A Medicare patient has arthroscopic analysis of adhesions and shaving of the particular cartilage of the right knee. The codes are: The Medicare CCI (Correct Coding Initiative) edits indicate that code 29877 is not a component code for 29884, but code 29884 is a component code for 29877. The correct code(s) to be reported on this claim is (are)
Answer(s): C
The hospital outpatient prospective payment system for Medicare applies to all of the following EXCEPT.
Answer(s): A
The Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits contain a listing of codes under two columns titled, "comprehensive codes" and "component codes." According to the CCI edits, when a provider bills Medicare for a procedure that appears in both columns for the same beneficiary on the same date of service.
The following type of hospital is considered excluded, which means that it does not participate in any type of prospective payment system (PPS).
Answer(s): D
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