Major versus Minor Procedures: Assisting in Risk Selection

This free, 25-min webinar from KarenZupko & Associates is presented by Robin.

The exclusive program will cover how the 2021 revisions to E/M guidelines changed how practices distinguish major and minor procedures and provide must-have insights to calculate the element of risk by recognizing the differences between them.

Learning objectives

• Develop guidelines to distinguish major from minor procedures related to billing and coding
• Identify nuances to distinguish procedures as major or minor

Agenda

• Why all the fuss now? (10 min)
• Who created the concept of major and minor as we know it in coding and billing?
• Global periods and how they relate to major and minor surgeries in 2022?
• Is there a clear definition between major and minor procedures for orthopedics?
• Real world cases (10 min)
• Fracture care conundrum
• Examples of major vs. minor procedures
• Q&A (5 min)