Coders' Specialty Guide 2025: Urology/ Nephrology


Book Description

Find all the coding details you need in one convenient resource. There aren’t enough hours in the day to sort through page after page in search of the information you need to code a procedure. Put an end to the chase and command your workflow with the cleverly designed Coders’ Specialty Guide 2025: Urology & Nephrology. AAPC’s easy-access layout puts you in the driver’s seat. You can now find all the information you need to file the right code in one spot. You’ll code faster and more accurately with quick access to ICD-10 cross references, NCCI edits, RVUs, procedure illustrations, and coding and billing tips. Plus, a description of the procedure in easy-to-understand terms, so you can confidently translate your providers’ notes into the correct codes. Take a giant leap forward with these essential features: Urology and nephrology CPT® and HCPCS Level II procedure and service codes, including 2025 new and revised codes Official descriptors for Category I-III CPT® codes Lay term descriptions explaining each procedure Fail-safe coding and billing advice for specific codes CPT® and HCPCS Level II modifier crosswalk for procedures Medicare physician fee schedule (physicians and hospitals) with RVUs Coding indicators (pre-, post-, intra-operative, global periods, and diagnostic tests) NCCI edits Appendix with medical terms ICD-10-CM-to-CPT® crosswalks to effectively code procedures Comprehensive code index with page numbers for quicker code lookup Detailed anatomical illustrations Color-coded tabs to help you navigate easily Command your workflow with mastery and bring in the revenue you deserve with the Coders' Specialty Guide 2025: Urology & Nephrology. *CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.




Coders' Specialty Guide 2024: Urology/ Nephrology


Book Description

Find all the coding details you need in one convenient resource. There aren’t enough hours in the day to sort through page after page in search of the information you need to code a procedure. Put an end to the chase and command your workflow with the cleverly designed Coders’ Specialty Guide 2024: Urology & Nephrology. AAPC’s easy-access layout puts you in the driver’s seat. You can now find all the information you need to file the right code in one spot. You’ll code faster and more accurately with quick access to ICD-10 cross references, NCCI edits, RVUs, procedure illustrations, and coding and billing tips. Plus, a description of the procedure in easy-to-understand terms, so you can confidently translate your providers’ notes into the correct codes. Take a giant leap forward with these essential features: Urology and nephrology CPT® and HCPCS Level II procedure and service codes, including 2024 new and revised codes Official descriptors for Category I-III CPT® codes Lay term descriptions explaining each procedure Fail-safe coding and billing advice for specific codes CPT® and HCPCS Level II modifier crosswalk for procedures Medicare physician fee schedule (physicians and hospitals) with RVUs Coding indicators (pre-, post-, intra-operative, global periods, and diagnostic tests) NCCI edits Appendix with medical terms ICD-10-CM-to-CPT® crosswalks to effectively code procedures Comprehensive code index with page numbers for quicker code lookup Detailed anatomical illustrations Color-coded tabs to help you navigate easily Command your workflow with mastery and bring in the revenue you deserve with the Coders' Specialty Guide 2024: Urology & Nephrology. *CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.










CPT Professional 2022


Book Description

CPT(R) 2022 Professional Edition is the definitive AMA-authored resource to help healthcare professionals correctly report and bill medical procedures and services.




Heirs of General Practice


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Heirs of General Practice is a frieze of glimpses of young doctors with patients of every age—about a dozen physicians in all, who belong to the new medical specialty called family practice. They are people who have addressed themselves to a need for a unifying generalism in a world that has become greatly subdivided by specialization, physicians who work with the "unquantifiable idea that a doctor who treats your grandmother, your father, your niece, and your daughter will be more adroit in treating you." These young men and women are seen in their examining rooms in various rural communities in Maine, but Maine is only the example. Their medical objectives, their successes, the professional obstacles they do and do not overcome are representative of any place family practitioners are working. While essential medical background is provided, McPhee's masterful approach to a trend significant to all of us is replete with affecting, and often amusing, stories about both doctors and their charges.




Oxford Textbook of Urological Surgery


Book Description

Offering a comprehensive guide, the Oxford Textbook of Urological Surgery is a practical resource mapped to the curriculum for urological training as approved by the General Medical Council (GMC), making it particularly useful in preparation for the Intercollegiate Examination. Presented in a clear and accessible way, this evidence based volume covers all major areas, including functional urology, stone disease, infection, andrology, nephrology, transplantation, uroradiology, and paediatric urology. This highly illustrated full colour textbook has an innovative and user-friendly style, including over 500 photographs, clinical images, and line drawings. Bringing together the expertise of over 100 specialist contributors in the field, the Oxford Textbook of Urological Surgery is a highly valuable source of information, and will become the standard reference text for all who study urological disease and its treatment.




Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging


Book Description

This book provides a thorough overview of the ongoing evolution in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare and radiology, enabling readers to gain a deeper insight into the technological background of AI and the impacts of new and emerging technologies on medical imaging. After an introduction on game changers in radiology, such as deep learning technology, the technological evolution of AI in computing science and medical image computing is described, with explanation of basic principles and the types and subtypes of AI. Subsequent sections address the use of imaging biomarkers, the development and validation of AI applications, and various aspects and issues relating to the growing role of big data in radiology. Diverse real-life clinical applications of AI are then outlined for different body parts, demonstrating their ability to add value to daily radiology practices. The concluding section focuses on the impact of AI on radiology and the implications for radiologists, for example with respect to training. Written by radiologists and IT professionals, the book will be of high value for radiologists, medical/clinical physicists, IT specialists, and imaging informatics professionals.




Instant Wisdom for GPs


Book Description

Every consultant has pearls of wisdom they wish they could share with GPs: knowledge they have acquired from years of experience and evidence-based study, which could lead to improved speed and decision in referral, more efficient use of resources and, overall, better patient care. Instant Wisdom for GPs gathers these pearls together, presenting ten bullet-point gems from a comprehensive range of clinical specialties, together with advice on obscure or overlooked diagnoses, guidance on how to distinguish tricky differentials and tips on prescribing. The content has been thoroughly revised and updated for this second edition. New chapters have been added on alcohol use disorders, behavioural problems in children, clinical biochemistry, emergency presentations, genetics and genomics, obesity and bariatric medicine, and women’s health, all from contributors expert in these fields. Key Features: Each specialty chapter offers ten pearls of wisdom, with detailed explanation from a leading consultant 'Obscure or overlooked diagnoses’ flag conditions which the GP might not have heard about or might overlook or confuse with others ‘Easily confused’ sections highlight at-a-glance diagnoses which can be challenging to distinguish from each other, presented in an easy-to-read table ‘Prescribing points’ in each chapter highlight relevant issues around prescribing, including tips, warnings and clarifications Fully revised and updated with six new chapters Edited by Keith Hopcroft, author of the critically acclaimed Symptom Sorter, this practical and accessible guide distils years of knowledge, experience, and key evidence into 32 concise and easy-to-navigate chapters and is essential reading for trainee and practicing GPs.




ICD-10-CM 2022 the Complete Official Codebook with Guidelines


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ICD-10-CM 2022: The Complete Official Codebook provides the entire updated code set for diagnostic coding, organized to make the challenge of accurate coding easier. This codebook is the cornerstone for establishing medical necessity, correct documentation, determining coverage and ensuring appropriate reimbursement. Each of the 22 chapters in the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is organized to provide quick and simple navigation to facilitate accurate coding. The book also contains supplementary appendixes including a coding tutorial, pharmacology listings, a list of valid three-character codes and additional information on Z-codes for long-term drug use and Z-codes that can only be used as a principal diagnosis. Official 2022 coding guidelines are included in this codebook. FEATURES AND BENEFITS Full list of code changes. Quickly see the complete list of new, revised, and deleted codes affecting the CY2022 codes, including a conversion table and code changes by specialty. QPP symbol in the tabular section. The symbol identifies diagnosis codes associated with Quality Payment Program (QPP) measures under MACRA. New and updated coding tips. Obtain insight into coding for physician and outpatient settings. Chapter 22 features U-codes and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) codes Improved icon placement for ease of use New and updated definitions in the tabular listing. Assign codes with confidence based on illustrations and definitions designed to highlight key components of the disease process or injury and provide better understanding of complex diagnostic terms. Intuitive features and format. This edition includes color illustrations and visual alerts, including color-coding and symbols that identify coding notes and instructions, additional character requirements, codes associated with CMS hierarchical condition categories (HCC), Medicare Code Edits (MCEs), manifestation codes, other specified codes, and unspecified codes. Placeholder X. This icon alerts the coder to an important ICD-10-CM convention--the use of a "placeholder X" for three-, four- and five-character codes requiring a seventh character extension. Coding guideline explanations and examples. Detailed explanations and examples related to application of the ICD-10-CM chapter guidelines are provided at the beginning of each chapter in the tabular section. Muscle/tendon translation table. This table is used to determine muscle/tendon action (flexor, extensor, other), which is a component of codes for acquired conditions and injuries affecting the muscles and tendons Index to Diseases and Injuries. Shaded guides to show indent levels for subentries. Appendices. Supplement your coding knowledge with information on proper coding practices, risk-adjustment coding, pharmacology, and Z-codes.