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CCI 16.1: This Electrophysiology Edit Deletion Is Official

If you’ve been holding study claims, the time to send them in is here.

Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 16.1 has the news you’ve been waiting for.

The latest version, effective April 1, deletes 142 edit pairs, Frank D. Cohen,...

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April 22, 2010
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Red Alert, Cardiology Coders: Expect EP Study + Ablation Denials Until April 1

CMS won’t fix CCI blunder until version 16.1, to be released in the spring. If your heart skipped a beat when you saw that January’s Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits bundled catheter ablations with electrophysiology (EP) studies, you weren’t alone. Good news: CMS has decided to delete the edits retroactively because their addition was a mistake, according [...] Related articles:

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February 23, 2010