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Wiki TAP Blocks denied bundled into 36556 & 36620

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Per NCCI Edits, the TAP blocks 64486-64489 are bundled into the codes 36620 and/or 36556. Does anyone have any information as to why the blocks are inclusive?
 
You could write NCCI a letter asking when modifier 59 would be applicable with this edit at:

http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/index.html

This web page provides information to providers on Medicare's NCCI edits but does not address specific NCCI edits. If the viewer has concerns about specific NCCI edits, he/she may submit comments in writing to:

National Correct Coding Initiative
Correct Coding Solutions LLC
P.O. Box 907
Carmel, IN 46082-0907

Attention: Niles R. Rosen, M.D., Medical Director and Linda S. Dietz, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, Coding Specialist

Fax #: 317-571-1745
 
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