Outpatient coding focuses on the facility services provided during an encounter including Labs and Radiology, Emergency Room, Surgical Day Care, and Observation. Outpatient coding requires in-depth understanding of ICD-10-CM for diagnoses and CPT and E/M for procedures and services.
Foundational training in ICD-10-CM and CPT and E/M is available from Libman Education.
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Practical Coding Experience™ provides hands-on coding practice coupled with immediate feedback and detailed guidance on correct code assignment. Practical Coding Experience™ courses use carefully selected and challenging real-world reports to sharpen coding skills. Ready to see how Practical Coding Experience™ works? View Video -
Practical Coding Experience: Ambulatory Surgery provides hands-on coding practice on commonly performed procedures. Includes ICD-10-CM and CPT coding coupled with instant feedback and explanations. Using Libman Education’s proprietary Coding Workspace™ format, learners sharpen their skills as they follow correct coding pathways and apply coding guidelines with confidence. -
CPT®: Injection and Infusion Coding for Facilities explains I&I coding in a step-by-step process to ensure accurate coding of services provided in Oncology Units, Infusion Units, and Emergency Rooms. -
One of the most demanding aspects of outpatient coding is the selection of injection and infusion (I&I) codes. As the sequel course to CPT®: Injection and Infusion Coding for Facilities, CPT®: Advanced Injection and Infusion Coding for Facilities describes the more complicated scenarios encountered when coding injections and infusions.
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CPT coding of breast procedures requires detailed understanding of the structure of the CPT coding system, the guidance specific to proper coding of breast procedures, and clinical knowledge of both breast anatomy and current medical procedures. CPT®: Coding of Breast Procedures explores the documentation necessary to distinguish between similar or related common breast procedures and ensure coding is both accurate and complete. -
CPT coding of obstetrical procedures performed by physicians and other providers requires detailed understanding of the structure of the CPT coding system, the guidance specific to proper coding of obstetrical procedures, and clinical knowledge of both anatomy and current obstetrical procedures. Course includes hands-on practice coding obstetrical services from antepartum through postpartum. -
Accurate and complete coding of provider services related to skin procedures is challenging: the codes themselves are complicated and the code definitions often do not match the terms used by providers. CPT®: Coding of Skin Lesion Procedures provides detailed understanding of the structure of the CPT coding system, the guidance specific to proper coding of skin lesion procedures, and clinical knowledge of skin anatomy, skin lesions, and current medical procedures. -
CPT coding of skin graft procedures requires detailed understanding of the structure of the CPT coding system, the guidance specific to proper coding of skin graft procedures, and clinical knowledge of both skin anatomy and current medical procedures. CPT®: Coding of Skin Graft Procedures explores the documentation necessary to distinguish between similar or related common procedures to ensure coding that is both accurate and complete. -
CPT®: Coding of Spinal Fusion Procedures provides the learner with clinical knowledge of spine anatomy and current medical procedures, detailed understanding of the structure of the CPT coding system, and insightful guidance on proper coding of spinal fusion procedures. Hands-on tools take the learner step-by-step from documentation to accurate coding. -
CPT®: Coding of Gastroenterology Endoscopic Procedures provides the learner with clinical knowledge of anatomy and current medical procedures, detailed understanding of the structure of the CPT coding system, and insightful guidance on proper coding of gastroenterology endoscopy procedures. Hands-on tools take the learner step-by-step from documentation to accurate coding. -
Fracture care coding - for all specialties! Includes CPT, ICD-10-CM, guidance on global fracture care, how to read the procedure report, when to bill E/M, splint application, and supplies separately. Course provides instruction on proper coding of fractures seen in the outpatient and professional fee settings supplemented with hands-on coding practice and detailed guidance on correct code assignment. -
Accurate and complete coding of provider services related to colon and rectal procedures is challenging. CPT®: Coding of Colon and Rectal Procedures provides detailed understanding of the structure of the CPT coding system, the guidance specific to proper coding of colon and rectal procedures, and clinical knowledge of anatomy and current medical procedures. -
CPT®: Laboratory and Pathology Report Coding by nationally-recognized coding authority, Kim Huey, MJ, CHC, CPC, CCS-P, PCS, CPCO, COC, walks you through what you need to know to ensure accurate and defensible CPT coding and billing for laboratory and pathology services. -
CPT®: Coding of Urinary System Procedures provides the learner with insightful guidance on proper coding of urinary system procedures plus clinical knowledge of anatomy and current medical procedures, and detailed understanding of the structure of the CPT coding system. Hands-on tools take the learner step-by-step from documentation to accurate coding. -
Practical Coding Experience: Outpatient Spinal Procedures provides hands-on coding practice coupled with detailed guidance on correct code assignment. Using Libman Education’s proprietary Coding Workspace™ format, learners sharpen their coding skills on challenging real-world operative reports varying in complexity from basic to advanced coding including each of the major types of spinal fusion while learning to interpret the documentation. -
Practical Coding Experience: Emergency Department provides hands-on coding practice in ICD-10-CM and CPT coding coupled with instant feedback and explanations. Using Libman Education’s proprietary Coding Workspace™ format, students sharpen their skills as they learn to follow correct coding pathways and apply coding guidelines with confidence.