Agenda

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This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 2 Continuing Education Units per session or a total of 12.0 Continuing Education Units for all webinar sessions. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.

This program has been accepted by the Radiology Coding Certification Board for 2 Continuing Education Units per session or a total of 12.0 Continuing Education Units for all webinar sessions.

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Session
	Session 1:	Key Terms, Documentation Requirements, General Coding Rules, Head & Neck Angiography
		This session will cover the basics of IR coding. Attendees will develop an understanding of key terms used in IR coding as well as required documentation for correct coding.  The basic concepts and principles will be applied with an explanation of head and neck procedures.  Participants will receive actual cases with an explanation of how to code each.
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	Session 2:	Upper Extremity Angiography, Lower Extremity & Pelvic Angiography
		Session #2 will start  with a brief review of coding principles and terms from Session #1.  Instruction will be provided on how to code for peripheral extremity and pelvic diagnostic interventions.  Participants will receive actual cases with a written explanation of how to code each.
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	Session 3:	Abdominal Angiography
		Session #3 will start  with a brief review of coding principles and terms from Session #1.  Instruction will be provided on how to code for abdominal  diagnostic interventions.  Participants will receive actual cases with a written explanation of how to code each.
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	Session 4:	Angioplasty, Stents, Atherectomy
		Session #4 will expand upon the concepts and principles from sessions 1 -3, but will focus on the coding rules for therapeutic interventions – angioplasty, stent and atherectomy.  Participants will receive actual cases a written explanation of how to code each.
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	Session 5:	Embolization & Occlusion, Thrombolysis, Dialysis Access Maintenance
		Session #5 will expand upon the concepts and principles from sessions 1 -3, but will focus on the coding rules for therapeutic interventions – embolization & occlusion, thrombolysis, dialysis access maintenance Participants will receive actual cases a written explanation of how to code each.
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	Session 6:	IR Case Studies
		This session will serve as a review of sessions #1-5.  The entire two hour session will be  study based and participants will receive detailed instruction on how to “dissect” interventional radiology reports and correctly apply the coding rules for these procedures.    Participants will receive actual cases a written explanation of how to code each.

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