Welcome to the coding and reimbursement news page where you will find our most up-to-date content on coding and reimbursement. SIR staff posts monthly digests about upcoming conferences, training, events, coding changes, billing changes and other relevant IR topics.
SIR coding and reimbursement news and noteworthy updates
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The 2024 Annual Coding Webinar is now avaliable on-demand.This online educational program will provide an overview of coding and billing changes that have taken place for CY 2024, the status of the IR code set, and education on category III codes for IR. The session focuses on new, revised, and deleted codes for 2024, the AMA CPT® manual's instructional changes for split or shared visits and unlisted codes, increasing the use of CAT III IR codes, and an overview of the IR code set. 1.00 CME credit or participation certificate that can be converted into 1 RCCB CEU credit is available upon completion of the webinar.
- The 2025 Navigators® for interventional radiology procedures and evaluation and management services are full of clinical scenarios, authoritative guidance, and expert advice to ensure your documentation and coding leads to accurate claims and less hassle due to denials.
- 2023 SIR Revenue Cycle Management course The Society of Interventional Radiology is excited to offer the SIR Revenue Cycle Management course. It will educate Interventional Radiologists and their business administrators on coding, billing updates, and best revenue cycle practices to support fiscally sound performance improvements. The course is designed to help IRs improve front, middle, and back-end revenue cycle processes, as demonstrated by improved clinical documentation, code assignment, and associated charge capture. Additionally, the course will cover the CPT® and RUC process on how a CPT® code is made and valued within the AMA® process. Purchase this valuable course here.
- The SIR Carrier Advocacy Committee develops evidence-based letters to help overturn carrier policy, denied authorizations, denied claims, and comment letters to proposed payor policies. Click here to submit a request.