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Know What’s New in the 2020 Medicare NCCI Manual

Medicare has posted the 2020 National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) manual, with the updates helpfully marked in red, as usual. Here are some hints on what you’ll find in the latest version. Review Radiology Section’s SPECT/Planar and Oncology Updates First up are changes in the radiology services section of the NCCI manual, which you’ll find […]

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Straight From the Source: Use Modifier 25 the Right Way With CCI Manual Tips

It can be tricky knowing when to append modifier 25 (Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional on the same day of the procedure or other service). More specifically it can be tough to determine whether work performed by a provider amounts to a separate […]

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