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SLAB08 |
| ISBN
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978-1-60151-069-3 |
| $149
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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 2008
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. |
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Increase
coding
efficiency.
Up-to-date
laboratory
and
pathology
ICD-9-CM,
HCPCS Level
II and CPT
code sets
included in
separate
chapters for
quick and
easy lookup.
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Prevent
claim
denials and
stay
up-to-date
with
Medicare
payer
information.
Review
Medicare Pub
100 manuals
containing
information
linked to
HCPCS Level
II and CPT
codes
tailored to
laboratory
and
pathology
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
laboratory
and
pathology
services.
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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.
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Simplify and
speed code
selection.
Contents of
the former
Laboratory
Cross Coder,
including
links from
CPT
to
ICD-9-CM
diagnosis
and HCPCS
Level II
codes, are
provided on
CD.
- Earn
CEUs from
the American
Academy of
Professional
Coders.
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