Add 77002 and Seize an Extra $70 -- CCI Deletes 3 Arthrography Edits
Published on Mon Mar 08, 2010
But beware of adding guidance when RS&I code earns a spot. This April Fools' Day brought some good news for radiology coders. Three Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits got the boot, allowing you to report fluoroscopic guidance in certain arthrogram cases. Here's what you need to know. Highlight These Hip and Knee Opportunities Version 16.1 of the CCI edit database is effective April 1, notes a March 22 announcement by Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB, senior analyst with MIT Solutions Inc.in Clearwater, Fla. In addition to the new edit pairs, there are 142 edit pairs reported as terminated (no longer effective) for this release, he adds. Winning the role of "most likely to affect your radiology practice" is the deletion of edits bundling 77002 (Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement [e.g., biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device]) into the following codes: 27093 -- Injection procedure for hip arthrography; without anesthesia 27095 -- ... with anesthesia [...]
