Are you spending too much precious time wading through dense coding manuals just to find the specific information needed for primary care coding? Frustration ends now with the Coders’ Specialty Guide 2024: Family Practice & Primary Care, your definitive ICD-10 specialty coding book on primary care.
This essential resource consolidates all the crucial details required for accurate reporting of both new and returning CPT® codes in family practice and primary care settings. Within this single, expertly crafted guide, you’ll find ICD-10 cross-references, RVUs, NCCI edits, comprehensive CPT® descriptors, clear anatomical illustrations, and authoritative guidance on coding, billing, and reimbursement. Furthermore, each procedure is explained in straightforward, easily digestible language, empowering you to confidently translate complex provider notes into precise and billable codes.
Optimize Your Coding Process with Key Features:
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Extensive Coverage of Primary Care Codes: Includes all family practice and primary care CPT® and HCPCS Level II procedure and service codes, fully updated with the latest 2024 additions and revisions.
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Clear Code Organization: Features Category I-III codes accompanied by their official descriptors, facilitating swift and accurate code selection, saving you valuable time during the coding process.
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Simplified Procedure Definitions: Provides easy-to-grasp definitions of even the most intricate family practice and primary care procedures, ensuring clarity and reducing coding ambiguity.
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Expert Coding and Billing Insights: Benefit from specialized coding and billing tips tailored to specific CPT® codes, enhancing your coding accuracy and efficiency.
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Up-to-Date Reimbursement Data: Offers quick access to the most current Medicare reimbursement rates for both hospital and physician settings, keeping you informed of critical payment information.
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Precise Payment Calculations: Includes both facility and non-facility RVUs to ensure accurate payment calculations and financial management.
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Efficient Modifier Application: Features modifier crosswalks to streamline the appropriate use of modifiers, essential for correct coding and claim processing.
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Navigate Bundling Rules with Ease: Integrated NCCI edits make complex bundling decisions straightforward, minimizing coding errors and claim rejections.
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Essential Coding Indicators: Provides critical indicators for global days, diagnostic tests, and other vital coding elements, ensuring comprehensive code application.
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Specialized Terminology Support: A dedicated glossary of family practice and primary care terms ensures you’re fluent in the language of your specialty.
Boost Accuracy and Maximize Your Reimbursement:
- ICD-10-CM Crosswalks for Medical Necessity: Comprehensive ICD-10-CM crosswalks are integrated to substantiate medical necessity, a crucial element for compliant and successful claims.
- Rapid Code Lookup: A complete index of codes with corresponding page numbers allows for instant code retrieval, significantly speeding up your workflow.
- User-Friendly Navigation: Dictionary-style page headers with code ranges enable quick navigation and efficient information location within the book.
- Visual Anatomical Support: Detailed anatomical illustrations provide visual context and enhance understanding of procedures, supporting accurate code selection.
- And Much More: This guide is packed with additional features designed to make your primary care coding process as efficient and accurate as possible.
Overcome your coding challenges and streamline your daily tasks with the Coders’ Specialty Guide 2024: Family Practice & Primary Care, the essential ICD-10 specialty coding book on primary care that will transform your coding workflow.
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| ISBN | 9781646319688 |
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| SKU | A24BUN0023 |
| Publication Date | 1/31/2024 |
| Language of Text | English |
| Binding | Spiral-bound |
| Format | Softcover |
| Publisher | AAPC |
| Country/Region of Origin | USA |
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