tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 8

RADIATION THERAPY: CCI 13.1 Will Delete Troublesome Stereotactic Edits

But you can't bill radiation therapy management with X-ray guidanceRadiation therapy providers have been struggling since January with a set of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. Now, as of April 1, those edits will be deleted retroactive to January.CCI version 13.1 deletes edits bundling stereotactic treatment management codes with stereotactic treatment codes, according to the American College of Radiation Oncology. You-ll be able to bill 77432 on the same date as 77371-77372, and 77435 on the same date as 77373.These edits have been a -big problem,- says Cindy Parman, a principal and co-founder of Coding...

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