Building on your knowledge of hand coding, this course addresses the granular nature of coding and documenting hand fractures and injuries. A discussion of anatomy as it pertains to coding for fractures and hand injuries is included. The course is an excellent complement to Hand Coding I.
After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the granularity needed to document and correctly code hand fractures, tendon injuries, and nerve injuries.
- Appropriately use CPT and ICD-10-CM codes to report these fractures and injuries.
- Identify what is included in the CPT codes and what constitutes unbundling.
- Apply modifiers appropriately.
Hand Coding II
Module 1: Hand Fractures
Module 2: Tendon Injuries
Module 3: Nerve Injuries
Hand Coding II Agenda
- Introduction
- Code Granularity
- Anatomy
- ICD-10-CM Codes
- S Codes
- Descriptions of Fractures
- Coding Examples
- Fracture Treatment
- Closed Treatment
- Open Treatment
- Percutaneous Pinning
- CPT Codes
- What’s Necessary
- Operative Report Dictations
- What’s Included
- Codes
- Multiple Injuries
- Coding Examples
- Introduction
- Code Granularity
- Anatomy
- ICD-10-CM Codes
- S Codes
- Descriptions of Tendon Injuries
- Coding Examples
- CPT Codes
- What’s Necessary
- What’s Included
- Codes
- Modifiers
- Multiple Injuries
- Coding Examples
- Introduction
- Code Granularity
- Anatomy
- ICD-10-CM Codes
- S Codes
- Coding Examples
- CPT Codes
- What’s Necessary
- What’s Included
- Codes
- Special Circumstances
- Use of Operating Microscope
- Modifiers
- Coding Examples
Presenter
Raymond Janevicius, MD Plastic Surgeon, Hand Surgeon
President, Janevicius Consulting Corporation
Raymond Janevicius is a nationally recognized expert in plastic surgery and hand surgery coding with over 30 years experience in coding and reimbursement issues. He has served over 25 years as the plastic surgery representative to the AMA CPT Advisory Committee and has been a member of the ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) Coding and Payment Policy Committee for 30 years. He has been involved in the creation of numerous CPT codes and in the rewriting of several sections of the AMA CPT book. He is the author of over 350 publications dealing with ethical plastic and hand surgery coding and has received numerous awards and citations for CPT expertise.
Dr. Janevicius is the Consulting Editor for CPT / ICD-10 coding for the peer-reviewed journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. As President of the Janevicius Consulting Corporation, he serves as a consultant on coding and reimbursement issues for surgeons, hospitals, attorneys, government agencies, and other entities.
Please email education@karenzupko.com if you have questions.
