Learning to Code with CPT/HCPCS 2010

Learning to Code with CPT/HCPCS 2010

Chapter 8 - Medicine

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Lesson Plans

Chapter8 — Medicine

Goals of the Lesson:

Cognitive: The student will learn the process for reading medical documents to assign appropriate CPT/HCPCS codes for medicine procedures.

Motor: The student will determine the correct CPT/HCPCS codes for the practice exercises.

Affective: The student will explore the various forms of medicine procedures that they might encounter in a medical environment.

Learning Objectives:

The lesson section for each objective starts on the page shown below.

8.1Describe the format of the CPT Medicine section...... 2

8.2Recognize terminology used in the Medicine section...... 3

8.3Correctly assign CPT codes and modifiers to medicine procedures and services...... 4

8.4Recognize the elements required for complete injection and infusion CPT code assignment...... 6

8.5Understand the various noninvasive cardiology procedure and correctly assign the applicable CPT Medicine codes7

You Will Need:

Gather the following materials and teaching aids for the following lessons:

8.1Current CPT/HCPCS manual

8.2Textbook, blank index cards

8.3Current CPT manual, Internet, Online databases

8.4Computer, Internet access, TV, video, guest speaker.

8.5Current CPT/HCPCS manual, computer, Internet access.

Legend:IB: Image Bank (IRCD); IRCD: Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM; PPT: PowerPoint (IRCD); SRCD: Student’s Resource CD-ROM; TG: Test Generator (IRCD); OLC: Online Course

Objective8.1

Describe the format of the CPT Medicine section.

Lecture Outline

Figures, Tables, and Features

Resources andIn-Class Activities

Outside Assignments/ Evaluation

Instructor’s Notes

Content / Text page / PPT slide
Organization of the Medicine Section / 276 / 2, 10-15, 22-26, 29-33 / In-Class Activity
Provide each student with a current copy of CPT/HCPCS manual; walk through Medicine section while describing this section.
Materials
Current CPT/HCPCS manuals / Outside Assignments
Complete Testing Your Comprehension assignment
Legend:IB: Image Bank (IRCD); IRCD: Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM; PPT: PowerPoint (IRCD); SRCD: Student’s Resource CD-ROM; TG: Test Generator (IRCD); OLC: Online Course

Objective 8.2

Recognize terminology used in the Medicine section.

Lecture Outline

Figures, Tables, and Features

Resources andIn-Class Activities

Outside Assignments/ Evaluation

Instructor’s Notes

Content / Text page / PPT slide
Introduction / 275 / Table in Introduction / In-Class Activity
Create flash cards with the terms listed in the chapter.
Materials:
Textbook, blank index cards / Outside Assignment
Instruct the students to find 10 new terms in the Medicine section. They are to write out the definition and use that term in a short sentence.
Legend:IB: Image Bank (IRCD); IRCD: Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM; PPT: PowerPoint (IRCD); SRCD: Student’s Resource CD-ROM; TG: Test Generator (IRCD); OLC: Online Course

Objective8.3

Correctly assign CPT codes and modifiers to medicine procedures and services.

Lecture Outline

Figures, Tables, and Features

Resources andIn-Class Activities

Outside Assignments/ Evaluation

Instructor’s Notes

Content / Text page / PPT slide
Common Medicine Modifiers
Injections and Infusions
Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration
Psychiatry
Dialysis
Gastroenterology
Ophthalmology
Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
Cardiovascular Services
Pulmonary Services
Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Neurology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Nutrition Therapy, Acupuncture, and Chiropractic Manipulative treatment
Special Services, Procedures, and Reports / 276-278
278-283
283-284
284-285
285-286
286-287
287-288
288-289
289-292
292
292-293
294-295
295-296
296
297 / 3 / Quick Reference Table / In-Class Activity
Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Assign each group with a procedure from the medicine section to research and report back to the class about that procedure.
MATERIALS:
Current CPT/HCPCS manual, Internet, online data bases. / Outside Assignments
Complete coding Practice I: Chapter review exercises
Complete Coding Practice II: Medical Record Case Studies
Legend:IB: Image Bank (IRCD); IRCD: Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM; PPT: PowerPoint (IRCD); SRCD: Student’s Resource CD-ROM; TG: Test Generator (IRCD); OLC: Online Course

Objective 8.4

Recognize the elements required for complete injection and infusion CPT code assignment.

Lecture Outline

Figures, Tables, and Features

Resources andIn-Class Activities

Outside Assignments/ Evaluation

Instructor’s Notes

Content / Text page / PPT slide
Injections and Infusions / 278-283 / 4-9, 27,28 / In-Class Activity
Invite a nurse to demonstrate the various injections to the class or show a video demonstrating the same. (Numerous videos are available online at medical school’s websites.)
MATERIALS: Computer, TV, internet access, video, guest speaker. / Outside Assignments
Instruct the students to find and video an informational video online and write a short paragraph describing the procedure they viewed.
Legend:IB: Image Bank (IRCD); IRCD: Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM; PPT: PowerPoint (IRCD); SRCD: Student’s Resource CD-ROM; TG: Test Generator (IRCD); OLC: Online Course

Objective 8.5

Understand the various noninvasive and invasive cardiology procedures and correctly assign the applicable CPT Medicine codes.

Lecture Outline

Figures, Tables, and Features

Resources andIn-Class Activities

Outside Assignments/ Evaluation

Instructor’s Notes

Content / Text page / PPT slide
Cardiovascular Services / 289-292 / 16-21 / In-Class Activity
Divide the class into small groups. Instruct each group to research an invasive and noninvasive procedure, and report to the class their findings.
Materials: current CPT manual, internet, computer / Outside Assignments
Instruct the students to research the difference between noninvasive and invasive procedures and write a short paper describing their findings.
Legend:IB: Image Bank (IRCD); IRCD: Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM; PPT: PowerPoint (IRCD); SRCD: Student’s Resource CD-ROM; TG: Test Generator (IRCD); OLC: Online Course

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