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Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics
$429.00
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The Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics is the can’t-miss event of the year for orthopedic coders.Join the nation's top coding trainers November 10-12, and get a first look at the 2027 CPT® and ICD-10 code changes affecting your specialty.
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Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics
November 10-12, 2026
As payer requirements become increasingly detailed for reimbursement, the Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics gives orthopedic coders the tools they need to meet those demands and secure payment for their services. Anatomically specific sessions will train attendees on documentation, coding and billing needs for appropriate reporting. Participants will also get a first look at procedure code changes that will take effect in 2027. Each day, they will have the opportunity to get their questions answered during the live Q&A session.
At the end of this Summit, the learner will understand:
- Musculoskeletal anatomy as it relates to coding for the joints, spine, hands and feet.
- Documentation requirements specific to body areas and procedures.
- Medicare code bundling rules and how they impact orthopedic coding.
- Keys to demonstrating medical necessity in prior authorization and to meet requirements set by third-party benefit managers.
- Compliance risk areas specific to musculoskeletal procedures and ways to address them.
- Live Q&A: Join the speaker panels during three sessions to address your most critical questions – in real time.
- Extra! Add-on a specialty – Pain Management, Anesthesia, and/or Billing & Compliance – and attend sessions from multiple tracks spanned over time.
Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics
Virtual Conference Day 1 — Tuesday, November 10, 2026
*All times are in Eastern Time (EDT).
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Strengthen Your Shoulder Coding Acumen
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Learn how to navigate common reimbursement nuances for shoulder surgeries such as arthroscopic debridement, claviculectomy and acromioplasty. Make sure you understand documentation and coding guidelines for Bankart repair, SLAP procedures, rotator cuff surgeries and shoulder arthroplasties to ensure correct reporting and payment.
12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Expand Elbow and Forearm Coding Capabilities
Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC
Understand the essential anatomy of the bones, nerves, muscles, and ligaments of the elbow and forearm. Plus, learn about common acute and chronic conditions and how their treatments are coded, including tenolysis, tenotomy, debridement and fractures. Participants will work through code scenarios to test their knowledge and deepen comprehension.
1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
Break (15 minute break)
1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Optimize Ortho Office-Based Service Coding
Nancy Enos, FACMPE CPMA CEMC CPC, Enos Medical Coding
Strengthen your documentation, coding and billing practices to ensure that you are staying compliant with shifting payer requirements for E/M office visits coded with X-rays, injections and other common office procedures. Refresh your understanding of imaging documentation, modifier use and E/M visit coding to minimize denials.
2:35 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Live Q&A (45 minute Q&A)
Bring your questions to the Live Q&A to connect directly with the Day 1 speaking panel.
Virtual Conference Day 2 — Wednesday, November 11, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Firm Up Pelvis and Hip Procedure Coding
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Refresh understanding of coding and billing for procedures including arthroscopic femoral acetabular impingement repair and debridement, hip arthroplasty and resurfacing, periprosthetic fractures and infected total joints. As payer requirements get increasingly detailed, make sure documentation for hip procedures clearly communicates medical necessity and meets pre-authorization rules.
12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Flex Wrist, Hand and Finger Coding Skills
Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC
Review critical musculoskeletal anatomy for better understanding of complex wrist, hand and finger procedures, then examine operative notes to see how those procedures are documented. Dive into procedures including nerve and tendon transfers, CMC suspension arthroplasty, Dupuytren’s fasciotomy, as well as volar tendon reconstruction and grafting.
1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
Break (15 minute break)
1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Stride into Accurate Foot and Ankle Coding
Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, CPC
Develop your coding skills for foot and ankle procedures including Achilles tendon tenotomy, malleolar fracture repair, bunionectomy, hammertoes and disorders of the plantar fascia. Deconstruct these codes to learn the techniques they represent, how they should be documented, what services are included and those that may be billed separately.
2:35 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Live Q&A (45 minute Q&A)
Bring your questions to the Live Q&A to connect directly with the Day 2 speaking panel.
Virtual Conference Day 3 — Thursday, November 12, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Kick your Knee Coding Up a Notch
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Lock in tested strategies to secure payment for key knee procedures in the face of payers’ increasing scrutiny and denials. Learn from case scenarios the documentation and code combinations you need in order to be reimbursed for arthroscopic meniscus and ACL repairs, open ligament procedures and arthroplasties. Plus, get a first look at new knee procedure codes to expect in 2027.
12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Make Sense of Spine Surgery Coding: Musculoskeletal
Alison J. Kuley, CPC
Gain an understanding of coding for grafts, instrumentation and augmentation procedures. Learn the key elements of arthrodesis coding, including approach, region and counting of spinal segments. Find out the latest coding updates on spinal implants such as arthroplasty and interspinous distraction devices.
