CPT 2018: Professional Edition (Cpt / Current Procedural Terminology (Professional Edition)) - Softcover

American Medical Association

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1622026004 ISBN 13: 9781622026005

Publisher: American Medical Association, 2017

Synopsis

CPT 2018 Professional Edition is the definitive AMA-authored resource to help health care professionals correctly report and bill medical procedures and services. Providers want accurate reimbursement. Payers want efficient claims processing. Since the CPT code set is a dynamic, ever changing standard, an outdated codebook does not suffice. Correct reporting and billing of medical procedures and services begins with CPT 2018 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.
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
An update of all procedural illustrations from spot color to full color
More detailed section titles and section labeling to improve code look up
Features and Benefits
The CPT® 2018 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 set
A 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 search
Anatomical and procedural illustrations help improve coding accuracy and understanding of the anatomy and
procedures being discussed
Coding tips throughout each section improve your understanding of the nuances of the code set
Enhanced codebook table of contents allows users to perform a quick search of the codebook s entire content
without being in a specific section
Section-specific table of contents provides users with a tool to navigate more effectively through each section s codes
Summary of additions, deletions and revisions provides a quick reference to 2018 changes without having to refer to
previous editions
Multiple 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 services
18 comprehensive E/M code selection tables aid physicians and coders in assigning the most appropriate evaluation
and management codes
Adhesive section tabs allow you to flag those sections and pages most relevant to your work

About this title

About the Author:

The American Medical Association has promoted scientific advancement, improved public health and protected the patient-physician relationship since its establishment in 1847. The AMA is the premier national organization dedicated toempowering the nation's physicians to provide safer, higher quality and more efficient care to patients and communities.For more information on the AMA, please visit ama-assn.org.For more than 50 years, the AMA, in drawing upon its deep expertise and resources, has authored and published books, data files and online resources that answer the needs of today's busy physicians and their staff. The AMA product line includes titles on CPT (R), HCPCS, ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 coding, as well as reimbursement, practice management, disability evaluation, impairment, HIPAA and electronic health records. For more information on all AMA products, please visit amastore.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Medical Association
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1622026004
• ISBN 13: 9781622026005
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1000