november 2016 medical coding q&a webinar
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Certification Coaching Q & A WebinarNovember 2016
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From the MedicalCoding
CommunityQ&A
November 2016
Hear and See Us Okay? Yes: Type #1 in Questions Box | No: Type #2 (leave and log back in)
Jo-Anne Sheehan, CPC, CPB, COC, CPC-I, CPPM
CCO Sr. Instructor / Coach
Alicia Scott, CPC, CPC-I, CRCCCO Education Director
Laureen Jandroep, CPC, CPC-I, COC, CMSCS, CHCI, CPPM
CCO Founder and CEO
Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CIC, COC, CPB, CPCO,
CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CCS, CANPC, CCC, CEMC,
CFPC, CGSC, CIMC, COBGC, COSC
CCO Program Director
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WELCOME!
First Time?Overview:
General webinar about all things medical business certification and
medical coding, billing & practice management related.
Welcome to the CCO Community!
- We can’t hear you ;)- You can type a question in the chat:
we will ATTEMPT to answer during the webinar BUT it’s not easy… - Stay to the end for free giveaway and CEU’s
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First Webinar With Us?
Poll How many
CCO webinars have you attended?
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November 2016 | Q & A Webinar Agenda: 90-120 min
II: Q&A from the CCO Community
I: Introduction CCO News and Updates
JoAnne Sheehan: *GYN Surgeries and Billing*Global OB BillingAlicia Scott: *Complicating Labor and Delivery Diagnostic Coding*Coding for Diabetes, Gangrene and Osteomyelitis
Chandra Stephensen: *Place of Injury Diagnosis Coding*What is the Difference in Wellness Exam and Preventative Exam?*Best Practices - Baby VisitsLaureen Jandroep: *Explain EM 3 of 3 vs. 2 of 3
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This Month’s Q & A Webinar Agenda: 90-120 min
IV: Your Questions in the Chat
III: Close - @ 90 min-’ish’● Wrapup● Drawing● CEU Certificate Download Link
Ask Along the way in the Questions box.
NOTE: We can’t answer every question.
IV: Your Questions in the Chat
Ask Along the way in the Questions box.
NOTE: We can’t answer every question.
If your question isn’t selected, post it on our forum where fellow coders can help:
www.cco.us/topic-request
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Why Stay To The End?
Giveaway! Free Drawing of Your Choice of 1 of the following:
Blitz Video Package | 2 CEU Webinars | 1 Hour Session with Laureen or Alicia
and...
Your AAPC CEU link for 1.5 CEUs(a change tonight)
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1.5 CEU’s | CCO Monthly Q&A Webinar
Don’t need CEU’s? Continue to attend the CCO webinar for free!
*CEU Link at the end of the webinar (+/- 90 min)
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CCO Graduates November 2016 Update
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CONGRATS! CPC Exam Passers
Recent Exam Passers!Kasey Simmons CPC 10/15/2016 Using BHAT™ System,
CPC Blitz
Stacy Long CPC 10/15/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CPC Course (PBC), CPC Blitz, Practice Exams
Amy Merk CPC 10/15/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CCO Q&A Webinars, CPC Blitz, Practice Exams
Brenda Zaitz CPC 9/17/2016 Using CPC Blitz
Anna Ward CPC 10/16/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CPC Course (PBC), CPC Blitz, Practice Exams
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CONGRATS! CPC Exam Passers
Recent Exam Passers!Kasey Simmons CPC 10/15/2016 Using BHAT™ System,
CPC Blitz
Carol Moore CPC 10/15/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CCO Q&A Webinars, CPC Blitz
Lisa Carter-Deloach, CPC, COSC
CPC 10/26/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CPC Blitz, Practice Exams
Landa Rader CPC 9/17/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CPC Course (PBC), CPC Blitz
Holly Goodine, CPC-A CPC 10/22/2016 Using CPC Blitz
Erna van Rooyen CPC 11/09/2016 Using CPC Blitz, COC Blitz, Practice Exams
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CONGRATS! CPC Exam Passers
Recent Exam Passers!Lorna Weddle CPC 10/22/2016 Using BHAT™ System,
CPC Blitz
Sonia James CPC 10/29/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CPC Blitz, CCO Q&A Webinars, Practice Exams
Donna Pike CPC 10/29/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CPC Blitz, CCO Q&A Webinars, Practice Exams
Karla Valentin CPC 10/29/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CPC Blitz, CPC Course (PBC), CCO Q&A Webinars, Practice Exams
Tamara Wilhelm CPC 11/05/2016 Using BHAT™ System
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CONGRATS! CPC Exam Passers
Recent Exam Passers!Alaina Axford-Moore CPC 11/05/2016 Using BHAT™ System,
CPC Blitz, Practice Exams
Navkiran Dhaliwal CPC 11/05/2016 Using BHAT™ System, CPC Blitz
Marie Davis CPC 10/22/2016 Using CPC Course (PBC), MTA Course
Seethal Paul CPC 11/09/2016 Using CPC Blitz
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CONGRATS!
