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MLN Educational Tool

MLN901346 — March 2022

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How to Use the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Tools

This booklet provides information about using the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Tools.

Table of Contents

  1. What is the Medicare NCCI?
  2. Using the NCCI Tools
  3. Using the NCCI Policy Manual for Medicare
  4. Resources

Select a Chapter from the list at the top of the tool to learn how to use the Medicare NCCI tools. In this document, “you” means billing providers, facilities, and suppliers.

Important Note

CMS supports the latest version of each of the following: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

What’s Changed?

No 03-18-2022 updates

To Learn More…

If you find this educational tool helpful, you can review others in this series. To find these educational tools, go to the MLN Publications webpage and search for “how to.”

For more information about the Medicaid NCCI program, refer to the National Correct Coding Initiative in Medicaid webpage.

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