Online Training Course

Prod ID: 458
Conquer Coding for Wound Repair and Grafts

This session reviews current coding and trends for skin repairs performed by physicians to include lacerations and skin grafts, flaps, and substitutes. The codes involved can be found in the integumentary and musculoskeletal surgery sections of the CPT® code set manual.

CEUs

1

Length

63 min

Price

$119.00


In today's environment, technology continues to invent new methods for treating defects in the skin whether caused by injury or surgical procedure(s). CPT® codes are added and revised to meet the requirements of this new technology, while maintaining current techniques that are still effective. In reporting repairs there are specific guidelines for single vs. multiple lacerations and descriptions of the difference in the laceration complexities.

There are also specific guidelines for all types of grafts, whether they are grafts from the patient, grafts from others, or artificial grafts. Gain a clear understanding of how to apply codes and guidelines to real-life situations that involve skin closures by repair, grafting, or flaps.

  • Wound repairs involving sutures, staples, and adhesives
  • Skin grafting using autografts, allografts, xenografts
  • Different forms of tissue transfer for closure
  • Reporting of grafts using skin substitute
  • CPT® manual guidelines for wound repairs
  • Codes for suture removal
  • When to report preparation of a wound before grafting

Lynn Anderanin

CPC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, COSC

Lynn is the Sr. Coding Educator for Healthcare Information Services, a revenue cycle management and consulting service in the Chicagoland area. Prior to relocating to Chicago, Lynn was the Billing Office Manager and surgical coder for Hand Surgery Associates, now Michigan Surgery Specialists in the Detroit Area.  She has over 39 years of experience in all areas of the physician practice including Practice Administrator, Billing Manager, and Director of Operations.  Her experience is primarily in the specialties of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Hematology/Oncology. She has been a speaker for many conferences, including the AAPC National Conferences and Workshops, Community Colleges, Audio Conferences, Certification classes, and Webinars.  Lynn became a CPC in 1993, a Certified Instructor in 2002, a Certified Orthopedic Surgery Coder in 2009, an examination in which she participated in creating. She passed the Certified Practice Manager exam in 2015, the Certified Medical Auditor exam in 2016, and the Certified Professional Biller exam in 2021. Lynn is the founder of the first local chapter of the AAPC in Chicago, which is now 25 years old, and a former member of the AAPC National Advisory Board as well as several other committees for the AAPC.

Participants will gain knowledge of proper coding and CPT® guidelines for reporting wound repairs and grafting procedures.
No prerequisites required; a basic understanding of medical coding fundamentals is presumed.
Self-paced online program includes unlimited review of previously recorded instruction and the downloadable PowerPoint handout for 6 months.

Comments from past participants:

"It was informative and also a great refresher of key items to consider when coding."

"Excellent instructor. She provides a good explanation of the graft."

"It teaches you the difference between intermediate and complex repair guidelines."

"There is a lot of information that was covered and the presenter explained everything needed."

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