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New procedure and diagnostic codes added to the private reimbursement schedule in England
On August 8, 2024, the Clinical Coding and Schedule Development (CCSD) working group, which develops and maintains procedural and diagnostics nomenclatures for private payers in England, published Bulletins 197 and 093 with changes to be implemented no later than October 4, 2024.
Thirteen new procedure codes related to cardiovascular, endoscopy, gastrointestinal, interventional radiology, neurology, gynecology, orthopedics, spine, and robotic surgery areas were introduced. Some examples of newly added codes are provided below:
- K6011 Implantation of left bundle branch pacing device – dual chamber/single chamber;
- G3071 Robotic assisted sleeve gastrectomy;
- XR521 Image guided basivertebral nerve ablation.
Four new diagnostic codes were added in diagnostic nomenclature, including 0595B “Liver Immunoblot” and IM382 “Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallow study (FEES)”.
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