State Medicaid Directors Preparing to Implement National Correct Coding Initiative

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News In October 2010, state Medicaid plans will be required to implement the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), as mandated by a fraud prevention initiative in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed in March 2010. The NCCI provision was intended to control improper coding by provider organizations that could lead to inappropriate payments for services that cannot be billed together or where one is considered a component of another. The provision will be effective for provider organization claims submitted on or after October 1, 2010. The NCCI, initially developed by . . .