tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 11

CCI 19.3: Get Ready for Numerous Digestive System Procedure Edits

Modifier indicator ‘0’ leaves few options. Don’t get too excited about the many surgical procedure edit pairs deleted in Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 19.3, effective Oct. 1. Although the latest version “contains some real surprises,”as Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB, principal and senior analyst for The Frank Cohen Group in Clearwater, Fla says — many of them won’t make you happy. For instance: Of the nearly 30 deleted edit pairs of digestive system (CPT® 40000 level) codes, almost all make an appearance as new CCI 19.3 edit pairs under a different...

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