Coding Companion for Orthopaedics - Upper: Spine & Above 2019

Key Features and Benefits:

Evaluation and Management Services. Evaluation and Management codes commonly used in your specialty are now included with their official description and lay description, coding tip, Medicare edits, and relative value units. Also included is a chapter with coding guidelines and tables to assist you in the E/M code selection process.

Code icons. Quickly identify new, revised, and add-on procedure codes related to orthopaedics.

CPT Assistant references. Identifies that an article or discussion of the CPT code has been in the American Medical Associations CPT Assistant newsletter. Use the citation to locate the correct volume.

Quickly find information. All the information you need is provided with the CPT code, including illustrations, lay descriptions, coding tips, clinical terms, Medicare RVUs and IOM references and commonly associated ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes.

Easily determine fees for your practice and reinforce consistency in the charges. Relative value units including the practice, work, and malpractice components with total RVUs for non-facility and facility are included.

Avoid claim denials and/or audits. Medicare payer information includes references to Internet Only Manual (IOM) guidelines, follow up days, and assistant at surgery.

CCI edits by CPT and HCPCS procedure code. CPT and HCPCS procedure codes with their associated CCI edits are provided in a special section. Quarterly updates are available online.

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