Description: Coding used for injections; infusions and chemotherapy is quite challenging for most people, part of what makes it super challenging is the complex, hard to follow notes; strict regulations of use and various unique payer policies.  It is important to have a good understanding of coding and billing the appropriate CPT, HCPCS codes and drugs for infusions and chemotherapy services in both the outpatient hospital, clinic or infusion center.  It is also important what is covered for home infusion therapy which is a fairly new concept in providing home infusion and chemotherapy administration services to cancer patients.  This session will take a closer look at the complexities of coding infusion and chemotherapy services as well as code assignment for drug administered.

Learning Objectives:

• Review of coding and documentation essentials, including definitions, CPT® codes, coding hierarchies, and the documentation required for code assignment
• Understand diagnosis coding sequencing when reporting infusions and chemotherapy
• Understand coding guidelines for hydration, drug administration and chemotherapy
• To understand documentation and selection of appropriate CPT, HCPCS and diagnosis codes
• successfully navigate through common compliance issues

Webinar Date: This was presented as part of IHIMA’s 2022 Virtual Annual Meeting – April, 2022

Duration: 1 hour

Speaker: Deborah Grider, CDIP, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-P, COC, CEMC, CPMA is a senior consultant with Karen Zupko & Associates and a nationally sought-after leader in the industry. She is passionate about assisting physicians and hospitals in improving their coding, documentation, and business operations to maintain compliance and improve revenue. Deborah holds multiple coding certifications including Certified Professional Medical Auditor and is a certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner. Deborah brings over thirty-six years of healthcare industry experience as a practice administrator, medical record auditor, clinical documentation improvement practitioner, as well as a sought-after speaker and educator. She has works with a variety of medical specialties. She works with physicians, hospitals, and outpatient facilities both small and large and provides practice assessments, revenue cycle guidance, coding, auditing, CDI development, education, and project management. She also provides litigation support to attorneys nationally on behalf of their physician and health-system clients.

Deborah combines teaching with practical advice on coding and revenue cycle issues to many national organizations. She has numerous books and publishing credits including book publications for the American Medical Association and the Society for Critical Care Medicine She has also developed coding program curriculum for several organizations.

She currently serves on the ICD-10 Monitor Editorial Board and Indiana Health Information Management Association Executive Board of Directors as the treasurer. She is the past president of the Indiana Health Information Management Association and the past president of the American Academy of Professional Coders National Advisory Board.  Deborah has served on the CPT Editorial panel, the editorial board of Contexo Media. She is the 2017 AHIMA Triumph Literacy Legacy Award Recipient.

Click HEREto register for this webinar.

Cost: $25 Members/ $35 Non-Members

1 AHIMA CEU*

Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance

*AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC. Check eligibility on the AAPC website.