Description
In this webinar, we will examine various CPT procedures seen in the Emergency Department. We’ll take an in-depth look at some of the more common procedures performed as well as some rarely seen procedures. We’ll also discuss appropriate use of the 7th character assignment and review case studies.
Objectives:
- Identify reporting requirements and CPT guidelines for laceration repairs, fractures, and dislocations
- Identify the more complex and lesser-seen procedures such as thoracotomies, intubations, ventilation, cardiac massage
- Differentiate between 7th characters A, D, and S
- Examine various case examples
Presenter
Terri Reid, CCS, CCS-P, CDIP, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
Terri comes to Haugen group with 25+ years of health information management experience in coding, auditing and education. She spent a number of years volunteering as an EMT and working in an Emergency Department before she transitioned into a career coding ED records. It wasn’t long before she was trained to code SDS and IP records eventually using her clinical background to help pioneer a concurrent query program at a level I trauma facility in the northeast. With the implementation of ICD-10, she helped develop coding protocols as well as provide education to physicians on the impact of their documentation. In addition to her HIM credentials (CDIP, CCS, CCS-P), Terri is also a certified paralegal and uses this knowledge to research and interpret various coding references in order to support coding advice. Her most frequently used auditing phrase is “There’s a Coding Clinic for that.” She is fascinated with new technology and loves to examine the etiology and impact of disease processes on the human body.
CE Credits
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.
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