Catalog Number : ccma1093
Title : Chargemaster: Interventional Radiology and the CVIR
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 5-28-2014
Webplay Price : $ 125 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Overview:

Reimbursement for CVIR services seems to be going down for APCs. Why and what can we do? How should we set up the chargemaster for IR and CVIR services? Come to our Webinar to answer these and many other questions about the Radiology for the Chargemaster.

Target Audience:

• Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel
• CVIR Personnel
• Chargemaster Coordinators
• Financial Analysts
• Compliance Personnel
• Physicians
• Other Interested Personnel

Webinar Objectives:

• Review coding, billing and reimbursement for interventional radiology services in general
• Review chargemaster techniques and associated coding and billing flow
• Review recent coding changes for CPT and HCPCS coding systems
• Appreciate the extreme complexity of coding, billing and reimbursement in the cardiovascular interventional radiology area
• Discuss alternate charge capture and coding flows for CVIR services
• Discuss alternative ways to establish the chargemaster
• Review several case studies to illustrate the complexities of coding and billing and the need to carefully design the charge capture interface to the chargemaster
• Discuss pricing strategies for expensive catheters and stents used for Interventional radiology services for both inpatient and outpatient services
• Examine how APCs are being changed in the interventional radiology areas
• Appreciate the compliance issues surrounding inpatient versus outpatient services

Webinar Outline/Agenda:

• Interventional Radiology Overview
  • Component Coding
  • Diagnostic versus Therapeutic Services
  • Stents and Stent Placement
  • APC and DRG Payment Processes
  • CPT/HCPCS Coding Changes
• Chargemaster Overview
  • Basic Design Process for IR and CVIR
  • Professional versus Technical Component Coding/Billing
• Interventional Radiology Challenges
  • Component Coding
  • Increased Bundling Under APCs
• CVIR Challenges
  • Charge Capture Challenges
  • Coding Challenges
  • Modifier Utilization
  • Pricing and Charge Development Challenges
  • Development of Policies and Procedures
• Alternative Coding/Billing Flows
  • Static Coding in the Chargemaster
  • Dynamic coding Outside the Chargemaster
  • Hybrid Methodologies
  • Assessing Claim Accuracy
• Sources for Further Information

Attendance Certificate:

Must attend the entire Webinar and complete a Webinar critique to receive a 1.5 Hour Attendance Certificate for each program

Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program.