CCI 18.0 includes new edits for the new facet destruction codes

Why This Topic Matters

CCI edit updates can affect claim accuracy, bundling, and reporting compliance across several procedure groups. This summary helps readers quickly judge whether the full article covers the specific code families and edit categories they need to monitor.

Article Sections

1. Facet denervation edits

   Discusses updated CCI edits affecting facet destruction services and related procedure groupings. Covers the general areas where bundled services were added or revised.

2. Tendon and trigger point injections

   Summarizes new edit pairings involving injection services and related compression procedure codes. Notes that some of these edits are treated differently from others.

3. New pain pump reprogramming codes

   Reviews edits involving pain pump analysis, reprogramming, refill, and maintenance services. Also addresses additional procedures that were added to these edit groups.

4. Nerve blocks, neurostimulators & evoked potential tests

   Covers new bundling affecting nerve block, neurostimulator, and evoked potential testing services. Identifies which broad service types are included in the edit set.

5. Nerve blocks, neurostimulators & peripheral stimulators

   Describes newly bundled Category III peripheral field stimulation codes within broader neurostimulator-related procedures. Focuses on the scope of the edit update.

6. Other nerve destruction codes

   Addresses how additional destruction code families were affected by the same general category of CCI updates. Provides a broader view of the coding areas touched by the article.

7. Critical Care services

   Summarizes new edits involving critical care and related intensive care services. Covers the general relationship between those services in the update.

8. New MUEs, new pain codes

   Explains the release of new Medically Unlikely Edits for several newer codes. Focuses on the general role of MUEs in the update.