tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 1

Correct Coding Guidelines: CCI Policy Manual Reveals When Postop Pain Treatment Can Be Billed Separately From Surgery

Plus: Find out the details behind one confusing MUE edit.Stumped by why a medically unlikely edit would have a limit of zero units? CMS has your answer, with new policies that help you determine why certain edits exist.Although we mostly think about lists of coding bundles when we discuss the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI), there is another side to national bundling rules--the National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual. And thanks to a Jan. 2012 update, you should peruse the manual to determine what's changed this year. We've got the lowdown on a few important changes that are...

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