sure you pay attention to the modifier indicator. Before you consider reporting an obstetric code with an E/M service including 99218, you should check the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 18.2. The CCI released version 18.2, effective July 1, 2012, revealing 2,521 new active pairs and 88 code pair deletions, said Frank D. Cohen, MPA, MBB, senior analyst with The Frank Cohen Group, LLC, in his analysis of the changes. Of the over 2,500 new pairings, 122 had a retroactive effective date of January 1, 2012 while the remaining 2399 went into effect on July 1. All of the code bundle deletions were effective June 30. Our experts have poured through the changes and have highlighted the ones that will potentially affect your ob-gyn practice. Here's the rundown of what you need to know now. 1. Ob Codes Don't Escape CCI's Notice If you're used to reporting 59430 (Postpartum [...]
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