Report bilateral procedures correctly and ensure proper payment.

You need to know the difference in “multipliers” vs “modifiers”. There is an easy way to identify and code an additional spinal level or a bilateral level to prevent upcoding as identified in government audit reports.

Join coding expert, Joanne Mehmert, CPC, CCS-P, for this 60-minute audio seminar to find out how to read the Medicare Physician’s Fee schedule to determine whether a procedure will be paid 150% when performed bilaterally - Plus: When to report RT/LT on single lines and when to report bilateral modifier 50.

Here's some of what you can learn:

• What payment you can expect when the 50 modifier is appended
• Is the 50 modifier mandated under HIPAA? If so why don’t all payers accept it?
• Find out how many units of service should be reported when you use the 50 modifier
• Reporting bilateral procedures for a transforaminal or a facet block
• Get the scoop on how multiple bilateral levels are paid

Why use AudioEducator?

• Skip the costly travel arrangements and wasted time. Our conferences are available from the comfort and convenience of your own office or meeting room.
• Multiple formats to fit your training needs. All of our conferences are available on CD or PDF transcript so you can train your staff around your schedule.
• Every conference includes the speaker's materials so you can keep learning long after the conference is over.
• Gather around a speaker phone or computer and train your team for one low price.
• Multiple locations? Ask our customer specialists about discounts for your whole staff.

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Joanne Mehmert, CPC, ACS-PM, CCCPM, has specialized in medical office management and reimbursement issues for more than 30 years. Her experience as both a Certified Operating Room Technician and a Certified Professional Coder let her “walk the walk” as well as talk the talk as she takes her compliance audits right into the operating suite! The value of this kind of perspective cannot be overstated. It is for this reason that medical professionals consider Joanne a valuable resource as they struggle with the complexities of billing and reimbursement while still maintaining top-quality patient care and run their facility.

Exceptionally qualified, Joanne’s management and reimbursement skills in the medical office are complete. She has conducted numerous billing seminars for medical billing professionals and trained both physicians and office staff in coding anesthesia and pain management procedures.