Key Features and Benefits
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NEW – Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines – E/M codes are used every day in your
practice. Now with CPT® E/M Guidelines and our Optum Coding Tips, you have all the information
you need to select the correct E/M code for the service provided.
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Quickly
find information. All the information you need is provided with the CPT® code, including
illustrations, lay descriptions, coding tips, clinical terms, Medicare RVUs
and IOM references, and commonly associated ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes.
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Procedure
code icons – Quickly identify new, revised, add-on, and telemedicine
procedure codes, making your coding process for procedures and E/M services
quick and efficient.
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ICD-10-CM
code icons – Icons identifying
male and female only codes, as well as age-related and laterality diagnosis
codes.
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Easily
determine fees for your practice and reinforce consistency in the charges.
Relative value units including the practice, work, and malpractice components
with the total RVUs for non-facility and facility are included.
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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.
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Avoid
claim denials and/or audits. Medicare payer information includes
references to Internet Only Manual (IOM) guidelines, follow-up days, and assistant-at-surgery.
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CCI
edits by CPT® and HCPCS
procedure code. CPT® and HCPCS procedure codes with their
associated CCI edits are provided in a special section. Quarterly updates are
available online at Optumcoding.com Product Update / Support page.
CPT®
is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
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