Attend this hands-on, refresher workshop designed to improve skills and reduce reimbursement denials. Learn the importance of correct coding for accurate physician reimbursement. This hands-on workshop will challenge experienced physician coding staff to expand their current knowledge base and skills. *Bring current CPT® coding book to class.

Course Agenda

• Improve CPT language skills for more accurate coding ability

• HCPCS and Medicare guidance

• Anatomy of an E&M code

• How to avoid up-coding and downloading tendencies

• Understanding CPT symbols

•Working with signs, symbols, and abbreviations

• Review of body systems and documentation guidelines

• Using comprehensive and mutually exclusive codes

• Fragmenting, bundling, and unbundling of codes

• Coding for sequential procedures

• Coding grids for fast and accurate selection of E&M levels of service

•Take the mystery out of modifier usage

• Correct coding and documentation for prolonged services

• Selecting proper critical care codes

• Performance and interpretation of diagnostic tests

• Determining when to code by time

• Overriding key components when choosing E&M code

• Guidance for Medicare's Correct Coding Policy