The Cardiothoracic Coding and Billing Toolkit

Activity Description

Build confidence in coding and billing with this advanced learning bundle created for cardiothoracic surgeons. Featuring the e-learning modules How Physician Work Is Valued: A Coding Primer for Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Creating a Successful Bill Submission, this bundle delivers practical guidance on reimbursement, compensation models, and compliant billing practices. 

Designed for cardiothoracic surgery residents and early-career surgeons, the bundle includes subspecialty-specific case studies and downloadable Quick Reference Guides to support accurate documentation and successful bill submission. 

 

Pricing
STS MembersFREE
Non-Members$50
Resident Member/Non-MemberFREE

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the Coding Primer for Cardiothoracic Surgeons, participants should be able to: 

  • Explain what ICD-10 and CPT Codes are and why they exist. 
  • Describe where CPT Codes come from. 
  • Explain how CPT Codes are converted into value in the form of Relative Value Units (RVUs). 
  • Describe how the number of RVUs associated with a service are determined. 

Upon completion of Creating a Successful Bill Submission, participants should be able to: 

  • Understand the key components of a successful bill submission. 
  • Ensure operative reports and visit documentation are well laid out and capture relevant information to promote correct coding and mitigate errors. 
  • Ensure documentation captures and reports all services provided for accurate reimbursement. 
Activity summary
Activity opens: 
06/15/2026
Activity expires: 
06/15/2100
Cost:
$50.00

Refer to the STS Education Disclosure Policy. The individuals below have disclosed whether they have financial relationships with ineligible companies in the past 24 months. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Unless otherwise noted, the faculty for this activity have nothing to disclose. 

Sharon Ben-Or, MD  
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC  

Julie Painter, MBA, CCVTC, CPMA  
Medical Reimbursement Analysis & Solutions, Inc.  

Julia Jonas, CPC, CPMA 
Medical Reimbursement Analysis & Solutions, Inc. 

Francis C. Nichols III, MD  
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN   

David Blitzer, MD 
Columbia University, New York, NY 

Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD  
University of Florida, St. Petersburg, FL   

John Mayer, MD 
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 

Jason Han, MD 
Cooper Health, Camden, NJ 

Shari Meyerson, MD 
University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 

Jason Muesse, MD 
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 

Sanjay A. Samy, MD  
Albany Medical College, New York, NY 

Prashanth Vallabhajosyula MD, MS 
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 
Commercial Relationships: Terumo Aortic (Consultant); Edwards Lifesciences (Consultant) 

Joseph Turek, MD  
Duke Children’s Hospital, Durham, NC  
Commercial Relationships: Surge Ingenuity, LLC: Equity 

Anastasios Polimenakos, MD, MBA 
Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Augusta, GA 

Brian Mitzman, MD, MS 
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 
Commercial Relationships: Intuitive Surgical (Surgical Proctor, Educational Speaker); Navigation Science (Consultant); Vascular Technology, Inc. (Consultant) 

Brett Starr, MD 
Duke Heart / FyreCare, Hickory, NC 
Commercial Relationships: Atricure (Consultant); Intuitive (Consultant); Eon (Consultant) 

Karen M. Kim, MD  
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI   

Lloyd Felmly, MD 
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 
Commercial Relationships: Johnson&Johnson/Abiomed Inc. (Consultant, Advisory Board Member) 

Amy Fiedler, MD 
University of California, San Francisco, CA 
Commercial Relationships: Abbott (Speaker/Honorarium) 

J. Matthew Reinersman, MD 
University of Oklahoma/OU Health, Oklahoma City, OK 
Commercial Relationships: Intuitive Surgical (Surgical Proctor, Educational Speaker) 

Nicholas Teman, MD 
University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 
Commercial Relationships: Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Consultant) 

STS Staff  
Scott Bradbury, MS   
Karen Kostrinsky   
Amanda Wright    
Melisa Puthenmadom, MS    

Price

Cost:
$50.00
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