Description:-

Many significant changes in coding are often made mid-year with little reporting to the medical community from CMS and other private carriers. Because of these changes and their delayed reporting, coders and billers, as well as physicians, are not aware of new rules until months later when the loss of revenue has already occurred because of unsuspected incorrect coding. This presentation will enumerate these mid-year poorly reported changes in coding that may lead to claim denials and reduced payments. Urology and urogynecology mid-year rule changes will be stressed by didactic facts and clinical scenarios. We will also present new, revised, and deleted ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes for 2020 effective on and after October 1, 2019. This webinar will provide the attendees with the knowledge of how these changes are to be used and to be correctly billed.

Talking Points to be Presented:-

• Changes in POP repairs
• Changes in reporting BCG administration, a new CPT code
• How to charge and code for splitting BCG dosages, a new charging for amounts in milligrams
• Physician retirement issues
• Physician burnout issues
• When to bill for pelvic exenteration, new coding from the AUA
• 2020 new, revised and deleted ICD-10-CM codes effective October 1, 2019
• Demographics of 2019 urological practices, private practices are falling in number
• New teaching rules for medical school students, who can now add to medical records and much more

Tools and Benefits one will receive attending this webinar:-

Coding Tips and references to clinical scenarios will be stressed to assist in the understanding of these new rules and how to use them to avoid denials of claims or lower payments by not knowing the changed rules.

Who Will Benefit?

Coders, billers, urogynecologists, urologists, non-physician providers, and any office staff involved in coding or posting of services. Anyone who wants to keep up with new coding rules and changes for the above specialists made mid-year.