2017 Coding Changes: Global Surgery Data Collection
CMS is going through the process of eliminating the 10- and 90-day global periods. The 10-day should be done in calendar year 2017; the 90-day is scheduled for calendar…
2017 Coding Changes: Chemistry
Two codes were revised in the chemistry section to simplify the reporting of heavy metal testing: 83015 – The word screen has been removed…
2017 Coding Changes: Microbiology
Code 87483 was established for reporting nucleic acid testing for detection of central nervous infectious pathogens. This code eliminates the need to report multiple…
HQM Data Delay Day Change
Starting January 5th any newly installed HQM client will have their delay days set to 3 days instead of the previous 14-day delay. Any…
2017 Coding Changes: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator
Three Category III codes were added to report implantation, revision, and removal of a hypoglossal nerve stimulator. +0466T – Insertion of chest wall respiratory…
2017 Coding Changes: Presumptive Drug Class Screening
All the codes were replaced in the presumptive drug class screening section, going from five codes to three. 80305 – Drug test(s), presumptive, any number…
2017 Coding Changes: Molecular Pathology
The molecular pathology guidelines have been revised: To clarify nucleic acid refers to both DNA and RNA To define copy number variants and link…
2017 Coding Changes: Code 0423T
Code 0423T was established to report a test for measurement of secretory type II phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIA). A parenthetical note was added to direct…
2017 Coding Changes: Open Aortic Valvuloplasty
Legacy codes 33340–33403 have been deleted and replaced with codes 33390 and 33391. The new codes represent current surgical techniques. Codes 33405, 33406, and…
2017 Coding Changes: Esophageal Sphincter Augmentation
Category III codes 0392T and 0393T have been deleted and converted to Category I codes 43284 and 43285. The description was revised from 0392T…