CPT Coding Essentials for General Surgery and Gastroenterology 2022

Optimized for medical necessity and reimbursement understanding, this all-in-one resource focuses on the most important CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for general surgery and gastroenterology, 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 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 Editorial Panelapproved guidelines and parenthetical information specific to general surgery and gastroenterology. This is the ideal daily companion featuring useful, definitive specialty-specific coding information beyond what is normally provided in procedures/services codebooks. General surgery and gastroenterology coding and billing knowledge available in a single volume, conveniently superseding the need for multiple resources or years of experience. FEATURES AND BENEFITS Official AMA coding guidelines pertinent to the specialty and not available in any other specialty codebooks in the market Official code-specific CPT parenthetical instructions Plain English descriptors clarify the details of procedures and/or services represented by the CPT code CPT Assistant citations Procedural illustrations Crosswalks from CPT to ICD-10-CM National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits to identify bundled and separately billable codes CMS Pub 100 billing guidance citations Facility and non-facility RVUs including global surgery days, practice and malpractice expenses, as well as those modifiers that can affect payments for CPT codes Additional chapters on terminology and anatomy, HCPCS Level II codes, CPT modifiers and ICD-10-CM coding and documentation practices Appendixes offering correct coding principles, NCCI Edits Table, clinical documentation checklists for common diagnoses/conditions using ICD-10-CM categories/codes and evaluation and management (E/M) documentation guidelines Call outs regarding additional information available in the CPT QuickRef app (requires in-app purchases)