Cpt 2004 Current Procedural Terminology: Standard Edition

• ISBN13: 9781579474201
• ISBN10: 1579474209
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Amer Medical Assn

Summary

Description: Easy to use, easy to read. The 2004 edition of the AMA's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) official coding reference contains all CPT codes, modifiers and guidelines for 2004. 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
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
CPT Assistant Newsletter and CPT Changes: An Insider's View References	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	(3)
Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services	20	(1)
Inpatient Pediatric Critical Care	21	(1)
Inpatient Neonatal Critical Care	21	(1)
Intensive (Non-Critical) Low Birth Weight Services	21	(1)
Nursing Facility Services	22	(2)
Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg. Boarding Home), or Custodial Care Services	24	(1)
Home Services	24	(2)
Prolonged Services	26	(1)
Case Management Services	27	(1)
Care Plan Oversight Services	28	(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)
Spine 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 Ankle 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	(160)
General	47	(1)
Integumentary System	47	(12)
Musculoskeletal System	59	(38)
Respiratory System	97	(8)
Cardiovascular System	105	(20)
Hemic and Lymphatic Systems	125	(2)
Mediastinum and Diaphragm	127	(2)
Digestive System	129	(22)
Urinary System	151	(10)
Male Genital System	161	(4)
Intersex Surgery	165	(2)
Female Genital System	167	(5)
Maternity Care and Delivery	172	(3)
Endocrine System	175	(2)
Nervous System	177	(16)
Eye and Ocular Adnexa	193	(10)
Auditory System	203	(2)
Operating Microscope	205	(2)
Radiology Guidelines (Including Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound)	207	(2)
Radiology	209	(22)
Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)	209	(11)
Diagnostic Ultrasound	220	(2)
Radiation Oncology	222	(4)
Nuclear Medicine	226	(5)
Pathology and Laboratory Guidelines	231	(2)
Pathology and Laboratory	233	(30)
Organ or Disease Oriented Panels	233	(1)
Drug Testing	234	(1)
Therapeutic Drug Assays	234	(1)
Evocative/Suppression Testing	235	(1)
Consultations (Clinical Pathology)	236	(1)
Urinalysis	236	(1)
Chemistry	237	(8)
Hematology and Coagulation	245	(3)
Immunology	248	(3)
Transfusion Medicine	251	(1)
Microbiology	252	(4)
Anatomic Pathology	256	(1)
Cytopathology	256	(1)
Cytogenetic Studies	257	(1)
Surgical Pathology	258	(3)
Transcutaneous Procedures	261	(1)
Other Procedures	261	(2)
Reproductive Medicine Procedures	262	(1)
Medicine Guidelines	263	(2)
Medicine	265	(36)
Immune Globulins	265	(1)
Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids	265	(1)
Vaccines, Toxoids	265	(2)
Therapeutic or Diagnostic Infusions (Excludes Chemotherapy)	267	(1)
Therapeutic, Prophylactic or Diagnostic Injections	267	(1)
Psychiatry	267	(3)
Biofeedback	270	(1)
Dialysis	270	(1)
Gastroenterology	271	(1)
Ophthalmology	272	(3)
Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services	275	(2)
Cardiovascular	277	(7)
Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies	284	(1)
Pulmonary	285	(1)
Allergy and Clinical Immunology	286	(1)
Endocrinology	287	(1)
Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures	287	(4)
Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests	291	(1)
Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention	292	(1)
Chemotherapy Administration	292	(1)
Photodynamic Therapy	293	(1)
Special Dermatological Procedures	293	(1)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	294	(1)
Medical Nutrition Therapy	295	(1)
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment	296	(1)
Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment	296	(1)
Special Services, Procedures and Reports	296	(1)
Qualifying Circumstances for Anesthesia	297	(1)
Sedation With or Without Analgesia (Conscious Sedation)	297	(1)
Other Services and Procedures	298	(1)
Home Health Procedures/Services	298	(3)
Category II Codes	301	(2)
Category III Codes	303	(4)
Appendix A---Modifiers	307	(5)
Appendix B---Summary of Additions, Deletions, and Revisions	312	(8)
Appendix C---Clinical Examples	320	(20)
Appendix D---Summary of CPT Add-on Codes	340	(1)
Appendix E---Summary of CPT Codes Exempt from Modifier `-51'	341	(2)
Index	343