Introduction - Current Procedural Terminology, CPT, is the coding basis for most medical and surgical services and procedures. Participants will learn how CPT is organized, how to properly determine a code from a brief description of the service and how to use the main sections of the book. Participants will learn key definitions of common services and situations. This program is an advanced course on CPT designed for surgeons and staff and there will be a particular emphasis on the use of case studies to fully demonstrate a process for defining and coding difficult CPT cases.

This Practice Management Audiocast Presentation includes ...

• This Audiocast is of a recent Live Webconference presented by Economedix;
• Your registration fee covers the ability for you and your practice to view this presentation for one year along with various course handout materials;
• The ability for ACS Fellows and practice managers to e-mail follow-up questions to Economedix Practice Management Advisors for personalized responses;
• Co-Sponsors - The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and The Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM).

Course Objectives - Completion of this Practice Management Course will provide:

• An understanding of the proper use of the various sections of the CPT book;
• Participants will be able to identify and locate a procedure code from the index;
• An understanding of key terminology related to CPT definitions and descriptions;
• Participants with the knowledge to properly utilize modifiers to the procedure codes as well as ...
• Utilize appropriate discriminators in determining proper codes with the use of case studies;
• Participants will properly code a procedure or service, including necessary modifiers, for submission to payers.

Accreditation - The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

Credits - The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. PAHCOM has pre-approved this educational activity for 1 CEU towards the PAHCOM CMM designation. To earn the credit, participants must complete the combination Evaluation / CME - CEU Form, that is included in the course materials, and FAX this form back within seven days following the date of the teleconference.

Faculty - The faculty for the course is Mr. Tom Loughrey, MBA, CCS-P. Mr. Loughrey is Chairman of Economedix and a noted practice management consultant to physicians, medical offices and medical societies. For over a decade, Mr. Loughrey has provided consulting services to the College as a part of the Consultant’s Corner at the annual ACS Clinical Congress and regularly is engaged by ACS to speak and teach at meetings and workshops throughout the country.