Prepare Now: 2027 CPT Updates for Orthopedic Practices

by Margie S Vaught

2027 CPT Updates for Ortho
December 2, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET

The 2027 coding changes take effect January 1-and orthopedic practices that prepare now will spend less time addressing denials, payment discrepancies and compliance concerns later.

Join orthopedic coding expert Margie Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR, for AAOE's special preview webinar:

Mastering the Changes-From Code Updates to Compliance: 2027 CPT Updates for Ortho

Margie will explain:

• The key CPT updates affecting orthopedic practices in 2027
• How Medicare is changing the fee values assigned to numerous orthopedic codes
• The reasoning behind these reimbursement changes
• Practical steps to prepare physicians, coders and billing teams before January 1

With more than 40 years of healthcare experience-including 20 years in orthopedics-Margie understands how coding changes affect actual practice operations, reimbursement and compliance.

This webinar also previews AAOE's complete eight-part 2027 Mastering the Changes-From Code Updates to Compliance series beginning in February 2027.

The preview session is free for AAOE members.

Anyone who purchased the complete 2026 series will also receive complimentary access. Open the 2026 Mastering the Changes full series in the AAOE Learning Center to register.

REGISTER NOW

For additional information, contact [email protected].

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Margie Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR

Healthcare Consultant, MargieVaught.com

If you know Margie, you know why people keep coming back. If you don't, you'll be glad you showed up. With over 40 years' experience in the Healthcare arena, in positions from nurse's aide to ward clerk and medical transcriptionist to office manager, Margie understands how offices are structured. Twenty of those years were spent in the field of Orthopaedics. Margie is currently a member of AAOE, MGMA/ACMPE, AAPC, Society for Clinical Coding (SCC), PACHOM and AHIMA. She also is a member of NASS (North American Spine Society) and is a Board Member of Administrative Special Interest Group Committee. Margie stays current by attending the annual conventions for AAOE, MGMA and also the AMAs CPT symposium.

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