Pain Management Coding: Strategies to Ensure Compliance and Reduce Denials
Product Description:
AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD OR ON-DEMAND
Sponsored by JustCoding.com
presented on April 14, 2010
The OIG has made pain management a focus area for 2010. With more complicated coding guidelines and decreasing reimbursement, coding for pain management is more challenging. Therefore, it more important than ever to ensure thorough documentation and compliant coding of these procedures. This 90-minute audio conference helps reduce denials that result from incorrect coding. Our expert speaker uses case studies to review covered diagnoses for common procedures, appropriate use of modifiers, add-on codes, and bundling issues that complicate pain management coding. Our speaker also analyzes changes to the facet injection codes for 2010.
Note: This is an intermediate to advanced-level program.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the conclusion of this audio conference, you will be able to:
- Reduce denials for pain management claims
- Correctly code pain management services
- Identify medical necessity requirements for diagnosis codes
- Analyze CPT code changes for 2010
- Explain bundling guidelines for pain management procedures
- Recognize important documentation challenges for pain management procedures
AGENDA
- Facet joint injection coding changes for 2010
- Billing for post-operative pain control procedures with orthopedic cases
- Documentation challenges
- Transforaminal epidural steroid injections (ESI) (e.g., L1, L2 v. L1-L2)
- Canned operative reports and templates
- Offsite dictations
- Diagnosis codes: Know when Medicare LCDs apply and how these codes affect payment on Medicare claims
- Common errors
- Sequencing and reporting add-on codes
- Modifiers
- Bundling guidelines
- Transforaminal ESI procedures
- Fluoroscopy
- Trigger point injections and medical necessity
- A question and answer session follows the presentation
MEET THE SPEAKER
Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, is the President of Ellis Medical Consulting, Inc., in Brentwood, TN, and specializes in coding chart audits, business office operational assessments, litigation support, reimbursement research, difficult/challenging coding questions, outsourced coding, coding/billing training and compliance programs. She is a frequent national speaker on coding, billing, documentation issues, and is also a frequent contributor to HCPro's JustCoding.com. Ms. Ellis is a former Fraud Investigator for the Tennessee Medicaid program.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Coders, billers, business office managers, auditors, and CDI specialists in hospital outpatient departments, physician practices, and ambulatory surgery centers.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 1.5 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor. Expires: 3/31/2011
PROGRAM MATERIALS
Program materials are provided with PDF links.
AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular purchase options for HCPro audio conferences, we are pleased to offer another option, audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or audio on-demand of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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