This course provides an overview of the coverage requirements established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for preventive medicine services.
The course presents coding information and reporting guidelines for services such as preventive evaluation and management (E/M) visits, mammography, pap smears, prostate screening, and colorectal screening.
Codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) coding system are used to describe the diagnosis, condition, or reason for a service. The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is a two-part coding system comprised of Level I CPT® codes and Level II HCPCS codes.
The information in this course applies to facility-based outpatient coders, billers, and revenue cycle managers. Learners are expected to have a basic knowledge of facility-based outpatient coding or billing regulations.
This course may feature information on the use of medical and procedural codes, including CPT® codes as they relate to the subject matter presented.
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the coverage requirements established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for preventive medicine services.