CCI 16.0 Update:
Skip Coding Permanent and Temporary Stents In One Session, Medicare Says
Published on Mon Jan 18, 2010
CCI doesn't spare new urodynamics codes, but you can break most bundles. While you're still trying to take in all the 2010 CPT Changes , the new edition of the Correct Coding Initiative ( CCI ), effective Jan.1, 2010, is already tying your hands on some code pairings, including the new 2010 urodynamics codes. Version 16.0 introduces 24,060 new active pairs and 869 modifier changes, said Frank D. Cohen, MPA, MBB, senior analyst with MIT Solutions, Inc. But don't worry; you won't have to sort through all those changes. We've done it for you. To keep your urology practice on the up and up this quarter, here's what you need to know. Avoid Double Billing for Stents CCI 16.0 bundles new 2010 CPT code 53855 (Insertion of a temporary prostatic urethral stent, including urethral measurement) into 52282 (Cystourethroscopy with insertion of a permanent stent). Medicare bases the edit on the [...]