Neurology/Neurosurgery coding and billing knowledge that otherwise might take years of experience or multiple resources to accumulate is available in a single volume.
 
Optimized for medical necessity and reimbursement understanding, this all-in-one resource focuses on the most important CPT and HCPCS codes for Neurology/Neurosurgery , 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 Neurology/Neurosurgery .
This is the ideal daily companion featuring useful, definitive specialty-specific coding information beyond what is provided in a full procedural codebook.
Features
The perfect codebook companion for your specialty practice!
Features include:
 
	
A subset of specialty-specific CPT codes chosen by experts who take into consideration utilization, denial risk and complexity
	
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 that clarify for the reader 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)
 
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