Contexo Media has designed the Procedural Coding Expert to be the best resource in its class to make CPT® coding as accurate as possible. Elegant in design and loaded with the help on Medicare coverage, modifier and global billing information needed to code on a daily basis.
Best in Class Index — helps the user find codes faster than any other CPT® reference
Detailed Table of Contents — an exhaustive listing of every chapter, section, table and illustration so you can locate important information quickly
Full codes and descriptions — all new 2012 and revised CPT® codes with entire code description listed so you can avoid any confusion
The most illustrations — more than 200 illustrations to provide greater insight to specific procedures and help interpret clinical notes more effectively
Five-Star introduction — loaded with essential information such as CPT® coding fundamentals, listing and description of modifiers, common medical abbreviations, prefixes, suffixes and roots, coding terms glossary, detailed explanation of all icons and data elements and multiple summary tables
Coding tips — valuable information on CPT® and HCPCS Level II codes integrated throughout the book to help code more efficiently
Extra help on new, revised and deleted codes — unique symbols identify new procedure codes and substantially altered procedure descriptions have a second icon to alert you. Deleted codes are highlighted with a strikethrough and a valid cross-reference, if available
Hundreds of references for guidance from the AMA’s CPT® Assistant and Medicare’s Pub 100 manuals integrated with the relevant codes — helps you validate code choices
PQRI designation — code-level icons denote those codes and services subject to the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
Relative Value Units (RVUs) and Medicare global follow-up days for each code, age and sex edit icons and icons — alert you to potential unbundling errors
Format: Spiralbound
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
Correctly interpreting and reporting medical procedures and services begins with CPT® 2012 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, guideline and text changes.
Correctly interpreting and reporting medical procedures and services begins with CPT® 2012 Professional 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, guideline and text changes.
This annual title serves as a reference tool to understanding each of the CPT® code changes found in CPT® 2012 codebook. Every new, revised or deleted code, text and guideline change is listed along with a detailed rationale for the change. Immediately know what's new, what's out (change to deleted) and changed in CPT for 2012!
This highly-targeted specialty crosswalk links CPT® codes to common ICD-9-CM codes used to define medical necessity. Contains full CPT® and ICD-9-CM code descriptions, and icons that identify gender and age edits and new, revised and deleted codes, available for Laboratory and Pathology services.
The Plain English Descriptions for Procedures is a handy reference tool for any coder, biller or other medical staffer who works with CPT codes. Each code/code range is defined by the actual description and the Plain English description. This tool is a must for any coder.
The Plain English Descriptions for Procedures is a handy reference tool for any coder, biller or other medical staffer who works with CPT codes. Each code/code range is defined by the actual description and the Plain English description. This tool is a must for any coder.
Keep your computer system up-to-date with 2012 ASCII Data Files: HCPCS Level II. Includes complete code sets for 2012 to import into your database or software program. Two sets of descriptions: short (28 characters) and full (unabbreviated). ASCII data files save time and increase accuracy!
Keep your computer system up-to-date with 2012 ASCII Data Files: Procedural Codes with RVUs. Includes complete code sets for 2012 to import into your database or software program. Three sets of descriptions: short (28 characters), medium (48 characters) and full (unabbreviated). ASCII data files save time and increase accuracy!
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