Newborn and Neonatal Coding Issues

Newborn and Neonatal Coding Issues Webinar Coding for services provided to neonates has proved challenging to practitioners and coders primarily because bundled services differ from most other evaluation and management services. The codes reported for normal newborn, critical care, and intensive care depend on the neonate s age, present body weight, severity of the illness, and intensity of the services that are required and performed. This 60-minute webinar will help you Understand how to code for prenatal services in inpatient and outpatient settings. Better identify those newborns and neonates who require critical or intensive care services. Code more efficiently for services provided to newborns and neonates. Understand CPT(r) guidelines related to newborn and neonatal coding.About the Presenter: Richard Molteni, MD, FAAP, has had a career as a pediatrician, an academic neonatologist, and a physician executive in hospital administration. Prior to his retirement in 2008 he was the vice president, medical director, of Seattle Children s Hospital; associate dean of the University of Washington; and a professor of pediatrics. He continues to work part-time as a consultant for Joint Commission Resources and Joint Commission International. Dr Molteni was a charter member of the original AAP Committee on Coding and Reimbursement and has been a member or consultant to the Committee on Coding and Nomenclature throughout its existence. He was the first AAP member of the "CPT" Editorial Panel and an inaugural member of the "CPT" Assistant Board of Directors. He has authored chapters in the AAP Coding for Pediatrics manual and lectured widely in the areas of coding and payment. Dr Molteni was also past chairperson of the Section on Perinatal Pediatrics and a long-standing member of the Executive Committee of the Committee on Fetus and Newborn. Dr Molteni is also currently a member of the Perinatal Pediatrics Speakers Bureau. "