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Principles of Coding and Reimbursement for Surgeons

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  1. Mark Savarise

    1. Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

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  2. Christopher Senkowski

    1. Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, USA

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  • Provides the in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that guide coding and reimbursement

  • Written by experts in the field

  • Of great value to general surgeons and surgical subspecialists in private practice, and academic institutions

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Specific Coding Issues

    1. Coding for Colon and Rectal Surgery

      • Guy R. Orangio
      Pages 223-236

    2. Hernia and Abdominal Wall Coding

      • Mark Savarise
      Pages 237-243

    3. Bariatric Coding

      • Don J. Selzer
      Pages 245-268

    4. Trauma, Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery Coding

      • Michael Sutherland, Kyle Kalkwarf
      Pages 269-277

    5. Surgical Oncology Coding

      • Megan E. McNally, Christopher K. Senkowski
      Pages 279-287

    6. Intricacies of Transplant Physician/Surgeon Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement

      • Hannah Alphs Jackson, Leigh Anne Mixon, Michael M. Abecassis
      Pages 289-296

    7. Coding for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

      • Matthew Sideman, Robert Zwolak
      Pages 297-310

    8. General Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery Coding

      • Francis C. Nichols, Julie R. Painter
      Pages 311-323

    9. Head and Neck Coding

      • Jane T. Dillon, Lawrence M. Simon
      Pages 325-334

  2. Back Matter

    Pages 335-343
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About this book

This text provides the in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that guide coding and reimbursement. The text is meant to be useful to surgeons in practice, both in general surgery and in surgical subspecialties; practice management teams of surgical practices and to resident physicians in surgery. Part 1 of the text addresses the CPT coding process, the relative valuation system (RVU), the ICD-9 and ICD-10 systems of classification, Medicare Part B payment rules for physicians, the DRG system and Medicare Part A payment for hospitals, alternative payment models, and the myriad of quality measures of importance to surgeons. Part 2 of the text addresses specific coding in areas where surgeons historically have had the most difficulty. This is not meant to substitute for the available texts, software or courses on coding, but to provide the historical background and rationale for the specific coding rules. Principles of Coding and Reimbursement for Surgeons will be of great value to general surgeons and surgical subspecialists in private practice, academic institutions, and employed positions. It will provide direction to management teams from practice and institutional levels. It is also of use to surgical trainees and to researchers in health policy issues.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

    Mark Savarise

  • Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, USA

    Christopher Senkowski

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About the editors

Mark Savarise MD, FACS

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery

University of Utah

30 N. Medical Drive, #3B-110

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

mark.savarise@hsc.utah.edu


Christopher K. Senkowski MD FACS

Professor and Chair

Department of Surgery

Mercer University School of Medicine

Memorial University Medical Center

Savannah, GA

Senkoch1@gmail.com

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles of Coding and Reimbursement for Surgeons

  • Editors: Mark Savarise, Christopher Senkowski

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43595-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43593-0Published: 06 January 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43595-4Published: 30 December 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 343

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: General Surgery

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