Successful Surgical Coding
WHY PARTICIPATE IN AN ON-DEMAND WORKSHOP?
- Learn at your own pace. Start and stop when it is convenient for you.
- With travel limitations, this is a great option.
- Earn CME and CEU credit hours with the completion of an online test.
- Receive the same great workbook and alumni resources.
- You will receive your workbook approximately four business days after you register.
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Course Information
New codes, new guidelines! The 2021 ACS surgical procedure coding course sifts through all that is new and important in general surgery coding and packs it into an intensive, fast-paced day. This year’s agenda covers all you need to know to code and document accurately and efficiently in 2021 and beyond.
Real-life cases and discussions that link clinical procedures to the selection of CPT codes make this course ideal for surgeons and coding staff. Forget boring slides and a mind-numbing list of CPT codes. This course is rich with clinical scenarios and a comprehensive workbook that will become your first-response coding resource.
The course provides in-depth and interesting instruction on coding for endoscopy, colorectal, breast, hernia, appendix, gall bladder, liver, intraabdominal tumor, pancreatic, and endocrine procedures.
The course describes why documentation is as essential as the code selected and how to capture all potential revenue by improving your notes. We’ll show you the correct way to use surgical payment modifiers so that you optimize payment. You’ll leave armed with ideas and techniques for setting up systems that reduce denials and increase successful appeals.
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish different categories of codes and how payment differs
- Describe what is included in a global surgical package and what can be reported separately
- Distinguish what surgical modifier to report
- Describe documentation requirements for unlisted codes
- Demonstrate correct coding and documentation for radiology services
- Describe coding for different surgical approaches
- Identify when to report mesh and reinforcement implants
- Demonstrate correct coding for a variety of general surgery procedures
Successful Surgical Coding
ACS Member: $795
Non-member: $945
2021 AAPC Accreditation
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 6.5 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
Credit is available after completion of an evaluation and a 40 question test.
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 6.25 credits meet the requirements for Self-Assessment.
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Agenda
*agenda subject to change
1 hour 45 minutes
Definition Kick-off
- The basics: defining coding vs. reimbursement
- Types of codes: primary, add-on, Category III
- What is a separate procedure per CPT?
The Global Surgical Package
- What’s included in the global package, and what can be separately reported?
- Deconstructing the global payment: surgical splits, RVUs. and physician time
Surgeon Role Modifiers
- Co-surgery vs. assistant: Are you reporting these correctly?
- Payor expectations for co-surgery and assistant surgery documentation
- Reimbursement: difference between co- and assistant surgeon
Same-Day Procedure Modifiers
- Modifier 22: What justifies modifier 22? and how to increase your chances of payment
- Modifier 50: Which procedures accept a bilateral modifier?
- Modifier 51 vs. 59: How do you know which one to use? How does reimbursement differ for each?
- Modifier 52 vs. 53: What is the difference, and how are they used in general surgery?
Modifiers for Additional Procedures Performed During the Global Surgical Period
- Modifier 58: Documenting staged procedures: Do they always need to be preplanned? What about repeating a resection after pathology shows more margins?
- Modifier 79: What defines an unrelated procedure? Is a different diagnosis essential?
- Modifier 78: Does this apply to in-office procedures? How do I report in-office treatment of postoperative complications?
Revenue Optimization; Charge Entry Tips of the Trade
Strategic Appeals: What to Do If You Hit a Brick Wall NEW!
Documentation for Unlisted Procedures
- How to report and get paid
- Template letter for reporting unlisted codes
- Case scenarios
15 minutes
Break
2 hours
Surgical Coding and Documentation
Radiology Coding and Documentation for Surgeons
- Fluoroscopy and ultrasound: Is a separate report required? What about intra-operative imaging?
- Documenting imaging with central lines: fluoroscopy, ultrasound, or both?
Surgical Approaches and Code Selection; Percutaneous vs. Open vs. Laparoscopic – Does it Matter?
Coding for Robotic Assistance NEW!
- Using the HCPCS code
- Setting a fee and getting paid
Operative Note Documentation Best Practice Op Note Format NEW!
- Documentation to optimize coding accuracy and revenue
Hernia Surgery
- Hiatal/paraesophageal hernias: Type 1, 2, 3, 4.
- Open/laparoscopic hernia repair
- Reporting mother procedures with hernias codes – CPT rules vs. payor realities
- Reporting mesh placement
- Reporting mesh removal; infected and non-infected mesh
- Component separation release/abdominal reconstruction
- Case scenarios
Abdominal Reconstruction/Component Separation
- Documentation imperatives
- Myocutanoeus flaps vs. Rives Stoppa
All About Implants
- Biological vs. non-biological: knowing which to report
1 hour
Lunch
1 hour
Procedure Coding (continued)
Endoscopy Overview
- General concepts in endoscopy coding; completion endoscopy – billable or not?
- Moderate sedation: are you documenting enough?
- Upper GI endoscopy overview
- Colonoscopy: sigmoidoscopy vs. colonoscopy: How far is far enough?
- Case scenarios
Colorectal Surgery
- Approach matters: laparoscopic vs. open vs. robotic
- What’s the difference between colostomy and coloproctostomy? A sigmoid colectomy and a low pelvic anastomosis?
- Total and subtotal colectomy; Is there a difference?
- Stoma creation, revision, and closure
- Case scenarios
Appendix Surgery
- Lap vs. Open
- Laparoscopic repair of a ruptured appendix
- Case scenarios
Gallbladder and Liver Surgery
- Cholecystectomy. When can a cholangiogram be separately reported?
- Liver biopsy: percutaneous vs open
- Liver resections – How many hepatectomies (47120) are too many?
Breast Procedures NEW Guidelines!
- Breast biopsy: percutaneous, incisional, and excisional
- Sentinel node mapping and excision
- Lymph node dissection: How does this change coding?
- Mastectomy coding: lumpectomy, simple and radical mastectomies
- Reporting closures and local advancement flaps
- Can placement of a marker in a lumpectomy cavity be reported?
- Case scenarios
15 minutes
Break
1 hour 15 minutes
Procedure Coding (continued)
Pancreatic Resection NEW!
- Whipple procedures
- Other pancreatic resections
- Intra-abdominal vein reconstruction in abdominal procedures
Intra-abdominal Tumor Resection
- What can be separately reported?
- Coding HIPEC and getting paid
Endocrine Surgery
- Thyroid
- Parathyroid
- Adrenal
registration
ON-DEMAND WORKSHOP
If you have questions about the on-demand workshop or need assistance registering please email education@karenzupko.com
Instructors
Jennifer Bell
MSOLE, CPC, CPMA, CHC
Consultant and Speaker
Deborah Grider
CPC, COC, CPC-I, CPC-P, CPMA, CEMC, CCS-P, CDIP
Consultant, Author and Speaker
Betsy Nicoletti
MS, CCP
Consultant and Speaker
Teri Romano
BSN, MBA, COC, CMDP
Consultant and Speaker
Across the 3 courses 99% of participants agreed or strongly agreed
that they would recommend the courses to a colleague.
TESTIMONIALS
What keeps you coming back? "The speakers are knowledgeable and provide useful resources with clear instruction for continued education with our practices."
"This course is very Informative and applicable to my areas of coding. Teri was very knowledgeable and I look forward to future conferences hosted by her in the future. The alumni option offered by KZA will be an invaluable reference resource."
"Teri is amazing and I learn so much from every workshop I attend."
"I loved the format - It made it possible that I could attend in the first place. Workbook was a great aid while instruction was going and will be an excellent resource in future. I enjoyed the speaker's breadth of knowledge."
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