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2008 GNS Fall Scientific Assembly & Coding Seminar

Coding Seminar - Friday, November 21, 2008

Assembly - Saturday, November 22, 2008

Georgia Aquarium

 

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Karen Zupko & Associates

Coding & Reimbursement Seminar

• 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

 

 

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