Radiology Coding Alert

Learn which of the edit pairs you may never report together.Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 16.3 went into effect Oct. 1, 2010. Among its more than 19,000 additions are a number of interventional and PET bundles you should know.1. Watch Out for 0228T, 0230T Bundles GaloreIf you perform transforaminal epidural injections with ultrasound guidance, do yourself a favor and check CCI edits before you submit your claim.Here's why: Most of the new edit additions revolve around the newly-introduced Category III CPT codes that went into effect on July 1:0228T -- Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with ultrasound guidance, cervical or thoracic; single level0230T -- Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with ultrasound guidance, lumbar or sacral; single level.In his analysis of the edits, Frank Cohen, principal and senior analyst for the Frank Cohen Group, noted that for column two codes, 0228T and 0230T accounted for more than half of [...]