Antonia Dietrich is a certified coding and auditing professional with more than a decade of experience in coding education, auditing, clinical documentation integrity, and revenue cycle operations. Her work spans otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, neurosurgery, vascular, thoracic, and general surgery, urology, pulmonology, cardiology, plastic and pediatric craniofacial surgery, wound care, anesthesia, audiology, and surgical and radiation oncology.Her teaching starts with the operative note. She shows coders and auditors how to read documentation for the details that drive accurate coding, and helps physicians understand which documentation choices matter.
Live Sessions available
Sessions for AAPC chapters and nonprofits are offered at no cost when the session is free and open to attendees.
Neurosurgery Coding Demystified: A Beginner's Roadmap to Spine and Cranial Procedures
Neurosurgery Coding Without Guesswork: A Structured Framework
Spinal Decompression, Corpectomy & Fusion
Skull Base Surgery Coding: Understanding the Approach, Definitive, and Repair Framework
Navigating Ear, Nose & Throat Procedures
Advanced ENT Coding
Advanced Craniofacial Coding
Vascular Coding 101: Building Confidence from Anatomy Up
Foundations Every Coder Should Know: Wound Care 101
Wound Care Confusion: Let's Talk About It
Advanced Wound Care: Layers and Logic
Coding Across Specialties in Same-Day Surgery
The Power of Multispecialty Coding and Auditing: How Broad Expertise Elevates Personal and Professional Growth
Navigating the AI Transformation in Coding
AI in Medical Coding: Practical Use, Limitations, and Compliance Safeguards
Formats
AAPC chapters and conferences · Specialty and professional societies · Health systems and physician groups · Coding and revenue cycle teamsSessions can be tailored for coders, auditors, practice managers, or physicians, and offered live or virtually. For specialty societies, sessions focus on the documentation that shapes coding in your specialty and what it means for your members' practices.
Phsyician Consulting
Practical coding support built around what your practice actually performs, so physicians, authorization staff, and coders all work from the same information.Practice Coding Kit
A review of what your practice performs, followed by a coordinated set of tools: a charge sheet for physicians, a prior authorization reference for your authorization staff, and a matching coder version.Annual Update
Codes and fee schedules change every January. Your kit is updated for the new year, with a walkthrough of what changed and why it matters to your specialty.Documentation Education
Short, practical sessions for physicians on how documentation shapes coding: what matters, what does not, and where small changes prevent denials and rework.wRVU Walkthrough for Employed Physicians
A plain-language review of how your work is credited: which modifiers affect your wRVUs, why some work goes uncounted, and what questions to bring to your administration.
How it works
A free conversation about your specialty and what your team struggles with.
A review of what your practice performs and a plan to coordinate coding as the the claim moves from the initial order and auth to payer.
Custom tools and education for your team, with a clear, itemized price up front.
Pricing is based on the time involved plus any licensing costs, which are listed separately at cost. No patient records are needed; the work is built from your procedure mix and workflows.
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