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Certification Coaching Q & A WebinarFebruary 2016
This Month’s Q & A Webinar Agenda: 90-120 min
II: Q&A from our Instructors ● Where in the World is Laureen?● JoAnne: GO202 or 77057, either one is ok?● Alicia: How do you come up with the right code?● Chandra: Coding for Foley catheter● Alicia: How do I get that first job?● Chandra: Will specialization certificates in coding
help me?● Chandra: What are morphology codes?● Chandra: How does the COC differ from the CPC?● Alicia: Coding of "slight, mild , minor" cardiology
conditions● Alicia: Back to Basics - Practicode Case
I: Introduction● Why stay?● Where is everyone from?● Any Recent Graduates Out There?● Announcements and Course Updates
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.
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Poll - What region of the country are you from?
Poll
First Webinar With Us?
Poll How many CCO webinars
have you attended?
Where In The World Is Laureen?
Ecuador!
Coding for Foley catheter
Question:How do you code for Foley catheter in skilled facility? ANSWER
Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CIC, COC, CPB, CPCO, CPMA, CPC-I,
CCS, CANPC, CEMC, CFPC, CIMC, CGSC, COSC, CRC, CCC
CCO Program Director
Coding Specialization
Question:Will getting specialization certificates in Coding (i.e. Rheumatology), help a newly graduated coder in their job search? ANSWER
Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CIC, COC, CPB, CPCO, CPMA, CPC-I,
CCS, CANPC, CEMC, CFPC, CIMC, CGSC, COSC, CRC, CCC
CCO Program Director
Poll
Poll
Poll - Are You Certified?
How do I get that First Medical Coding Job?
Question:How do I get a coding job without any experience beyond my training? ANSWER
Alicia Scott, CPC, CPC-I, CRC
CCO Education Director
How Do You Come Up With The Right Code?
Question:I was wondering in order to locate the cpt and icd code for a patient how do you come up with the right code? Do you look at the reason the patient came in or do you look at what the patient is following up for with their doctor?
ANSWER
Alicia Scott, CPC, CPC-I, CRC
CCO Education Director
Poll
What AAPC coding credential do you HAVE?
GO202 or 77057, either one is ok? (screening mammogram)
Question:G0202 or 77057, either one is ok? For screening mammography. Can anyone else give me their thoughts. Is there any difference? ANSWER
Jo-Anne Sheehan, CPC, CPC-I, CPPM
CCO Sr. Instructor / Coach
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Morphology Codes
Question:What in the world are the morphology codes used for in the workplace? I don't see them used in any of my practice material. They are not listed in the CPC Blitz.
Nobody seems to use them, but they are prominent in the ICD index and there's a whole appendix ANSWER
Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CIC, COC, CPB, CPCO, CPMA, CPC-I,
CCS, CANPC, CEMC, CFPC, CIMC, CGSC, COSC, CRC, CCC
CCO Program Director
How Does The COC Differ From The CPC?
Question:How Does The COC Differ From The CPC?
ANSWER
Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CIC, COC, CPB, CPCO, CPMA, CPC-I,
CCS, CANPC, CEMC, CFPC, CIMC, CGSC, COSC, CRC, CCC
CCO Program Director
What coding credential do you WANT?
Poll
Coding of "slight, mild, minor" Cardiology Conditions
Question:Many patients come for ECG/EKG phys. Notes says “mild ventricle leakage” but also says Ef at 60%. Ventricle leakage can code to ventricular disease or valve disease. What does mild mean to you when coding? Is the term codeable.
Please expand on words as slight, mild, minor degree of when put in front of a disease, does it mean they have it? ANSWER
Alicia Scott, CPC, CPC-I, CRC
CCO Education Director
Back to Basics - Practicode Case
Question:Can Alicia Do a Practicode Case? YOU BET!
ANSWER
Alicia Scott, CPC, CPC-I, CRC
CCO Education Director
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➢ CPC Review ➢ ICD-10-CM ➢ ICD-10-PCS ➢ COC - Outpatient➢ CIC - Inpatient➢ RA - Risk Adjustment➢ 2016 CPT Updates
ANSWERS
Questions In The Chat- February 2016
Your Webinar Chat Team
Observation and Transfusion
Question: When carving out time for OBSERVATION hours do you carve out med infusion, blood transfusion hours, etc.?
Escharotomy Code
Question: Can you please provide some guidelines coding escharotomy code 16035 16036
Incident to Billing
Question: I would like clarification of incident to billing....thnks
Medical Billing Specialist
Question: I got certification in medical billing specialist CMBS in July 2015. How can I stay certified. I didn't find a job. Right now I am volunteering in a hospital and a doctor office.
Battery Replacement
Question: My p/t underwent battery replacement in pacemaker. Can I use code Z45.010 as a primary?
Parkinson’s with Lewy
Question: How do I code Parkinson disease with Lewy body dementia?
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