Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
You Can Get NCCI Edits Free Online
The edits bundle services in two instances: pairs in which one code describes a component of a more comprehensive code, and pairs that describe mutually exclusive procedures.
You can see the NCCI edits at www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/cciedits/cciedits.asp. The files are in zipped Microsoft Excel format, so users will need the appropriate software to examine them.
Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
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Separate Bone Marrow Interpretation, Collection
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Bethesda and ICD-9-CM Still Don't Match
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ASCUS and ASCH using [...]
