agibbons
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Please help clarify the NCCI Manual chapter 4 arthroscopic section in regards to 29822 and 29823 and if they can billed with 29826 to Medicare.
The NCCI manual states the debridement code 29822 is included in all other arthroscopic procedures and 29823 is included unless its billed with 3 specific codes under the exception with cpt 29824, 29827, or 29828.
CPT states 29826 is an add-on code that may be billed with primary procedure codes, including 29822/29823.
CCI Edits do not show any bundling issues with 29822/29823 and 29826.
Since their are no edits, can we bill 29822 or 29823 with 29826 to Medicare?
Or does the NCCI Manual mean that we should not bill them together even though their are no edits?
The NCCI manual states the debridement code 29822 is included in all other arthroscopic procedures and 29823 is included unless its billed with 3 specific codes under the exception with cpt 29824, 29827, or 29828.
CPT states 29826 is an add-on code that may be billed with primary procedure codes, including 29822/29823.
CCI Edits do not show any bundling issues with 29822/29823 and 29826.
Since their are no edits, can we bill 29822 or 29823 with 29826 to Medicare?
Or does the NCCI Manual mean that we should not bill them together even though their are no edits?