Coding and Reimbursement for Hospital Outpatient Services

Coding and Reimbursement for Hospital Outpatient Services is an excellent resource for coding practitioners who have CPT coding knowledge and experience. Even though this new text is specific to the hospital outpatient setting (hospitals paid under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system [OPPS]), coding guidelines are also applicabale to physician practice settings because they were compiled from official coding and clinical resources that apply to both facilities and practitioners. Readers will come away with new or enhanced coding expertise on basic outpatient coding requirements, typical difficulties with interpreting and coding outpatient procedures, application of coding guidelines to ensure accurate coding assignment, and identifying the necessary documentation for coding assignment. Case studies at the end of each chapter give a real world viewpoint for the principles discussed and allow the reader the opportunity to answer thought-provoking questions for further review of some of the more common outpatient services. Answer dispense practical guidance because they're based on the codes and modifiers that would be assigned on behalf of an actual facility.