tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 5

News In Brief: AMA May Develop Its Own Correct Coding Initiative

Surgery coders may soon face an additional layer of guidelines, because the AMA, which oversees the creation of CPT codes, might develop its own version of the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI).CPT guidelines have always specified codes that you shouldn't bill together, or codes that you must report as add-ons, for example. But, this June, the AMA plans to take an additional step and report to its House of Delegates on the results of a resolution the delegates passed last summer. The resolution calls on the AMA to study "the feasibility of developing a national standard for the...

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