Keep all-important cardiology coding details at your fingertips. Master the 2021 CPT and HCPCS codes for your specialty with AAPC’s Coders’ Specialty Guide 2021: Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Surgery. You’ll get everything you need for cardiology coding decisions — on a single page. Expedite your reporting and ensure accurate claims with these coding essentials:
- Updated cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery CPT codes
- Practical tips for using 2021 new and revised codes
- Official descriptors for Categories I, I, and III procedure codes
- Lay term explanations of cardiology procedures
- Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians and hospitals
- Facility and non-facility RVUs
- Pre-, post, and intra-operative procedure indicators
- CCI edits for cardiology or cardiothoracic procedures
- ICD-10-CM-to-CPT crosswalks
- Specialty-specific HCPCS codes with official descriptors, lay terms, and tips for supplies and equipment
- Comprehensive index to make code look-up quick and easy
- Dictionary-style headers for speedy navigation
- Detailed illustrations with related codes
- And more!