2010 Current Procedural Coding Expert Coding Book

This CPT® book is designed for a coder’s daily work—not the classroom or AAPC’s credentialing exams.  Physician practices, outpatient hospitals, and ASCs will benefit from this single, easy-to-navigate resource that arranges codes in a design known to speed coding, billing, and reimbursement. 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 AMA’s CPT® books.

Current Procedural Coding Expert vs. the CPT® Pro:
The CPT Professional is the official AMA code book of its codes, descriptions, rules, and their guidelines for use. The CPC Expert is the official AMA codes and descriptions paired with CMS’s rules and guidelines.

AAPC’s 2010 Current Procedural Coding Expert contains the official AMA CPT® codes and descriptions, but excludes the AMA’s rules and guidelines (as no one but the AMA is allowed to publish them). It does, however, include CMS’s rules and guidelines as well as several other features not included in the AMA’s version.

Key features and Benefits:

• Full 2010 codes and descriptions — all new 2010 and revised CPT® codes with entire code descriptions listed so you can avoid any confusion
• Hundreds of references for guidance — from the AMA's CPT® Assistant and Medicare's Pub 100 manuals integrated with the relevant codes — helps you validate code choices
• PQRI icons and appendix — identify codes and their associated quality measures
• Interventional radiology guidance. Access an appendix of illustrations showing interventional radiology vascular families for more accurate radiology coding
• Improved and expanded index — provides terms in a variety of ways to make it easier to find codes
• Relative Value Units (RVUs) and Medicare global/follow-up days – Facility and non-facility RVUs and global/follow-up days. Ensure more accurate reimbursement with attachment to the corresponding code
• Headings with detailed subheadings. Locate CPT® codes quickly
• Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) appendix. Improve claims accuracy by ensuring CMS compliance through easy to access codes and their associated MUE units
• Brand name vaccinations associated with CPT® codes. Aid accurate coding for medications with this helpful reference.
• Color illustrations and modifier icons — help you quickly locate CPT® codes and apply modifiers correctly initially to protect yourself from this prime cause for CPT® coding inaccuracies
• Improved introduction and appendixes — detailed guidance on how to use the book effectively, fundamentals, listing and description of modifiers, common medical abbreviations, coding terms glossary, detailed explanation of all icons and data elements and multiple summary tables including code additions, deletions and revisions
• Icons for new, revised, deleted, and reinstated codes – plus the latest Medicare information
• Modifier icons. Apply modifiers correctly with quick icon identification with the CPT® code.

ISBN: 978-1-934902-71-4

Availability & Shipping Details: The 2010 Procedural Coding Expert is in stock.

Note: This book may NOT be used for AAPC certification exams. Procedural Coding Expert is not meant to replace the official AMA CPT manual. It is a valuable supplement providing additional information not found in the AMA CPT manual.