Reporting and Coding Separate Procedures: What Coders Need to Know

Many procedures in the CPT® codebook are designated "separate procedures," but that doesn't mean you can report those procedures "separately" in every case, according to nationally recognized professional coding expert Terry Fletcher, who returns to Talk Ten Tuesdays to offer insight into this topic.

Join Dr. Erica Remer and Dr. Juliet Ugarte Hopkins as they host the podcast, which also features these other segments:

• The ICD-10 Coding Report: Nationally recognized coding authority Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant at Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, reports on latest coding news.
  
  
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, a compliance expert, and ICD10monitor national correspondent, anchors the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
  
  
• The Dunn Report: National health information management (HIM) expert and past American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) President Rose Dunn returns to the podcast with a series on how HIM can play a role in other areas of the revenue cycle.
  
  
• Guest Talk: Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, MD, CHCQM, physician advisor for case management, utilization, and clinical documentation at ProHealth Care, co-hosts the podcast along with Dr. Erica Remer, who is substituting for Talk Ten Tuesdays publisher and host Chuck Buck.