Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Coding

Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Coding Reference

Dr. Z’s Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Coding Reference is a comprehensive manual that details the appropriate coding and/or charging for these highly complex and specialized vascular procedures.

• Written by physicians
• Detailed and clear guide, with illustrations, about coding and billing rules for vascular procedures
• Covers coding rules for transcatheter, open surgical, and peripheral vascular procedures, as well as hybrid procedures that combine them

Product # 2112 (hardcopy) & 2112e (eBook)

CIRCC Study Guide - 2021 Edition

The CIRCC Study Guide, updated for 2021, is an invaluable training tool for the CIRCC exam. It includes an overview of the CIRCC exam (requirements and test details), terminology to study, basic procedure coding rules, and procedure codes and guidelines.

• Test cases (with answers and explanations) and practice questions (with answers) included
• Developed by ZHealth and the AAPC
• Condenses the information that will be covered in the exam into a less than 200-page reference guide
• Spiral bound book, printed in black and white

Cardiothoracic Surgery Coding Reference

Dr. Z's Cardiothoracic Surgery Coding Reference is a comprehensive manual that guides the user through the appropriate coding of these complex operations involving the heart and chest.

• Written by physicians
• Detailed and clear guide about coding and billing rules for cardiothoracic surgery procedures (with illustrations)
• Open surgical as well as transcatheter procedures are covered
  

Product # 1916 (hardcopy) & 1916e (eBook)

Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Coding Reference

Dr. Z’s Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Coding Reference is a comprehensive manual that details the appropriate coding and/or charging for these highly complex and specialized vascular procedures.

• Written by physicians
• Detailed and clear guide, with illustrations, about coding and billing rules for vascular procedures
• Covers coding rules for transcatheter, open surgical, and peripheral vascular procedures, as well as hybrid procedures that combine them

Product # 1912 (hardcopy) & 1912e (eBook)

Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Coding Reference

Dr. Z’s Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Coding Reference is a comprehensive manual that details the appropriate coding and/or charging for these highly complex and specialized vascular procedures.

• Written by physicians
• Detailed and clear guide, with illustrations, about coding and billing rules for vascular procedures
• Covers coding rules for transcatheter, open surgical, and peripheral vascular procedures, as well as hybrid procedures that combine them

Product # 2012 (hardcopy) & 2012e (eBook)

This webinar is a high level overview of the extensive 2021 coding changes to interventional radiology, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular surgery.

All forms of dialysis access devices are covered in the context of CPT procedure coding for diagnostic imaging and maintenance procedures. Filming and interventions on AV shunts and fistulae as well as dialysis catheter insertion and follow-up procedures are discussed in detail.

This course covers the coding of all types of percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy procedures, including coronary artery, AV hemodialysis access device, peripheral arterial, and peripheral venous thrombectomy. The different types of thrombectomy devices are described to assist in recognizing terminology associated with the procedure.

This basic overview for those involved with endovascular procedures discusses non-selective catheter placement coding in all vascular systems. Specifically, the non-selective catheter placement codes for peripheral and visceral vascular procedures and the rules surrounding their assignment are thoroughly explained.

This course takes you through all the different anatomical areas where selective arterial catheter placements are utilized. There are separate sections on cervicocerebral, visceral and renal, upper extremities, and lower extremities. Multiple real-life examples are included to assist in applying the rules to common coding scenarios.

This course takes the student through the new rules for coding diagnostic angiography of the cervical and cerebral carotid arteries, arch aorta, vertebral arteries, cerebral arteries, brachiocephalic artery, and subclavian arteries. The imaging and catheter placements, whether included or separately reportable, are explained in detail, followed by numerous case studies to assist in determining the appropriate codes to assign from a physician report.

Transcatheter lower extremity arterial revascularization is coded much differently than other vascular systems. There is significantly more bundling, and the rules differ based on the specific artery intervened upon. This increases the complexity of coding for these interventions.

This module details the different types of transcatheter infusions performed in an imaging lab and the rules surrounding the coding of these services. Procedures such as thrombolysis in coronary and non-coronary vessels and cerebral vasospasm treatment are included. Multiple real-case examples are provided to correlate documentation with appropriate coding.

This course discusses urinary tract procedures that are performed percutaneously. This includes drainage catheter placement, stent placement, dilation, embolization, and other procedures performed via a nephrostomy or ureterostomy tract.

This course covers all vascular stent placement except those performed in the coronary, iliac, femoral, tibial, peroneal, and popliteal arteries (which have separate courses). The student will be guided through all other types of vascular stent placement procedures and the coding rules applicable to each. This includes the carotid artery, vertebral artery, TIPS, venous system, visceral arteries, renal arteries, and other vascular systems.

This course covers the CPT coding rules for reporting coronary artery bypass graft surgery. It has several case examples explaining how to report grafts performed with both veins and arteries. Other surgical procedures that may be performed at the same time are also discussed, as well as the services that are included in each code.

This course gives detailed instructions for coding transcatheter repair or replacement of the aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid, and mitral heart valves. Case examples are provided to aid in selection of the appropriate code. Common procedures performed in conjunction with cardiac valve repair and replacement are also discussed.

This is for HCA CEU credits.

This is for Baycare CEU credits.

This is for HCA CEU credits.

Due to travel restrictions, our first seminar of the year will be live streamed from downtown Nashville (at the luxurious Thompson Hotel). We have gone virtual, and sessions will be available in real time through a ZHealth Event Hub/App.

Due to the hybrid live/virtual nature of this seminar, there will be select spots available for a physically-distanced group of participants live at the Thompson Hotel in Nashville, TN as well.

We're excited to be at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN for our second medical coding seminar of the year. Ideally situated just minutes outside of Nashville, the resort offers guests all the excitement and energy of Music City under one spectacular roof.

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Our most popular seminar of the year is returning to the fabulous Wynn Las Vegas, one of the most luxurious hotels on the Strip. The Wynn offers world-class dining, shopping, spas, golf, live shows, and more.

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This two-part session focuses on basic catheter selection coding. It is intended for newcomers, but is also useful for intermediate coders.

This ten-part session covers a "best practice" scenario for coding and billing vascular procedures. There is a review of terminology, devices, anatomy, and physiology pertinent to the vascular system. We focus on CPT coding specific to endovascular diagnostic and interventional procedures.