Up-to-date knowledge of healthcare code sets (i.e., Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision) is a MUST for optimal professional practice. The latest modifications impacting SLP clinical practice and claim submissions are discussed as well as relevant adjustments in the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Live Webinar
Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 3:00 pm ESTCEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.15 Intermediate, Professional; IACET/0.2; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.5; SAC/1.5
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the new ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes relevant to SLP billing and claims practices.
- After this course, participants will be able to discuss the new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes relevant to SLP billing and claims practices.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to determine Medicare coverage and payment for out-patient SLP procedures.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Differentiating ICD-10-CM codes and CPT codes |
| 15-25 Minutes | 2022 ICD-10-CM code additions/modifications related to SLP |
| 25-35 Minutes | 2022 CPT code changes and revisions related to SLP |
| 35-45 Minutes | Application of coding and payment changes (PFD, RTM, Cog Exam, Timed codes) |
| 45-65 Minutes | 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule adjustments |
| 65-80 Minutes | Application of coding and payment modifications (edits, modifiers, getting to threshold d/c, meeting threshold, telehealth) |
| 80-90 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Presented By
Dee Adams Nikjeh
PhD CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Dee Adams Nikjeh, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, is an expert in health care code sets, compliance requirements, and billing practices for the field of speech-language pathology (SLP). She co-chairs ASHA's Health Care Economics Committee and is the SLP procedural coding advisor on the American Medical Association's Relative Value Update Committee/Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee Review Board. Dr. Nikjeh's professional career in the field of communication sciences and disorders spans four decades as a clinician, researcher, educator, expert witness for the US Department of Justice Civil Division, coding and claims consultant, and an advocate for the profession. She has served on ASHA's Legislative Council and the Executive Board of the Council of State Association Presidents and is a past-president of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Intermediate Level
0.15 ASHA CEUs
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
Approved for 1.5 continuing education clock hour(s) for Kansas licensed Speech Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number: LTS-S1370.
California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board: SpeechPathology.com is approved by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board as a Continuing Professional Development Provider, approval number PDP 268. This course may meet the requirements for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for SLPs as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. The responsibility for determining whether or not this specific course counts toward an individual's requirements for license renewal is up to the individual. Please refer to the CA state board rules regarding allowable topics and self-study limits: http://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/licensees/ce_req.shtml. Live webinars on SpeechPathology.com do not count as self-study courses toward California professional development requirements.
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
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