2019 CPT® Coding Changes

Why Should You Attend:

Prepare for a smooth transition to 2019 and ensure your organization is current and compliant with all the CPT® updates. You must be ready to implement the hundreds of CPT® code changes for coding records, claims and updating the chargemaster. This presentation will teach you about these code changes and guidelines.

This training webinar will give you the knowledge needed to:

• Learn the 2019 CPT® code updates and guidelines.
• Recognize potential documentation needs.
• Understand code change rationale.

Learning Objectives:

Get details on the 15 new codes for postprocedural infections added to an expanded T81.4- subcategory, requiring specificity regarding the location and depth of the infection

• Learn about the changes to neoplasm coding with 45 new codes to report benign and malignant neoplasms and melanocytic nevii of the eyelids
• Understand when to use the four new codes that cover forms of cerebrovascular disease, including I63.89 (other cerebral infarction) and I67.850 (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy)
• Get an overview of important changes, additions, and updates to the alphabetic index and tabular instructions
• Understand what areas will need greater detail and better documentation in order to code to the highest level of specificity
• Receive a complete overview of the impactful changes included in the FY2019 official coding guidelines, which include updates and changes to the rules for coding neoplasms, burns, and underdosings

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Understand and apply the key updates to the FY2019 code set, including new, deleted, and revised codes
• Prepare for the code updates by knowing how the changes will impact the codes you use most often
• Know which updates and tabular instruction revisions will impact your coding
• Know which areas of coding will need greater, more detailed documentation to assign codes at the highest level of specificity
• Apply the changes to the official coding guidelines for FY2019 and know how they’ll impact your coding practice

Who Will Benefit:

• Coders
• Billers
• Administration

Stephanie Thomas
Billing Director, CE Medical Group

Stephanie Thomas is the Billing Director for CE Medical Group, a third party billing and consulting firm. Stephanie has been in the medical field for nearly 20 years. Her experience includes Private Practice Administration, Medical billing for several specialties, Practice Management Consulting for numerous physicians and ASC’s across the nation.

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