No matter how much experience you have using ICD-9-CM, CPT and HCPCS codes, there are always tough questions that hold up the billing process. And because billing errors can result in fines, you can't afford to guess. Now you can get easy-to-understand answers to your coding questions, without leaving your desk with the 2001 Coders' Desk Reference.

• NEW! CPT 5, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-10-PCS Preparation. Learn how each will affect you and discover ways to make the transition as smooth as possible.
• NEW! Official CPT Headings and Subheadings. Indicates anatomical and procedural sections so you can determine which CPT codes are associated with what description.
• Easy-to-Understand, Lay Descriptions for Over 4500 Surgical Procedures. Helps you more accurately understand and determine the appropriate 2001 CPT code for claim submission.
• Extensive Glossary of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Synonyms Cross-Referenced to Applicable CPT Code. Understand what abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols mean and find out which CPT codes use them.
• Eponyms Defined and Cross-referenced to Applicable CPT Codes. Understand commonly used eponyms and find out what CPT codes uses them. Visual Help. Find the right body area or incision length using the anatomical and metric conversion charts.
• Dictionary-Style Glossaries. Answer questions regarding reimbursement terms, prefixes and suffixes, surgical terms, and mental health terms.

AAPC CEU Credit(s): 5