CPT® Changes 2015

an insider's view


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For a better understanding of the CPT® code set, rely on the best-selling CPT® Changes 2015: 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
Evaluation and Management
    Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services
    Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines
    Inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Services and Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Services
    Care Management Services
    Advance Care Planning
Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines
    Definitions of Commonly Used Terms
Anesthesia
    Thorax (Chest Wall and Shoulder Girdle)
    Spine and Spinal Cord
    Advance Care Planning
Surgery Guidelines
    CPT Surgical Package Definition
    Spine and Spinal Cord
Surgery
    Integumentary System
    Musculoskeletal System
    Respiratory System
    Cardiovascular System
    Mediastinum and Diaphragm
    Digestive System
    Urinary System
    Maternity Care and Delivery
    Nervous System
    Eye and Ocular Adnexa
    Auditory System
    Operating Microscope
    CPT Surgical Package Definition
Radiology
    Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
    Diagnostic Ultrasound
    Radiologic Guidance
    Breast, Mammography
    Bone/Joint Studies
    Radiation Oncology
    Nuclear Medicine
    Maternity Care and Delivery
    Nervous System
    Eye and Ocular Adnexa
    Auditory System
    Operating Microscope
Pathology and Laboratory
    Pathology and Laboratory
    Pathology and Laboratory Guidelines
    Organ or Disease-Oriented Panels
    Drug Assay
    Therapeutic Drug Assays
    Evocative/Suppression Testing
    Molecular Pathology
    Genomic Sequencing Procedures and Other Molecular Multianalyte Assays
    Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses
    Chemistry
    Transfusion Medicine
    Microbiology
    Cytopathology
    Cytogenetic Studies
    Surgical Pathology
    Reproductive Medicine Procedures
    Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
    Diagnostic Ultrasound
    Radiologic Guidance
    Breast, Mammography
    Bone/Joint Studies
    Radiation Oncology
    Nuclear Medicine
Medicine
    Vaccines, Toxoids
    Psychiatry
    Gastroenterology
    Ophthalmology
    Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
    Cardiovascular
    Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
    Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
    Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
    Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention
    Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, Diagnostic Injections and Infusions, and Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Other Services and Procedures
Pathology and Laboratory Guidelines
Category II Codes
    Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
    Drug Assay
    Therapeutic Drug Assays
    Evocative/Suppression Testing
    Molecular Pathology
    Genomic Sequencing Procedures and Other Molecular Multianalyte Assays
    Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses
    Chemistry
    Transfusion Medicine
    Microbiology
    Cytopathology
    Cytogenetic Studies
    Surgical Pathology
    Reproductive Medicine Procedures
Category III Codes
    Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator System
    Adaptive Behavior Assessments
    Adaptive Behavior Treatment
    Exposure Adaptive Behavior Treatment With Protocol Modification
    Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
    Cardiovascular
    Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
    Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
    Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
    Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention
    Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, Diagnostic Injections and Infusions, and Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Other Services and Procedures
Appendix O
    Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
Tabular Review of Changes
    Evaluation and Management
    Anesthesia
    Surgery
    Radiology
    Pathology and Laboratory
    Medicine
    Category II Codes
    Category III Codes
    Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator System
    Adaptive Behavior Assessments
    Adaptive Behavior Treatment
    Exposure Adaptive Behavior Treatment With Protocol Modification
    Evaluation and Management
    Anesthesia
    Surgery
    Radiology
    Pathology and Laboratory
    Medicine
    Category II Codes
    Category III Codes


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