Coding and Billing for the Foot and Ankle Surgeon

Friday, November 14

7:30 – 8:00 am                        
Breakfast/Registration

8:00 – 8:05 am            
Welcome and Introductions                           

8:05 – 8:30 am
The Things I Wish I Knew and The Things I Do Now  
Danielle Butto, DPM, CPC, FACFAS                

8:30 – 9:30 am            
What’s New in 2025 & 2026 Preview             
Jacqueline Reiss-Kravitz, CPC, AAPC Fellow               

9:30 – 10:00 am         
E & M Pearls                                                   
Kristin Brett, DPM, FACFAS    

10:00 – 10:15 am        
Break

10:15 – 11:45 am        
Using Modifiers in Real Life                            
Jacqueline Reiss-Kravitz, CPC, AAPC Fellow   

11:45 am – 12:45 pm 
Lunch

12:45 – 2:00 pm          
Surgical Coding Scenarios I: Forefoot Surgery                                   
Danielle Butto, DPM, CPC, FACFAS    

2:00 – 3:00 pm                        
Surgical Coding Scenarios II: Diabetic Foot & Ankle Surgery
Troy Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS

3:00 – 3:15 pm                        
Break

3:15 –4:15 pm            
Surgical Coding Scenarios III: Trauma Surgery
Aaron Guyer, MD, FAAOS

4:15 – 5:30 pm            
Fireside Chat and Questions & Answers        

Saturday, November 15

7:00 - 7:30 am             
Breakfast

7:30 - 8:00 am             
Recap and Catch Up from Day One                

8:00 - 9:00 am             
Surgical Coding Scenarios IV: Rearfoot Surgery
David Pedowitz, MD, FAAOS

9:00 - 10:00 am                      
Surgical Coding Scenarios V: Arthroscopy & Rearfoot Reconstruction Surgery        
David Pedowitz, MD, FAAOS 

10:00 – 10:15 am        
Break

10:15 - 11:00 am        
Op Note Audit                                                                         

11:00 – 11:45 am        
Top Denials in Foot and Ankle                                    
Danielle Butto, DPM, FACFAS

11:45 am – 12:15 pm  
Wrap Up                                                         

 

Agenda and faculty are subject to change. 

• Apply trends in surgical coding, including how to code for new advances in the practice of foot and ankle surgery
• Appropriately select modifiers for complex, staged, and multiple procedure cases
• Discuss how to respond to common denials.

$675     ACFAS and AOFAS Members/Coders
$800     Non-Members
$420     ACFAS and AOFAS Resident Members

ACFAS must receive notice of cancellation to info@acfas.org no later than six weeks prior to the start of the course to receive a refund, less a $100 administrative fee.

ACFAS is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. ACFAS has approved this activity for a maximum of 12.5 continuing education contact hours. 

Accreditation/Continuing Education Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.  

AOFAS designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hyatt Centric Chicago O'Hare
6350 N. River Rd.
Rosemont, IL

Hotel Room Rate 
$189 + tax/night
Book online by October 23

Travel
ACFAS is pleased to partner with United Airlines for air travel. To make flight reservations, please use discount code ZPV9428727. You may also call United Meetings Reservation Desk Monday – Friday at (800) 426-1122 for booking assistance. 

Make the Most of Your Stay
While you're in town sharpening your surgical skills, enjoy everything Rosemont has to offer. Explore The Park at Rosemont, filled with lively restaurants and entertainment just steps away! Whether it's a post-lab dinner or a relaxing stroll, it’s the perfect way to unwind.

Feeling lucky? Head to Rivers Casino Des Plaines, just minutes away. It’s a great way to add some excitement to your stay!

No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.

Disclaimer

The material presented in this continuing medical education activity has been made available by the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) for educational purposes only. This material is not intended to represent the only, nor necessarily the best, methods or procedures appropriate for the medical situation discussed, but rather is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the authors or presenters, which may be helpful or of interest to other practitioners. Methods, techniques, and procedures demonstrated and views and opinions expressed by speakers, presenters, and faculty are their own, and do not necessarily represent those of AOFAS, nor does presentation on the program represent or constitute endorsement or promotion by AOFAS. AOFAS expressly disclaims any warranties or guarantees, expressed or implied, and shall not be liable for damages of any kind in connection with the material, methods, information, techniques, opinions, or procedures expressed, presented, or demonstrated.

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest

Disclosure Statement
  AOFAS mandates all instructors, planners, and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships that you have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies. An "ineligible company" is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All identified conflicts must be mitigated, and the education content vetted by the AOFAS for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness. All disclosures will be provided in this final program distributed at the meeting to all program participants.

Faculty/Planner Disclosure Declaration

As an Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) provider, AOFAS has the obligation to ensure the delivery of education that is balanced and free of commercial bias. To achieve this, it is the policy of the AOFAS that all CME-related Board, committee members ("planners"), faculty, and appropriate staff disclose in writing to the learners all financial relationships that you have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies. An "ineligible company" is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In addition to faculty members, commentators from the floor are charged with verbally disclosing any interests immediately prior to speaking. All disclosures are provided in this final program distributed at the meeting to all program participants.

In accordance with AOFAS policy:
Faculty participation in this educational activity will be predicated upon timely submission and review of AOFAS disclosure. An individual who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from being a planning committee member, a teacher, or an author of CME, and cannot have control of, or responsibility for, the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CME activity. Non-compliance will result in a faculty member being stricken from the program.

An indication of the participant's disclosure appears after his or her name as well as the commercial company or institution that provided the support. AOFAS does not view the existence of these disclosed interests or commitments as necessarily implying bias or decreasing the value of the author's participation in this activity. In addition to ensuring that presentations be free of bias, faculty members are required to ensure that all material presented and discussed will be based on best-available evidence.