CPT 2018 Professional Edition (CPT/Current Procedural Terminology (Professional) - Paperback

by Medical Association (Author)

CPT(R) 2018 Professional Edition is the definitive Medical Association authored resource to help health care professionals correctly report and bill medical procedures and services. The MA publishes the only CPT codebook with the official CPT guidelines. The CPT(R) 2018 Professional Edition codebook features the following enhancements: - A comprehensive index aids you in locating codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym or abbreviation to allow for a clearer, quicker search - Anatomical and procedural illustrations help improve coding accuracy and understanding of the anatomy and procedures being discussed - Appendix of multianalyte assays with algorithmic analyses provides an administrative code set of single-sourced (laboratory or manufacturer) tests - Updated alphabetical tabular listing of most analytes in the Pathology and Laboratory section eases your code search by directing you to applicable molecular pathology codes based on a specific analyte - Increased granularity in Molecular Pathology improves your ability to assign the proper code for a laboratory procedure. Summary of additions, deletions and revisions provides a quick reference to 2017 changes without having to refer to previous editions - Multiple appendices offer quick reference to additional information and resources that cover such topics as modifiers, clinical examples, add-on codes and vascular families. - Enhanced codebook table of contents allows users to perform a quick search of the codebook s entire content without being in a specific section - Section-specific table of contents provides users with a tool to navigate more effectively through each section s codes