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Advanced Coding Workshop
Give your coding skills a workout with this challenging class aimed at improving hands-on skills.


Put your coding skills to the test and improve your confidence when coding unique situations.

  • Does your documentation support the level of service billed?
  • Learn how to identify problem areas and improve accuracy.
  • Protect your practice from innocent errors due to improper coding.

Course Agenda:

  • Documentation of medical necessity to the highest degree of specificity
  • Review of ICD-9-CM notes, symbols and tables
  • How to avoid truncated ICD-9 codes
  • Taking the mystery out of modifier usage
  • Proper coding rules for post-operative complications
  • Understand the difference between a consult and a referral
  • How to select the code that best describes the procedure
  • Justification of services by diagnosis
  • Using global and surgical packages for billing
  • Learn to identify problem coding areas
  • Correct usage of V&E supplementary classifications
  • Improve theory and confidence when coding unique situations
  • Recognize whether to code an encounter as a consult or evaluation
  • Fine-tuning code selection that best describes the procedure
  • How to code exceptional situations where the rules don’t apply
  • Advanced instruction with tips on combining and applying rules
  • Coding rules for concurrent care
  • Guidance on proper use E&M level of service coding
  • Master challenging coding problems with hands-on exercises

Classroom Presentation:

The instructor will lead participants through advanced case exercises, pointing out errors in rejected claims and explaining current rules and guidelines for various scenarios. In-class exercises emphasize level selection based on the highest degree of specificity. Bring your questions and receive expert guidance on some of your most challenging coding situations.

Who Should Attend:

This hands-on workshop will challenge experienced physician coding staff to expand their current knowledge base and skills.

Course Materials:

Participants must bring current copies of CPT® and ICD-9-CM coding books to this class. Current books may be purchased at the PMI Bookstore.

Scheduled Programs

REGISTER/FEE: To view class registration fee and/or register, click the "Register/Fee" button.

LocationDate / TimeFee
Map it!AKRON* OH 4/14/2010
9 AM-4 PM
Map it!DALLAS* TX 4/21/2010
9 AM-4 PM
Map it!HOUSTON* TX 4/23/2010
9 AM-4 PM
Map it!JACKSON TN 7/21/2010
9 AM-4 PM
Map it!DALLAS TX 8/18/2010
9 AM-4 PM
Map it!PLANO TX 8/19/2010
9 AM-4 PM
Map it!PORTLAND OR 10/5/2010
9 AM-4 PM
Map it!GREENVILLE SC 10/5/2010
9 AM-4 PM
Map it!ROCHESTER NY 10/21/2010
9 AM-4 PM
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CEUs:
6PMI CEU(s)

Medical Coding CEUs*

*This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 5.5 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.

5.5AAPC CEU(s)
6PAHCOM CEU(s)


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