tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2001 Issue 3

Reader Question: Suspended CCI 6.3 Edits

Question: I heard that HCFA has suspended the 6.3 Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. Is this true?Ohio SubscriberAnswer: HCFAs recent temporary suspension of a large portion of version 6.3 CCI edits is retroactive to Oct. 30, 2000. The agency probably wont reinstate any of these until July 2001. Most significant about the 6.3 edits was the bundling of evaluation and management (E/M) services with diagnostic procedures, says Barbara Cobuzzi, CPC, CHBME, president of Cash Flow Solutions Inc. in Lakewood, N.J. She says E/M service providers should attach modifier -25 (significant, separately identifiable evaluation and...

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