CPT 2006: Current Procedural Terminology; Standard Edition

by American Medical Association

• ISBN13: 9781579476977
• ISBN10: 157947697X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: ITP

Summary

CPT® 2006 is the official list of codes and nomenclature published by the American Medical Association. It includes about 7,000 five-digit codes that are intended for the designation of physician-performed procedures and services. These procedures and services include evaluation and management, anesthesia, surgery, radiology, pathology and laboratory and medicine. The AMA copyrights the book and its contents.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Section Numbers and Their Sequences	xiii
Instructions for Use of the CPT Codebook	xiii
Format of the Terminology	xiii
Requests to Update the CPT Nomenclature	xiv
Guidelines	xiv
Add-on Codes	xiv
Modifiers	xiv
Unlisted Procedure or Service	xv
Special Report	xv
Code Symbols	xv
Alphabetical Reference Index	xv
CPT 2006 in Electronic Formats	xv
Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines	1	(8)
Evaluation and Management	9	(24)
Office or Other Outpatient Services	9	(1)
Hospital Observation Services	10	(1)
Hospital Inpatient Services	11	(3)
Consultations	14	(2)
Emergency Department Services	16	(1)
Pediatric Critical Care Patient Transport	17	(1)
Critical Care Services	17	(2)
Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services	19	(1)
Inpatient Pediatric Critical Care	20	(1)
Inpatient Neonatal Critical Care	20	(1)
Continuing Intensive Care Services	20	(1)
Nursing Facility Services	21	(2)
Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg, Boarding Home), or Custodial Care Services	23	(1)
Domiciliary Rest Home (eg, Assisted Living Facility), or Home Care Plan Oversight Services	24	(1)
Home Services	25	(1)
Prolonged Services	26	(1)
Case Management Services	27	(1)
Care Plan Oversight Services	28	(1)
Preventive Medicine Services	28	(2)
Newborn Care	30	(1)
Special Evaluation and Management Services	30	(1)
Other Evaluation and Management Services	31	(2)
Anesthesia Guidelines	33	(2)
Anesthesia	35	(6)
Head	35	(1)
Neck	35	(1)
Thorax (Chest Wall and Shoulder Girdle)	35	(1)
Intrathoracic	36	(1)
Spine and Spinal Cord	36	(1)
Upper Abdomen	36	(1)
Lower Abdomen	37	(1)
Perineum	37	(1)
Pelvis (Except Hip)	38	(1)
Upper Leg (Except Knee)	38	(1)
Knee and Popliteal Area	38	(1)
Lower Leg (Below Knee, Includes Ankle and Foot)	38	(1)
Shoulder and Axilla	39	(1)
Upper Arm and Elbow	39	(1)
Forearm, Wrist, and Hand	39	(1)
Radiological Procedures	40	(1)
Burn Excisions or Debridement	40	(1)
Obstetric	40	(1)
Other Procedures	40	(1)
Surgery Guidelines	41	(6)
Surgery	47	(180)
General	47	(1)
Integumentary System	47	(16)
Musculoskeletal System	63	(40)
Respiratory System	103	(10)
Cardiovascular System	113	(24)
Hemic and Lymphatic Systems	137	(2)
Mediastinum and Diaphragm	139	(2)
Digestive System	141	(26)
Urinary System	167	(12)
Male Genital System	179	(4)
Intersex Surgery	183	(2)
Female Genital System	185	(6)
Maternity Care and Delivery	191	(4)
Endocrine System	195	(2)
Nervous System	197	(16)
Eye and Ocular Adnexa	213	(10)
Auditory System	223	(2)
Operating Microscope	225	(2)
Radiology Guidelines (Including Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound)	227	(2)
Radiology	229	(24)
Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)	229	(13)
Diagnostic Ultrasound	242	(3)
Radiation Oncology	245	(3)
Nuclear Medicine	248	(5)
Pathology and Laboratory Guidelines	253	(2)
Pathology and Laboratory	255	(32)
Organ or Disease Oriented Panels	255	(1)
Drug Testing	256	(1)
Therapeutic Drug Assays	256	(1)
Evocative/Suppression Testing	257	(1)
Consultations (Clinical Pathology)	258	(1)
Urinalysis	258	(1)
Chemistry	259	(9)
Hematology and Coagulation	268	(2)
Immunology	270	(4)
Transfusion Medicine	274	(1)
Microbiology	275	(4)
Anatomic Pathology	279	(1)
Cytopathology	279	(1)
Cytogenetic Studies	280	(1)
Surgical Pathology	281	(3)
Transcutaneous Procedures	284	(1)
Other Procedures	285	(1)
Reproductive Medicine Procedures	285	(2)
Medicine Guidelines	287	(2)
Medicine	289	(40)
Immune Globulins	289	(1)
Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids	289	(1)
Vaccines, Toxoids	290	(1)
Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, and Diagnostic Injections and Infusion (Excludes Chemotherapy)	291	(2)
Psychiatry	293	(2)
Biofeedback	295	(1)
Dialysis	295	(2)
Gastroenterology	297	(1)
Ophthalmology	298	(2)
Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services	300	(3)
Cardiovascular	303	(7)
Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies	310	(1)
Pulmonary	311	(2)
Allergy and Clinical Immunology	313	(1)
Endocrinology	314	(1)
Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures	314	(4)
Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests	318	(1)
Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention	319	(1)
Chemotherapy Administration	319	(2)
Photodynamic Therapy	321	(1)
Special Dermatological Procedures	321	(1)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	322	(2)
Medical Nutrition Therapy	324	(1)
Acupuncture	324	(1)
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment	324	(1)
Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment	324	(1)
Education and Training for Patient Self-Management	325	(1)
Special Services, Procedures and Reports	325	(1)
Qualifying Circumstances for Anesthesia	326	(1)
Moderate (Conscious) Sedation	327	(1)
Other Services and Procedures	327	(1)
Home Health Procedures/Services	328	(1)
Category II Codes	329	(4)
Category III Codes	333	(6)
Appendix A---Modifiers	339	(5)
Appendix B---Summary of Additions, Deletions, and Revisions	344	(9)
Appendix C---Clinical Examples	353	(18)
Appendix D---Summary of CPT Add-on Codes	371	(1)
Appendix E---Summary of CPT Codes Exempt from Modifier 51	372	(1)
Appendix F---Summary of CPT Codes Exempt from Modifier 63	373	(1)
Appendix G---Summary of CPT Codes That Include Moderate (Conscious) Sedation	374	(2)
Appendix H---Alphabetic Index of Performance Measures by Clinical Condition or Topic	376	(8)
Appendix I---Genetic Testing Code Modifiers	384	(3)
Appendix J---Electrodiagnostic Medicine Listing of Sensory, Motor, and Mixed Nerves	387	(4)
Appendix K---Product Pending FDA Approval	391	(1)
Appendix L---Vascular Families	392	(3)
Index	395