AAP SECTION OF UROLOGY CODING SYMPOSIUM ATLANTA, 2006

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AAP SECTION OF UROLOGYCODING
SYMPOSIUMATLANTA, 2006

• Moderator Earl Y. Cheng MD, FAAP

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PURPOSE

• FOLLOW UP ON PANEL DISCUSSION FROM LAST YEAR
• 5 COMMON PENILE AND GROIN CASES
• RESULTS OF CODING SURVEY
• ?? CONCENSUS

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ANNUAL PANEL DISCUSSION?

• Would you be interested in making these coding
  panel sessions a regular part of the AAP meetings
  in the future?

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ANNUAL PANEL DISCUSSION?

• Would you like to have a similar questionnaire
  format before each session in which specific
  coding issues can be addressed in the coding
  panels?

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HANDOUT

• CONCERN RE APPROPRIATENESS OF DISTRIBUTION OF
  INFORMATION
• ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION VIA SPU
  AND AAP MEMBERS VIA E-MAIL AND/OR WEBSITE
• CODING INFORMATION NOT ENDORSED BY SPU OR AAP

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AGENDA

• DAVID EWALT Penile cases
• ISRAEL FRANCO Groin cases
• DAVID VANDERSTEEN Importance of precertification
  and documentation

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AGENDA

• JACK ELDER General coding tips for Kidney and
  Bladder surgery
• WILLIAM CROMIE Appropriate coding from an
  insurance perspective
• DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS