PDF-(READ)-CPT 2020: Current Procedural Terminology

The best print and digital sources for every CPT coding decision can be found in this new package that includes one spiralbound copy of CPT 2020 Professional and free access to all premium content available in the CPT QuickRef app Premium app content includes the following Coding and Billing Pack Use your mobile device to access all CPT codes AMA and CMS 95 and 97 guidelines applicable modifiers procedural illustrations clinical examples and links to relevant CPT Assistant articles CPT Assistant Archive Access the full content of all CPT Assistant articles 19902019 using your mobile device The CPT QuickRef app and its premium content are accessible by iOS and Android mobile devices only via a QR code affixed to the codebook when purchasing this package The fully loaded CPT QuickRef app combines the best of AMAs CPT content with billing tools to help improve the accuracy and efficiency of the work you performFEATURES AND BENEFITS Features of the CPT QuickRef app with premium content include The latest information Receive updates from the cloud when new RVUs and proprietary laboratory analysis PLA codes are released or when technical corrections are made to 2020 CPT codes Two editions of the CPT code set Easily navigate between 2019 and 2020 code sets to ensure the codes in use during a patient visit are recognized at the time of the yearend code transition Favorites Select the codes you use most and save them to your favorites list Facility and nonfacility RVUs Use federal data on facility and nonfacility work and practice expense values GPCIs Set your regions geographic practice cost index to calculate accurate Medicare payment for each procedure Global days Reference the number of global days CMS assigns to a given procedure Color illustrations Better understand complex procedures with AMAcreated illustrations Clear references to CPT Assistant articles View article titles instead of date and page number references found in other resources New home screen with improved navigation. FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING The AAP recommends this visit to assess jaundice in ALL infants, regardless of feeding method. Current Procedural Terminology Laurie . Beckstrom. – Updated 3-2020. CPT . (Current Procedural Terminology). A code set organized by the AMA. Updated each year. CPT code book is >1,000 pages. Designed to . describe and categorize any medical, surgical or diagnostic work performed by a physician or APP. Correctly interpreting and reporting medical procedures and services begins with CPT 2013 Standard Edition. Straight from the American Medical Association (AMA), this is the only CPT codebook with the official CPT coding rules and guidelines developed by the CPT Editorial Panel. Covers hundreds of code, guidelines and text changes. Key Features/Benefits: Improved, comprehensive index has been revised and enhanced for 2013 to aid in locating codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym, or abbreviation. An expansion of the pathology and laboratory index entries includes analytes and the elimination of redundancy throughout the rest of the index resulting in an index clearer and quicker to search. New listing of proprietary test names for multi-analyte assays puts you ahead of the curve by informing you of existing tests that have yet to meet all of the necessary requirements to be placed among the Category I codes. Summary of additions, deletions and revisions to provide a quick reference to 2013 changes without having to refer to previous editions. Clinical examples for E/M services codes assist in learning how to use and report services.Fourteen appendixes offer you a quick reference to additional information and resources that cover such topics as modifiers, clinical examples, add-on codes and vascular families. Correct reporting and billing of medical procedures and services begins with 2015 CPT Standard Edition. The AMA publishes the only CPT codebook with the official CPT code guidelines developed by the CPT Editorial Panel. Correct reporting and billing of medical procedures and services begins with CPT® 2018 Standard Edition. The AMA publishes the only CPT® codebook with the official CPT coding guidelines developed by the CPT Editorial Panel. The updates that appear in this revision have been prepared by the CPT Editorial Panel with the assistance of physicians representing all specialties of medicine, and with important contributions from many third-party payers and government organizations. New for 2018! • New modifiers added to Appendix A • Editorial revisions of the code ranges located in the parenthetical notes for reseqenced codes to provide more succinct ranges • The addition of proprietary laboratory analyses (PLA) codes at the end of the Pathology/Laboratory section Features and Benefits • A comprehensive index — helps locate codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym or abbreviation • Illustrated anatomical review — a quick reference review of vocabulary and anatomy basics • Clinical examples — provide a useful tool and guidance for reporting services provided to patients • Alphabetical tabular listing of most analytes in the Pathology and Laboratory section — eases your code search by directing you to applicable molecular pathology codes based on a specific analyte • Increased granularity in Molecular Pathology — improves your ability to assign the proper code for a laboratory procedure • Summary of additions, deletions and revisions — provides an overview of 2017 changes • Multiple appendices — offer quick reference to additional information and resources that cover such topics as modifiers, add-on codes and vascular families Beginning and intermediate coding students will excel with the 2014 edition of Basic Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS Coding. Gain basic training and practice in the application of procedural codes from the Current Procedural Terminology (CPTr) and the Healthcare Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). Look for explanations of CPT codes effective January 1, 2014. Readers can expect a thorough learning experience through real- world exercises, operative reports, and surgical illustrations. This edition provides concise descriptions of the most common surgical procedures with dedicated chapters for Evaluation and Management coding, and includes ancillary sections in Radiology, Pathology, and Anesthesiology. Each chapter includes exercises to build your knowledge. Select answers are included in appendix D. Key Features * Complete explanation of symbols and formatting used in CPT/HCPCS coding, providing a foundation for learning and application * Artwork helps student visualize anatomy and related surgical procedures as they practice coding * Lesson on use of CPT Assistant to support coding decisions * Illustration of the connection between coding and reimbursement * More than 60 additional Operative Reports in appendix C * Detailed chapters on modifiers, HCPCS Level II (National Codes), and reimbursement provide targeted learning for both hospital and physician office coding * Exercises for skill-building are in every chapter, with selected answers located in appendix D * Chapter Review questions, with selected answers located in appendix D * Answers to all of the exercises and chapter review questions are located in the instructor manual, available only to faculty of educational programs Buyer Beware. Some book purchasers have complained they bought a CPT product that arrived in poor condition. The AMA prides itself on high-quality printing, binding and shipping the AMA and its authorized sellers will ship CPT books in 2-3 days, orders that won’t ship for 2 weeks might be coming from oversees, and could be counterfeit. Use caution when placing orders. Correct reporting and billing of medical procedures and services begins with CPT® 2019 Professional Edition. The AMA publishes the only CPT® codebook with the official CPT® coding guidelines developed by the CPT® Editorial Panel. The updates that appear in this revision have been prepared by the CPT® Editorial Panel with the assistance of physicians representing all specialties of medicine, and with important contributions from many third-party payers and government organizations. New for 2019!New modifiers added to Appendix AEditorial revisions of the code ranges located in the parenthetical notes for reseqenced codes to provide more succinct rangesThe addition of proprietary laboratory analyses (PLA) codes at the end of the Pathology/Laboratory section Features and BenefitsA comprehensive index — helps locate codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym or abbreviationIllustrated anatomical review — a quick reference review of vocabulary and anatomy basicsClinical examples — provide a useful tool and guidance for reporting services provided to patientsAlphabetical tabular listing of most analytes in the Pathology and Laboratory section — eases your code search by directing you to applicable molecular pathology codes based on a specific analyteIncreased granularity in Molecular Pathology — improves your ability to assign the proper code for a laboratory procedureSummary of additions, deletions and revisions — provides an overview of 2018 changesMultiple appendices — offer quick reference to additional information and resources that cover such topics as modifiers, add-on codes and vascular families The best print and digital sources for every CPT® coding decision can be found in this new package that includes one spiral-bound copy of CPT® 2020 Professional and free access to all premium content available in the CPT® QuickRef app. Premium app content includes the following: • Coding and Billing Pack. Use your mobile device to access all CPT codes, AMA and CMS ‘95 and ‘97 guidelines, applicable modifiers, procedural illustrations, clinical examples and links to relevant CPT® Assistant articles. • CPT Assistant Archive. Access the full content of all CPT Assistant articles (1990–2019) using your mobile device. The CPT QuickRef app and its premium content are accessible by iOS and Android mobile devices only via a QR code affixed to the codebook when purchasing this package. The fully loaded CPT QuickRef app combines the best of AMA’s CPT content with billing tools to help improve the accuracy and efficiency of the work you perform.FEATURES AND BENEFITS Features of the CPT QuickRef app with premium content include: • The latest information — Receive updates from the cloud when new RVUs and proprietary laboratory analysis (PLA) codes are released or when technical corrections are made to 2020 CPT codes • Two editions of the CPT code set — Easily navigate between 2019 and 2020 code sets to ensure the codes in use during a patient visit are recognized at the time of the year-end code transition • Favorites — Select the codes you use most and save them to your favorites list • Facility and non-facility RVUs — Use federal data on facility and non-facility work and practice expense values • GPCIs — Set your region’s geographic practice cost index to calculate accurate Medicare payment for each procedure • Global days — Reference the number of global days CMS assigns to a given procedure • Color illustrations — Better understand complex procedures with AMA-created illustrations • Clear references to CPT® Assistant articles — View article titles instead of date and page number references found in other resources • New home screen with improved navigation \"What are the yellow dots in the
