april 2015 medical coding q&a webinar

Coding Certification Q & AWebinar- April 2015

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CCO April 2015 Q and A Webinar Overview: 90-120 min

II: QandA 15 ● Alicia: Cushing’s Syndrome (255.0) Coding● Laureen: Immunotherapy Injection Sequencing● Tammy: Being an Auditor● Joanne: PPM● Dawn: Billing - Bone Marrow● Alicia: Neoplasm Table● Alicia: Exacerbation● Laureen: Immunotherapy Coding Overview● Laureen: Anesthesia Modifier Coding

I: Introduction● Healthcon 2015 updates● Recent CCO Graduates/ You Too?● Announcements and Course Updates

IV: Your Questions in the ChatAsk Along the way in the Questions box

III: Close (@ 90 min)● Wrapup● Drawing● CEU Certificate Download

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Janet Pritchett 3/12/2015 Passed CPC

Vicki Stull 3/19/2015 Passed CPMA

Rose Ann Chronowski 3/12/2015 Passed CPC

Kelly King 3/7/2015 Passed CPC

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Suja Vinodh 3/25/2015 Passed CPC

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Lori Woods 4/3/2015 Passed ICD-10 Assessment

Myra Ruffino 4/5/2015 Passed ICD-10 Assessment

Nanette Ong-Sotto 3/28/2015 Passed CPC

Crystal Gallegos 3/28/2015 Passed CPC

Maureen O'Toole 4/1/2015 Passed ICD-10 CM Blitz

Maureen O'Toole 4/1/2015 Passed ICD-10 Assessment

Siddhartha Roy 4/15/2015 Passed ICD-10 Assessment

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Alicia Fredericks 4/15/2015 Completed PBB course

Linda Robinson 4/18/2015 CPC Blitz / Passed CPC

Roseann Joule 12/20/2015 CPC Blitz / Passed CPC

Alla Kogan 4/2015 ICD-10 Blitz

Alla Kogan 4/20/2015 Passed ICD-10 Assessment

Susie Gilstrap 3/26/2015 Completed ICD 10 course

Rhonda Bertrand 4/1/2015 CPC Blitz / Passed CPC

Ilias Khidhr 4/6/2015 Completed PBC course

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Coding Q and A | April 2015

Alicia: Cushing’s Syndrome (255.0) CodingLaureen: Immunotherapy Injection SequencingTammy: Being an AuditorJoanne: PPMDawn: Billing - Bone MarrowAlicia: Neoplasm TableAlicia: ExacerbationLaureen: Immunotherapy Coding OverviewLaureen: Anesthesia Modifier Coding

I encountered this question in one of the online exam that I purchased. I'm confused coz I believe that in Neoplasm you need to code primary CA in second position and secondary CA in first position.

ANSWER

Cushing’s Syndrome (255.0) Coding

Immunotherapy Injection Sequencing

Scenario: - Pt. comes in for immunotherapy injections. - 95117 (multiple) dx. 477.8 and has an allergic reaction to the serum 995.0. - Physician is called in and therefore ov needs to be charged.

Q: Would the order be the E/M first with principal dx 995.0 or the reason for the encounter which was the injection IT. 95117

ANSWER

Being an Auditor

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that area, what would I need to be one?

Do I have to be certified for that too?

Do I have to have my CPC certification first?"

ANSWER

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ANSWER

PPM

Billing - Bone Marrow

Q: If a Dr performs at the hospital, as an outpatient

procedure, a Bone Marrow (38221) can he add an

E/M code, along with a mod 25?

This is a Medicare established Patient. He is a Hem-Onc.

ANSWER

Neoplasm Table

Q: Could you please explain how to read the neoplasm

table?

ANSWER

Exacerbation

Q: I need help in understanding how to code the following:

1. Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

2. Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis.

3. Asthma with Exacerbation.

ANSWER

Immunotherapy Coding Overview

Q: Can you provide an overview of how to code allergy shots - I get confused on these. --JS

ANSWER

Q: Can you go over anesthesia modifiers and when to use them?

ANSWER

Anesthesia Modifier Coding

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Chat Q & AWebinar- April 2015

Certification

At some point, do you think that all coders will have to be certified?

Cross Training ICD 9 to ICD 10

Do you offer any class on just cross training to become more familiar from ICD9 to ICD10?

Other CCO Training

Do you offer DRG training only?

Does CCO offer CHONC courses?

Does CCO offer any emergency room (ED) coding courses? and injection/infusions done on facility the side (in ED)?

Auditors

Can auditors work from home?

Does an auditor have to travel a lot?

Is HCC coding considered auditing?

ICD-10 in Physician Office

How severely will ICD-10 change what is done in the Physician Office?

PBB

I want to get certified in the billing part I have been doing it for years can I just get that certification and not the doc or is it better to get both credentials?

CPC-A Employment

Any advice for cpc- apprentice to help find employment?

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