tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 40

Part B Coding Coach: CCI 18.3 Strikes Suture Repairs, Facet Joint Injections, and More

Know when you can append a modifier to separate these new edit pairs.The latest Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits went into effect Oct. 1, 2012, with sweeping changes that involved more than 233,000 new edit pairs " including new edits related to everyday procedures such as suture repairs. Positive side: Not many of the thousands of changes will directly impact your family medicine coding. Read on to learn which new code pairs will matter most to your physicians. Ignore Suture Repair With Integumentary ProceduresCCI 18.3 includes suture repair of skin incisions, punctures, or lacerations (including codes...

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