Approx. 1.0 Hour
No CEUs are available for this recording

This webinar emphasizes risk awareness while speaking directly
to the pain point GI practices are facing

Understanding Automatic Down Coding
          What triggers it in GI practices
Documentation Strategies
          How to ensure medical necessity and complexity are clearly supported
          Best practices for capturing time and data review
Coding Accuracy & Training
         Training physicians and coders to recognize documentation gaps
         Using templates wisely without creating “cloned” notes
Audit-Proofing Your Practice
          Internal audits to catch under coding or over coding trends
          Leveraging compliance plans to mitigate payer scrutiny
Technology & AI in Coding
          Pros and cons of EHR auto-coding tools
          How to monitor for incorrect downgrades
Appeals & Advocacy
          Steps for appealing down coded claims
          How to track patterns and push back effectively

Presented by
Christine Valdez CPC, CGIC, CPMA, CASCC, ICD-10 Proficient

Recorded webinar 25-18
Approx. 1.0 Hour
No CEUs are available for this recording

ICD-10 Bullet Points:
2026 ICD-10 CM Codes Pertaining to GI
Applying ICD-10 CM Guidelines
NEC, NOS, Other and Unspecified Codes
Manifestation/Etiology Codes
Combination Codes
Understanding Exclude 1 Guidelines
Importance of Z codes in GI (factors influencing health status)
Personal history vs. current condition
ICD-10 Case Studies
Importance of Risk Adjustment Coding

Presented by:
Kristin Vaughn, CPC, QMGC, QMC, CPMA, ICDCT-CM

Christine Valdez CPC, CGIC, CPMA, CASCC, ICD-10 Proficient

Recorded Webinar 25-11
Approx. 1.5 Hour
No CEUs are available for this recording

Feeling Lost in a Sea of GI Coding Modifiers?

Modifier 59 & the X modifiers: Does your endoscopy report support a separate site/lesion AND separate technique?
Modifier 53 versus modifier 52: Which modifier to use when a procedure is terminated or reduced
Modifier 74 versus 73: How is the ASC’s reimbursement affected by these modifiers?
Modifier 22: Increased Procedural Service
Modifier 62: Two Surgeons
Modifier 33 versus modifier PT: Does the payer want modifier 33 or PT used for screening or surveillance colonoscopy?
KX Modifier: Screening after a positive Cologuard
Modifier 26 versus TC: Discuss the difference between each and when to bill a global service.
Modifier 78: Can GI use this modifier?  When would you bill the global service?
Modifier 25: Does your E&M visit support a significantly separate encounter on the same day as a procedure is performed?
Modifier JW and JZ: Complex Drug Reporting
Modifiers GA, GY and GZ: ABN modifiers. When and how to use them?
Modifiers AI and AF

Conquer the Modifier Maze!

Presented by
Kathleen Mueller, RN, CPC, CCS-P, QMC, QMGC, CCC, ICD-10 Proficient
Christine Valdez CPC, CGIC, CPMA, CASCC, ICD-10 Proficient
Tara White CGIC, CPMA

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