Coding and Payment Guide for Behavioral Health Services

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2008 Edition
Spiral-bound, 8.5" x 11"
Ingenix / Medicode
ISBN 1601510675
978-1-60151-067-9
December 2007, for 2008
AAPC CEU Credit(s): 6
Price $179.95
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2009 Edition
Spiral-bound, 8.5" x 11"
Ingenix / Medicode
ISBN 1601511833
978-1601511836
January 2009
AAPC CEU Credits: 6
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Essential coding and payment resource for Behavioral Health services. View sample pages.

Developed exclusively for those who code and bill for behavioral health services, this all-inclusive resource provides the coding, documentation and reimbursement information coders need to submit more precise claims more efficiently. Updated with specialty-specific current year ICD-9-CM, HCPCS Level II and CPT® code sets, the Coding and Payment Guide for Behavioral Health Services connects related coding and clinical information to help you code more proficiently and to help reduce the frequency of claim resubmissions and the risk of audit.

Save time and increase efficiency. Behavioral health-specific and up-to-date ICD-9-CM, HCPCS Level II and CPT code sets are included in separate chapters for easy lookup.
Prevent claim denials and stay up-to-date with Medicare payer information. Review Medicare Pub 100 manuals containing information linked to HCPCS Level II and CPT codes tailored to behavioral health services to prepare cleaner claims before submission.
Stay current with CCI edit updates delivered via email. Identify which coding combinations cannot be billed together to reduce risk of audit.
Avoid confusion with easy-to-understand descriptions. Includes clear explanations of procedures represented by CPT codes, along with clinical definitions and ICD-9-CM code explanations specific to your specialty.
Improve the precision of ICD-9-CM code selection. Prevent claim denials often caused by incorrect code selection with icons that help identify the most appropriate ICD-9-CM code.
Earn CEUs from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Secure up to 6 CEUs awarded by the AAPC.

Karen H. Kachur, RN, CPC, is a technical editor for Ingenix with expertise in Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), HCPCS Level II, and ICD-9-CM coding, as well as physician billing, compliance, and fraud and abuse. Prior to joining Ingenix, she worked for many years as a staff RN in a variety of clinical settings, including medicine, surgery, intensive care, psychiatry, and geriatrics. In addition, she was the assistant director of a hospital utilization management and quality assurance department. She also has extensive experience as a nurse reviewer for Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

Ingenix offers practical results-oriented services for coding, physician documentation, billing compliance, reimbursement, training services for hospitals and physicians, and more. Learn from the experts who help write the books other consultants are using. Thousands of physicians and health care professionals rely on Ingenix for expert advice. Start benefiting from 100+ years of combined experience and expertise. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

Please remember: The government no longer allows a grace period for annual code sets. The new HIPAA Transaction and Code Set Rule requires providers to use national medical code sets that are valid at the time that a service is provided. ICD-9-CM code revisions become effective October 1st each year while CPT and HCPCS code revisions become effective January 1st. In order for you to meet this requirement, you must have the revised CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-9-CM codes in your possession before the implementation dates. The best way to do this is to order your code books early. Review current coding resources.

You may also be interested in combining this important book with the complete CodeManager software and coding data files.

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