2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-591. Coding discrepancies between surgeons and employed coders

591. Coding discrepancies between surgeons and employed coders

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In this video, Nikhil Sharma from the Hospital University of Pennsylvania presents on Surgical CPT Coding Discrepancies. He explains that CPT codes are used to specify treatments and costs for patients. At his institution, the attending surgeon enters codes, and an employed coder reviews and ascribes codes. If there are discrepancies, they engage in email discussions to resolve them. The speaker explores the differences between the two lists of codes and their potential impact. In a retrospective analysis of 500 patients, they found that 350 cases had changes. They also observed a high disparity rate between surgeons and coders. To address this, they propose enhancing communication between coders and surgeons, providing coding education courses, and seeking outside consulting agreements for complex cases.

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Nikhil Sharma

Keywords

Surgical CPT Coding Discrepancies

CPT codes

treatments and costs for patients

attending surgeon

employed coder