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The 2007 Urology Coder's Survival Guide
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The 2007 Urology Coder's Survival Guide
Practical, proven advice from urology experts to help you solve coding dilemmas, ensure compliance and maximize reimbursement.

Urology coding has never been easy, and every year it gets harder. Make a mistake and you could face denials and penalties, or worse - you could be leaving money on the table!

How would you like to have every piece of information you need to submit error-free claims right in one book? Now you can!

The 2007 Urology Coder's Survival Guide includes:

  • Urology Coding Reference Book. Every coding question you have...answered! Easy-to-find articles cover any urology coding situation you will face, all indexed by CPT code, ICD-9 diagnosis and organ system.
  • Online Searchable Knowledgebase. The answers to your toughest coding questions are just a click away with The Coding Institute's "Search and Survive" online service! When new CPT and ICD-9 codes come out, you'll be the first to know and receive updates.
  • Blank forms you can use for dozens of situations. You'll get NEMBs, claim justifications, HIPAA and patient forms guaranteed to improve your documentation practices!
  • Case studies. Confusing and controversial coding scenarios simplified so your practice can obtain winning results.
  • All the relevant NCCI and Medicare documentation that affects you on a daily basis.

ADDED BONUS:
Stay on top of the latest coding changes with quarterly updates. You'll get:

  • The latest CCI edits, and how to adjust your billings accordingly.
  • Important national and local coverage determinations, so you know what diagnoses will justify your claims.
  • Changes to CPT interpretations, with expert analysis of what they mean for you.

Expert coding advice from Dr. Michael Ferragamo, MD, FACS
Dr. Michael Ferragamo, MD, FACS, is the nation's acknowledged expert on urology coding. His coding presentation at a recent American Urological Association meeting sold out, but don't worry if you couldn't get in - you can get his advice right here!

Let his unparalleled experience and knowledge be your infallible guide to the coding challenges you face every day. Every code article includes:

  • A basic description of the medical procedure involved
  • The most common ICD-9 diagnosis codes that are payable for the procedure
  • Easy reference on surgical procedures billable with assistants or co-surgeons
  • Warnings about modifiers that cannot be used with the procedure
  • Medicare's relative value units (RVUs) for the procedure

    You don't need another simple list of codes.
    You need to know how to use them.

The 2007 Urology Coder's Survival Guide contains over 400 pages in a concise book for speedy reference. Answers to the toughest urology coding and billing questions are at your fingertips. Indexed, easy reference sections show you step-by-step how to master your toughest coding problems:

  • Surprise: 3 hidden loopholes for breaking CCI's "unbreakable" 52005/52332 bundle.
  • Diagnosis coding secret for unlocking reimbursement for retrograde pyelogram and TURBT in the same surgical session.
  • When to use modifier 59 for multiple random biopsies, and when to use modifier 22.
  • Documentation trick that will show TUR of a bladder neck stenosis is unrelated to previous prostate procedure.
  • Iron-clad rule for billing removal of multiple bladder tumors.
  • The right-and wrong-code to use for a post-prostatectomy incision of a bladder neck contracture.
  • One code that will win the maximum reimbursement for bilateral removal of foreign bodies in the ureters.
  • When to use modifiers LT and RT instead of 50 for bilateral manipulation of ureteral stones.
  • Easy way around CCI bundle of 52352 and 52353 that will earn your physician rightful reimbursement.
  • How to tell a stent from a catheter, and why it makes a difference to your reimbursement.
  • How to get around Medicare's endoscopic base code rule for ureteroscopies.
  • Essential diagnosis codes for billing 52276 along with a TURP.
  • And much more!

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