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J2000: Prior Surgery – CMS Updates Coding Instructions
On November 14, 2018 by Elizabeth Sether, RN, MHA, LNHA
After the RAI manual updates were released for October 2018, an errata document was posted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website concerning J2000: Prior Surgery. In the Coding Tips on page J-35, there were three criteria for a procedure to be classified as major surgery and now there are only two criteria: