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Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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Register Now for Live Coding Courses in Dallas

January 23, 2024

With Medicare and third-party payor policy and coding changes taking effect in 2024, it is imperative that surgeons and their coding staff have accurate and up-to-date information to protect reimbursements and optimize efficiency. The next in-person ACS/Karen Zupko & Associates (KZA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding course, coming March 8–9, in Dallas, Texas, can help.

Register today!

Location and housing information

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott
Room rate and cutoff date: $169 (plus tax), February 14, 2024
Reservation Phone: 888-236-2427

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The 2-day course is presented into two parts.

Session #1: 2024 Spotlight on E/M and Office Procedures for the General Surgeon
Friday, March 8, 8:00 am–4:00 pm

Participants will learn how to properly apply elements of medical decision making when selecting  levels of evaluation and management (E/M) codes; correctly use E/M modifiers; identify key issues in nonphysician practitioner and critical care billing; and accurately code and document common office procedures.

Session #2: Mastering General Surgery Coding and RVU Optimization
Saturday, March 9, 8:00 am–4:00 pm

Attendees will learn how to select correct codes (including new 2024 CPT codes) for common general surgery procedures; recognize the impact of modifiers on global periods and reimbursement; identify areas for improvement in surgical documentation; and manage pre-certification and pre-authorization.

ACS members and their staff receive a registration discount. For more information on registration, email KZA at education@karenzupko.com or call 312-642-8310. For more information or if you have questions about the 2024 ACS live coding workshops, visit the KZA website or send an email to practicemanagement@facs.org.