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Correct reporting and billing of medical procedures and services begins with CPT® 2020 Professional Edition. Only the AMA, with the help of physicians and other experts in the health care community, creates and maintains the CPT code set. No other publisher can claim that. No other codebook can provide the official guidelines to code medical services and procedures properly.FEATURES AND BENEFITS The CPT® 2020 Professional Edition codebook covers hundreds of code, guideline and text changes and features:CPT® Changes, CPT® Assistant, and Clinical Examples in Radiology citations — provides cross-referenced information in popular AMA resources that can enhance your understanding of the CPT code setA comprehensive index — aids you in locating codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym or abbreviation to allow for a clearer, quicker searchAnatomical and procedural illustrations — help improve coding accuracy and understanding of the anatomy and procedures being discussedCoding tips throughout each section — improve your understanding of the nuances of the code setEnhanced codebook table of contents — allows users to perform a quick search of the codebook’s entire content without being in a specific sectionSection-specific table of contents — provides users with a tool to navigate more effectively through each section’s codesSummary of additions, deletions and revisions — provides a quick reference to 2020 changes without having to refer to previous editionsMultiple appendices — offer quick reference to additional information and resources that cover such topics as modifiers, clinical examples, add-on codes, vascular families, multianalyte assays and telemedicine servicesComprehensive E/M code selection tables — aid physicians and coders in assigning the most appropriate evaluation and management codesAdhesive section tabs — allow you to flag those sections and pages most relevant to your workMore full color procedural illustrationsNotes pages at the end of every code set section and subsection\" The CPT 2017 Standard Codebook helps professionals remain compliant with annual Current Procedural Terminology code set changes. This is the AMA\'s official coding resource for procedural coding, rules and guidelines, which can help readers perform accurate claims submissions. Correct reporting and billing of medical procedures and services begins with CPT® 2018 Standard Edition. The AMA publishes the only CPT® codebook with the official CPT coding guidelines developed by the CPT Editorial Panel. The updates that appear in this revision have been prepared by the CPT Editorial Panel with the assistance of physicians representing all specialties of medicine, and with important contributions from many third-party payers and government organizations. New for 2018! • New modifiers added to Appendix A • Editorial revisions of the code ranges located in the parenthetical notes for reseqenced codes to provide more succinct ranges • The addition of proprietary laboratory analyses (PLA) codes at the end of the Pathology/Laboratory section Features and Benefits • A comprehensive index — helps locate codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym or abbreviation • Illustrated anatomical review — a quick reference review of vocabulary and anatomy basics • Clinical examples — provide a useful tool and guidance for reporting services provided to patients • Alphabetical tabular listing of most analytes in the Pathology and Laboratory section — eases your code search by directing you to applicable molecular pathology codes based on a specific analyte • Increased granularity in Molecular Pathology — improves your ability to assign the proper code for a laboratory procedure • Summary of additions, deletions and revisions — provides an overview of 2017 changes • Multiple appendices — offer quick reference to additional information and resources that cover such topics as modifiers, add-on codes and vascular families CPT 2017 Professional Edition is the definitive AMA authored resource to help health care professionals correctly report and bill medical procedures and services. The AMA publishes the only CPT codebook with the official CPT guidelines. Buyer Beware. Some book purchasers have complained they bought a CPT product that arrived in poor condition. The AMA prides itself on high-quality printing, binding and shipping the AMA and its authorized sellers will ship CPT books in 2-3 days, orders that won’t ship for 2 weeks might be coming from oversees, and could be counterfeit. Use caution when placing orders. Correct reporting and billing of medical procedures and services begins with CPT® 2019 Professional Edition. The AMA publishes the only CPT® codebook with the official CPT® coding guidelines developed by the CPT® Editorial Panel. The updates that appear in this revision have been prepared by the CPT® Editorial Panel with the assistance of physicians representing all specialties of medicine, and with important contributions from many third-party payers and government organizations. New for 2019!New modifiers added to Appendix AEditorial revisions of the code ranges located in the parenthetical notes for reseqenced codes to provide more succinct rangesThe addition of proprietary laboratory analyses (PLA) codes at the end of the Pathology/Laboratory section Features and BenefitsA comprehensive index — helps locate codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym or abbreviationIllustrated anatomical review — a quick reference review of vocabulary and anatomy basicsClinical examples — provide a useful tool and guidance for reporting services provided to patientsAlphabetical tabular listing of most analytes in the Pathology and Laboratory section — eases your code search by directing you to applicable molecular pathology codes based on a specific analyteIncreased granularity in Molecular Pathology — improves your ability to assign the proper code for a laboratory procedureSummary of additions, deletions and revisions — provides an overview of 2018 changesMultiple appendices — offer quick reference to additional information and resources that cover such topics as modifiers, add-on codes and vascular families Jim Blankenship MD MHCM, MSCAI, MACC. Chair, Cardiology, Geisinger Health System. Past President SCAI. ACC Representative to the AMA RVU Update Committee. Disclosures:. None relevant to this topic. Agenda.