ASC Coding Background

• Directed by a nationally renowned ambulatory surgical center coding and reimbursement expert who is a certified coder and a frequent lecturer at national conferences.

• 15 years experience coding for ambulatory surgical centers.

• Expert witness for the Federal government on ambulatory surgical center coding fraud and abuse.

• Author of numerous books on ambulatory surgery center coding for various clinical specialties.

• Expert on ambulatory payment classification (APC)system and ambulatory patient groups (APG’s).

ASC Coding Need

• Well trained ambulatory surgical center coders for are hard to find.

• Few ambulatory surgery center coders are certified, and few certified coders have ambulatory surgery center experience.

• Ambulatory surgery center coding guidelines are complex, change often and are different than for physicians; codes and modifiers that work for physicians are not always acceptable for ambulatory surgery centers.

• Coder turnover, vacations, and family leaves create cash flow peaks and valleys.

• With so few coders specializing in this niche, it is difficult to find and hire experienced ambulatory surgery coders, even in large metropolitan areas. ASC’s in smaller communities and tight labor markets have trouble filling openings.

• The wide range of specialties represented at ASC’s are beyond most coders’ capabilities.

ASC Coding Solution

• TCN 's ambulatory surgical center coding services gives you immediate access to certified coders, experienced in ambulatory surgery center coding, who have passed our own very rigorous competency tests, and who are monitored by our Q/A program.

• Have your ASC’s cases coded, within 2-to-3 work days if sent on a consistent basis.

• Send us cases by FedEx/UPS, fax, or electronically.

• We will identifiy your surgeons’ documentation deficiencies to help improve the quality of your medical records and optimize reimbursement.

• Our per-case pricing model is often less expensive than the salary and payroll taxes and fringe benefits of hiring a coder (if one can be found.)

• You have a whole team of coders with The Coding Network.

• ASC coder turnover creates cash flow peaks and valleys.

ASC Coding Services

• Ongoing ambulatory surgical center coding coverage for all or part of your caseload.

• Temporary ambulatory surgical center coding coverage for vacations and sick leave.

• Second opinion coding services.

• Backlog coding resolution services.

• Compliance reviews.

• Physician documentation training.

• Physician documentation deficiency reporting.

• ASC Coding "helpline" services.