AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2020 Issue 4; In this Issue

Coding tips from the NCCI Policy Manual — musculoskeletal system

This article is the second in a series intended to provide coding tips from the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Policy Manual as they relate to correct coding for multiple procedures. This information is provided to help guide coding professionals in order to determine when it’s appropriate to append a modifier to a code when a procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edit exists. As stated in the first article, in order to make the determination when it is appropriate to bypass a multiple procedures edit with a modifier, start by following the CPT guidelines, information within the code descriptors and...

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