CPT 2008 Professional Edition (Cpt / Current Procedural Terminology (Professional Edition)) [Paperback]

Michael Beebe (Author), Joyce A. Dalton (Author), Martha Espronceda (Author), Desiree D. Evans (Author), Rejina L. Glenn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1579479405 | ISBN-13: 978-1579479404 | Publication Date: October 30, 2007 | Edition: 4th

Straight from the AMA, the only CPTr codebook with CPT coding guidelines. Covers hundreds of code, guideline and text changes including extensive changes to the Category II code and Musculoskeletal sections. Organized by CPT code section, also included are revisions to Pathology and Laboratory, Radiology for contrast imaging and Integumentary and Respiratory System sections. This invaluable coding resource also includes: * Exclusive and New E/M Pocket Reference Guide for selecting the appropriate level of E/M service, which expands on last years popular accordion style E/M Express Reference Tables. Now features guidelines and examples of practical code applications. * Cross-walk table that summarizes the deleted codes and directs the user to the appropriate procedure/service codes * Exclusive Comprehensive appendix crosswalk of deleted codes to new codes * E/M decision tree process flowchart - guides the user in determining whether to report the E/M services provided as a new or established patient encounter * Updated CPTr Assistant and Clinical Examples in Radiology newsletter and CPTr Changes book citations * Clinical examples for E/M services codes - learn how to use and report services * Summary of additions, deletions and revisions - provides a quick reference making 2008 code and text changes are apparent without having to refer to previous editions * Color-coded symbols, thumb-notch tabs, legends and dictionary-style headers * Place of service codes with facility name and description - Learn which codes to use on a professional claims to specify the entity where service(s) are rendered

Product Details

• Paperback: 748 pages
• Publisher: American Medical Association; 4th edition (October 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579479405
• ISBN-13: 978-1579479404
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CPT 2008 Professional Edition - Awesome!, December 11, 2007

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Taking a medical billing course and need to prepare for my my CPT Exam, this book is truly awesome, arrived as scheduled and a great price. I pre-ordered this book, highly recommend it. Only a few of us in class were able to order this book at this price.

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4.0 out of 5 stars CPT Professional Edition, August 15, 2008

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Although this book is updated twice a year, a true Coding Specialist can not work without it. It's important to renew you coding guide according to the AMA and CMS.

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4.0 out of 5 stars CPT 2008 Professional Edition, June 25, 2008

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CPT 2008 Professional Edition (Cpt / Current Procedural Terminology (Professional Edition))
This book is the required text for a CPT coding class I am taking. CPT seems to be more straightforward than ICD-9, so the index seems easier to use than, say, the indexes in the ICD-9-CM 2008 Professional for Hospitals (Icd-9-Cm Professional for Hospitals) text. The various sections of the CPT book are color-coded with thumb-notch tabs cut into the edges of the pages. Even if you do not have a coding handbook, the instructions in the front of the CPT book are fairly easy to understand and use.

The only problem I have is that I've creased pages more often with the CPT book than I did with the ICD-9 book. I just ASSumed it was the spiral binding and/or weight of the papes, but more than likely, it could be operator error.