Arlene Morrow, CMSCS, CPC, CMM
General surgeons routinely perform procedures during the same session as a primary procedure, and those secondary services may or may not be bundled. With hundreds of bundling edits hitting your bottom line, it's important to know which services you can or cannot override properly with a modifier.
Don’t despair – general surgery coding pro Arlene Morrow, CMSCS, CPC, CMM, will lead you through the twists and turns of general surgery coding. In this informative 60-minute seminar, you’ll learn:
- When pain pumps are separately reportable
- When you can and can’t get paid for wound repairs
- The latest update on HCPCS modifier GD and Medicare denial N362
- When to use modifier 59 vs. modifier 51
- Effective documentation for lysis of adhesions
- What digestive system edits to watch for in CCI
- And other common bundling issues.
It’s not too late to ensure you code clean claims in 2008 and beyond. Spend an hour with our expert Arlene Morrow as she delves into the particulars of getting paid for your surgical services and takes you through all the bundling guidelines you need to know to get paid. You’ll get the answers you need to code procedures accurately for full payment.