1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
Break (15 minute break)
1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Make Sense of Spine Surgery Coding: Nervous System
Alison J. Kuley, CPC
Listen to this session for an in-depth exploration of the differences between percutaneous, endoscopic and open decompression procedures and how they are documented and coded. Identify the elements of nerve decompression, such as laminectomy, laminotomy and facetectomy. Learn how coding may differ depending on the defect addressed, such as stenosis, disc herniation or spondylolisthesis.
2:35 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Live Q&A (45 minute Q&A)
Bring your questions to the Live Q&A to connect directly with the Day 3 speaking panel.
— Agenda subject to change —
Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics
Speakers
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Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC, brings over 28 years of experience in the healthcare arena. She got her start in healthcare at 18, tried and mastered almost every role, excluding provider. Jessyka found her true passion in coding, billing, and education. Currently, she is an independent consultant for coding and billing for pain, orthopedics, and ambulatory surgery centers, as well as a regional practice administrator for a podiatry practice in Seattle, WA. She also serves as a subject matter expert for AAPC, HCPRO, ASCA, and Healthcare Inspired, LLC, and is on the Advisory Board for Healthcare Inspired, LLC for Orthopedics, Pain Management, and ASC billing. |
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Nancy M. Enos, FACMPE, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, is a principal of Enos Medical Coding. Mrs. Enos has 40 years of experience in the practice management field. Nancy was a practice manager for 18 years before she joined LighthouseMD in 1995 as the Director of Physician Services and Compliance Officer. In July 2008 Nancy established an independent consulting practice, Enos Medical Coding. Nancy provides coding certification courses, outsourced coding services, chart auditing, coding training and consultative services and seminars in CPT and ICD-10 Coding, Evaluation and Management coding and documentation, and Compliance Planning. Nancy frequently speaks on coding, compliance and reimbursement issues to audiences including National, State and Sectional MGMA conferences, and at hospitals in the provider community specializing in primary care and surgical specialties. Nancy is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives. |
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Alison Kuley, CPC, is the Revenue Cycle Coding Supervisor, at Legacy Brain & Spine. As a Certified Professional Coder for over 20 years, Alison has an extensive background in the field of spine coding as well as pain, orthopedics and neurosurgery. Alison’s expertise is often sought by practices across the country, especially for coding complex cases. Prior to her current position at Legacy Brain & Spine, Alison was senior spine coder at nimble Solutions. Alison also previously worked at a large orthopedic group where she managed the entire revenue cycle staff. With her extensive experience in orthopedics and spine, Alison is an expert in process, procedures and reimbursement methodologies in these complex and ever-changing specialties. Alison has shared her knowledge as a speaker on complex spine and pain coding for Becker’s ASC Review and has presented at national industry conferences. |
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Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR, has more than 40 years of experience in the healthcare arena, including more than 35 years in orthopedic coding, billing, and reimbursement. Vaught frequently performs internal audits, provides education and training to physicians and office staff, and helps clinics establish billing and compliance policies. She is an advisor on orthopedic coding to the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance, and she helped develop the Advanced Orthopedic Coding credentialing exam. Vaught has contributed many articles to the AAOS Bulletin and has served as technical advisor to the DecisionHealth publications Medical Practice Coding Pro and the Orthopedic Coder's Pink Sheet. |
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Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, CPC, CSFAC, CPODCS, COCS, CMSCS, is a practicing podiatrist and Certified Professional Coder who speaks nationwide on foot and ankle coding as well as durable medical equipment coding and compliance, among other topics. Dr. Warshaw is the author of numerous articles as well as the 2024 Podiatry Coding Manual, published by the American College of Podiatric Medicine. In addition, he specializes in forensic medical coding and has served as an auditor and expert witness in civil and criminal healthcare cases across the U.S. |
Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics
Pricing
Retail price: $429.00
Add on a specialty – Pain Management, Anesthesia, and/or Billing & Compliance Virtual Summit – for $100 each.
Group pricing is as follows:
- 2-10 attendees = each attendee receives 10% discount off retail price
- 11-15 attendees = each attendee receives 15% discount off retail price
- 16-20 attendees = each attendee receives 20% discount off retail price
- 21 or more attendees = each attendee receives 25% discount off retail price
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Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics
Continuing Education
AHCC (formally BMSC)
Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics – This program is approved by the Association of Home Care Coding and Compliance (AHCC) for 9 CEUs towards the maintenance of the ACS, SCP and CCP-P credentials
AHIMA
This program has been approved for 11 continuing education unit(s) (CEUs) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics
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