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Chapter 5
These are codes and information on the Subject of Medical Billing and coding
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Undergraduate 1
03/18/2017

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99204 CPT Category 1
Definition
Office or other outpatient for evaluation and management of a new patient.
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00730 CPT Category 1
Definition
Anesthesia for procedures on upper posterior abdominal wall.
Term
Evaluation and Management
Definition

Physicians’ services that are performed to determine the best course for patient care

Organized by place and/or type of service


New/established patients; other definitionsUnlisted services, special reportsSelecting an E/M service

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Term
Evaluation and Management
Definition

Physicians’ services that are performed to determine the best course for patient care

Organized by place and/or type of service


New/established patients; other definitionsUnlisted services, special reportsSelecting an E/M service

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The Appendixes
Definition

The fourteen appendixes in the American Medical Association publication of CPT contain information helpful to the coding process:

1.  Appendix A—Modifiers: A complete listing of all modifiers used in CPT with descriptions and, in some cases, examples of usage

2.  Appendix B—Summary of Additions, Deletions, and Revisions: A summary of the codes added, revised, and deleted in the current version

3.  Appendix C—Clinical Examples: Case examples of the proper use of the codes in the Evaluation and Management section

4.  Appendix D—Summary of CPT Add-on Codes: List of supplemental codes used for procedures that are commonly done in addition to the primary procedure

5.  Appendix E—Summary of CPT Codes Exempt from Modifier 51: Codes to which the modifier showing multiple procedures cannot be attached because they already include a multiple descriptor

6.  Appendix F—Summary of CPT Codes Exempt from Modifier 63

7.  Appendix G—Summary of CPT Codes That Include Moderate (Conscious) Sedation

8.  Appendix H—Alphabetical Clinical Topics Listing

9.  Appendix I—Genetic Testing Code Modifiers

10.  Appendix J—Electrodiagnostic Medicine Listing of Sensory, Motor, and Mixed Nerves

11.  Appendix K—Product Pending FDA Approval

12.  Appendix L—Vascular Families

13.  Appendix M—Deleted CPT Codes

14.  Appendix N—Summary of Resequenced CPT Codes

Term
31370
Definition

 

Partial laryngectomy (hemilaryngectomy); horizontal

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31375

 

Definition

 

   laterovertical

Term
31380
Definition
anterovertical
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31382
Definition
antero-latero-vertical
Term
 technical component (TC) 
Definition
reflects the technician’s work and the equipment and supplies used in performing it
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professional component (PC) 
Definition
represents a physician’s skill, time, and expertise used in performing it
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