Breast biopsies are among top targets in CCI Version 7.1

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Article Overview

This article summarizes major changes in Correct Coding Initiative Version 7.1 and explains how the update affects several groups of procedures across different specialties. It is aimed at coders, billing staff, and compliance professionals who need to understand the scope of the new edits, the timing of implementation, and the general types of services affected.

Why This Topic Matters

Version 7.1 introduces a large set of new and deleted CCI edits that can affect whether certain services are bundled or treated as mutually exclusive. Knowing which broad procedure groups are impacted helps coding and billing teams review claims and prepare for the effective dates.

Article Sections

  1. CCI Version 7.1 overview

    Summarizes the scale of the update, the kinds of edits added and removed, and the effective dates mentioned in the article.

  2. Breast biopsy and breast surgery edits

    Covers the article’s discussion of breast-related procedure families that are affected by the new CCI edit patterns.

  3. Eye surgery edits

    Reviews the article’s examples involving orbital and ophthalmic procedures that are impacted by the version update.

  4. Other comprehensive-component examples

    Describes additional procedure examples from pain management and radiation therapy that illustrate the scope of the edits.

  5. Mutually exclusive edits

    Summarizes the article’s discussion of procedure pairs that are treated as mutually exclusive under the new version.

What You Will Learn

  • What types of procedure groups are affected by CCI Version 7.1
  • How the article characterizes comprehensive-component and mutually exclusive edits
  • Which broad specialty areas are represented in the examples
  • When the updates and deletions take effect

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance professionals
  • Revenue cycle teams

Codes Discussed

Code Ranges Discussed

  • CPT: 95831–95834
  • CPT: 19102-3
  • CPT: 19110–19240
  • CPT: 21385–21395
  • CPT: 21406–21408

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