Orthopedic Coder's Pink Sheet and DecisionHealth® present...
Get Key Shoulder Coding Updates to Ensure
Full Reimbursement
Learn all about recent CCI changes and other important issues to ensure proper billing and payment for shoulder surgeries
Webinar • Tuesday, July 26, 2016 • 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
In a big victory for orthopedic practices, CMS is expected to remove Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits for extensive arthroscopic shoulder debridement to allow that service to be billed in the same session with three other arthroscopic shoulder procedures. The change, released in the July 1 CCI update, means you could earn more money with correct coding and billing.
At the same time, practices still struggle with coding other shoulder surgeries such as reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder revisions and ICD-10 coding for shoulder conditions.
Join orthopedic coding expert Margie Scalley Vaught to understand shoulder coding changes and the correct way to bill – e.g., what constitutes an extensive debridement versus a limited debridement. Clear up confusion around CCI code pairs that will remain in place for other arthroscopic shoulder procedures.
This intensive 60-minute webinar will help you:
- Discover the scope of the expected CCI deletion and with what procedures you now will be able to bill extensive debridement
- Get reliable guidance about the difference between extensive and limited debridement and what must be documented for each to ensure proper coding and reimbursement
- Learn about arthroscopic shoulder procedures for which CCI edits are still in effect and how they should be billed when performed together
- Clarify appropriate coding and billing of graft jackets when done with arthroscopic shoulder repair
- Understand correct coding of total shoulder revision versus reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
- Get an understanding of correct ICD-10 coding for rotator cuff injuries
- Learn correct documentation of a Mumford procedure and how it differs from acromioplasty
Don’t miss out on earning more money! Get all the answers you need about shoulder surgery coding during this must-attend webinar.
Your Expert Presenter
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Margie Scalley Vaught has more than 30 years of experience in the health care arena, including more than 20 years in orthopedic coding, billing and reimbursement. Margie frequently performs internal audits, provides education and training to physicians and office staff, and she helps clinics establish billing and compliance manuals. She is an advisor on orthopedic coding to the Board of Medical Specialty Coding, and she helped to develop the Advanced Orthopedic Coding credentialing exam. Margie has contributed many articles to the AAOS Bulletin, and she serves as consulting editor to Medical Practice Coding Pro and the Orthopedic Coder’s Pink Sheet.
BMSC Approved CEUs
The Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance has approved 1 continuing education unit for this webinar. (ACS or SCP)
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