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CPT^® Changes 2002

an insider's view

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For a better understanding of the CPT® code set, rely on the best-selling CPT® Changes 2002: An Insider's View. Find the meaning behind all of the changes noted by the symbols you've come to know within the AMA's CPT® Professional Edition codebook. Invest in this annual publication and get the insider's perspective into the CPT code set right from the source — the American Medical Association.

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Table of Contents

CPT® 2002 Changes: An Insider’s View
The Symbols
The Rationale
Reading the Clinical Examples
The Tabular Review of the Changes
CPT Book Text/Guidelines
Instructions
Instructions for Use of CPT
Evaluation and Management
►Patient Transport◄
Critical Care Services
Care Plan Oversight Services
Preventive Medicine Services
New Patient
Established Patient
Anesthesia
Upper Abdomen
Lower Abdomen
Perineum
Radiological Procedures
Burn Excisions or Debridement
Obstetric
Surgery
Surgery Chapter Format
Surgery Guidelines
Fine Needle Aspiration Changes
Integumentary System Changes
Musculoskeletal System Changes
Hand and Wrist Changes
Other Musculoskeletal Changes
Other Surgery Changes
Any Method/Any Technique Changes
Surgery Guidelines
Fine Needle Aspiration Changes
Surgery
Musculoskeletal System
Respiratory System
Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
Digestive System
Any Method/ Approach/Technique Changes
Integumentary System
Musculoskeletal System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Male Genital System
Female Genital System
Medicine
Endocrine System
Pathology and Laboratory
Integumentary System
Nails
Repair
Musculoskeletal System
Hand and Wrist Code Changes
Humerus (Upper Arm) and Elbow
Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction
Application of Casts and Strapping
Endoscopy/Arthroscopy
Nervous System
Other Musculoskeletal System Changes
Introduction or Removal
Cosurgeon Reporting
Grafts (or Implants)
Spine (Vertebral Column)
Spinal Instrumentation
Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction
Other Surgery Changes
Cardiac Assist
Arteries and Veins
Transluminal Angioplasty
Vascular Injection Procedures
►Hemodialysis Access◄, Intervascular Cannulation ►for Extracorporeal Circulation, ◄ or Shunt ►Insertion◄
Digestive System
Enterostomy—External Fistulization of Intestines
Anus
Liver
Urinary System
Other Procedures
Testis
Female Genital System
Corpus Uteri
Maternity Care and Delivery
Nervous System
Spine and Spinal Cord
Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Posterior Segment
Any Method/ Approach/Technique Changes
Integumentary System
Musculoskeletal System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Male Genital System
Female Genital System
Medicine
Radiology
Gastrointestinal Tract
Diagnostic Ultrasound
Radiation Oncology
Radiological Imaging Guidance Instructions
Integumentary System
Musculoskeletal System
Respiratory System
Hemodialysis Access, Intervascular Cannulation for Extracorporeal Circulation, or Shunt Insertion
Digestive System
Urinary System
Endocrine System
Diagnostic Radiology
Arthrography Radiology Instructions
Surgery
Radiology
Pathology and Laboratory
Organ and Disease Oriented Panels
Chemistry
Hematology and Coagulation
Immunology
Microbiology
Cytogenetic Studies
Surgical Pathology
Medicine
Immunization Administration for Vaccines/ Toxoids
Vaccines, Toxoids
Dialysis
Hemodialysis
Miscellaneous Dialysis Procedures
Gastroenterology
Ophthalmology
Special Ophthalmological Services
Cardiovascular
Therapeutic Services
Cardiography
Cardiac Catheterization
Intracardiac Electrophysiological Procedures ► /Studies ◄
Other Vascular Studies
Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Allergen Immunotherapy
► Endocrinology ◄
Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
Sleep Testing
► Nerve Conduction Studies ◄
Neurostimulators, Analysis-Programming
► Motion Analysis ◄
Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive Mental Status, Speech Testing)
► Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention ◄
Chemotherapy Administration
Photodynamic Therapy
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Therapeutic Procedures
Active Wound Care Management
Special Services, Procedures and Reports
► Home Health Procedures/Services ◄
► Home Infusion Procedures ◄
Modifier
Modifiers
Anesthesia Physical Status Modifiers
Category III Codes
► Category III Codes ◄
Category I CPT
Surgery
Radiology
Category I CPT
Surgery
Category I CPT
Surgery
Category I CPT
Pathology and Laboratory
Surgery
Musculoskeletal System
Surgery
Musculoskeletal System
Category I CPT
Surgery
Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Category I CPT
Medicine
Surgery
Musculoskeletal System
Category I CPT
Medicine
Category I CPT
Surgery
Category I CPT
Pathology and Laboratory
Category I CPT
Medicine
Category I CPT
Radiology
Category I
Pathology and Laboratory
Synonymous Terms
Tabular Review of the Changes
2002 - Tabular Review of the Changes
CPT 2002 Errata
Surgery
Female Genital System
Pathology and Laboratory
Cytopathology

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