Announcing one comprehensive reference that instantly answers your students' questions on all 8,611 CPT® codes and descriptors. This landmark collaboration between the American Medical Association and STEDMAN'S, the leading authority in medical terminology, offers quick access to CPT® descriptive terms and their identifying codes alongside STEDMAN'S clear, concise definitions of each term. There's no better resource to ensure accurate reporting of medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures.
STEDMAN'S CPT® Dictionary includes...
- Reliable, plain-English definitions of every term in the CPT® codebook
- Organization by CPT® section for quick access to terms, codes, and definitions:
* Evaluation and management
* Anesthesia
* Surgery
* Radiology
* Pathology and laboratory
* Category II codes
* Category III codes - Detailed illustrations accompanying many of the written definitions
- Comprehensive quick-scan index that takes you to the information you need
- Appendices for abbreviations, medical terminology, synonyms, CPT® eponyms, and common tests
All coding and definitions were compiled with the assistance and support of the CPT® Advisory Committee, representing more than 90 medical specialty societies and other professional health care organizations.
