COMMITTEES

CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT COMMITTEE

Committee Members

• Gilbert Martin, MD (District IX) Citrus Valley Medical Center, Chair
• David Bolam, MD (District VI) University Nebraska Medical Center
• Barry Chandler, MD (District X) Plantation General Hospital
• Jack Christensen, MD (District VIII) Pediatrix Medical Group
• Susan Denson, MD (District VII) University of Texas Med School - Houston
• Charles Hoffmeister, MD (District VIII) Sacred Heart Medical Center
• Edward Liechty, MD (District V) Indiana University Medical Center
• Richard Molteni, MD (District VIII) Seattle Children's Hospital
• Stephen Pearlman, MD (District III) Christiana Care Health Systems
• Tove Rosen, MD (District II) New York Presbyterian Medical Center
• Ted Rosenkrantz, MD (District I) University of Connecticut Health Center
• Stuart Weisberger, MD (District I) University of Massachusetts Health Care
• David Wells, MD (District X) Greenville Memorial Hospital

Scope of Committee Work

The coder's committee works with the AAP and AMA to keep current on deleted and new codes. Refinements in the verbiage for definitions and the production of new codes to be presented to the Editorial Panel of the AMA are also continuing projects. The committee produces a yearly toolkit and presents conferences in each district, at the NCE and at the Scottsdale meeting. For 2009, we are writing a book entitled The Quick Reference Guide to Neonatal Coding.

Current Initiatives

• Coding Toolkit 2009
• Transitional code 9929X
• Multidisciplinary code 9929X
• Renumbering codes for 2009

NEW Coding Resource for 2010 Quick Reference Guide to Neonatal Coding and Documentation Over the past decade, there has been an effort to simplify coding for neonatal services. This work has resulted in a set of codes for normal, intensive, and critically ill newborns that is unique to this patient population. Co-authored by Section Coding Committee leaders Gilbert Martin and Richard Molteni, the Quick Reference Guide to Neonatal Coding and Documentation provides the information you need to code correctly and most effectively for your practice. Neonatal Coding 101 Diagnosis Coding Special Codes for Neonatology Resource-based Relative Value Scale Overview Coding Questions and Answers in Neonatology

Contact Us

To contact the database & directory committee, please send email:

• Gilbert Martin
• David Bolam
• Barry Chandler
• Jack Christensen
• Susan Denson
• Charles Hoffmeister
• Edward Liechty
• Richard Molteni
• Stephen Pearlman
• Tove Rosen
• Ted Rosenkrantz
• Stuart Weisberger
• David Wells