Course Description
The STS Coding Workshop is designed to provide cardiothoracic surgery coders, surgeons, and all billing professionals with the latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting surgical practices. Sessions will be presented using scenario-based questions, challenging coding examples, attendee interaction, and extensive Q&A.
This 2-day, Friday-Saturday educational event will cover new and revised codes specific to cardiothoracic surgery, with concentrations in adult cardiac surgery, congenital heart surgery, general thoracic surgery, and vascular surgery. The program also will focus on reimbursement issues affecting the specialty as a whole. The Workshop will conclude with a special session on the physician’s role in documentation and reimbursement. Additionally, participants will have access to a series of supplemental online modules covering the global surgical period, modifiers, bundling, diagnosis, and coverage considerations to enhance their coding knowledge before and after the Workshop.
| STS Members & Their Employees | $825 |
| Non-Members & Staff Unaffiliated with STS | $1,100 |
Prices reflect early bird registration rates. After November 29, 2019, prices increase by $100.
Housing
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, where the Workshop will take place. The special STS group rate is $282 (single/double), plus state and local taxes, and is guaranteed through Thursday, January 2 or until the group block is sold out.
For the convenience of those attending both the Coding Workshop and the STS Annual Meeting (January 25-28), all housing reservations for the Coding Workshop must be completed through the Annual Meeting housing portal. Annual Meeting attendance requires a separate registration at sts.org/annualmeeting.
STS is currently seeking approval from AHIMA and the AAPC to provide Coding CEUs and ACCME for physician CMEs. Additional information will be provided upon approval from the accrediting bodies.