tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 23

CCI Deletes Troublesome Ob-Gyn/Urology Edits

Ob-gyn and urology surgeons have been struggling for more than five years with a set of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. But as of July 1, those edits will be deleted retroactive to January.If you were anguished over the years-old edits that bundled 57287 (Sling removal or revision) and 57288 (Sling operation) into 57284 (Paravaginal defect repair), CCI deletes them retroactive to Jan. 1. -Providers may hold their claims for the 57287 and 57288 services which would be denied if the NCCI edits were applied, or resubmit these claims after the correction is implemented on July 1, 2008...

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