The Socioeconomic Affairs Council oversees NASS’ coding, reimbursement and practice management activities.  It works closely with The Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) and private insurance companies to help develop coding, coverage and reimbursement policy for spine care.  It is also the primary liaison to the American Medical Association (AMA)’s committees on Current Procedural Technology (CPT), Relative Value Update Committee (RUC), and other related bodies. The Council also oversees NASS’ thrice-yearly Coding Update courses, taught by spine physicians who are themselves personally involved on the national level in the coding and reimbursement process, and publishes an annually updated Common Coding Scenarios book as a resource to members. 

Committees and groups that fall under the Socioeconomic Affairs Council include:

Surgical Coding

Medical/Interventional Coding

Practice Management

Administrative Special Interest Group (SIG)

...as well as representatives to:

AMA House of Delegates

AMA CPT Advisory Panel

AMA RUC Advisory Panel

AAOS Coding & Reimbursement Committee

 Practice Management Resources:

Coding and Reimbursement

HIPAA

Legal Issues

Managed Care

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