Description
Is coding for pain management getting you down? Do you need help with coding nerve blocks and other injection procedures? If so, then this is the webinar for you! We will start with a brief discussion of pertinent anatomy and move into the codes and guidelines for coding various nerve blocks and steroid injections. This includes recent guideline updates for 2023, so be sure to tune in!
Objectives:
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Determine when multiple codes are needed for reporting facet joint injections
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Differentiate between epidural steroid injection and transforaminal epidural steroid injection
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Assign a code for Botox injection for pain control
Presenter
Emily Lomaquahu, CPC, CPMA, CEDC
Emily is a Senior Coding Quality Auditor for Haugen Consulting Group and brings over a decade of experience to the profee team! She began her career as an auditor and with her keen eye for detail, she quickly found it was a perfect fit. Emily thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys creating high-quality trainings to help providers and coders navigate charts and improve their accuracy.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado, in Denver. Emily specializes in Evaluation and Management (E/M), Primary Care, Anesthesia, Emergency Department, and Neurology, though she says Anesthesia and Neurology are her favorites! She is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) and Certified Emergency Department Coder (CEDC).
CE Credits
CEUs for this webinar will expire on January 19, 2024. The webinar recording will be available until January 19, 2025.
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.
- 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, CGSC, COSC, CPB, CPPM
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Leslie –
more understand of the different Nerves , also how the injections are done – pics really are great visual help
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An important concept that I took away was the top of the difference between interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injections. The detailed information given on this topic was very informative.
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Rene –
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I use the illustrations a lot in my coding work.
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