The latest CMS CCI edits 16.2 that went into effect on July 1 this year includes 16,843 new edits pairs. If you are an anesthesia and pain management coder, you certainly cannot afford to miss any of the changes as the CCI edits this time contain plenty of anesthesia and pain management pairs you should check and immediately.
Other work covers Paravertebral Facet Injection
Although the present CPT book does not include them, you could start using various new codes for paravertebral facet joint injections. Now CCI edits bundle two of the new codes with every anesthesia code and lots of nerve destruction procedures. The paravertebral injection codes affected are 0213T, 0216T.
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Mutually Exclusive Edits also hit 0213T-0218T
Paravertebral facet joint injection codes 0213T-0218T come into play as part of ME edits as well. This quarter's edits pairs each choice with corresponding codes involving fluoroscopy or CT guidance. Each edit carries a "0" modifier indicator; as such you cannot use modifier 59 to override the bundling.
Steer clear of separate Mepivacaine HCL
Your provider may rely on Mepivacaine HCL for nerve or tendon injections; however you can no longer report the medication for some procedures separately.
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