REGISTER NOW FOR THIS SPECIALTY EDUCATION AND AAPC CODING CERTIFICATION  – Certified CVS/Thoracic Surgery Coder!   This two-day course offers ten hours of comprehensive specialty knowledge in cardiovascular and thoracic surgical coding. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will gain knowledge in the following areas:

• Read and abstract physician office notes and operative notes to apply correct ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS Level II and modifier coding assignments
• Application of evaluation and management (both the 1995 and 1997 Documentation Guidelines)
• Rules and regulations of Medicare billing including (but not limited to) incident to, teaching situations, shared visits, consultations and global surgery
• Coding of surgical procedures performed by cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons such as cardiopulmonary bypass, PTCA, lung tumor ablation, etc.
• Time-based coding
• Medical terminology
• Anatomy and physiology

To participate in this course, please complete the SPECIALTY CODING REGISTRATION FORM  and submit to MediQuick Physician Services.