Early Registration

Back to Basics: Everything You Wanted to Know About Coding but Were Afraid to Ask

Unlock the hidden treasures in your CPT book that will make you a better, more accurate coder. Map codes to punctuation guides, insurer guidelines, relative values, CCI edits and more. You'll come away with a wealth of knowledge you only heard, but didn't comprehend.

Presenter: Leslie Johnson, CPC

Expanding Your Practice: Leading Advice for Winning Results

Presenter: Jerrie K. Weith, FHFMA

Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

Can’t Miss: Neurosurgery 2009 CPT Updates

CPT 2009 changes are almost here. Make sure you’re ready to update your superbill with the latest code edits, additions and deletions that specifically affect your neurosurgery practice. Our expert coding veteran distills out the information so that you get the details that you need to use these codes Jan. 1 - without even one hiccup to slow you down.

Presenter: Eric Sandhusen, MPH, CHC, CPC

Are Consultations Slowing Down Your Performance? Gain Full Speed Again With Road-Tested Expert Tips

Your neurosurgeon probably performs more consults than any other E/M service, but can you justify that with the documentation to have? Know what elements to look for so that you can report consults correctly … and can back them up.

Presenter: Susan E. Garrison, CHC, CHCA, PCS, FCS, CCS P, CPAR, CPC, CPC H

Kyphoplasty vs. Vertebroplasty: Smooth Out the Coding Bumps and Get PAID!

If you don’t know the difference between vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, you could be assigning the wrong codes — and receiving the wrong reimbursement. Don’t shortchange your practice. Avoid the confusion by attending this fact-filled session and walk away with the details you need to code these procedures right every time.

Presenter: Sharlene A. Scott, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, CCP-P, CPC-I

Solve the Modifier Conundrum With These Guaranteed Expert Tips

Learn how to avoid using modifiers that will get your claims audited and how to get better reimbursement by using the correct modifiers. Learn the difference between modifier -25, 57, 59, 26 and TC and how to apply them correctly.

Presenter: Suzanne Quinton, CPC, CCS-P, CPC-Ortho

Refreshment Break

Spine Lesion Removal: What You Don't Know Could Be Hurting Your Bottom-Line

Spinal lesion coding doesn’t have to be back-breaking work. Ease your load, and learn from Eric Sandhusen as he teaches you how to avoid spinal lesion coding pitfalls that snag most coders:

Presenter: Eric Sandhusen, MPH, CHC, CPC

Evacuation of Hematoma and/or Aneurysm: Insider Coding Tactics Revealed

Does hematoma and aneurysm evacuation coding give you a pounding headache for the rest of the day? Are you absolutely sure you’re grabbing the reimbursement your surgeon deserves for these procedures, which are often multi-site and sometimes prolonged ? Help is here. Learn the modifier mistakes that can sink hematoma evacuation claims — and let our expert speaker coach you on 50, 59 and 22. Know when you can buck CCI and bill 61312 separately from 61510. Ace shunt placement coding challenges, and learn the diagnosis codes that keep your claims denial-free.

Presenter: Marcella Bucknam, CPC, CCS-P, CPC-H, CCS, CPC-P, COC-OBGYN, CPC-CARDIO

Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

Rock-Solid Coding Strategies For Stereotactic Radiosurgery Coding

If you were to tell a non-coder friend you’ve got “stereotactic radiosurgery” claims on your desk, she might assume you’re coding for Dr. Spock. And indeed, these cutting-edge, constantly changing procedures take you into new coding frontiers. In this session, Suzanne will teach you when you should use unlisted codes, why most practices don’t get what they deserve for 61793, some new SRS revenue opportunities from CCI, and much, much more.

Presenter: Suzanne Quinton, CPC, CCS-P, CPC-Ortho

Refreshment Break

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Triumph Over Pediatric Neurosurgery Coding Dilemmas with Guaranteed, Expert Tips

Learn how to tackle the surgical coding issues faced by pediatric neurosurgeons. Get answers to questions on shunt placements (including revisions and programming), craniosynostosis surgery, epilepsy surgery, and treatment of skull fractures, and intracranial injury. You'll get the tools to answer these questions plus the influence of modifiers!

Presenter: Greg Przybylski, MD

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Reach Your Reimbursement Peak for Incident-To Billing

These incident-to musts will let your physician use ancillary staff to free up his valuable time while still allowing the encounter to capture 100 percent payment. This look inside the intricacies of this billing method will keep you CMS compliant and offer alternative strategies.

Presenter: Sharlene A. Scott, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, CCP-P, CPC-I

Grab Onto These Functional Neurosurgery Coding Tips for Accurate Reimbursement EVERY Time!

Wrap your mind around deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation implants (including trials and final placement), epilepsy surgery, and other functional neurosurgery coding challenges with nationally-recognized neurosurgeon and reimbursement expert Dr. Greg Przybylski. Get his expert advice on how to get the information you need from your physician’s DBS note. Learn diagnosis coding techniques that support medical necessity. Discover how old procedure notes can help you snag reimbursement for SCS. Ace your modifier moves for staged procedures and much, much more.

Presenter: Greg Przybylski, MD

Spinal Surgery Coding Challenges Are A Thing Of The Past: Prominent Coding Authority Reveals All!

Let’s face the facts; spine surgery can get extremely complicated. But you can stop pulling out your hair in frustration because this workshop has the answers, tools and expert strategies to break down your spine coding so that your practice receives all the reimbursement its entitled to.

Presenter: Greg Przybylski, MD

Teach Your Doctor How to Properly Document and Avoid Under Coding Once and for All!

Coders & practice managers: We feel your pain. When it comes to proper documentation, do you feel like you and the physicians in your practice are rarely on the same page? And physicians: Are you worried your documentation isn’t doing what it needs to do to catch a ride on the reimbursement train? Join our nationally-recognized expert to receive must-have documentation education to ensure you are collecting every dollar you deserve, shining in audits and heading off compliance risks.

Presenter: Suzan Berman-Hvizdash, CPC, CPC-EDS, CPC-EMS