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Get Up to Date with CCI 16.2 Edits

Published on Sat Jun 26, 2010

Question:Are there any correct coding initiative (CCI) version 16.2 edits our practice should be aware of?Kansas SubscriberAnswer:The new edits have no major impact on ob-gyn practices.If you're curious though, you will spot only four codes bundled into the CPT codes, and all four codes have to do with use of a local or an injection into the spine. CCI lists the reason for these edits as "misuse of a column 2 code with a column 1 code." The first two (listed below) have a "0" indicator, while the second 2 have a "1:"0213T -- Injection(s), diagnostic or therapeutic agent, paravertebral  facet (zygapophyseal) joint (or nerves innervating that joint)  with ultrasound guidance, cervical or thoracic; single level0216T -- Injection(s), diagnostic or therapeutic agent, paravertebral  facet (zygapophyseal) joint (or nerves innervating that joint)  with ultrasound guidance, lumbar or sacral; single level J0670 -- Injection, Mepivacaine Hydrochloride, per 10 mlJ2001 -- Injection, Licodaine HCL for intravenous infusion, 10 mg.Remember: A modifier indicator of "0" [...]
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