CPT® Changes 2011

an insider's view


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For a better understanding of the CPT® code set, rely on the best-selling CPT® Changes 2011: 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

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Using This Book
    The Symbols
    The Rationale
    Reading the Clinical Examples
    The Tabular Review of the Changes
    CPT Codebook Text and Guidelines
Resequencing CPT® Codes: A Continuation of the 2010 Initiative
    Technical Strategy for Resequencing
Introduction
Evaluation and Management
    Hospital Observation Services
    Hospital Inpatient Services
    Critical Care Services
    Preventive Medicine Services
    Inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Services and Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Services
Anesthesia
Surgery
    General
    Integumentary System
    Musculoskeletal System
    Head
    Neck (Soft Tissues) and Thorax
    Spine (Vertebral Column)
    Respiratory System
    Cardiovascular System
    Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
    Mediastinum and Diaphragm
    Digestive System
    Urinary System
    Male Genital System
    Female Genital System
    Maternity Care and Delivery
    Nervous System
    Eye and Ocular Adnexa
    Auditory System
    Operating Microscope
Radiology
    Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
    Diagnostic Ultrasound
    Radiologic Guidance
    Radiation Oncology
Pathology and Laboratory
    Drug Testing
    Chemistry
    Hematology and Coagulation
    Immunology
    Transfusion Medicine
    Microbiology
    Cytopathology
    Surgical Pathology
    In Vivo (eg, Transcutaneous) Laboratory Procedures
    Other Procedures
Medicine
    Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids
    Vaccines, Toxoids
    Psychiatry
    Dialysis
    Gastroenterology
    Ophthalmology
    Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
    Cardiovascular
    Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
    Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
    Medical Genetics and Genetic Counseling Services
    Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
    Photodynamic Therapy
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Special Services, Procedures and Reports
    Other Services and Procedures
Category II Codes
    Patient Management
    Patient History
    Physical Examination
    Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
    Therapeutic, Preventive, or Other Interventions
    Follow-up or Other Outcomes
    Patient Safety
    Structural Measures
Category III Codes
Appendix A and I
Appendix A
    Modifiers
Appendix I
    Genetic Testing Code Modifiers
2011 Tabular Review of the Changes
    Evaluation and Management
    Hospital Observation Services
    Integumentary System
    Musculoskeletal System
    Respiratory System
    Cardiovascular System
    Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
    Mediastinum and Diaphragm
    Digestive System
    Urinary System
    Male Genital System
    Female Genital System
    Nervous System
    Eye and Ocular Adnexa
    Auditory System
    Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
    Diagnostic Ultrasound
    Radiologic Guidance
    Pathology and Laboratory
    Drug Testing
    Chemistry
    Hematology and Coagulation
    Immunology
    Transfusion Medicine
    Microbiology
    Cytopathology
    Surgical Pathology
    In Vivo (eg, Transcutaneous) Laboratory Procedures
    Other Procedures
    Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids
    Vaccines, Toxoids
    Psychiatry
    Gastroenterology
    Ophthalmology
    Cardiovascular
    Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
    Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
    Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Category II Codes
    Patient Management
    Patient History
    Physical Examination
    Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
    Therapeutic, Preventive, or Other Interventions
    Follow-up or Other Outcomes
    Patient Safety
    Structural Measures
    Category III Codes


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American Medical Association. (2010). CPT® Changes 2011. Retrieved from https://www.findacode.com/library/ama/cpt-changes/2011/index.html

© 2010 American Medical Association (AMA)




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