The Essential Guide to Coding in Otolaryngology: Coding, Billing, and Practice Management details how to properly and compliantly code for both surgical and non-surgical services. It is a practical guide for all otolaryngologists in the United States and fills the gap in training of residents and fellows in coding with a readable yet searchable book. Included are sections on otolaryngology coding basics and advanced issues, claim submission and ICD-10-CM.Focused entirely on a practical approach to coding, billing and practice management, this text is user friendly and written for the practicing physician, in addition to the coder. A physician's income is tied to the ability to code and good revenue cycle processes and thus properly bill and collect for services provided. As profit margins are squeezed, the ability to optimize revenue by compliant coding is of the utmost importance. The Essential Guide to Coding in Otolaryngology is vital not only for new physicians but for nearly every otolaryngologist in practice.Key Features:Written by practicing otolaryngologists, health care providers, practice management, and coding expertsRobust index for easy referenceDiscussion of the foundations of coding, billing and practice managementOtolaryngology sub-specialty focused discussion of office-based and surgical coding

Table of Contents:
IntroductionPrefaceAcknowledgmentsContributorsSection I. Basics of Coding and BillingChapter 1. Essentials of CodingNatalie LoopsChapter 2. Navigating the CPT(R) BookTeri RomanoChapter 3. Transition to ICD-10-CMMargaret A. SkurkaChapter 4. Health PolicyRichard W. Waguespack and Lawrence M. SimonChapter 5. Successful Strategies in BillingCheryl Toth and Karen A. ZupkoChapter 6. Successful Navigation of the Appeals ProcessR. Cheyenne BrinsonChapter 7. Legal Issues: Management Strategies and Avoiding PitfallsPatricia S. Hofstra and Elinor Hart MurarovaChapter 8. Billing Guidelines for Non-Physician Practitioners and Teaching PhysiciansSarah WiskerchenChapter 9. The Office VisitBetsy Nicoletti and Kimberley J. PollockChapter 10. Coding for Hospital CareBetsy Nicoletti and Kimberley J. PollockChapter 11. Demystifying ModifiersKimberley J. PollockSection II. Office Based OtolaryngologyChapter 12. Office RhinologySeth M. BrownChapter 13. Otolaryngic AllergyGavin Setzen and Michelle M. Mesley-NetoskieChapter 14. Office LaryngologyJohn W. Ingle and Clark A. RosenChapter 15. Speech PathologyManderly A. Cohen and Michael SetzenChapter 16. Office OtologyBenjamin J. WycherlyChapter 17. AudiologyDebra AbelChapter 18. Office Facial Plastic SurgeryAmit D. BhranyChapter 19. Office Head and Neck SurgeryMarc A. Cohen and Abtin TabaeeChapter 20. Office Pediatric OtolaryngologyJohn P. Dahl and Sanjay R. ParikhChapter 21. Office Sleep MedicineAnit T. PatelChapter 22. In-Office ImagingGavin Setzen, Mary Lally, and Michelle M. Mesley-NetoskieSection III. Surgical OtolaryngologyChapter 23. Basics of Surgical CodingSeth M. BrownChapter 24. Operative RhinologyJivianne T. LeeChapter 25. Operative LaryngologyBabak Sadoughi and Lucian SulicaChapter 26. Operative OtologyChristopher R. Thompson and Charles A. Syms IIIChapter 27. Operative Facial Plastic SurgeryRebecca E. FraioliChapter 28. Operative Head and Neck SurgeryAndrew M. Hinson and Brendan C. Stack, Jr.Chapter 29. Reconstructive Head and Neck SurgeryBabak Givi, Adam S. Jacobson, and Neal FutranChapter 30. Skull Base SurgeryBelachew Tessema and Jack A. ShohetChapter 31. Robotic SurgeryJason G. Newman, Bert W. O'Malley Jr., and Gregory S. WeinsteinChapter 32. Operative Pediatric OtolaryngologyLawrence M. SimonChapter 33. Operative Sleep SurgeryFred Y. LinIndex