SMFM 2025 Virtual Coding Course: Essentials, Updates, and Best Practices

Course Description: 

This course is designed to enhance understanding of proper billing and coding practices. Topics will include Basics of Coding, Ultrasound Coding, Evaluation and Management, Diabetes Management, Updates in Telehealth and Remote Monitoring, Consultations, Co-Management, and Transfer of Care, Modifiers, and more. This course is aimed at maternal-fetal medicine clinicians, coders, fellows, and practice managers, encompassing a range of early-career to experienced professionals.

This live online course will be held on November 14-15, 2025. Agenda is below. Registrants will also have access to the recording and slides after the sessions. 

Learning Objectives: 

1. Apply current coding guidelines for ICD-10 and CPT to common MFM clinical encounters, including inpatient and outpatient services.
2. Differentiate between consultations, co-management, and transfer of care, and assign appropriate codes in each scenario.
3. Use modifiers correctly to reflect clinical complexity, shared services, and supervision of residents or fellows.
4. Implement accurate coding for MFM-specific services, including ultrasound, diabetes management, delivery services, and procedures.
5. Incorporate emerging coding updates, such as shared-split services and telehealth/remote patient monitoring, into daily practice.
6. Strengthen coding accuracy and confidence by engaging in interactive case discussions and faculty Q&A to address practice-specificquestions.

Course Agenda: 

Dates and agenda are subject to change. Times listed are in Eastern Time (ET). For questions, contact Mackenzie Smith. 

Day 1: Friday, November 14, 2025 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET) 

12:00-12:30 PM: Welcome, Course Introduction and Coding Resources (Stephen Bacak, DO; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC, COBGC; Barbra Fisher, MD, PhD)
12:30-1:15 PM: Basics of Coding, ICD, and CPT (Brad Hart, MBA, MS, CPC, CPMA, COBGC)
1:15-2:00 PM: E/M- Outpatient and Inpatient Services (Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC, COBGC) 
2:00-2:15 PM: Break 
2:15-3:00 PM: Consultations, Co-Management, and Transfer of Care (Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC, COBGC) 
3:00-4:00 PM: Common Coding Questions & Open Panel Discussion (Come with your practice questions prepared!) (All Course Faculty)

Day 2: Saturday, November 15, 2025 (11:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET)

11:00-11:30 AM:  Modifiers (Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC, COBGC) 
11:30-12:30 PM: Ultrasound Coding (Brad Hart, MBA, MS, CPC, CPMA, COBGC)
12:30-12:45 PM: Q&A (All Course Faculty)
12:45-1:15 PM: Lunch Break -
1:15-1:45 PM: Breakout Sessions
-- -- Session 1: Shared-Split Services (Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC, COBGC) 
-- -- Session 2: Delivery Services (Barbra Fisher, MD, PhD)
-- -- Session 3: MFM Coding When Working with Residents and Fellows Stephen Bacak, DO
1:45-2:15 PM: Coding for Diabetes Services (Brad Hart, MBA, MS, CPC, CPMA, COBGC)
2:15-2:45 PM: MFM Procedure Coding (Katherine Kohari, MD)
2:45-3:00 PM: Break 
3:00-3:30 PM: Remote Patient Monitoring & Telehealth (Brad Hart, MBA, MS, CPC, CPMA, COBGC)
3:30-4:30 PM: Common Coding Questions and Open Panel Discussion (Come with your practice questions prepared!) (All Course Faculty)