The Coding and Payment Guide for Laboratory Services is your one-stop coding, billing and documentation guide to submitting claims with greater precision and efficiency. This guide has the latest 2009 specialty-specific ICD-9-CM, HCPCS Level II and CPT® code sets along with Medicare payer information, CCI edits, helpful code descriptions and clinical definitions. Includes the essential cross-coding information from the Laboratory Cross Coder provided on CD.

• Increase Coding Efficiency. Up-to-date lab ICD-9-CM, HCPCS Level II and CPT® code sets included in separate chapters for quick and easy lookup.
• Prevent Claim Denials and Stay Up-To-Date with Medicare Payer Information. Review Medicare Pub. 100 references containing information linked to HCPCS Level II and CPT® codes tailored to anesthesia services to prepare cleaner claims before submission.
• Stay Current with CCI Edit Updates Delivered Via Email. Reduce your risk of audit by identifying which coding combinations cannot be billed together.
• Avoid Confusion with Easy-to-Understand Descriptions. Includes clear explanations of procedures represented by CPT® codes, along with clinical definitions and ICD-9-CM code explanations specific to lab services.
• Improve the Precision of ICD-9-CM Code Selection. Prevent claim denials often caused by incorrect code selection with icons that help identify the most appropriate ICD-9-CM code.
• Earn 6 CEUs from the American Academy of Professional Coders.
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