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Consolidate the coding process with the Coding
Companion, your one-stop resource developed exclusively for those who code for
dermatology and plastic surgery. This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide
includes 2018 CPT®, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM code sets specific to your specialty.
Each specialty-specific procedure code includes its official description and
lay description, coding tips, terminology, cross-coding to common ICD-10-CM,
and relative value units. Getting to the code information you need has never
been so easy.
Key Features and Benefits
- New — Code icons. Quickly identify new, revised
and add-on procedure codes related to dermatology and plastic surgery.
- New — CPT® Assistant references. Identifies
that an article or discussion of the CPT code has been in the American Medical
Association’s CPT Assistant newsletter. Use the citation to locate the correct
volume.
- Optum360 Edge — HCPCS procedure codes. Only
Optum360 offers HCPCS procedure codes specific to your specialty with the same
information as we provide for CPT codes.
- Quickly find information. All the information
you need is provided, including illustrations, lay descriptions, coding tips,
terms, cross-coding, Medicare RVUs and Pub. 100 references.
- Organized by CPT® and HCPCS procedure code.
Essential procedures for dermatology and plastic surgery are listed by CPT® or
HCPCS procedure code, along with crosswalks to common ICD-10-CM diagnosis
codes.
- Easily determine fees for your practice and
reinforce consistency in the charges. Relative value units including the
practice, work, and malpractice components with total RVUs for non-facility and
facility for procedures are included.
- Avoid claim denials and/or audits. Medicare
payer information provides the references to Pub. 100 guidelines, follow-up
days, and assistant-at-surgery.
- CCI edits by CPT® and HCPCS procedure code.
CPT® and HCPCS procedure codes with associated CCI edits in a special section
and quarterly updates available online.
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