CPT® Coding Essentials for Plastics & Dermatology 2021

CPT® Coding Essentials for Plastics & Dermatology 2021

Gain confidence in coding plastics and dermatology procedures with precision to ensure full reimbursement for your services with this all-in-one specialty and CPT ® coding resource.

CPT® Coding Essentials for Plastics & Dermatology 2021 is the most comprehensive resource of its kind, complete with updated CPT codes, official AMA guidelines, powerful CPT to ICD-10 crosswalks and ICD-10 guidance, making specialty coding easier and more efficient than ever. You’ll also gain clearly-written Plain English descriptions, CPT coding tips and instruction, plus illustrations, going way beyond your traditional CPT code book.

Optimized for medical necessity and reimbursement understanding, this guide focuses on a subset of CPT® plastics and dermatology services, as well as surgeries, medicine and ancillary services CPT® codes chosen by experts who take into consideration utilization, denial risk and complexity.

No more reaching for a multitude of code books and wasting time searching the web for missing details – order the one book that provides all the specialty-specific guidance you need for compliant coding. 

Features include:

• NEW AND EXCLUSIVE! AMA CPT® Guidelines—convenient access to official guidance, directly from the source
  
  
• UPDATED! HCPCS codes—for plastics and dermatology-specific supplies, equipment, procedures, or services
  
  
• UPDATED! 2021 CPT® codes—for plastics and dermatology
  
  
• Powerful crosswalks—identify medical necessity with CPT® to ICD-10-CM crosswalks
  
  
• Plain English descriptions—for hundreds of plastics and dermatology codes/code groups
  
  
• Code-specific RVUs—determine fees, global days, assistant-at-surgery and prior approval at a glance
  
  
• NCCI edits—help identify which codes are bundled and which codes can be billed separately
  
  
• High-quality, annotated illustrations— provide visual clarification for coding
  
  
• Pub 100 references
  
  
• Anatomy and physiology overview—for ICD- 10-CM plastics and dermatology systems
  
  
• Documentation requirements—for ICD-10-CM plastics and dermatology systems diagnoses
  
  
• ICD-10-CM documentation checklists—for conditions commonly encountered in plastics and dermatology medicine