Cpt 2003: Current Procedural Terminology

• ISBN13: 9781579473020
• ISBN10: 1579473024
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Amer Medical Assn

Summary

Easy to use, easy to read. The 2003 edition of the AMA's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT "RM") official coding reference contains all CPT codes, modifiers and guidelines for 2003. Our book is the only one in the market with official CPT coding rules and guidelines developed by the CPT editorial panel and used to define items that are necessary to appropriately interpret and report medical procedures and services.

The Standard Edition features an efficient two-column format and an extensive index to help locate codes by procedure, service, organ, condition, eponym and synonym, and abbreviations.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Section Numbers and Their Sequences	xiii
Instructions for Use of the CPT Book	xiii
Format of the Terminology	xiii
Requests to Update the CPT Nomenclature	xiii
Guidelines	xiv
Starred Procedures	xiv
Add-on Codes	xiv
Modifiers	xiv
Unlisted Procedure or Service	xv
Special Report	xv
Code Changes	xv
Alphabetical Reference Index	xv
CPT in Electronic Formats	xv
Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines	1	(8)
Evaluation and Management	9	(22)
Office or Other Outpatient Services	9	(1)
Hospital Observation Services	10	(1)
Hospital Inpatient Services	11	(2)
Consultations	13	(4)
Emergency Department Services	17	(1)
Pediatric Critical Care Patient Transport	18	(1)
Critical Care Services	18	(2)
Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services	20	(1)
Pediatric Critical Care	21	(1)
Neonatal Critical Care	21	(1)
Intensive (Non-Critical) Low Birth Weight Services	21	(1)
Nursing Facility Services	22	(1)
Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg. Boarding Home), or Custodial Care Services	23	(1)
Home Services	24	(2)
Prolonged Services	26	(1)
Case Management Services	27	(1)
Care Plan Oversight Services	27	(1)
Preventive Medicine Services	28	(1)
Newborn Care	29	(1)
Special Evaluation and Management Services	30	(1)
Other Evaluation and Management Services	30	(1)
Anesthesia Guidelines	31	(2)
Anesthesia	33	(8)
Head	33	(1)
Neck	33	(1)
Thorax (Chest Wall and Shoulder Girdle)	33	(1)
Intrathoracic	34	(1)
Spince and Spinal Cord	34	(1)
Upper Abdomen	34	(1)
Lower Abdomen	35	(1)
Perineum	35	(1)
Pelvis (Except Hip)	36	(1)
Upper Leg (Except Knee)	36	(1)
Knee and Popliteal Area	36	(1)
Lower Leg (Below Knee, Includes Angle and Foot)	37	(1)
Shoulder and Axilla	37	(1)
Upper Arm and Elbow	37	(1)
Forearm, Wrist, and Hand	38	(1)
Radiological Procedures	38	(1)
Burn Excisions or Debridement	38	(1)
Obstetric	38	(1)
Other Procedures	39	(2)
Surgery Guidelines	41	(6)
Surgery	47	(170)
General	47	(1)
Integumentary System	47	(14)
Musculoskeletal System	61	(42)
Respiratory System	103	(8)
Cardiovascular System	111	(20)
Hemic and Lymphatic Systems	131	(2)
Mediastinum and Diaphragm	133	(2)
Digestive System	135	(24)
Urinary System	159	(10)
Male Genital System	169	(4)
Intersex Surgery	173	(2)
Female Genital System	175	(6)
Maternity Care and Delivery	181	(4)
Endocrine System	185	(2)
Nervous System	187	(16)
Eye and Ocular Adnexa	203	(10)
Auditory System	213	(2)
Operating Microscope	215	(2)
Radiology Guidelines (Including Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound)	217	(2)
Radiology	219	(28)
Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)	219	(14)
Diagnostic Ultrasound	233	(3)
Radiation Oncology	236	(4)
Nuclear Medicine	240	(7)
Pathology and Laboratory Guidelines	247	(2)
Pathology and Laboratory	249	(38)
Organ or Disease Oriented Panels	249	(2)
Drug Testing	251	(1)
Therapeutic Drug Assays	251	(1)
Evocative/Suppression Testing	252	(1)
Consultations (Clinical Pathology)	253	(1)
Urinalysis	253	(1)
Chemistry	254	(12)
Hematology and Cogulation	266	(3)
Immunology	269	(6)
Transfusion Medicine	275	(1)
Microbiology	276	(4)
Anatomic Pathology	280	(1)
Cytopathology	280	(1)
Cytogenetic Studies	281	(1)
Surgical Pathology	282	(3)
Transcutaneous Procedures	285	(1)
Other Procedures	285	(2)
Medicine Guidelines	287	(2)
Medicine	289	(38)
Immune Globuline	289	(1)
Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids	289	(1)
Vaccines, Toxoids	290	(1)
Therapeutic or Diagnostic Infusions (Excludes Chemotherapy)	291	(1)
Therapeutic, Prophylactic or Diagnostic Injections	292	(1)
Psychiatry	292	(2)
Biofeedback	294	(1)
Dialysis	295	(1)
Gastroenterology	296	(1)
Ophthalmology	297	(3)
Special Otorhinoloryngologic Services	300	(2)
Cardiovascular	302	(7)
Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies	309	(1)
Pulmonary	310	(2)
Allergy and Clinical Immunology	312	(1)
Endocrinology	313	(1)
Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures	313	(4)
Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests	317	(1)
Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention	318	(1)
Chemotherapy Administration	318	(1)
Photodynamic Therapy	319	(1)
Special Dermatological Procedures	319	(1)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	320	(2)
Medical Nutrition Therapy	322	(1)
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment	322	(1)
Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment	322	(1)
Special Services, Procedures and Reports	323	(1)
Qualifying Circumstances for Anesthesia	324	(1)
Sedation With or Without Analgesia (Conscious Sedation)	324	(1)
Other Services and Procedures	324	(1)
Home Health Procedures/Services	325	(2)
Category III Codes	327	(2)
Appendix A---Modifiers	329	(5)
Appendix B---Summary of Additions, Deletions, and Revisions	334	(7)
Appendix C---Clinical Examples	341	(20)
Appendix D---Summary of CPT Add-on Codes	361	(1)
Appendix E---Summary of CPT Codes Exempt from Modifier `-51'	362	(1)
Index	363