tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 35

NCCI EDITS: What CPT 2004 Gives You, NCCI 2004 Takes Away

New codes are hit hard by January NCCI edits They're like shiny new toys that someone takes away just when you're getting ready to play with them. The 2004 CPT manual introduced many new codes, but now the National Correct Coding Initiative edits are making those codes harder to use. One example is the raft of new codes for central venous access procedures, 36555-36597. All of these codes have a number of other codes bundled into them as components starting in January. A number of gastrointestinal surgery codes become components of 36555-36557. Meanwhile, a number of liver surgery codes...

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