Description
Each year there are CPT® changes that affect the coding of medical services and procedures. This webinar will highlight the 2020 changes and the explanations to these changes so that attendees will have an understanding of how to appropriately apply these changes.
Session Highlights:
· New codes added to Evaluation and Management(E/M) for today’s administration of medicine
· G codes Medicare has created for E/M services
· Integumentary code changes to wound repairs and grafts
· New series of codes for long term EEGs and antibiotic implants
· Codes assigned to Opioid treatment programs
· Overhaul to Upper GI coding and PET scans
· Continued additions to behavior assessment
Benefits of Attending Session:
· Code changes occur every year on January 1st
· Using codes that have been deleted can result in denials and delay in payments
· Understanding the rationale behind the coding changes assist in proper assignment of the codes
· Stay up to date with the coding guidelines
· Maximizing reimbursement utilizing coding accuracy.
Who Should Attend:
· Physicians
· Coders
· Billers
· Claims Adjusters
· Claims processors
· Non Physician Practitioners (NP,PA, APN, CNS)
· Collection staff
· Nurses
· Medical assistants
· Surgery schedulers
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 1.0 continuing education units (CEUs).
Lynn Anderanin
