CPT® Changes 2006
an insider's view
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Table of Contents
CPT® Changes 2006: An Insider’s ViewAcknowledgments
Using This Book
The Symbols
The Rationale
Reading the Clinical Examples
The Tabular Review of the Changes
CPT Codebook Text and Guidelines
Evaluation and Management
Office or Other Outpatient Services
Consultations
Initial Inpatient Consultations
Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services
Inpatient Pediatric Critical Care
►Continuing◄ Intensive ►Care◄ Services
Nursing Facility Services
►Initial◄ Nursing Facility ►Care◄
Subsequent Nursing Facility Care
Nursing Facility Discharge Services
►Other Nursing Facility Services◄
Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg, Boarding Home), or Custodial Care Services
►Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg, Assisted Living Facility), or Home Care Plan Oversight Services◄
Anesthesia
Guidelines
Obstetric
Other Procedures
Surgery
Integumentary System
Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
Repair (Closure)
Breast
Musculoskeletal System
Neck (Soft Tissues) and Thorax
Spine (Vertebral Column)
Foot and Toes
Application of Casts and Strapping
Endoscopy/Arthroscopy
Respiratory System
Nose
Larynx
Lungs and Pleura
Cardiovascular System
Heart and Pericardium
Cardiovascular System
Heart and Pericardium
Digestive System
Salivary Gland and Ducts
Esophagus
Stomach
Intestines (Except Rectum)
Rectum
Anus
Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum
Urinary System
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Male Genital System
Prostate
Female Genital System
Vagina
Cervix Uteri
Corpus Uteri
Nervous System
Skull, Meninges, and Brain
Extracranial Nerves, Peripheral Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System
Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Anterior Segment
Ocular Adnexa
Auditory System
Middle Ear
Operating Microscope
Radiology
Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
Head and Neck
Chest
Spine and Pelvis
Upper Extremities
Lower Extremities
Abdomen
Vascular Procedures
Other Procedures
Diagnostic Ultrasound
Ultrasonic Guidance Procedures
Radiation Oncology
Radiation Treatment Delivery
►Neutron Beam Treatment Delivery◄
Nuclear Medicine
Diagnostic
Therapeutic
Pathology and Laboratory
Therapeutic Drug Assays
Chemistry
Immunology
Transfusion Medicine
Microbiology
Cytopathology
Cytogenetic Studies
Surgical Pathology
Other Procedures
Medicine
Immune Globulins
Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids
Vaccines, Toxoids
►Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, and Diagnostic Injections and Infusions (Excludes Chemotherapy)◄
►Hydration◄
►Therapeutic, Prophylactic, and Diagnostic Injections and Infusions◄
Psychiatry
Psychiatric Therapeutic Procedures
Dialysis
Hemodialysis
Gastroenterology
Ophthalmology
Contact Lens Services
Spectacle Services (Including Prosthesis for Aphakia)
Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
Audiologic Function Tests With Medical Diagnostic Evaluation
Evaluative and Therapeutic Services
Cardiovascular
Cardiography
Intracardiac Electrophysiological Procedures/Studies
Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Allergy Testing
Endocrinology
Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
Muscle and Range of Motion Testing
Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Tests
Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention
Chemotherapy Administration
►Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy◄
►Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy◄
►Other Chemotherapy◄
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Modalities
Therapeutic Procedures
Tests and Measurements
►Orthotic Management and Prosthetic Management◄
Other Procedures
Acupuncture
►Education and Training for Patient Self-Management◄
Special Services, Procedures and Reports
Qualifying Circumstances for Anesthesia
►Moderate (Conscious) Sedation◄
Other Services and Procedures
Category II
Category II Codes
►Modifiers◄
Composite Measures
Patient History
Physical Examination
Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
Therapeutic, Preventive or Other Interventions
Category III
Category III Codes
Appendices
Appendix A
Modifiers
Appendix G
Summary of CPT Codes That Include Moderate (Conscious) Sedation
Appendix H
Alphabetic Index of Performance Measures by Clinical Condition or Topic
Appendix I
Genetic Testing Code Modifiers
Neoplasia (solid tumor, excluding sarcoma and lymphoma)
Neoplasia (sarcoma)
Neoplasia (lymphoid/hematopoietic)
Non-neoplastic hematology/coagulation
Histocompatibility/blood typing/identity/microsatellite
Neurologic, non-neoplastic
Muscular, non-neoplastic
Metabolic, other
Metabolic, transport
Metabolic-pharmacogenetics
Dysmorphology
Appendix J
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Listing of Sensory, Motor, and Mixed Nerves
Codes 95900 and 95903 involve the following motor nerves:
Code 95904 involves the following sensory and mixed nerves:
Appendix K
Product Pending FDA Approval
Appendix L
Vascular Families
2006 - The Tabular Review of the Changes
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+ Add-on Codes
Modifier 51 exempt
⦿ Conscious Sedation
🗲 Pending FDA Approval
American Medical Association. (2005). CPT® Changes 2006. Retrieved from https://www.findacode.com/library/ama/cpt-changes/2006/index.html
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