Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

NCCI 13.0 UPDATE:

New Codes Are Just the Beginning










































Learn when you can -- and cannot -- use a modifier New codes aren't the only ones affected by NCCI version 13.0. Ob-gyn codes that CPT 2007 renumbered also feel the weight of newly applied edits -- and you have to know them, too.

-While not all carriers are, as of yet, following NCCI edits for claims processing, many are, and many are sure to follow,- says Susan Vogelberger, CPC, CPC-H, CMBS, CCP, owner and president of Healthcare Consulting & Coding Education LL in Boardman, Ohio. Here's Your Key to These Tricky Edits
 
Example: In 2006, you had to abide by this column 1-column 2 (non-mutually exclusive) edit:
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