Abstract: | Consolidate the coding process with the Coding Companion, your one-stop resource developed exclusively for those who code for cardiology, cardiothoracic and vascular 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. New Code icons. Quickly identify new, revised and add-on procedure codes related to cardiology, cardiothoracic and vascular 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. |
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