tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 44

Part B Coding Coach: Check These 10 Surgical Changes for 2013 to Start the New Year on the Right Coding Track

Catheter changes lead the charge. You’ll be using CPT® 2013 codes before you know it, so let our experts give you a crash course in what’s new for the coming year that might impact your surgeons. Big change: "Continuing the trend to revise catheter coding (CPT® 2012 revised 36245-36248 and added 36251-36254, Selective catheter placement…), CPT® 2013 revises, adds or deletes 18 catheter-related codes," says Marcella Bucknam, CPC, CPC-I, CCS-P, CPC-H, CCS, CPC-P, COBGC, CCC, audit manager for CHAN Healthcare in Vancouver, Wash. Check-Out This Quick-Reference Synopsis Peruse this 10-bullet summary to see what’s...

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