You Be the Coder:
Are CCI Edits Flexible?
Published on Mon Oct 21, 2019
Question: After reading your article last month about which Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits allow bronchoscopies to be billed with thoracotomies, I have a follow-up question. When we’re billing a payer other than Medicare Part B, do we have to follow CCI edits, or are they Medicare-specific? Answer: Although all Medicare Part B payers follow the CCI edits, many other [...]