I. Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include
A. Reimbursement and Insurance Basics
1. Understanding Insurance Basics
2. Reimbursement Terminology
3. Types of Insurance and Third-Party Payers
B. Prospective Payment Systems
1. Background
2. Reasons for a Prospective Payment System
3. Acute Care Hospitals
a. Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)
b. Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
4. Skilled Nursing Facilities
a. Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS)
b. Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs)
5. Home Health Agencies
a. Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS)
b. Home Health Resource Groups (HHRGs)
6. Hospital Outpatient Services
a. Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
b. Ambulatory Patient Classification System (APCs)
7. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs)
a. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS)
b. Case Mix Groups
8. Long-Term Care Hospitals
a. Long-Term Care Prospective Payment System (LTC PPS)
b. Long-Term Care Diagnosis Related Groups (LTC DRGs)
9. Physicians/other Outpatient Services
a. Medicare Fee Schedule (MFS)
b. Resource-Based Relative Value System (RBRVS)
10. Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule
11. Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics/Orthotics & Supplies (DMEPOS)
12. Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs)
13. Ambulance Fee Schedule
C. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
1. Introduction to Clinical Coding
2. Application of the CPT System
a. Section Numbers and Their Sequences
b. Instructions for Use of the CPT Codebook
3. Modifiers
4. Surgery
a. Integumentary System
b. Musculoskeletal System
c. Respiratory System
d. Cardiovascular System
e. Hemic and Lymphatic System
f. Mediastinum and Diaphragm
g. Digestive System
h. Urinary System
i. Male Genital System
j. Female Genital System
k. Maternity Care and Delivery
l. Endocrine System
m. Nervous System
n. Eye and Ocular Adnexa
o. Auditory System
5. Radiology
6. Pathology and Laboratory
7. Evaluation and Management Section
a. Medicare’s Documentation Guidelines-various versions
b. Selection of appropriate code
8. Medicine Section
9. Anesthesia Section
a. Modifiers
b. Qualifying codes
D. HCPCS Levels II (Health Care Procedural Coding System) Structure of Level II HCPCS codes Modifiers
E. Reimbursement in the Ambulatory Setting Medicare Outpatient Code Editor Quality Controls
F. Charge Description Master (CDM) Components of the CDM Use of Revenue Codes Importance of CDM and coding for proper reimbursement Updating the CDM