CCI 14.0: Allergy, Urology, Neurology Suffer Scores Of Bundles

Why This Topic Matters

CCI updates can change whether services are separately reportable or bundled, so coders need to review the affected code groups to avoid denials and maintain compliant claims.

Article Sections

1. CCI strikes new medication therapy management codes

   Introduces the CCI update and summarizes how the new version affects both newly released and existing procedure codes across multiple service areas.

2. Spine

   Covers bundled spine-related services and the impact on anesthesia and surgical code groups.

3. Allergy

   Discusses bundling changes affecting allergy testing and related services, along with a modifier-related example.

4. Orthopedics

   Reviews edit changes affecting osteotomy, fracture care, and related orthopedic procedure groups.

5. General surgery

   Summarizes bundling changes affecting tumor excision and other general surgery services.

6. Injections

   Describes edit changes involving injection-related procedures and associated tube-placement services.

7. Urology

   Explains changes involving bladder study coding and its relationship to other service categories.

8. Modifier changes

   Highlights a change in modifier indicator status for certain bundled services and notes the broader edit effect.