Recent Exam Passers!Connie Whitesides MSN, RN, CPCO, CRC
CRC 11/05/2016 Using CRC Blitz, Practice Exams
Adrienne Harris RHIT 10/01/2016 Using BHAT™ System, COC Blitz, CPC Blitz, CIC Blitz
Linette Elliot Course Completed
11/05/2016 Using CPC Course (PBC)
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Testimonial
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Poll
Poll
Poll - Are You Certified?
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Q&A
November 2016
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Question:Any possible chance of having a webinar on OBGYN and GYN?
Especially on GYN surgeries and when surgeries cannot be billed together?
Answer
Jo-Anne Sheehan, CPC, CPC-I, CPPM, COC
CCO Sr. Instructor / Coach
GYN Surgeries and Billing
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Question:The patient receives total OB care from partners in the same practice. Dr. A follows the patient through the antepartum care and Dr. B performs the delivery. Would you bill the delivery under the provider that provided the antepartum care and not under the provider that performed the delivery? Or bill under the provider who performed the delivery? (both physicians are partners in the same practice)
Answer
Jo-Anne Sheehan, CPC, CPC-I, CPPM, COC
CCO Sr. Instructor / Coach
Global OB Billing
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What’s Changing in CPT & ICD-10-CM for 2017?
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On October 1, 2016, thousands of ICD-10-CM codes will be deployed after a long 2-year freeze.
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Poll
What AAPC coding credential do you HAVE?
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Risk Adjustment Coder Bundle
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Complicating Labor and Delivery Diagnostic Coding
Question:
The ICD-9 cross walk converts 659.73 to O76, which ends with a description of "complicating labor and delivery", are you allowed to use this code at any time in pregnancy or just during labor and delivery. If not, what would you use for abnormal fetal heart rate. Same for O77.8?
Alicia Scott, CPC, CPC-I, CRC
CCO Education Director
ANSWER
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Coding for Diabetes, Gangrene and Osteomyelitis
Question:
Is the following statement true?
If a patient has a diagnosis of diabetes, gangrene, and osteomyelitis, diabetes cannot have an assumed relationship to the other conditions.
Alicia Scott, CPC, CPC-I, CRC
CCO Education Director
ANSWER
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Poll
PollDo You Know About the CCO Club?
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Announcing the CCO CLUB
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What coding credential do you WANT?
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Place of Injury Diagnosis Coding
Question:If the place of occurrence is not specified or is so vague there are too many possible codes to choose from, I was under the assumption that nothing was coded. I code for the physician part of charges. The hospital is always coding this as place unspecified. What is correct?
ANSWER
Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CIC, COC, CPB, CPCO, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CCS,
CANPC, CCC, CEMC, CFPC, CGSC, CIMC, COBGC, COSC
CCO Program Director
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Wellness Exam vs Preventative Exam?
Question: What is the difference in Wellness Exam and Preventative Exam?
ANSWER
Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CIC, COC, CPB, CPCO, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CCS,
CANPC, CCC, CEMC, CFPC, CGSC, CIMC, COBGC, COSC
CCO Program Director
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CPC Blitz New Pricing
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Best Practices - Baby Visits
Question: Best Practice Coding Tips For The Following Types Of Service: Confirmed Pregnancy Visits, OB Ultrasounds, Medicare GYN Exams, Establishing Care Visits, Obesity/Weight Management Visits
ANSWER
Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CIC, COC, CPB, CPCO, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CCS,
CANPC, CCC, CEMC, CFPC, CGSC, CIMC, COBGC, COSC
CCO Program Director
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Question:What dx code should be used for well child visits on patients ages 18 and under? The insurance denied my claim using the well child dx code for a 17 year old.
Answer
What DX Code Should Be Used For Well Child Visits On Kids 18 And Under?
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Your Questions from the Chat
Questions In The Chat - September 2016
Your Webinar Chat Team
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IV Push
Is the same code used for IV push if the medicine is injected into the solution bag and not the IV line
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CPC and other Exams
Once one has taken the CPC exam, is it a bit easier to take the other credential exams?
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CCO Club
How can I convert from Replay to CCO Club?
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PCS Debridement Codes
Why is it that some PCS debridement codes increase or decrease reimbursements?
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Announcing the CCO CLUB
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The Ultimate Membership for Earning CEUs,
Webinar & Support Call
Replays, Billing/Coding
Q&As and Extended Product
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INTRODUCING:New Monthly PlansIncluding Find-A-Code.com!
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