CPT® Changes 2015
an insider's view
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Table of Contents
AcknowledgementsForeword
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
Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services
Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines
Inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Services and Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Services
Care Management Services
Advance Care Planning
Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines
Definitions of Commonly Used Terms
Anesthesia
Thorax (Chest Wall and Shoulder Girdle)
Spine and Spinal Cord
Advance Care Planning
Surgery Guidelines
CPT Surgical Package Definition
Spine and Spinal Cord
Surgery
Integumentary System
Musculoskeletal System
Respiratory System
Cardiovascular System
Mediastinum and Diaphragm
Digestive System
Urinary System
Maternity Care and Delivery
Nervous System
Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Auditory System
Operating Microscope
CPT Surgical Package Definition
Radiology
Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
Diagnostic Ultrasound
Radiologic Guidance
Breast, Mammography
Bone/Joint Studies
Radiation Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
Maternity Care and Delivery
Nervous System
Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Auditory System
Operating Microscope
Pathology and Laboratory
Pathology and Laboratory
Pathology and Laboratory Guidelines
Organ or Disease-Oriented Panels
Drug Assay
Therapeutic Drug Assays
Evocative/Suppression Testing
Molecular Pathology
Genomic Sequencing Procedures and Other Molecular Multianalyte Assays
Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses
Chemistry
Transfusion Medicine
Microbiology
Cytopathology
Cytogenetic Studies
Surgical Pathology
Reproductive Medicine Procedures
Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
Diagnostic Ultrasound
Radiologic Guidance
Breast, Mammography
Bone/Joint Studies
Radiation Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
Medicine
Vaccines, Toxoids
Psychiatry
Gastroenterology
Ophthalmology
Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
Cardiovascular
Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention
Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, Diagnostic Injections and Infusions, and Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Other Services and Procedures
Pathology and Laboratory Guidelines
Category II Codes
Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
Drug Assay
Therapeutic Drug Assays
Evocative/Suppression Testing
Molecular Pathology
Genomic Sequencing Procedures and Other Molecular Multianalyte Assays
Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses
Chemistry
Transfusion Medicine
Microbiology
Cytopathology
Cytogenetic Studies
Surgical Pathology
Reproductive Medicine Procedures
Category III Codes
Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator System
Adaptive Behavior Assessments
Adaptive Behavior Treatment
Exposure Adaptive Behavior Treatment With Protocol Modification
Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
Cardiovascular
Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention
Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, Diagnostic Injections and Infusions, and Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Other Services and Procedures
Appendix O
Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
Tabular Review of Changes
Evaluation and Management
Anesthesia
Surgery
Radiology
Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine
Category II Codes
Category III Codes
Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator System
Adaptive Behavior Assessments
Adaptive Behavior Treatment
Exposure Adaptive Behavior Treatment With Protocol Modification
Evaluation and Management
Anesthesia
Surgery
Radiology
Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine
Category II Codes
Category III Codes
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American Medical Association. (2014). CPT® Changes 2015. Retrieved from https://www.findacode.com/library/ama/cpt-changes/2015/index.html
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