tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 1

CCI: Now No Modifier Can Separate 90865/90807 Bundle, CCI Says

Several modifier changes will alter the way you code psychotherapy, conscious sedation, and more. In addition to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) code pair additions that CCI Version 15.0 dished out effective Jan. 1, your Medicare claims will also be affected by alterations that will change whether you can append a modifier to separate a code pair. The good news: In the past, you couldn't use a modifier to separate the edit bundling 95861(Needle electromyography; 2 extremities with or without related paraspinal areas) into 95810 (Polysomnogra-phy; sleep staging with 4 or more additional parameters of sleep, attended by a...

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