Overview
It’s beginning to look a lot like coding updates time! This webinar will announce the ICD-10-PCS code and guideline changes for fiscal year 2021 with some background and insight into the new codes.
Objectives:
- Present new, revised, and deleted codes for the 2021 update to the ICD-10-PCS coding system
- Review changes to the ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines for 2021
Presenter
Kristi Pollard, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIRCC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
Kristi is a senior consultant with more than 20 years of industry experience and is the author of a delightfully funny blog dedicated to the profession of coding. Kristi has an extensive background in coding education and consulting and is a national speaker on topics related to ICD-10 and CPT coding as well as code-based reimbursement. She has designed and developed training programs for inpatient and outpatient hospital-based coding including vascular interventional radiology, interventional cardiology, orthopedics and obstetrics.
Kristi has served the Colorado Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) as board Director, co-chair of the Data Quality Committee, and co-chair for the ICD-10 Task Force. She is also a past president of the Northern Colorado Health Information Management Association (NCHIMA). Kristi devotes extra time to mentoring current and future coders through her Coder Coach blog and is the proud recipient of the 2011 AHIMA Triumph Award for Mentoring. She has also received awards from CHIMA for Distinguished Member (2018) and Outstanding Volunteer (2013) and from AHIMA for Roundtable Achievement in Coding Excellence (RACE).
CE Credits
CEUs are available to all participants, live or recorded. The CEUs will expire on 8.31.21, but the recording will be available until 8.31.22.
AHIMA
This webinar 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.
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.
Shannon E. –
I really enjoy your webinars. I like how Kristi not only tells us what procedures are updated but also explains what takes place in those procedures so that it makes more sense of why they are coded the way they are.
Suzanne B. –
Kristi is a really great presenter. She is able to explain the material in a simple way to make it understandable. Love the pics!
Danielle T. –
very informative and concise presentation. keep up the nice work.
Cynthia G. –
Your webinars are truly geared towards coders – I appreciate that aspect – everything presented is relevant.
Leslie D. –
Great information, well presented.
Genenne M. –
Keep them all coming. Very informative.
Debra L. –
Presenter very knowledgeable about subject matter. Also appreciated her humor.
Tammie H. –
I love this presenter. Very easy to follow and knowledgeable.
Ann Marie M. –
I like how Kristi explains all the details of the new pcs updates.
Joyce P. –
I appreciate the deeper explanations of things, what they are and why they are done. I also appreciate the multiple names for procedures, items or medications.