Main description:

The 26th edition of the AAP cornerstone coding publication has been completely updated to include all changes in Current Procedural Technology (CPT) and ICD-10-CM codes for 2021-- complete with expert guidance for their application. The book's many clinical vignettes and examples, as well as the many coding pearls throughout, provide the added guidance needed to ensure accuracy and payment.

This year's completely updated 26th edition includes all 2021 changes in CPT codes as well as guidance on coding for COVID-19 and updated office and outpatient Evaluation and Management codes.

Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgments
How to Use
Part 1: Coding Basics and Business Essentials
Chapter 1: The Basics of Coding
Chapter 2: Modifiers and Coding Edits
Chapter 3: Coding to Demonstrate Quality and Value
Chapter 4: The Business of Medicine: Working With Current and Emerging Payment Systems
Chapter 5: Preventing Fraud and Abuse: Compliance, Audits, and Paybacks
Chapter 6: Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines: Other Than Office and Other Outpatient Services
Part 2: Primarily for the Office and Other Outpatient Settings
Chapter 7: Office and Other Outpatient Evaluation and Management Services
Chapter 8: Consultations and Residential Evaluation and Management Services
Chapter 9: Preventive Services
Chapter 10: Surgery, Infusion, and Sedation in the Outpatient Setting
Chapter 11: Common Non-Facility Testing and Therapeutic Services
Chapter 12: Outpatient Management of Chronic and Complex Conditions
Chapter 13: Qualified Nonphysician Health Care Professional Services
Chapter 14: Mental and Behavioral Health Services
Part 3: Primarily for Hospital Settings
Chapter 15: Hospital Care of the Newborn
Chapter 16: Noncritical Hospital Evaluation and Management Services
Chapter 17: Emergency Department Services
Chapter 18: Critical and Intensive Care
Chapter 19: Common Surgical Procedures and Sedation in Facility Settings
Part 4: Digital Medicine Services
Chapter 20: Digital Medicine Services: Technology-Enhanced Care Delivery
PART 5: CODING EDUCATION QUIZ/ CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs) FOR AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL CODERS
APPENDIXES
I. Quick Reference to 2021 ICD-10-CM Pediatric Code Changes
II. Quick Reference to 2021 CPT (R) Pediatric Code Changes
III. Test Your Knowledge! Answers
IV. Global Per Diem Critical Care Codes: Direct Supervision and Reporting Guidelines
Indexes
Subject Index
Code Index
AAP/Bright Futures 'Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care' (Periodicity Schedule) Insert