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Chargemaster Coding Updates and Implementation for 2026 

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Andrew Wheeler

Vice President of Federal Advocacy and Finance

Event Details

  1. December 9, 2025
  2. 10:00am - 3:00pm
  3. Virtual

Details

10 a.m. — Program 
Noon — Lunch Break 
1 p.m. — Program 
3 p.m. — Adjournment 

Audience

individuals responsible for ambulatory payment classifications, billing, revenue cycle management and chargemaster maintenance, including coders, managers, directors, chargemasters, APC coordinators, revenue cycle managers, perioperative services directors, health information staff, medical records managers, directors of patient financial services, billing office staff, business office managers, pharmacy directors, ancillary department staff, nurse auditors, compliance auditors, supply chain staff and purchasing managers 

Overview

This virtual event will review the important components specific to critical Current Procedural Terminology and Outpatient Prospective Payment System changes to their facility’s chargemaster(s) effective Jan. 1, 2026. 

Objectives

Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to: 

  • incorporate 2026 codes to individual facility’s chargemasters
  • describe reporting scenarios for reporting new CPT codes
  • identify the impact of new reimbursement levels for APC payments
  • prepare for the HCPCS code revisions, changes and additions beginning Jan. 1, 2026
  • evaluate the impact of status indicator changes for 2026
  • review packaging concepts impacting Medicare APC payments
  • understand the 2026 coding changes for drugs, radiopharmaceuticals and contrast and the impact on your reimbursement
  • prepare to improve new product implementation processes
  • understand the importance of correctly billing add-on IPPS payments for new technology devices
  • provide departmental-specific guidance in the proper reporting and utilization of the new codes
  • follow CMS instructions regarding accurate units of service
  • explain the importance of accurate revenue code assignment
  • recognize the impact of accurate and complete reporting of supply/device costs and future payments
  • understand the payment for new drugs not yet assigned a specific drug HCPCS code and the risk of billing nonformulary drug charges 

Speaker

Glenda J. Schuler, RHIT, CPC, CPC-H 
Vice President of Revenue Cycle Solutions 
HealthCare Consulting Solutions 
Shawnee Mission, Kan. 

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