Urology Coding Alert
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Get the NCCI 11.1 Skinny Here
Published on Wed Apr 06, 2005
Tired of wading through CMS spreadsheets? Look no further for the new urology bundles
The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), version 11.1, released the following urology-related bundles that take effect April 1.
Use this quick key for easy access to the latest changes involving comprehensive code/component code bundles and mutually exclusive bundles that will affect your practice's claims.
Other Articles in this issue of
Urology Coding Alert
- NCCI Update:
Reporting Radioactive PVR Studies and Cystos Separately? Not Anymore
Watch for new coding edits designed to stop 'double-dipping' for post-void residual studies If you're [...] - You Be the Coder:
Cystolithoplaxy and Tumor Fulguration
Question: One of my urologists performed the following: cystoscopy, bilateral retrograde pyelography, cystolithopaxy (using a [...] - Pediatric Urology Corner:
Keep Urinalysis Reimbursement Flowing With Clean ICD-9 Coding
Stand up for payment if carrier bundles urine dip into E/M Urinary tract infection (UTI) [...] - Quick Key:
Get the NCCI 11.1 Skinny Here
Tired of wading through CMS spreadsheets? Look no further for the new urology bundles The [...] - Case Study:
Inflate Hopes for Payment for Balloon Catheter Removal
Key: Use 1 E/M code for office visit and initial hospital care on the same [...] - Correction
An article in the April 2005 Urology Coding Alert, "Believe It or Not: Add Frequency [...] - Reader Questions:
Link PSA Test to Approved Dx Code
Question: Which ICD-9 Codes will Medicare allow as showing medical necessity for the PSA [...] - Reader Questions:
Keep POS Codes Straight for Nursing Facilities
Question: Which CPT Codes and place-of-service codes should we report if the doctor sees a [...] - Reader Questions:
Knockout Coding for Fistulagram
Question: I need a code for fistulagram. The patient had a superficial skin-to-skin penile fistula. [...] - Reader Questions:
Rely on Unlisted-Procedure Code for Burch Takedown
Question: What is the proper code for Burch takedown or retropubic lysis of adhesions and [...] - Reader Questions:
Use Node Dissection to Decide Ileal Loop Code
Question: What should I code for a radical cystoprostatectomy and ileal conduit diversion? At first, [...] - Reader Questions:
Make Friends With -78 for Post-Op Cysto
Question: Ten days after an open simple prostatectomy, the urologist brought the patient back to [...] - Masterful CPT Coding to Capture All Revenue
Presented by Kristine Eckis The following supplement to Urology Coding Alert is the transcript of [...]
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