Description:

Policy changes for coding often occur regardless of whether there are many CPT changes or not. 2017 will see some coding policy changes in Orthopedics and this webinar session will give a detailed update on the changes to expect.

Why should you attend ?

• This webinar will shade more light on the current state of insurance policies and discuss how they affect different coding procedures like submission of claims and reimbursements.
• Certain Orthopedics areas that are affected by the current coding policies will be discussed, this includes cases of musculo-skeletal services and procedures which contribute the most in office challenges where issues of reimbursement are concerned.
• Practices that are not aware of the coding policy changes will definitely have challenges in receiving reimbursements from insurances.
• This conference will walk you through all the policy changes that you need to know and provide an insight on what they mean to reimbursements for the year 2017.

Objective of the session :

• Discuss different policy changes concerning hips and spine x-rays
• Claim denials for knee arthroscopy
• Coding for sub chondroplasty
• Policy changes concerning joint injections
• CPT Category III code addition involving knee arthroplasty.

Who should attend ?

• Administrators
• Physicians
• Coders and billers
• Managers
• Non-physician healthcare provider