CPT Coding Essentials for Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery 2021 (Original PDF from Publisher) - Afkebooks - Medical ebooks for Doctors

This all-in-one coding resource focuses on the CPT and HCPCS codes most relevant to cardiology, vascular surgery, and ancillary services, selected by experts based on utilization, denial risk, and complexity. It supports accurate code selection with CPT-to-ICD-10-CM crosswalks and clear explanations of anatomy, physiology, and documentation.

The guide includes official code-specific CPT parenthetical instructions, plain-English descriptors, CPT Assistant citations, procedural illustrations, and National Correct Coding Initiative edits for identifying bundled and separately billable codes. It also provides CMS Pub 100 billing guidance citations and facility and non-facility relative value units covering global surgery days, physician work, practice and malpractice expenses, and total expenses.

Additional chapters cover terminology and anatomy, HCPCS codes, CPT modifiers, and ICD-10-CM coding and documentation practices. Appendixes offer clinical documentation checklists and evaluation and management guidelines, making this a single-volume reference for cardiology and vascular surgery coding and billing.

Key Features

Highlights

• A subset of specialty-specific CPT codes chosen by experts based on utilization, denial risk and complexity
• Official AMA coding guidelines pertinent to the specialty
• Official code-specific CPT parenthetical instructions
• Plain English descriptors that clarify the details of the service represented by the CPT code
• CPT Assistant citations
• Procedural illustrations
• Crosswalks from CPT to ICD-10-CM
• National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits to identify bundled and separately billable codes
• CMS Pub 100 billing guidance citations
• Facility 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 values
• Additional chapters on terminology and anatomy, HCPCS codes, CPT modifiers and ICD-10-CM coding and documentation practices
• Appendixes offering clinical documentation checklists and evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines
• Call outs regarding additional information available in the CPT QuickRef app (requires in-app purchases)