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.
NMCI Helpdesk. NMCI provides an interoperable command and control network needed for transitioning to a net-centric environment. Today, the Department of the Navy receives IT services via NMCI for more than 700,000 military and civilian employee accounts. NMCI consolidated and standardized network operations services, security, and user assistance across every level of command.