GNS Fall Meeting Agenda

• CPT Update 2008 • Global Surgical Package – Definition – AANS Global Service Information – Microsurgical Techniques – Stereotactic Planning – Ventricular Catheter Placement • Surgery Code Modifiers • Spine Surgery Coding – Dissecting the Spine Operative Note – Spine Surgery Coding Overview – Instrumentation Codes – Bone Graft Codes – Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion – Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Scenarios – Anterior Cervical Corpectomy with Reconstruction – Artificial Disc – Laminectomy Procedure Codes and Various Scenarios – Posterior Arthrodesis Codes – Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion – Exploration of Fusion and Hardware Removal/Reinsertion Codes – Front-Back Spine Surgery Coding Tips – Spine Fracture Coding Tips – Laminoplasty – Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty – Pain Management		• Cranial & Non-Spine Surgery Coding – Dissecting the Cranial Operative Note – Craniotomy Coding Basics – Craniotomy Coding – Cranioplasty – Ventricular Catheter Placement – Skull Base Surgery – Acoustic Neuroma – Pituitary Tumor – Aneurysm – Stereotactic Procedures – Decompressive Craniotomy – Hematoma – VP Shunt – Vagal Nerve Stimulatory (VNS) • Evaluation & Management Coding – E&M Overview – Choosing an E&M Code – History, Exam & Medical Decision Making – Billing Based on Time – Critical Care Billing • Resources – Modifiers – Non Physician Provider Coding and Billing Issues – Medicare Update 2008 – ICD-9 Update 2008