Radiology for Coders

Radiology is a part of the services offered by many physician groups. Do you

feel that you need a more in depth understanding of the different modalities that
are included in the field Diagnostic Imaging and the guidelines to bill these
services correctly?

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Presenter
Kathleen G. Bailey

Kathleen specializes in coding education (including ICD-10), accounts receivable

management, managed care negotiations, and physician relationships. She has worked
with physicians to establish new solo and group medical practices, conducted
comprehensive practice evaluations, provided coding education and audits and assisted
with advisory services for medical practices.
She received her BS in Accounting and MBA degrees from FSU and is a CPA licensed in
both Florida and Georgia. Knowing that healthcare is an ever changing environment
Kathleen is a member of numerous professional organizations including AAPC, where she
earned their CPC, CPMA, CPC-I (instructor) and ICD-10-CM Trainer certifications; AHIMA,
where she earned CCS-P certification; MGMA (Medical Group Management Association);
and several other local, state and national organizations to stay abreast of current issues.
Understanding from direct experience that physician practices can benefit greatly from
business expertise, she founded Practice Management Solutions in 2006. Prior to this her
experience included working as a practice administrator for anesthesia, radiology, general
surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, primary care and internal medicine practices for over 25
years. In addition, she formerly served as Dean of Online Programs for a college located in
Tampa FL. She continues to teach coding training classes in the
Tampa area and works as an instructor for several online universities.
Kathleen is very familiar with the difficulties facing today's physicians.
Her management experience offers clients ideas and solutions to
improve their lives and the lives of their patients.
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Welcome! It is my intent to bring you only the best coding, billing

and practice management information. I hope that you will find
this presentation helpful as well as educational.
The purpose of this material is to accompany the presentation.
The materials are only supplemental and are not intended as a
substitute for authoritative information. The were prepared by
the presenter, who is responsible for their content. There is no
guarantee that the use of this information will prevent differences
of opinion with providers or carriers in reimbursement disputes.
Neither the presenter nor any third party sponsor provides any
warranties, express or implied, regarding the content of this
material due to constantly changing regulations, laws, policies
and procedures.
This material is only intended to be used as a teaching tool to
accompany the oral presentation.
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The Discovery of X-Ray

The use of Radiation and Other Imaging
Methodologies in Medicine
Various modalities within the area of Radiology
& Coding by Modality

Plain Films & Fluoroscopy

Computed Tomography (CT) vs. CTA
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) vs. MRA
Ultrasound
Breast Procedures
Nuclear Medicine Procedures (including PET and
PET/CT)
Basics of Interventional Radiology Coding
Introduction to Radiation Therapy Coding

Terms related to radiologic technology

Questions
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Radiology: The
scientific discipline of
medical imaging using
ionizing radiation, radionuclides, nuclear,
magnetic resonance, ultrasound and
other modalities to diagnose and treat
patients

A Physician who specializes in radiology:

Radiologist
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Radiologist: A medical doctor who specializes in

diagnosing and treating disease and injury
through the use of medical imaging techniques
such as x-ray, computed tomography (CT),
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron
emission tomography (PET), fusion imaging, and
ultrasound
Radiologists graduate from accredited medical
schools, pass licensing examinations, and
complete residencies of at least four years of
postgraduate education that includes:
Radiation safety/protection
Radiation effects on the human body
Appropriate performance and interpretation of
radiologic and medical imaging examinations

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Many radiologists also complete a fellowship

which includes one to two additional years of
specialized training in a particular
subspecialty of radiology:

Breast Imaging
Gastrointestinal Radiology
Pediatric Radiology
Neuroradiology
Nuclear medicine
Cardiovascular/Interventional Radiology
Neuro-Interventional Radiology
Radiation Therapy
Etc.
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