Cpt 2006 Professional Edition: Current Procedural Terminology

by AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (ED)

• ISBN13: 9781579476984
• ISBN10: 1579476988
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Amer Medical Assn

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
References to AMA Resources	xv
Illustrated Anatomical and Procedural Review	xvi
Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines	1	(8)
Evaluation and Management	9	(26)
Office or Other Outpatient Services	9	(1)
Hospital Observation Services	10	(2)
Hospital Inpatient Services	12	(2)
Consultations	14	(3)
Emergency Department Services	17	(1)
Pediatric Critical Care Patient Transport	18	(1)
Critical Care Services	19	(1)
Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services	20	(1)
Inpatient Pediatric Critical Care	21	(1)
Inpatient Neonatal Critical Care	21	(1)
Continuing Intensive Care Services	22	(1)
Nursing Facility Services	22	(2)
Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg, Boarding Home), or Custodial Care Services	24	(2)
Domiciliary Rest Home (eg, Assisted Living Facility), or Home Care Plan Oversight Services	26	(1)
Home Services	26	(2)
Prolonged Services	28	(1)
Case Management Services	29	(1)
Care Plan Oversight Services	30	(1)
Preventive Medicine Services	31	(1)
Newborn Care	32	(1)
Special Evaluation and Management Services	32	(1)
Other Evaluation and Management Services	33	(2)
Anesthesia Guidelines	35	(2)
Anesthesia	37	(8)
Head	37	(1)
Neck	37	(1)
Thorax (Chest Wall and Shoulder Girdle)	37	(1)
Intrathoracic	38	(1)
Spine and Spinal Cord	38	(1)
Upper Abdomen	39	(1)
Lower Abdomen	39	(1)
Perineum	40	(1)
Pelvis (Except Hip)	40	(1)
Upper Leg (Except Knee)	40	(1)
Knee and Popliteal Area	41	(1)
Lower Leg (Below Knee, Includes Ankle and Foot)	41	(1)
Shoulder and Axilla	41	(1)
Upper Arm and Elbow	42	(1)
Forearm, Wrist, and Hand	42	(1)
Radiological Procedures	42	(1)
Burn Excisions or Debridement	43	(1)
Obstetric	43	(1)
Other Procedures	43	(2)
Surgery Guidelines	45	(6)
Surgery	51	(234)
General	51	(1)
Integumentary System	51	(20)
Musculoskeletal System	71	(52)
Respiratory System	123	(12)
Cardiovascular System	135	(35)
Hemic and Lymphatic Systems	170	(3)
Mediastinum and Diaphragm	173	(2)
Digestive System	175	(34)
Urinary System	209	(16)
Male Genital System	225	(5)
Intersex Surgery	230	(1)
Female Genital System	231	(8)
Maternity Care and Delivery	239	(3)
Endocrine System	242	(3)
Nervous System	245	(22)
Eye and Ocular Adnexa	267	(14)
Auditory System	281	(3)
Operating Microscope	284	(1)
Radiology Guidelines (Including Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound)	285	(2)
Radiology	287	(30)
Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)	287	(16)
Diagnostic Ultrasound	303	(4)
Radiation Oncology	307	(4)
Nuclear Medicine	311	(6)
Pathology and Laboratory Guidelines	317	(2)
Pathology and Laboratory	319	(38)
Organ or Disease Oriented Panels	319	(1)
Drug Testing	320	(1)
Therapeutic Drug Assays	321	(1)
Evocative/Suppression Testing	321	(2)
Consultations (Clinical Pathology)	323	(1)
Urinalysis	323	(1)
Chemistry	323	(11)
Hematology and Coagulation	334	(3)
Immunology	337	(4)
Transfusion Medicine	341	(1)
Microbiology	342	(5)
Anatomic Pathology	347	(1)
Cytopathology	348	(1)
Cytogenetic Studies	349	(1)
Surgical Pathology	350	(4)
Transcutaneous Procedures	354	(1)
Other Procedures	354	(1)
Reproductive Medicine Procedures	355	(2)
Medicine Guidelines	357	(2)
Medicine	359	(54)
Immune Globulins	359	(1)
Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids	359	(1)
Vaccines, Toxoids	360	(3)
Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, and Diagnostic Injections and Infusion (Excludes Chemotherapy)	363	(1)
Psychiatry	364	(3)
Biofeedback	367	(1)
Dialysis	367	(2)
Gastroenterology	369	(1)
Ophthalmology	370	(4)
Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services	374	(3)
Cardiovascular	377	(11)
Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies	388	(1)
Pulmonary	389	(2)
Allergy and Clinical Immunology	391	(2)
Endocrinology	393	(1)
Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures	393	(5)
Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests	398	(1)
Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention	399	(1)
Chemotherapy Administration	400	(2)
Photodynamic Therapy	402	(1)
Special Dermatological Procedures	402	(1)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	403	(2)
Medical Nutrition Therapy	405	(1)
Acupuncture	405	(1)
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment	406	(1)
Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment	406	(1)
Education and Training for Patient Self-Management	407	(1)
Special Services, Procedures and Reports	407	(2)
Qualifying Circumstances for Anesthesia	409	(1)
Moderate (Conscious) Sedation	409	(1)
Other Services and Procedures	410	(1)
Home Health Procedures/Services	410	(3)
Category II Codes	413	(4)
Category III Codes	417	(6)
Appendix A---Modifiers	423	(5)
Appendix B---Summary of Additions, Deletions, and Revisions	428	(9)
Appendix C---Clinical Examples	437	(18)
Appendix D---Summary of CPT Add-on Codes	455	(1)
Appendix E---Summary of CPT Codes Exempt from Modifier 51	456	(1)
Appendix F---Summary of CPT Codes Exempt from Modifier 63	457	(1)
Appendix G---Summary of CPT Codes That Include Moderate (Conscious) Sedation	458	(2)
Appendix H---Alphabetic Index of Performance Measures by Clinical Condition or Topic	460	(8)
Appendix I---Genetic Testing Code Modifiers	468	(3)
Appendix J---Electrodiagnostic Medicine Listing of Sensory, Motor and Mixed Nerves	471	(4)
Appendix K---Product Pending FDA Approval	475	(1)
Appendix L---Vascular Families	476	(3)
Index	479