Correct Coding for Interventional Procedures: The Basics

Your Expert Presenter:
Cheryl A. Schad, BA Ed, CPC, ACS-RA, Owner, Schad Medical Management Cheryl A. Schad, BA Ed, CPC, ACS-RA, is a nationally recognized coding, compliance and reimbursement specialist and Owner of Schad Medical Management, a physician reimbursement/compliance consulting firm with emphasis on CPT, ICD-9 coding and Medicare Part B regulations. Cheryl’s personal area of expertise is in interventional procedures and diagnostic radiology. She has more than 25 years of experience in health care.
Who Should Attend
This conference benefits a wide variety of health care professionals. Billing and coding staff Physicians Practice administrators Front office staff 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!

Coding interventional procedures is not easy – the coding rules are more complex since they include surgery AND radiology guidelines and often differ from regular coding conventions because you can code the components.

But don’t despair. Let interventional coding guru Cheryl Schad help you navigate this coding maze. During this information-packed, 90-minute Web conference, Cheryl gives you real-life interventional coding examples, as well as a detailed overview of important billing rules to help you report interventional procedures accurately, so you can get the reimbursement you deserve.

Component coding – Many services performed during interventional procedures can be coded separately – overlook them and you’ll forfeit pay
Code edits – More and more edits govern when you can bill specific procedures together – and when they’ll get you in trouble
Modifiers – Learn how to use modifiers -50, -51 and -59 correctly so you can get paid appropriately

Cheryl will also bring you up to speed regarding the finer points of interventional coding, including:

New requirements in 07 for reporting PTAs with AV fistula
Percutaneous drainage procedures – get answers to your questions about cyst aspirations, thoracentesis, paracentesis, cryosurgical ablation, joint aspirations and more
Special procedures – make sure you fully understand how to code gastrointestinal, genitourinary and biliary procedures
New pain management coding rules including new surgery and S&I codes for kyphoplasty and new S&I codes for vertebroplasty

Then, be sure to mark August 15 on your calendar for Cheryl’s follow-up Web conference on vascular and intermediate interventional issues – like select and non-selective catheterizations, vascular families, angiography, angioplasty, stent placements, thrombolysis and more. (Find out more. Call (866) 620-5939 and refer to Web conference A1253.)

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CEUs:
Approved for 1.5 CEUs (ACS-RA, SCP-RA)

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