ICD-10-CM Changes for 2020

HEALTHCARE Jul 30, 2019 60 minutes
01:00 PM EST 12:00 PM CST 11:00 AM MST 10:00 AM PST

Description:-

The annual changes to ICD-10-CM will become effective October 1, 2019. There are 324 changes in total. This conference will review the changes and give attendees and understanding on how to apply these changes to avoid claim denials.

Conference Expectations:- 

The expectations of this conference is that the attendee upon the completion of the conference should have an understanding of the diagnosis coding for 2020.

Conference Focus for the Medical Practice:-

  • Discuss the new ICD-10-CM codes for 2020
  • Point out previous ICD-10-CM codes that will now parent codes
  • Replace deleted codes with other codes available
  • Learn how to apply new and revised guidelines for coding specificity
  • New fracture codes with 7th character extensions
  • Atrial fibrillation code changes to describe the kind of fibrillation
  • Revisions to codes in the musculoskeletal and injury chapters.

Audience:- 

  • Physicians
  • Auditors
  • Coders
  • Billers
  • Medical assistants
  • Physicians assistants
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Scribes
Presenter BIO

Lynn Anderanin, CPC, CPPM, CPC-I, COSC is the Sr. Director Coding Compliance and Education for Healthcare Information Services, a physician billing and consulting service in the Chicago area.

  • Lynn has over 30 years experience in all areas of the physician practice including Practice Administrator, Billing Manager, and Director of Operations.
  • Lynn's experience is primarily in the specialties of Orthopedics, Rheumatology, and Hematology/Oncology.
  • She has been a speaker for many conferences, including the AAPC National Conferences and Workshops, Community Colleges, audio conferences, and Local Chapters.
  • Lynn became a CPC in 1993, a Certified Instructor in 2002, and a Certified Orthopedic Surgery Coder in 2009.
  • She is the founder of the first local Chapter of the AAPC in Chicago, which is now 16 years old, and a former member of the AAPC National Advisory Board as well as other Committees for the AAPC.
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