Emergency Department Coding & Reimbursement Alert

Review these tips to fully understand how CCI impacts your code selection.

Write a simple catchy lead sentence that summarizes the challenge with CCI for ED coders. Make this really ED-focused.

What's CCI? National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) policies were established by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) based on coding conventions that are defined in the AMA's CPT® manual, local and national policies and edits, guidelines developed by national societies, analysis of standard medical and surgical practices, and a review of current coding practices.

What're edits for? Edits were developed to prevent incorrect coding, which in turn could [...]

- Published on 2011-11-21