CPT® Changes 2004

an insider's view


Book cover for CPT Changes 2004

For a better understanding of the CPT® code set, rely on the best-selling CPT® Changes 2004: 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.

Prepare for the upcoming coding year with detailed information regarding what CPT® codes changed and why - explanations of how to adapt, clinical examples illustrating how to use the new and revised codes. Your CPT® Changes subscription on Find-A-Code also includes historical changes back to 2000.

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Table of Contents

CPT® Changes 2004: An Insider’s View
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Using This Book
    The Symbols
    The Rationale
    Reading the Clinical Examples
    The Central Venous Access Procedures Table
    The Tabular Review of the Changes
    CPT Book Text/Guidelines
Evaluation and Management
    Critical Care Services
    ►Inpatient◄ Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services
    ►Inpatient◄ Pediatric Critical Care
    ►Inpatient◄ Neonatal Critical Care
    Special Evaluation and Management Services
Anesthesia
    Guidelines
    Intrathoracic
    Pelvis (Except Hip)
    Obstetric
    Other Procedures
Surgery
    Starred Procedure: Designation Deleted
    Integumentary System
    Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
    Breast
    Other Procedures
    Musculoskeletal System
    General
    Spine (Vertebral Column)
    Shoulder
    Respiratory System
    Larynx
    Trachea and Bronchi
    Cardiovascular System
    Heart and Pericardium
    Cardiac Assist
    Arteries and Veins
    Adjuvant Techniques
    ►Central Venous Access Procedures◄
    Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
    General
    Digestive System
    Esophagus
    Stomach
    Liver
    Urinary System
    Urethra
    Female Genital System
    Vagina
    Corpus Uteri
    Maternity Care and Delivery
    Antepartum Services
    Other Procedures
    Nervous System
    Skull, Meninges, and Brain
    Spine and Spinal Cord
    Extracranial Nerves, Peripheral Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System
    Eye and Ocular Adnexa
    Anterior Segment
    Ocular Adnexa
    Conjunctiva
Radiology
    Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
    Head and Neck
    Spine and Pelvis
    Veins and Lymphatics
    Diagnostic Ultrasound
    Head and Neck
    Non-Obstetrical
    Genitalia
    Ultrasonic Guidance Procedures
    Radiation Oncology
    Clinical Brachytherapy
    Nuclear Medicine
    Diagnostic
    Therapeutic
Pathology and Laboratory
    Organ or Disease Oriented Panels
    Chemistry
    Hematology and Coagulation
    Microbiology
    Cytopathology
    Surgical Pathology
    Other Procedures
    ►Reproductive Medicine Procedures◄
Medicine
    Vaccines, Toxoids
    Dialysis
    Gastroenterology
    Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
    Evaluative and Therapeutic Services
    Cardiovascular
    Therapeutic Services
    Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
    Other Procedures
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Therapeutic Procedures
    Tests and Measurements
    Special Services, Procedures and Reports
    Home Health Procedures/Services
    Home Infusion Procedures/Services
Category II Codes
►Category II Codes◄
Category III Codes
The Central Venous Access Procedures Table
The Tabular Review of the Changes
2004 - The Tabular Review of the Changes


Notice

The information displayed here has been converted into website pages from the original book. Page references in the text will not correspond with pages on the web. We apologize for the inconvenience.


Icons  New Code New   ▲ Revision   ► ◄ Revised guidelines/text   # Resequenced   + Add-on Codes   Exempt Code Modifier 51 exempt   ⦿ Conscious Sedation   🗲 Pending FDA Approval

American Medical Association. (2003). CPT® Changes 2004. Retrieved from https://www.findacode.com/library/ama/cpt-changes/2004/index.html

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