Staying on top of the latest coding changes is essential to any spine practice. Correct coding allows you to ensure payment on initial submission, thereby decreasing time spent on appeals and denials for both Medicare and private insurers and maximize your reimbursement.

NASS Coding Update, held October 16-17 before the Annual Meeting in L.A., will be taught by expert coding faculty. Attendees will leave the course with proper documentation and coding knowledge in order to receive appropriate reimbursement. The highly-interactive course will answer all of your coding questions, help you navigate through challenges, and provide you with information you can immediately use in your practice.

Topics addressed include:

• Tips and Pearls for Codes and Bundling: The Inner Works
• Modifiers
• 22000 Series Codes & 63000 Series Codes
• Coding Challenges
• Managing Denials and Appeals
• Coding Dissection
• Evaluation & Management 
• Coding for Physician Extenders
• Tips and Pearls for Coding and Payment
• Medicare/Incentive Payment Updates/Advocacy
• Injections Coding
• Coding Alone Isn’t Enough; Coverage Policies: What You Need to Know
• Coding for Radiographic Procedures
• Breakout Sessions
• Your Coding Questions and Answers