Correct Coding Initiative:
Match Your 35475, 35476 Coding to CCI's Latest Change
Published on Mon Sep 06, 2010
This column swap could mean an additional $552 for your practice.This has been a year of changes for coding angioplasty of arteriovenous dialysis grafts. The latest Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version, effective Oct. 1, 2010, adds to the list with a column swap that could be good news for your practice.Start With the 35475, 35476 Edit FactsThe two codes involved in the edit are the following:35475 -- Transluminal balloon angioplasty, percutaneous; brachiocephalic trunk or branches, each vessel35476 -- ... venous.Old way: Until Oct. 1, 2010, CCI's edit for 35475 and 35476 looked like this:Column 1 Column 235476 35475As a result, 35475 (arterial) was bundled into 35476 (venous).New way: Effective Oct. 1, 2010, CCI swaps the edit pair for physician edits, so that 35476 (venous) is bundled into 35475 (arterial):Column 1 Column 235475 35476Grasp How Column Change Affects FeeAccording to CCI rules, if you report both codes in a column 1/column 2 edit [...]
