2025 Coding Updates Masterclass

Jill M. Young

Jill M. Young

Jill M Young is the Principal of Young Medical Consulting, LLC. A company founded 18 years ago to meet the education and compliance needs of physicians and their staff Jill has over 40 years of medical experience working in all areas of the medical practice including clinical, billing and rounding with physicians. Her unique style of working...
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Pre-recorded
240 Mins
Jill M. Young & Lynn M. Anderanin & Toni Elhoms

Session 1 - Navigating the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Implications for Your Practice

Pre-recorded | Duration: 60 Mins | Speaker: Jill M. Young

Medicare released the final rule for changes to the physician fee schedule for 2025. For 2025 it includes several new codes as well as updated and new information on old codes. Join us for this information-packed webinar, where industry expert Jill M. Young, CEMA, CPC, CEDC, CIMC will share the information found in the final rule that was released in early November. There were several areas of telehealth that were discussed in the final rule, including supervision via audio/video and audio-only methods. Certain codes that are eligible for telehealth use have received levels of supervision on a permanent basis. Other areas that will see the requirements for supervision change are for private practice physical therapists for their PTA and OTA. The complexity add-on code that was made available for payment in 2024 has some updated guidelines and is now a sister-type code in a complexity code for speciality-trained infectious disease physicians.  Jill will also share an overview of information on new codes for Caregiver Training and Advanced Primary Care Management Services. 

Webinar Objectives

  • Overview of new Medicare codes for Caregiver Training, including utilization guidelines for trainees and billing details.
  • Examination of post-Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers and flexibilities, highlighting those extended or made permanent for 2025.
  • Analysis of 2025 telehealth regulations, including audio/video supervision and the role of teaching physicians.
  • Introduction to new Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risk assessment and management services, with an outline of applicable guidelines.
  • Discussion on Medicare’s strategies for enhancing the accuracy of global surgery payment methodologies.

Webinar Agenda

  • Changes and updates to telehealth services
  • Supervision updates and changes in several areas of codes including telehealth, teaching physicians, PTA and OTA and NPPs
  • Complexity codes updates to the old code and information on the new one
  • Information on Advanced Care Management Services
  • New risk assessment and risk management services
  • Other information on new codes along with new and revised guidelines

Webinar Highlights

  • Caregiver training – new code information
  • Complexity code –G2211 – updated guidelines
  • Complexity code for infectious disease physicians – new code information
  • Telehealth – updated information
  • Advanced Primary Care Management Services (APCM) –new code information
  • Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ADCVD) risk assessment service and risk management services
  • Global surgery – updated payment accuracy
  • Changes in supervision by physical therapists in private practice

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Session 2 - 2025 CPT Updates for Pain Management

Pre-recorded | Duration: 60 Mins | Speaker: Toni Elhoms

It's time to gear up for the annual CPT coding update season! Pain Management coding and billing rules can be confusing and tedious to understand. Pain management specialists play a major role in diagnosing and treating a wide range of medical conditions. Accurate coding and billing practices are crucial to ensure your organization secures appropriate reimbursement and stays compliant with healthcare regulations. This webinar by industry expert Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC, CEMA, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer will take a deeper dive into the 2025 pain management coding and billing updates, discuss the proper application of the 2025 code set for pain management, clinical documentation requirements for pain management services, and common pain management clinical documentation scenarios to code and bill for to gain real-world insights and context for the pain management billing and coding rules.

Webinar Objectives

This session aims to equip providers and coding professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the 2025 updates to pain management coding and billing practices. Attendees will gain essential insights into the accurate application of the 2025 CPT code set for pain management services, ensuring compliance with evolving healthcare regulations. By mastering the latest clinical documentation requirements and addressing common billing challenges, participants will enhance their organization's reimbursement processes and contribute to overall data accuracy, research initiatives, and quality improvement efforts in pain management.

Webinar Agenda

  • Recall the major pain management billing and coding updates in 2025
  • Reference important clinical documentation requirements for pain management services in 2025
  • Understand common challenges with pain management billing and coding in 2025
  • Recognize solutions to common challenges with pain management billing and coding in 2025
  • Recall best practice tips for pain management billing and coding in 2025

Webinar Highlights

  • Discuss the key 2025 pain management billing and coding updates
  • Outline the 2025 pain management specific clinical documentation requirements
  • Discuss common challenges with pain management billing and coding in 2025
  • Identify solutions to common challenges for pain management billing and coding
  • Share best practice tips for pain management billing and coding in 2025

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Session 3 - Physical & Occupational Therapy Coding: 2025 Updates and Guidelines

Pre-recorded | Duration: 60 Mins | Speaker: Lynn M. Anderanin

The program will discuss the updates for 2025 for physical and occupational therapy. While there were not code changes, the 2025 CMS Fee Schedule Final Rule had several topics of discussion and acceptance by CMS. There are also the usual changes to the annual threshold and reminders about the differences there could be between insurance companies and the way they address the times for therapy services. There was also a request of several therapy codes to be reviewed by the American Medical Association Relative Unit Committee in misvalued codes. We will review changes to supervision of PTAs and OTAs as well as therapists in private practice.

Webinar Objectives

It is the responsibility of the practices and staff to know and understand new rules and regulations. Therapy has been under some auditing scrutiny by some insurance companies over the past several years. To avoid making mistakes, this session will get right to the updates so that you can implement them in your practice when they are valid in January 1st. There are on grace periods, so following these guidelines are crucial on January 1st.

Webinar Agenda

  • 2025 Thresholds and Always Therapy Codes
  • Plan of Care
  • Certification
  • Time
  • Modifiers
  • Therapy Assistants
  • Other Updates

Webinar Highlights

  • New Updates to the rules around certification
  • Knowing when the modifier KX is necessary
  • Avoid denials due to changes
  • Confirm the different methods of counting time
  • New supervision rules Assistants
  • Areas in which discussion was had, but no change was made for 2025

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Session 4 - CPT Coding Updates for 2025: New Codes, Telemedicine Updates, and More!

Pre-recorded | Duration: 60 Mins | Speaker: Jill M. Young

Each year, the American Medical Association (AMA) unveils updates to Category I CPT codes, shaping the landscape of clinical documentation and billing practices for the upcoming year. For 2025, the changes are significant: 420 updates including 270 new codes, 112 deletions, and 38 revisions. These updates impact diverse areas, from telemedicine and digital medicine to surgical and laboratory procedures.

Webinar Objectives

  • Understand the largest areas of new code development, including telemedicine and laboratory analyses.
  • Master the editorial revisions to guidelines for surgical, digital, and therapeutic monitoring codes.
  • Get clear guidance on how to implement temporary Category III codes effectively.

Webinar Agenda

  • Introduction to 2025 CPT Code Changes
  • Detailed Walkthrough: Step-by-step exploration of additions, deletions, and revisions across specialties.
  • Focused Topics: Telemedicine, vaccines, hereditary cancer screenings, and more.
  • Expert Q&A: Address your specific questions and receive real-world clarity on complex updates.

Webinar Highlights

  • What’s the fate of telephone-only E&M codes in 2025?
  • What’s new in telemedicine and digital medicine coding?
  • How will surgical coding guidelines change, and what procedures are impacted?
  • Explore the practical implications of new arthroplasty codes.  

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Who Should Attend

  • Medical Coding Specialists
  • Medical Billing Specialists
  • Medical Auditing Specialists
  • Private Practice Physicians
  • Managed Care Professionals
  • Operations Leadership
  • Practice Administrators
  • Office Managers
  • Compliance Officers/Committees  
  • Chief Medical Officer
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