SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 (1:30 pm to 3:30 pm)
Post-Conference Workshop at CSAM Review Course
May be taken seperatelly or in conjuction with the Review Course.
This course is designed to assist providers and their office personnel seeking to maximize reimbursement for substance abuse services and increase access to care for their patients. It will Included a review of the types of services provided and the coding and documentation requirements for these services. Medical necessity for the reimbursement of these services is provided by the use of ICD-9 diagnosis codes. The importance of ICD-9 specificity, linking of the ICD-9 to the service and sequencing of the ICD-9 will be discussed. Medicare proposed fee schedule changes for 2009 will be covered, as well as a preview of any new ICD-9 codes that become effective for use October 1, 2008. Finally we will discuss the importance of understanding Modifiers and their use in getting your services reimbursed.
Presenter: Lynn Handy, President and CEO, The Coding Source
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