Description

• New ICD-10-CM Codes for Cardiology Specialty
• AMI now has 5 types
• Understanding Heart Cath's different access points- Femoral, Brachial, Radial
• LHC vs. Cors only
• R&L Heart caths vs. Swan Ganz Catheter
• Modifiers in the Cath Lab to ensure rightful payment
• Injection procedures for cardiac catheterizations

Areas covered in the session:

• Coding branch vessels for PCI- Who is and isn't reimbursing?
• Coding cardiac cath's and interventional procedures at the same setting
• Do the X modifiers play a factor here
• BPG injections and PCI's- the CPT vs Medicare rules
• PCI for AMI- what are the rules for this highly weighted code?
• CCI Edits and understanding Medicare's position on coding.

benefits will your session provide to the attendees?

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Medicare site links for current transmittals
• New E/M rules and Medicare impact on Cardiology for 2018.

Who should attend?

• Coders
• Billers
• Administrators
• Collectors
• physicians
• back office
• mid-levels