tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 12

CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE: CCI 16.1 Scraps Cardiology Bundle

One troublesome, confusing edit is no longer an issue. You may still be getting to know your CPT 2010 manual, but the new edition of CCI, effective April1, is already looking to make some code pairings impossible. The Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) released version 16.1 earlier this week, revealing 2,054 new active pairs and 1,947 modifier changes, said Frank D. Cohen, MPA, MBB, senior analyst with MIT Solutions, Inc., in a March 22 announcement. Deletions: CCI version 16.1 attempts to untangle several troublesome sets of edits in its next round with the announcement that 142...

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