* Companion for the latest edition of the CPT codebook-serves as a good cross-reference for the codebook by providing users with extended and practical explanations and applications for each change in the codebook.* Consolidates and condenses all of the changes from the latest codebook.* Provides reasons why and how a code may have been revised, deleted and added, and the implication of the changes to a user.* Provides descriptions of the services and/or procedures of typical clinical examples to showcase or highlight these changes in order to illustrate how to use and report the new and/or revised codes.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the premier national organization dedicated to shaping a healthier future for America by empowering the nation's physicians to provide safer, more efficient and higher quality care for patients andcommunities. For more than 50 years the AMA has used its knowledge and resources to author and publish books, data files and online resources that answer the needs of today's busy physicians and their staff. The AMA line includes titles on CPT(R), HCPCS and ICD-10 coding; reimbursement; practice management; impairment; and HIPAA, electronic health records and Meaningful Use.
"This annual edition of the CPT code changes is an essential reference for the CPT coder and biller. I cannot imagine using the new codes without the explanations this book provides."-LouAnn Schraffenberger, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P
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