Digestive System Anatomy: A Trip down the Alimentary Canal
This course lays the anatomical groundwork for understanding procedures performed on the digestive system. Upper GI anatomy, Lower GI anatomy, and the accessory digestive organs are explored. The strong understanding of the gastrointestinal system provided by completion of this course is integral to success in coding digestive system procedures. Completing this course prior to taking the Procedure Coding for the Digestive System series is highly recommended.
Objectives:
Lesson 1: Upper GI Anatomy
- Label the components of the esophagus​
- Identify the regions of the stomach​
- Define the roles of each organ of the upper GI tract​
Lesson 2: Accessory Digestive Organs​
- Define the role of the liver in the digestive system​
- Differentiate roles and locations of the liver, gall bladder and pancreas​
- Label an image of the biliary system​
Lesson 3: Lower GI Anatomy
- Identify the roles of the small intestine​
- Identify key landmarks in the large intestine​
CE Credits:
AHIMA
This program has been approved for 1 continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
- Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
AAPC
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy for Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1 continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
- Specialty CEUs: COC, CPC, CPC-P, CANPC, CASCC, CDEO, CGIC, CGSC, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM
Target Audience:
- Facility Outpatient Coders
- Billing professionals
- Coding compliance professionals
- Practice Managers
- Clinical documentation improvement professionals
- Coding Compliance Managers
- Revenue integrity professionals
Gastrointestinal Endoscopies
In the gastrointestinal endoscopy course, you will review upper and lower GI endoscope guidelines and principles, learn about esophagoscopy codes and how to select the correct code based on the documented procedure performed. You will examine the large intestine endoscopy codes and select the correct codes based on how far the scope was advanced and what portions of the colon were visualized. And of course we could never leave out screening colonoscopies; a coding favorite!
Objectives:
Lesson 1: Upper GI
- Recognize common upper GI guidelines and principles
- Select esophagoscopy codes based on the procedure performed
- Identify esophagogastroduodenoscopy rules and guidelines
Lesson 2: Small Intestine, Rectum, and Anus
- Identify when an enteroscopy code is appropriate to report
- Define an ileoscopy
- Determine the appropriate lower GI endoscopy type based on structures visualized
Lesson 3: Colonoscopies
- Identify the differences between a proctosigmoidoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy
- Select the correct endoscopy code based on how far the scope was advanced
- Differentiate between a diagnostic, therapeutic, and screening colonoscopies
CE Credits:
AHIMA
This program has been approved for 2 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
- Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
AAPC
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy for Professional Coders (AAPC) for 2 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
- Specialty CEUs: COC, CPC, CPC-P, CANPC, CASCC, CDEO, CGIC, CGSC, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM
Target Audience:
- Profee coders
- Facility Outpatient coders
- Billing professionals
- Coding compliance professionals
- Practice managers
- Coding Compliance Managers
- Charge Entry Staff
Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliary Procedures
In the course on minimally invasive hepatobiliary procedures, we take an even closer look at the biliary system and review the anatomical structures you will need to know to successfully code hepatobiliary procedures. We describe what an ERCP procedure is, the components of these procedures and discuss why they are performed; walking through the many therapeutic procedures that are performed via ERCP. We round out this course by reviewing hepatobiliary procedures that are performed percutaneously, looking at how to report percutaneous stent and drainage catheter placements, exchanges and removals.
Objectives:
Lesson 1: Biliary System Anatomy
- Label an image of the biliary system
- Identify the role or function of each structure in the biliary tree
Lesson 2: ERCP
- Identify the components of an ERCP procedure
- Determine the appropriate ERCP code and correct number of units to report
- Review an ERCP operative note and apply the correct codes
Lesson 3: Percutaneous Biliary Procedures
- Identify the elements included in percutaneous biliary drainage catheter codes.
- Select the correct codes for Biliary drain and stent exchanges and/or conversions
Lesson 4: Percutaneous Rendezvous and Biliary Add-On Codes
- Describe a biliary rendezvous procedure
- Determine when an add-on code is appropriate for percutaneous biliary procedures
CE Credits:
AHIMA
This program has been approved for 2 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
- Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
AAPC
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy for Professional Coders (AAPC) for 2 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
- Specialty CEUs: COC, CPC, CPC-P, CANPC, CASCC, CDEO, CGIC, CGSC, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM
Target Audience:
- Professional Fee Coders
- Facility outpatient coders
- Billing professionals
- Charge entry staff
- Coding compliance professionals
- Practice Managers
- Coding Compliance Managers
Surgical Digestive System Procedures
In the final course of the digestive series, we venture through more intensive procedures, starting from the mouth all the way down to the colon. We walk through various excision, biopsy and stone removal procedures of the mouth, including cleft lip and cleft palates procedures. We cover esophagus procedures like esophagectomies. This course includes looking at coding for laparoscopic and open bariatric procedures and concludes with a discussion on intestinal resection and anastomosis codes.
Objectives:
Lesson 1: Mouth and Cleft Palate Procedures
- Identify the difference between laceration repairs, excisions, and salivary stone removal procedures
- Determine an appropriate code for cleft lip repair
- Assign CPT codes for cleft palate repair
Lesson 2: Esophagus and Stomach Procedures
- Choose the correct esophagectomy code based on method and access points
- Select correct codes for laparoscopic gastric band procedures
- Determine the correct Roux-en-Y gastric bypass code based on procedure documentation
Lesson 3: Intestinal Procedures
- Determine what components of an intestinal procedure is performed based on code terminology
- Assign the correct intestinal resection code based on procedure note documentation
- Identify the differences between the various colectomy codes
CE Credits:
AHIMA
This program has been approved for 2 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
- Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
AAPC
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy for Professional Coders (AAPC) for 2 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
- Specialty CEUs: COC, CPC, CPC-P, CANPC, CASCC, CDEO, CGIC, CGSC, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM
Target Audience:
- Professional Fee Coders
- Facility outpatient coders
- Billing professionals
- Charge entry staff
- Coding compliance professionals
- Practice Managers
- Coding Compliance Managers
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