Your Expert Presenter:

Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, CPC-H, PCE, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR  

Margie has over 23 years of experience in health care – as a nurse’s aide, ward clerk, medical transcriptionist and office manager. For the last 17+ years she has focused on orthopedic coding, billing and reimbursement issues, and has contributed many articles to the AAOS Bulletin.

Margie serves as the Coding Content Specialist for DecisionHealth®, and independently provides consulting, auditing and on-site education services to physician practices. Margie is also an advisor on orthopedic coding to the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) and assisted in the development of its Advanced Orthopedic Coding credentialing exam (ACS-OR). She is a member of BONES and also serves as technical advisor to the Orthopedic Coder’s Pink Sheet.

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Codes for elbow and forearm procedures have undergone significant changes recently. You need to make sure you and your staff are up-to-date on all the CPT® and diagnosis code information you need to know to bill these procedures correctly.

Don’t be fooled into thinking you’ve got the coding rules down - big changes mean you need to refresh your coding skills for these procedures because one coding blunder could equal a costly error. That means it has never been a better time to tap into the unique expertise of orthopedic coding guru Margie Scalley Vaught CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, ACS-OR, who will bring you up-to-speed on the latest changes in elbow and forearm procedure coding so you have the new rules down cold.

Margie will cover the spectrum of elbow and forearm procedures including the new tenotomy codes and important new documentation points, coding fractures, growth plate injuries and much more - so you can rest assured you code these services accurately and get paid.  

Whether you’re an experienced or novice coder looking to improve your elbow and forearm procedure coding, gather your team around the speakerphone on Wednesday, April 2, 1- 2pm ET for:

• How to use the new tenotomy codes for tennis/golfer’s elbow. The new codes remove much of the complexity of the old fasciotomy codes, but there are still important documentation points that must be met.
• The appropriate way to code elbow arthroplasties and osteotomies
• Coding of extra- vs. intra-articular distal fractures, including the correct documentation of bone fragments
• Why it’s important for your surgeon to document work on the ulnar styloid
• A coder’s overview of anatomy of both elbow and wrist, including tendons, ligaments and wrist compartments
• How to handle fractures of the forearm, including the olecranon process.
• Compartment syndrome issues along with correct ICD-9 coding
• Coding ulnar and radial collateral ligament repairs and reconstructions – what are the codes?
• Growth plate injury problems and how they are coded
• Coding the release of the first dorsal compartment correctly

Margie is recognized nationwide for her expertise in orthopedic coding – and also for her skills at putting the most complex coding and reimbursement issues in plain, easy-to-understand language. Take advantage of her knowledge and tune in – you’ll thank yourself later when you have the knowledge to file clean claims and avoid costly denials.

 

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This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 1.0 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.

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