High-volume services can mean high risk to both coding and compliance in 2026. In today’s laboratory environment, coding and billing teams face mounting challenges ranging from integrating new CPT codes and staying current with payer policies to managing clean claim rates amid PAMA-related reimbursement cuts. High denial rates often trace back to gaps in documentation, missing medical necessity details, or coding errors tied to complex lab methodologies. These issues not only slow claims processing but also pose compliance and financial risks if left unaddressed.

Join Robin Miller Zweifel, BS MT(ASCP), as she uses her extensive laboratory and coding expertise to help you strengthen foundational knowledge of Laboratory CPT and ICD-10 coding. You’ll learn best practices for charge capture, claim submission, and denial management, along with methods to improve data accuracy, validate medical necessity, and align documentation with payer policy requirements.

2026 Webcast Takeaways:

• Enhance understanding of laboratory CPT codes and billing guidelines: Learn about the latest CPT code updates, proper modifier application, and common pitfalls that lead to claim edits and denials.
• Improve operational knowledge of claims management: Gain insight into revenue cycle management, coding, and billing processes, identifying best practices for claim reconciliation and denial prevention measures.
• Strengthen diagnosis information and medical necessity documentation: Learn documentation improvement initiatives to assist with obtaining valid provider-supplied diagnosis data aligned with payer requirements.
• Optimize patient demographic and insurance data collection: Learn strategies to minimize errors and omissions during specimen collection, ensuring smoother claim processing.
• Increase awareness of payer policies and audit risks: Understand how to monitor policy updates, navigate coverage limitations, and mitigate risks associated with declining reimbursement rates and OIG audits for high-cost tests.

This webcast is included at no additional cost with the purchase of our Laboratory All-Access Pass subscription, giving your team ongoing access to all lab webcasts, books, and articles for the year.

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