Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
Fight Against Edits Continues
Published on Mon Mar 22, 2004
With the vast majority of CCI Edits this time around targeting a mere 16 testing codes (See "8,000 Edits Hit 16 Testing Codes Hard") one provider organization is fighting for changes.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology fought against the 8,000+ edits that hit several neurological testing codes, but policymakers believed that the monitoring was incidental and included in the payments for the comprehensive procedures. But the AAO will continue to fight to overturn these bundling edits, says Barbara Cobuzzi, president of Cash Flow Solutions in Brick, NJ.
Other Articles in this issue of
Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
- Correct Coding Initiative:
8,000 Edits Hit 16 Testing Codes Hard
You can use a modifier to override these edits, but you probably shouldn't
[...] - Cystourethroscopy:
CCI 10.1 Makes 52281 Component Of Many Cystourethroscopy Codes
Harder to bill for dilation of urethral stricture or stenosis separately
CPT code 52281 (Cystourethroscopy, [...] - CCI Deletions:
Screening Culture And Blood Culture No Longer Anathema
CCI 10.1 deletes 3 mutually exclusive edits, 5 component edits
It just got easier to bill [...] - Fight Against Edits Continues
With the vast majority of CCI Edits this time around targeting a mere 16 testing [...] - ESRD:
ESRD Codes Hit With New Mutually Exclusive Edits
CMS introduced a number of new end-stage renal disease codes for 2004, G0308-G0327. With CCI [...] - Orthotics/Prosthetics:
New Code Hit With Mutually Exclusive, Bundling Edits
Billing for CPT 97755 just became much more complicated
It's been a source of [...] - Reinstated Semen Code Target of Many Edits
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reinstated semen analysis G0027 as [...] - Gastroenterology:
Intubation And Sample Collection Bundled With Slew Of Endoscopy Codes
Don't try to bill separately for esophageal dilation
If your physician routinely [...] - Part B Coding Coach:
Recoup $105 Extra Per Visit For Extended E/M Services
Your physician's time isn't free -- use prolonged service codes to bill for extra services.
Big [...] - Physician Notes:
Consultation Payments May Come With Snares Attached
If you're not 100 percent sure the consultation services you're billing meet all the correct [...]
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