• 1 Part 1: Visualize Better Payment for Sentinel Node Biopsy Procedures

• 2 Part 1: Understand Global Periods and Avoid a World of Hurt

• 3 CCI 9.1: New Companions for Caths,Pancreatic Procedures

• 4 Global-Period Lengths Vary

• 5 Correction: BundledJejunostomy and Mesh Removal

• 6 Keep an Eye on Observation Coding to Avoid Blurry E/M Reporting

• 7 3 Guidelines for Better Discharge Reimbursement

• 8 Emphasize Surgeons Expertise To Increase Concurrent Care Pay

• 9 READER QUESTION: Medicare Specifies -AS for PAs in Surgery

• 10 READER QUESTION: Significant Additional Work Warrants -22

• 11 READER QUESTION: No Fixed Guidelines for -63

• 12 READER QUESTION: Include Consult in ED Observation

• 13 READER QUESTION: Treat Two-Surgeon Visits Individually

• 14 READER QUESTION: Same-Day Discharges Get Single Code

• 15 READER QUESTION: Pre-Op Visits Require Medical Necessity

• 16 READER QUESTION: Report NP Work for Surgical Assist

• 17 You Be The Coder: Get Preauthorization for Varicose Vein Injections

• 18 You Be the Coder: Face-to-Face Time During Counseling Sessions