Real-time automated validation of tobacco cessation care.
CigStopper is a machine learning tool that automates billing for smoking cessation care by analyzing clinician notes and providing real-time CPT code recommendations. Piloted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and featured in the 2024 AMIA AI Showcase, it streamlines documentation, boosts reimbursement, and supports value-based care with precision and efficiency.
Our Research Insights
0.3%
Billed for Cessation Services
Over 3 years, and 507,656 qualifying office visits, only 1,557 of encounters with persons using tobacco were billed for cessation services.
$1.9 Million
Annual Missed Revenue*
The estimated total potential revenue gained if each person who was identified as using tobacco was billed consistently for tobacco cessation counseling.
$5.9 Million
Missed Revenue
The estimated total potential revenue gained if each person who was identified as using tobacco was billed consistently for tobacco cessation counseling.
How CigStopper Works
Enable Real-Time Billing
Capture revenue immediately with clinician-led, precise billing
Enhance Clinician Validation
Target high-volume, low-cost billing codes to significantly boost HEDIS-aligned clinical value.
Effectively Drive Productivity
Seamlessly guide clinicians to ensure every CPT code is captured, so no care goes unrecognized.
