Master CCI 13.1 for Anesthesia Claims: 7 Ways to Make CCI Work for You

Your Expert Presenter:
Debbie Farmer, CPC, ACS-AN, Consultant, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Leawood Kansas With more than 20 years of hospital and physician billing experience, Debbie Farmer has extensive knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid billing requirements. Prior to joining ACE Consulting, she worked as billing supervisor for a large anesthesia practice, and before that in hospital billing. Debbie enjoys the challenge of anesthesia and pain auditing, in particular educating physicians in documentation requirements and Medicare policy changes.
Who Should Attend
This conference benefits a wide variety of health care professionals. Practice managers Office managers Compliance officers CRNAs Physicians Practice administrators Billing managers Coders Reimbursement managers Insurance coordinators Billing service professionals There is no limit to the number of staff from your office who can participate. One registration fee lets your entire staff listen in via speakerphone! Save money — no travel expenses!

Learn how to file clean anesthesia claims fast that comply with Medicare’s Correct Coding Initiative (CCI). Expert anesthesia consultant Debbie Farmer, CPC, ACS-AN, will help you get all the reimbursement you deserve without denied, delayed or reduced claims.

Sign up today for this 90-minute, interactive audio conference and discover 7 simple ways to make the 275,000 prohibited anesthesia code pairs in the CCI work to your advantage. You’ll walk away from this information-packed session knowing how to:

Interpret what CCI Chapter 2 has to say about your anesthesia coding
Use modifiers to override prohibited code-pairs
Draw on a hit list of new code pairs to avoid filing claims that will be denied
Understand Medicare’s new Medically Unlikely Edits
Appeal improperly denied claims using official documentation
Identify new modifier indicators and services that are no longer prohibited
Bill only approved codes for anesthesia claims

This audio conference is interactive – you can ask any question and get the answers you need in the Q&A sessions with Ms. Farmer. One registration fee per location lets your entire staff listen in via speakerphone.

To find out about upcoming conferences and for a complete listing of CDs, please visit www.decisionhealth.com.

One registration fee lets your entire staff listen in! Save money - no travel expenses!