Coding For Pediatrics

Ensure prompt, accurate coding with this publication focused exclusively on pediatric coding - updated and expanded for 2005. Also includes at no additional cost a one-year subscription to Pediatric Coding Companion newsletter including all 2005 CPT and IDC-9-CM pediatric codes and updates.

Pediatric Coding Basics was developed to give pediatric healthcare professionals a basic overview of medical coding for services completed.

This year's completely updated 27th edition of Coding for Pediatrics includes all changes in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes--complete with expert guidance for their application. Also included are the new office and outpatient evaluation and management coding changes. The book's many clinical vignettes and examples, as well as the many coding pearls throughout, provide added guidance needed to ensure accuracy and payment. KEY UPDATES * New chapters dedicated to telemedicine and remote physiological data services * New codes for single-disease care management * New codes for congenital cardiac catheterization * Clarifications to outpatient E/M requirements * Coding changes in the following areas: - Updates to musculoskeletal system - Cardiovascular - Male genital system - Face to face medicine - COVID vaccines * More than 80 new and revised coding examples * Revised organization for more efficient and and easier content access * Additional online-only content added

Ensure accurate billing and prompt reimbursement with the only publication focused exclusively on pediatric coding. Indispensable practice tool-Access every new and updated CPT(r) and ICD-9-CM pediatric code, plus pediatric-specific vaccine administration codes A complete coding toolkit-Includes pediatric clinical examples, E/M services, documentation guidelines, modifiers and coding edits, emergency department services and newborn/critical care services. Frequently asked questions, and key dos and don'ts are included to help you avoid.

This publication focuses exclusively on paediatrics coding, the 7th edition includes new and updated CPT and ICD-9-CM paediatrics codes for 2002, as well as other new and revised material. This easy-to-use manual includes clinical examples and frequently asked questions to help you code accurately for proper and timely reimbursement.

Includes common pediatric CPT[copyright] codes for quick and easy look-up.