Published 12/17/2025
The AAOS Coding Coverage and Reimbursement Committee (CCRC) regularly hosts webinars to support AAOS members in staying compliant with coding requirements and maximizing their reimbursement. Read on to learn about an upcoming webinar, as well as a webinar recording that may be beneficial for orthopaedic practice.
Upcoming webinar: CMS & CPT 2026 Updates
On Jan. 21, 2026, CCRC member Adam Levin, MD, and AAOS Advocacy Council Chair Adam Bruggeman, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, will present on significant upcoming changes to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set. They will also discuss changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. These changes will have a tremendous impact on reporting services rendered, submitting claims, and obtaining appropriate reimbursement.
This webinar will dive deeply into the 2026 changes affecting both CPT codes and CMS payment policies related to orthopaedics to best equip you with the knowledge to ensure the most up-to-date coding and payment-policy information. Topics include conservation factor, efficiency adjustment, determination of practice expense relative value unit methodology, global surgery payment accuracy, ambulatory surgery center payment updates, and the inpatient-only list.
The event will take place from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Central Time. Click here to register.
Webinar recording: Osteoporosis Fracture Care Counseling Coding
On Aug. 12, CCRC member Noah Raizman, MD, FAAOS, and Health Care Systems Committee (HCSC) member Eric Swart, MD, hosted a webinar on optimizing reimbursement for osteoporosis counseling.
The importance of improving the delivery of osteoporosis care and fracture-prevention counseling to patients is clear. However, the time involved in counseling patients has previously not been accounted for or reimbursed separately. CCRC and HCSC have identified how to capture the work involved in these services and optimize reimbursement with the use of existing CPT codes, as well as improve delivery of osteoporosis care and fracture-prevention counseling.
The aim of this coding method is to align incentives for physicians to have explicit conversations with patients about osteoporosis care and to document those conversations as well as create digital markers for patients who are at risk for future fractures.
Click here to access a recording of the event, which will be available for two years.