Correct Coding Initiative: Beware New Bundles For

Why This Topic Matters

CCI bundle edits can change whether services may be reported separately, which directly affects claim submission, compliance review, and denial risk. This article helps readers identify affected service categories and the overall scope of the changes before the edits take effect.

Article Sections

1. Upcoming inpatient consultation edit changes

   Discusses a set of impending bundling changes involving hospital evaluation and management services and related consultation reporting. It highlights the general inpatient setting and the role of modifiers in these edits.

2. Physical medicine and rehabilitation edits

   Covers bundling changes affecting rehabilitation and therapeutic service categories. The section notes that several therapy-related procedures are part of the update.

3. Cochlear implant and auditory testing edits

   Summarizes edits involving cochlear implant diagnostic services and related hearing assessment codes. It also addresses the broader group of speech, language, and auditory processing services affected by the update.

4. Traction, fracture, and endoscopy-related edits

   Describes a surgical coding change involving traction-related work and associated comprehensive services. The section references multiple orthopedic and endoscopic procedure groupings.

5. Ureterolysis and laparoscopic procedure edits

   Explains a laparoscopic bundling update affecting a urologic procedure and multiple related abdominal, pelvic, and reproductive surgery code groups. It also notes that modifier use may be available for these edits.

6. Coding commentary

   Includes a brief professional comment about how often one of the procedures is performed and how it is typically billed in practice.