American Academy of Ophthalmology 2020 Coding Coach: The Complete Ophthalmic Reference

Avoid costly coding errors and maximize reimbursement with the Academy’s complete ophthalmology-specific coding reference. Coding Coach consolidates the necessary information you need for a given procedure in one accurate source.The Coding Coach print version or 12-month online subscription, is a must-have ‘one-stop’ resource that helps you:Save time by consolidating information found in numerous sourcesIncrease your coding accuracy and practice profitabilityCoding Coach provides you with the following information:CPT to diagnosis code linksAssistance-at-surgery coverageAssociated proceduresCCI edits (updated quarterly in the online version)CPT® codes and descriptorsDefinitions for the laypersonGlobal periods for federal and commercial payersHCPCS code linksHelpful coding cluesModifier usageRVUs for the office and facilitySite-of-service differentialImagesThe print edition of the Coding Coach comes as a spiral-bound, three-volume set. The content is arranged by CPT code (e.g. 65400) but each volume includes an alphabetical index of procedures to help you find the numerical equivalent quickly (e.g. Lesion: Cornea, excision, 65400).Volume 1 covers integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and nervous systems that are related to the eye.Volume 2 covers eye and ocular adnexa.Volume 3 covers radiology, special testing, spectacle services (including prosthesis aphakia), Category III codes, HCPCS codes and miscellaneous codes.