In part two of my conversation with Christopher Chandler, a Technical Manager of Professional Documentation and Coding, at Intermountain Healthcare, we dove into the NCCI policy manual.It’s been a hot topic, as of late. Mostly because, as Chandler put it with a grin, “people hate the NCCI Policy Manual. They see it as a big book of rules that stops them from getting paid for the stuff they are doing.” But as you’ll hear, the manual is so much more. For instance, sometimes you can bill two codes together and, other times, you can’t. And when you need to know the answer, you consult the NCCI manual. Because many commercial payers have adopted these edits as well, it’s become an indispensable resource for any compliance billing department that’s using today’s best practices. But the manual can be daunting, and oftentimes difficult to decipher. Which is why during this episode of Compliance Conversations, "A Deep Dive Into the NCCI Policy Manual," Chandler and I jump right into the ins-and-outs of the manual, and discuss the three main topics of the manual, including:Knowing Exactly What’s Included in a Surgical PackageUnderstanding Multiple Procedure OverlapsBilling Protocols for Inherent Services
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