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Coding Update 2025: Mastering the Coding Maze

Denver, CO

Starts: Thu 7:30AM MST (Nov 13, 2025) Ends: Thu 6:30PM MST (Nov 13, 2025) OnDemand

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Held prior to the NASS 2025 Annual Meeting, this highly interactive course will address CPT coding for spine surgical, medical, radiologic procedures as well as E&M coding.

Led by expert NASS Coding Faculty, this highly-interactive course will address the latest spine coding changes for 2025. Attendees will leave the course with proper documentation and coding knowledge in order to receive appropriate reimbursement along with valuable information for navigating the authorization process. Gain practical tips to ensure payment on initial submission, thereby decreasing time spent on appeals and denials, correct utilization of both 22000 and 63000 codes, operative report coding and documentation, correct use of modifiers, and changes involving billing for telemedicine. An essential course for all spine coding professionals.

Coding Update will be held on Thursday, November 13 at Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
Registration: 7:00-7:30 a.m.
Course: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Breakout Session/Q&A Session/Social Happy Hour: 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Chair

Donna Lahey, RNFA, CNOR

Faculty

Donna M. Lahey, RNFA, CNOR

Peng Bai, DO

Paul Saiz, MD

Christopher Kauffman, MD

Christine DiPompeo, MD

Gregory Przybylski, MD

R. Dale Blasier, MD

Hemant Kalia, MD

What’s on Your Mind?

Interactive breakout sessions with faculty ensure no stone is left unturned and all questions are addressed by the end of the course.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should gain strategies to:

Comprehend the changes to Evaluation & Management for 2025 on documentation and guidelines and how these changes will impact your practice;

Learn the elements required for complete and accurate documentation for Evaluation & Management coding, and medical and surgical procedural notes;

Discover the new coding updates and geographical changes in 2025 related to telemedicine and its new evolving role in your practice;

Improve cash flow by reducing denials, resubmissions, and rejected claims;

Identify problems which cause denied/delayed claims and how to prevent these issues from occurring;

Correlate correct coding with practice reimbursement to ensure that every procedure receives the highest allowable level of reimbursement;

Recognize the relationship between proper diagnostic (ICD-10) and procedural coding (CPT) and how to link them to avoid denials;

Discover which ICD-10 codes are acceptable to be billed with different procedures in order to be reimbursed in an accurate and timely fashion;

Know the accurate use of modifiers, the relationship between modifiers and their impact on reimbursement as well as new modifier changes for 2025;

Become aware of all of the new changes taking effect in 2025 after the finalization of the OPPS;

Become comfortable with procedural differences and how to code your operative reports and document accurately for prompt payment;

Learn about important legislation that will affect your coding bottom line;

Feel comfortable coding your most complex surgical procedures;

Effectively and accurately code injection and neurologic testing procedures;

Incorporate the teachings of this course into your practice.

Audience

This course is for spine specialists, practice managers, and coders who have a basic understanding of ICD-10, CPT coding and the insurance billing process. Office staff and physicians are encouraged to attend the course together.

 Price LevelRegistration Fees
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Registration: General Registration
 Commercial Affiliate$700.00
 Commercial Business Interest$800.00
 International Premium$700.00
 Member Affiliated Healthcare$600.00
 Member Doctor$700.00
 Member Emeritus$600.00
 Member In-Training$400.00
 Non-Member Affiliated Healthcare$650.00
 Non-Member Doctor$800.00
 Non-Member In-Training$500.00
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Location

Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202
US


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Hotel Information

Meeting Registration Must be Completed to Secure your Hotel Reservations.

By reserving with the NASS contracted block, our attendees are guaranteed the lowest room rate sold directly by the hotel. A small portion of the guaranteed lowest room rate is rebated to NASS to help offset meeting costs.

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Continuing Medical Education (CME)s

The North American Spine Society is accredited by the Accredited Continuing Education developed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The North American Spine Society designates this live activity for a maximum of

8

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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We want to make sure that your registration process is a pleasant one, so if you have any trouble or a question, please email or call us at (630) 230-3600.

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