2010 Current Procedural Coding Expert (Compact)

$89.95

With over 700 CPT^® code changes in effect for 2009, you can expect additional changes in 2010. Turn to the resource that goes beyond basic coding with the Ingenix Current Procedural Coding Expert, your CPT^® resource designed for a coder’s daily work—not the classroom. Equipped with the entire CPT^® code set, this easy-to-navigate resource arranges codes in a design known to speed coding, billing and the reimbursement process. You’ll also find clarification on the annual code changes and their implications, plus reimbursement information and mid-year changes not found in the AMA’s CPT^® books.

CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association

Publisher: Ingenix

ISBN #: 978-1-60151-284-0

For Use By: Business, Hospitals, Payers, Pharma, Physicians

AAPC CEU Credit(s):

Ingenix Edge—Interventional radiology guidance. Access an appendix of illustrations showing interventional radiology vascular families for more accurate radiology coding.

Headings with detailed Ingenix subheadings. Locate and identify correct CPT^® codes quickly.

Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) appendix. Improve accuracy of claims by ensuring CMS compliance through easy access to codes and their associated MUE units.

Brand name vaccinations associated with CPT^® codes. Aid accurate coding for medications with this helpful reference.

Extensive user-friendly index. Find codes in a flash with the most accurate and expansive index of any CPT^® resource on the market with terms listed in a variety of ways.

PQRI icons and appendix. Identify codes and their associated quality measure for reporting to Medicare.

Code-specific definitions, rules, and references. Find comprehensive information compiled from American Medical Association (AMA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Ingenix and other sources.

Reinstated Code Icon. Identify reinstated codes quickly and easily without confusing them with Changed Codes.

Facility and nonfacility RVUs and global/follow-up days. Ensure more accurate reimbursement with attachment to the corresponding code.

Helpful illustrations. Detect anatomical differences in codes with ease.

Medicare coverage rules with icons and Pub. 100 references. Understand what 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.