Good news for urologists in CCI 8.3: Bundles deleted

Why This Topic Matters

CCI updates can change whether services may be reported together, so understanding these revisions helps urology practices and coders review claims, compliance processes, and billing workflows after the update became effective.

Article Sections

1. Introduction

   Overview of the CCI 8.3 update and why the changes are relevant to urologists in different practice settings.

2. New bundling edits and modifier indicator discussion

   Summary of newly bundled procedure groups and the discussion of revised modifier indicator treatment within the update.

3. Observation care edits

   Discussion of observation-related edits affecting evaluation and management services and related site-of-service scenarios.

4. Revised modifier indicators for selected urologic procedures

   Review of edits whose modifier indicators were changed for certain drainage, sphincter, urethral, and urethrostomy-related procedures.

5. Code

   Tabulated list of codes that are no longer bundled with other listed procedures in this CCI update.