Coding Companion for Plastics, OMS, Dermatology

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2008 Edition
Spiral-bound, 8.5" x 11"
Ingenix / Medicode
ISBN 1601510500
978-1-60151-050-1
January 2008, for 2008
AAPC CEU Credits: 6 CEUs
Price $199.95
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2009 Edition
Spiral-bound, 8.5" x 11"
Ingenix / Medicode
ISBN 1601511663
978-1601511669
January 2009
AAPC CEU Credits: 6 CEUs
(click below for the most current and very best available price for this 2009 edition)

This book is your comprehensive, illustrated coding and reimbursement guide.

It can serve as your all-in-one coding and reimbursement resource specific to plastics/OMS/dermatology. Developed to streamline your coding decisions, this all-in-one resource has the information you need to code for your specialty. Updated with current year CPT and ICD-9-CM codes, this guide includes coding and reimbursement tips, a comprehensive code set specific to your specialty, a CPT-to-ICD-9-CM diagnostic crosswalk and more — all designed to help you code with greater ease and efficiency. View sample pages.

Prevent common and costly coding mistakes. Industry-related information relevant to your practice is compiled into specialty-specific appendixes to help identify trouble areas within plastics, OMS and dermatology.
Stay current with regular updates. CCI edits and quarterly email updates are included.
Specialty-specific appendixes. Identify trouble areas within your specialty, and prevent common and costly coding mistakes with industry-related information relevant to your practice.
Easily determine fees for your specialty practice and reinforce consistency in the charges. National Medicare relative value units for surgery codes and most diagnostic procedures are included.
Avoid claim denials and/or audits. Medicare payer information provides the specifics about Pub 100 guidelines, follow-up days, assist-at-surgery and prior approval requirements.
Locate information faster. Essential procedures for oncology and hematology are listed by CPT code, along with crosswalks to HCPCS Level II, ICD-9-CM diagnosis and anesthesia codes.
Earn CEUs from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Secure up to 6 CEUs awarded by the AAPC.

This comprehensive resource also features:

Thorough explanations of CPT procedures
Coding tips
Detailed illustrations
Definitions of clinical and procedural terms
CCI edits with quarterly email updates

Nannette Orme, CPC, is a clinical technical editor with Ingenix, Inc. She has more than 10 years of experience in the health care profession. Ms. Orme has extensive background in CPT/HCPCS and ICD-9-CM coding. She recently served several years as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Her areas of expertise include physician audits and education, compliance and HIPAA legislation, litigation support for Medicare self-disclosure cases, hospital chargemaster maintenance, and emergency department coding. Ms. Orme has presented at national professional conferences and contributed articles for several professional publications. She is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and the Utah Medical Group Management Association (UMGMA).

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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