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TABLEOFCONTENTS
EssentialCPT®coding resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Coding foryour specialty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Essential codingnewsletters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Codingpackages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Add-a-booksavings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ICD-10coding resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electroniccoding resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Medicare reimbursement resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Time-savingcodingandeducation resources . . . . . . . . . 30
HIPAA, complianceandpracticemanagementessentials . . . . 35
Coding, complianceand reimbursementmarketplace . . . . . 39
Training: Inpersonoronline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Clinical references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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forCurrentProceduralTerminology (CPT®)—themostwidelyaccepted
medical nomenclatureused to reportmedical proceduresand services
underpublicandprivatehealth insuranceprograms.
CPT isa setof codesanddescriptions for reportingmedical servicesand
procedureswhichprovidesacommon language toaccuratelydescribe
services in thehealthcareprofession.
CPT ismaintainedby theCPTEditorial Panel,whichmeets three timesa
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HISTORYOFCPT®
5-digit codes replaced4-digit
codes; internalmedicinecodes
wereadded to thecode set.
TheCPTbookbecameanannual
publication. AppendixBmade its
debut to thecodebook.
TheCPTbookwent from its
current size from the smaller,
novel-size.
Category III codesadded.
TheCPTcodesetdesignatedas
thenational codingstandard for
physicianandotherhealthcare
professional servicesunderHIPAA.
Hierarchy listingsadded.
CPTadoptedbyCMS
asHCPCS.
ThefirstCPTbookwas
publishedby theAMA.
E/Mcodesappeared in the
current structure.
Category II codesappeared.
AppendixLwasadded.
ThebiggestCPTyear!
Thisyear thefirstCPTAssistant
citationswere included, the
first illustrationsandhospital-
basedmodifiersappeared,
andcomprehensiveadd-on
code revisionsoccurredwith
a+symbol.Thiswas thefirst
year for theCPTProfessional
publication.
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