CPT Coding Essentials for Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery 2021

Optimized for medical necessity and reimbursement understanding, this all-in-one resource focuses on the most important CPT® and HCPCS codes for cardiology and vascular surgery, plus medicine and ancillary services codes chosen by experts who have taken into consideration utilization, denial risk and complexity.  CPT® Coding Essentials optimizes both CPT® and ICD-10 code selection with helpful CPT®-to-ICD-10-CM crosswalks and detailed explanations of anatomy, physiology and documentation.

Other than the AMA CPT® Professional Edition codebook, this is the only book in the market with verbatim CPT®-panel–approved guidelines and parenthetical information specific to cardiology and vascular surgery.   This is the ideal daily companion featuring useful, definitive specialty-specific coding information beyond what is provided in a full procedural codebook.   Cardiology and vascular surgery coding and billing knowledge available in a single volume, conveniently superseding the need for multiple resources or years of experience.  FEATURES AND BENEFITSA subset of specialty-specific CPT® codes chosen by experts based on utilization, denial risk and complexityOfficial AMA coding guidelines pertinent to the specialty and not available in any other specialty codebooks in the marketOfficial code-specific CPT® parenthetical instructionsPlain English descriptors that clarify for the reader the details of the service represented by the CPT® codeCPT® Assistant citationsProcedural illustrationsCrosswalks from CPT® to ICD-10-CMNational Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits to identify bundled and separately billable codesCMS Pub 100 billing guidance citationsFacility and non-facility relative value units (RVUs) including global surgery days, physician work and practice, malpractice and total expenses as well as those modifiers that can affect relative valuesAdditional chapters on terminology and anatomy, HCPCS codes, CPT® modifiers and ICD-10-CM coding and documentation practicesAppendixes offering clinical documentation checklists and evaluation and management (E/M) guidelinesCall outs regarding additional information available in the CPT® QuickRef app (requires in-app purchases)