Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

Use a modifier to report FNA separately when appropriate.CCI version 17.2, which takes effect July 1, offers 2,367 new edit pairs and deletes 336 bundles, according to an analysis by Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB, principal and senior analyst with The Frank Cohen Group, LLC. The majority of edits impact the codes from the musculoskeletal code range (20000-29999), but bundles did occur to codes throughout the CPT® manual.For instance: Although the CCI previously appeared to do a thorough job of bundling fine needle aspiration (FNA) codes 10021-10022 into most biopsy, excision, and resection codes, the new version of CCI takes it a step further. Effective July 1, you'll find these FNA codes bundled into scores of additional musculoskeletal procedures, including these from the "Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes" section:28043 -- Excision, tumor, soft tissue of foot or toe, subcutaneous; less than 1.5 cm28039 - ... 1.5 cm or greater28045 -- Excision, tumor, [...]