CCI Edits: Say Goodbye To DEXA Edits

Why This Topic Matters

CCI updates can change whether services are separately reportable or bundled, which directly affects claims processing, compliance review, and revenue cycle workflow. Understanding the scope of these quarterly edits helps practices monitor affected service lines and adapt to policy changes.

Article Sections

1. New CCI additions may disappoint some practices

   Introduces the quarterly CCI update and frames the article’s focus on a mix of deletions and new bundling changes across multiple specialties.

2. New additions

   Summarizes additional changes in the CCI database and notes that several specialties are affected by new edit pairings.

3. Pathology

   Covers CCI changes affecting laboratory and pathology-related services.

4. Pulmonology

   Covers CCI changes affecting respiratory and ventilation management services.

5. Anesthesia

   Covers CCI changes affecting anesthesia-related reporting and related diagnostic services.

6. Evaluation and management

   Covers CCI changes affecting hydration and evaluation-and-management service groupings.

7. Possible rationale

   Provides background discussion about why certain edit patterns may have been adopted and how they relate to broader CCI policy.