NOTICE: Version 15.1 of the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits contains over 300,000 new adds. Except for moderate conscious sedation, CMS Anesthesia rules do not allow separate payment for anesthesia services provided by the physician performing a procedure. The NCCI contains edits bundling numerous services into the anesthesia codes 0XXXX based on the services being standard preparation or monitoring services included in anesthesia or the services being component services of anesthesia. Some of these components were bundled into most global surgical procedures.
Code lists in comprehensive code sequence
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This easy-to-understand, easy-to-use manual allows you to lookup the comprehensive code for a particular procedure and see all of the component codes that cannot be reimbursed if you bill under the comprehensive code. It also shows which of the two mutually exclusive codes will be reimbursed. The full printed version of the manual includes all of these comprehensive and exclusive code pairs arranged into chapters. These chapters are organized by CPT codes for specific medical procedures and services. HCPCS Level II codes under the Part B Carriers' jurisdiction are also provided.
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