CCI 17.2:
CCI Bundles Urethral Catheterization With Even More Procedures
Published on Fri Jul 15, 2011
Plus, if your doctor performs urogynecology procedures you'll have new edits to take into account. While the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) often wreaks havoc on your coding, you'll be glad to know that version 17.2 doesn't bring many new urology-related edits. CCI Edits version 17.2, which takes effect July 1, offers 2,367 new edit pairs and deletes 336 bundles, according to an analysis by Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB, principal and senior analyst with The Frank Cohen Group, LLC. The majority of edits impact the codes from the musculoskeletal code range (20000-29999), but bundles did occur to codes throughout the CPT® manual. Here's a rundown of the new CCI bundles you might run into in your urology practice. Watch Out For More Catheterization Bundles CCI 17.2 bundles urethral catheterization codes 51701 (Insertion of non-indwelling bladder catheter [eg, straight catheterization for residual urine]), 51702 (Insertion of temporary indwelling bladder catheter; simple [eg, [...]