Coding and Documentation for Ophthalmology and Optometry: Optimal and Compliant Coding for Improving Reimbursement Seminar

This Seminar is also available On-Site for groups of 20 or more.

Discover the answers to your questions on coding, ICD-9/CPT linking, NCCI edits, bundled codes and Local Coverage Determination codes. Also, learn how to locate the information needed to fight carrier-specific guidelines.

Course Description/Agenda

Practitioners of Ophthalmology and Optometry know that this specialty has its own exam codes, unique procedures and specific guidelines for reporting procedures. General coding classes don't always provide the specific, detailed information needed for optimal reimbursement. Physicians and office personnel who do not know how to manage the complexities of the insurance reimbursement system run the risk of not being paid full fee for their services. Claims returned or paid only in part is revenue your practice is unnecessarily losing everyday.

Attend this comprehensive one-day course to examine coding and documentation guidelines for both the most common and the more difficult ophthalmology and optometry procedures. Gathering information from a wide variety of resources, and combining Jeff Restuccio's experience training coders for over ten years, this seminar is designed to save you time and money. Determine how to get your claims paid the first time you submit them. Identify practical techniques to simplify and streamline your records process. Outline how the ICD, CPT, NCCI and bundled codes all work together. Assess how to train your staff and keep abreast of new guidelines. In the end, better reimbursement results in increased physician AND patient satisfaction. And isn't patient satisfaction the core of your business?

Learn how to create an Ophthalmology Progress Report Document and Fee Ticket that will ensure correct coding -- the first time you submit a claim
Assess the top 25 errors coders and billers make when reporting procedures
Discover the answers to your questions on not just coding, but also ICD-9/CPT linking, NCCI edits, bundled codes and Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Guidelines
Examine effective techniques on how to locate, store and retrieve the information you need to fight the neverending, carrier-specific guidelines and requirements of Medicare and Private Insurance Carriers
Perform hands-on coding of actual ophthalmology operative reports

What You'll Learn

Examine in-depth how to code procedures accurately and compliantly for optimal reimbursement
Determine which codes are billable, in addition to the Medicine ophthalmology exam codes
Create a documentation form that will ensure compliance
Know the two most often omitted Evaluation and Management Exam elements that take just minutes to report
Identify the five exam items most often required for a Comprehensive Eye Exam (920x4)
Identification and treatment for dry eye syndrome
Discuss new and emerging technologies such as INTAC, Optimap and Peripheral Hyperacuity Perimetry (PHP)
Special reporting rules for ophthalmic echography and biometry codes (76519 and 92136)
Identify essential information not in the CPT manual that you need to know for accurate coding and billing
Assess how to effectively manage the never-ending list of carrier-specific guidelines
Detect the top coding and documentation errors medical professionals make
Outline practical ways to train your staff and keep abreast of new and ever-changing rules and guidelines
Collect the maximum amount of money OWED to you without committing insurance fraud
Examine how to code specific ophthalmology op reports

What People Are Saying About the Class

"Mr. Restuccio helped us capture revenue we had no idea we were missing. His thoroughness and insight proved most beneficial as we redesigned our fee schedules to accommodate the actual services we were rendering and not being compensated for." - Lee Brown, Director of Administrative Services, Memphis, TN

"Jeff's refreshing teaching style is both enlightening and educational. His comprehensive seminars provide instructions to avoid costly coding errors and curb claim denials. You'll get answers to difficult coding questions without spending hours on research or hiring consultants." - Betty Gower, CPC, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC

More Seminar Information

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Course Summary	Discover the answers to your questions on coding, ICD-9/CPT linking, NCCI edits, bundled codes and Local Coverage Determination codes. Also, learn how to locate the information needed to fight carrier-specific guidelines.
Delivery Method	Seminar
Also Available As	On-Site Training
Who Should Attend	Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Practice Managers, Coders, Reimbursement Specialists, Billers, Nurses, Medical Assistants