CPT® Changes 2012

an insider's view


Book cover for CPT Changes 2012

For a better understanding of the CPT® code set, rely on the best-selling CPT® Changes 2012: 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
Introduction
Instructions
    Instructions for Use of the CPT Codebook
Evaluation and Management
Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines
    Definitions of Commonly Used Terms
    Hospital Observation Services
    Prolonged Service
    Inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Services and Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Services
Surgery
    Integumentary System
    Musculoskeletal System
    Respiratory System
    Cardiovascular System
    Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
    Mediastinum and Diaphragm
    Digestive System
    Liver
    Female Genital System
    Endocrine System
    Nervous System
    Eye and Ocular Adnexa
    Auditory System
Radiology
    Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
    Diagnostic Ultrasound
    Radiologic Guidance
    Bone/Joint Studies
    Radiation Oncology
    Nuclear Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory
    Urinalysis
    Molecular Pathology
    Immunology
    Microbiology
    Cytopathology
    Surgical Pathology
    In Vivo (eg, Transcutaneous) Laboratory Procedures
Medicine
    Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids
    Vaccines, Toxoids
    Psychiatry
    Gastroenterology
    Ophthalmology
    Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
    Cardiovascular
    Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
    Pulmonary
    Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
    Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
    Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, Diagnostic Injections and Infusions, and Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration
    Special Dermatological Procedures
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Special Services, Procedures and Reports
Category II Codes
    Composite Codes
    Patient Management
    Patient History
    Physical Examination
    Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
    Therapeutic, Preventive, or Other Interventions
    Follow-up or Other Outcomes
    Patient Safety
Category III Codes
Appendix A
    Modifiers
2012 Tabular Review of the Changes
    Hospital Observation Services
    Prolonged Services
    Integumentary System
    Musculoskeletal System
    Respiratory System
    Cardiovascular System
    Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
    Mediastinum and Diaphragm
    Digestive System
    Female Genital System
    Nervous System
    Eye and Ocular Adnexa
    Auditory System
    Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
    Diagnostic Ultrasound
    Radiologic Guidance
    Bone/Joint Studies
    Radiation Oncology
    Nuclear Medicine
    Molecular Pathology
    Immunology
    Microbiology
    Cytopathology
    Surgical Pathology
    Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids
    Vaccines, Toxoids
    Psychiatry
    Gastroenterology
    Ophthalmology
    Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
    Cardiovascular
    Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
    Pulmonary
    Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
    Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
    Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, Diagnostic Injections and Infusions, and Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration
    Special Services, Procedures and Reports
    Composite Codes
    Patient Management
    Patient History
    Physical Examination
    Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
    Therapeutic, Preventive, or Other Interventions
    Follow-up or Other Outcomes
    Patient Safety
    Remote Real-Time Interactive Videoconferenced Critical Care Services


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American Medical Association. (2011). CPT® Changes 2012. Retrieved from https://www.findacode.com/library/ama/cpt-changes/2012/index.html

© 2011 American Medical Association (AMA)




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