Description
Providers want accurate reimbursement. Payers want efficient claims processing. Since the CPT (R) code set is a dynamic, everchanging standard, an outdated codebook does not suffice. Correct reporting and billing of medical procedures and services begins with CPT (R) 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
The CPT (R) 2018 Professional Edition codebook covers hundreds of code, guideline and text changes and features:CPT (R) Changes, CPT (R) 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
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781622026005
Author American Medical Association
Page Count 1000
Imprint American Medical Association
Publisher American Medical Association