CCI 10.0

Why This Topic Matters

CCI updates can change whether procedure combinations are reportable together and whether modifiers may be used. For eye care and related specialties, these edits affect compliance, claim submission, and review of bundled services.

Article Sections

1. Ophthalmology codes with new bundling edits

   Summarizes the ophthalmology procedure groups addressed by the update and the general types of bundling edits applied to them. It also notes the effective date of the revision.

2. Modifier indicators and related bundled procedures

   Describes the edit status assigned to the affected code pairs and the general implications of modifier indicators for billing separate services. It also mentions a related anesthesia code pairing for an ophthalmic procedure.

3. Related coding notes for graft harvesting and contrast-related services

   Covers additional ophthalmology-related code relationships discussed in the update, including graft harvesting and contrast-related service bundling. The section focuses on the scope of the edit changes rather than detailed selection rules.

4. Deleted edits for eye exam and behavioral assessment coding

   Reviews deleted edit changes involving eye examination services and a behavioral assessment service, along with the broader context for why the assessment series is used in vision-related care.