Review any changes & bring the Urology CPT changes for 2019

Learn coding techniques that work!

• Learn how surgical practices lose income from improperly coding evaluation and mangement services.
• Learn when and how to bill co-surgeons and surgical assists.
• Signs, symptoms and ill-defined conditions are the key to payment for same day visits and procedures.
• ICD-10! Come learn about this new coding system.
• Modifiers are the key to surgical procedure reimbursement:

            a. The -57 vs -25

            b. Visits during global post-op period

            c. Billing for additional procedures during the global period.

            d. What about -51? Dealing with the -59 modifier; the -53 vs. -52.

Correct reimbursements from Medicare, Managed Care and Private Payers

• Document and code for what you do. Charge and file claims according to your contracts. This principle for doing business with insurances is critical to survival.
• What's new with RAC audits, and what to do if you get the notice.
• What is the secret to knowledgeable & correct "unbundling?" Medicare's "Correct Coding Initiative is the key." We'll discuss the latest.
• What triggers an audit on your claims? Can you afford it?

Advanced coding for Urology Eases Paperwork:-

• We'll give you the latest rule on getting paid for the insertion and removal of an indwelling stent.
• Having problems for ancillary treatment and testing in your office? Let's work through these together.
• Consults: When do you bill a new patient as a consult, and what is the criteria? CMS has specific guidelines. We'll teach you how to determine which to bill.
• Learn to code for multiple related cystos.

Learn How To:-

• Handle Special Urology Situations
• Use the CPT Urology Coding Changes For 2019
• Correlate Diagnoses To CPT Codes
• Bill "E & M" Services During The Post-Operative Period
• Avoid Claim Denials, Down coding & Inquiries
• Code Ultrasound Guidance, Trans-rectal Ultrasound & Prostate Biopsy
• Code Multiple Cystourethroscopy Procedures
• How To Correctly Bill For Multi-Cystos Performed During The Same Session
• How to Use Prolonged Service Codes. They Can Be Correctly Reimbursable!
• How to Assure Income By Using The Correct E & M Codes. Most Physician's Under Code 60% Of The Time

About the speaker:-

Dawn R. Cloud, CPC, CMSCS, CHCI, She has 26 years’ experience in the Medical Industry. She is a Certified Professional Coder through AAPC since 1999, and holds a multi-specialty credential as well as a Certified Instructor credential through PAHCS since 2003. She is the Co-founder of the East Valley Chapter for AAPC in AZ. She has been published in PAHCS newsletters and Family Practice Coding Advisor. She currently works teaching Coding Compliance and Consulting for Specialists. Her specialties cover the gamut of medicine and surgery.