tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 15

CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE: CCI Error May Mean You Should Resubmit 57287-57288 Claims

You-ll see the correction in the final CCI version 14.2, but you-ll be able to resubmit problem claimsIf you met with denials concerning stress incontinence codes 57287-57288 when your physician also performs a paravaginal defect via an open abdominal approach (57284), then you may need to resubmit these claims, thanks to a Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) error. Here's what happened: Two CCI edits scheduled for deletion on Jan. 1 did not actually go into effect, says the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Inadvertently, these deletions had no -deletion date- in the eyes of Medicare claims processing...

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