Sinuplasty And Balloon Dilation With Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

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Product format Pre Recorded Event
Presenter Barbara J. Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, CENTC
Conference Date Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Aired Time (ET) 1 pm ET | 12 pm CT | 11 am MT | 10 am PT
Length 60 Minutes

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Get ready to gain a better understanding of ENT surgical coding

Balloon dilation is a relatively new technology which requires new coding.

Get your questions answered by Otolaryngology coding expert Barbara J. Cobuzzi in this 1-hour audio conference.

     o What is the proper way to code for and get reimbursed for balloon Sinuplasty services?
     o What do you do when you receive resistance to payment from your payer?
     o What are the opportunities for performing dilation in the office versus in the ASC or outpatient facility and what are the reimbursement differentials?

Here’s a look at some of what Barbara will cover:

  • Get the update to the new codes for 2011 CPT for endoscopic sinus surgery applicable to Balloon Sinus dilation
  • Understand how to code when balloon dilation Sinuplasty services, with functional sinus surgery and without functional surgery (dilation only)
  • Terminology documentation – Find out how terminology in the documentation effects the coding and reimbursement
  • Is fluoroscopy billable in additional to balloon Sinuplasty?
  • What steps you should take when denials are received and how you can deny the denials
  • Find out the benefits for your patients, which is reason enough to get pre-certification and approval from third party payers

Who should attend? Physicians, Physician Assistants, Office Managers / Administrators, Billing Managers, Billing Supervisors, Coders, Accounts Receivable Department

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About the Speaker

Barbara J. Cobuzzi is President of CRN Healthcare Solutions in Tinton Falls, NJ. She holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from New York University. She holds certifications from the AAPC as a CPC, CPC-H, and a CPC-I. She also holds a specialty certification in Otolaryngology (CENTC). Ms Cobuzzi is a past member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) National Advisory Board as well as their Executive Board. She has also earned her Certification as a Healthcare Compliance Consultant from Healthcare Compliance Resources. She is frequently quoted by leading industry newsletters. 

Ms. Cobuzzi owned Cash Flow Solutions, Inc, a medical billing company for 13 years where practices received high value-added coding and billing services, before she closed the billing company and entered into full time consulting. Barbara is a speaker for The Coding Institute, AAPC, the national MGMA conference, her state MGMA meeting, as well as other organizations.

Barbara Cobuzzi is also the Consulting Editor of Otolaryngology Coding Alert, Medical Office Billing and Collections Alert and Part B Insider, as well as on many of the Editorial Advisory Boards of other coding publications. Ms Cobuzzi also participates in fraud investigations and has been part of the physician defense team as an expert witness. Her team has been very successful in assisting their physician clients deal with criminal and civil fraud prosecutions. Her background in industrial engineering and MBA along with coding, reimbursement and compliance provides Ms. Cobuzzi a unique perspective on practice management and the unique problems facing practices on a daily basis. 


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