Current Procedural Coding Expert 2018 (Spiral)

Current Procedural Coding Expert 2018 (Spiral)

Turn to the resource that goes beyond basic coding with the <i><b>Current Procedural Coding Expert</i></b>, your CPT® coding resource.<P> Equipped with the entire 2017 CPT® code set with easy-to-use coding includes and excludes notes for coding guidance and Medicare icons for speedy coding, billing, and reimbursement, this easy-to-navigate resource will benefit physician practices, outpatient hospitals, and ASCs.<P> You ll also find a comprehensive listing of annual code additions/changes/deletions/reinstatements in the appendix, new code icons and notes, plus reimbursement information and mid-year changes not found in the American Medical Association s (AMA) CPT® code books.<P> <b>Key Features and Benefits</b><P> <b>Optum360 Edge Headings with detailed Optum360 subheadings.</b> Locate CPT® codes quickly. <P> <b>Optum360 Edge Code-specific definitions, rules, and references.</b> Reference comprehensive information compiled from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the AMA, Optum360, and other sources to assist with accurate coding and speed reimbursement. <P> <b>Optum360 Edge Resequenced CPT® code alerts.</b> Identify the AMA s code resequencing at a glance with our specific instructions, color bars, and brackets. <P> <b>Optum360 Edge Extensive user-friendly index.</b> Find codes in a flash with the most accurate and expansive index of any CPT® coding resource with terms listed in a variety of ways. <P> <b>CCI edit icon.</b> Quickly identify those CPT® codes with corresponding CCI edits. <P> <b>Evaluation and Management appendix</b> Easy-to-use grids and extended guidelines to facilitate E&M code selection. <P> <b>New, Changed, and Deleted codes appendix.</b> Easily identify changes to CPT® code descriptions, including code changes made mid-year by the AMA not found in the AMA s CPT® code book. <P> <b>CPT® Assistant references.</b> Identifies that an article or discussion of the CPT has been in the American Medical Association s CPT Assistant Newsletter. Use the citation to locate the correct volume. <P> <b>Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) Appendix.</b> Improve claims accuracy by ensuring CMS compliance through easy-to-access codes and their associated MUE units. <P> <b>Medicare coverage rules with icons and with IOM (Pub 100) references.</b> Understand which policies apply to CPT® codes prior to claim submission with icons and references for each rule, plus a copy of the applicable policy in the appendix. <P> <b>Facility and non-facility RVUs and global/follow-up days.</b> Ensure more accurate reimbursement with attachment to the corresponding code. <P> <b>Helpful illustrations.</b> Detect anatomical differences in codes with ease. <P> <b>Modifier icons.</b> Apply modifiers correctly with quick icon identification with the CPT® code. <P> <b>Modifier appendix.</b> Includes CPT® and HCPCS Level II modifiers and descriptions for easy reference for Medicare coding. <P> <b>Brand-name vaccinations associated with CPT® codes.</b> Vaccine names are listed by the CPT® code to aid accurate coding for medications. <P> <b>Appendix with codes used to report inpatient procedures only.</b> Don t be denied payment by making coding errors. <P> <b>Glossary of terms.</b> Increase your understanding of coding, billing, and reimbursement terms to improve coding accuracy. <P> <b>Spiral binding.</b> Allows the book to lay flat for ease of use and durability. <P> <b>Interventional radiology guidance.</b>Access an appendix of illustrations showing interventional radiology vascular families, as well an appendix of grids detailing vascular family order for more accurate radiology coding. <P> CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. <P>