AdministrativeCommercialDecember 3, 2024

Outpatient system updates for 2025

As a reminder, we will update our claim editing software for outpatient facility services throughout 2025, with many updates occurring quarterly. These updates include, but are not limited to:

  • The addition of new and revised codes (for example, CPT®, HCPCS, ICD‑10, modifiers, and revenue codes) and associated edits
  • Updates related to the appropriate use of various code combinations, including but not limited to CPT/HCPCS code to revenue code, type of bill to procedure code, type of bill to CPT/HCPCS code, and CPT/HCPCS code to modifier
  • Updates to National Correct Coding Initiative edits (NCCI) and facility outpatient hospital services medically unlikely edits (MUEs)
  • Updates to reflect coding requirements as designated by industry‑standard sources such as the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) and the CMS
  • Updates to code edits associated with reimbursement policies, including bundled services and supplies, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, and contrast materials

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