2026 Gastroenterology Reimbursement and Coding Update (Virtual)

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The "2026 Gastroenterology Reimbursement and Coding Update" is a virtual course scheduled for November 15, 2025, designed to equip GI professionals with the latest knowledge and best practices in coding and billing. Key objectives include implementing 2026 CPT changes, understanding evaluation and management (E&M) service leveling based on medical decision-making or time, leading coding teams effectively, applying coding strategies for new GI technologies, resolving GI-specific coding issues, and navigating CMS telehealth updates post-pandemic.<br /><br />The agenda, all in Central Time, begins with a welcome from Dr. Edward Sun. Topics cover a wide spectrum such as upcoming 2026 changes affecting GI practice, reimbursement landscape shifts including HR1 and MPFS, and a physician’s perspective on E&M documentation guidelines. Clinical coding examples illustrate medical decision-making and time-driven visits. Further sessions address distinctions between screening and surveillance colonoscopy, documentation for advanced endoscopy billing including unlisted procedure codes, and best practices for ancillary service coding like anesthesia, pathology, and infusions.<br /><br />Post-lunch, sessions explore regulatory issues from OIG, RAC, and other agencies, the effect of AI on documentation and coding, and detailed discussion on split/shared and incident-to billing guidelines applicable beyond Medicare. Revenue cycle management is examined comprehensively, alongside often-overlooked E&M billing opportunities.<br /><br />Late afternoon focuses on the pros and cons of electronic medical records, a review of top coding questions received by ASGE in 2025, and concludes with an interactive roundtable for participants' questions and priorities. The course promises practical strategies and updates essential for mastering GI coding and reimbursement in 2026.

Keywords

2026 Gastroenterology Coding

CPT Changes 2026

E&M Service Leveling

GI Coding Strategies

CMS Telehealth Updates

Reimbursement Landscape HR1 MPFS

Advanced Endoscopy Billing

Regulatory Issues OIG RAC

AI in Medical Documentation

Revenue Cycle Management GI