1 Symptoms of a kidney stone include flank pain (the pain can be quite severe) and blood in the urine (hematuria). 2  People with certain medical conditions, such as gout, and those who take certain medications or supplements are at risk for kidney stones.
The interim rates, which remain in effect until December 31, 2003, resulted from the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edit by CMS that significantly reduced the amount of reimbursement previously paid by Medicare for services involving automated imaging.
CSCI (Computer Software Configuration Item) - Definition. CSCI is an acronym for Computer Software Configuration Item. It is group of software treated as a single entity by a configuration management (CM) system. CSCI is designated for separate configuration management or an item that can be configured for computer software. The selection of a CSCI is based on trade-offs consisting of several factors to include software function, host, size, support concept, reuse plans, interface options, developer, and so on.