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(C4) VAST CPT Codes for 2019 and Beyond - Justifying Your Vascular Access Teams Existence

Presenter(s)

• WM

  Warren McGlauflin, RN, BS, VA-BC™

  VAST Nurse Leader
  Central Maine Medical Center

  Nothing to Disclose

The content of this presentation will be directed at the new and existing cpt codes for procedures being performed by vascular access specialty teams in 2019. The information will give participants a starting point on the correct charges that can be billed for services provided. This can help a team prove productivity (and possible revenue generation) in todays fiscally constrained medical environment. It will require participants to go back to their hospitals and talk with their billing/finance departments and coders to develop orders.

Learning Objectives:

• describe a basic understanding of cpt codes
• describe what cpt codes can be used to charge for vascular access procedures
• give reasons why charging for procedures are important in justifying their teams