This book should be on the desk of every clinician, biller and coder in the country! No-nonsense advice supported by weblinks and a CD that answers the most pressing questions from physicians, practice mangers, bilkers and coders.

• The "Rules" that help doctors get paid, not just the codes
• Organized alphabetically, by topic, for ease of use
• Relevance to all specialties

Rules explained in plain, easy-to-understand prose Each entry includes:

• The definition of the service --Reimbursement rules related to the service
  2006 RVUs
• Clinical examples, when relevant
• Medical references, CPT rule references

The Field Guide to Physician Coding – Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Accounts Receivable Benchmark Data
• Adjusted Collection Ratio
• Advance Beneficiary Notice
• Aging Report
• Allergen Immunotherapy
• Assistant at Surgery Services
• Care Plan Oversight - CPT Codes - Non-Medicare
• Care Plan Oversight for Medicare Patients
• Certification of Home Health Services
• Cerumen Removal
• CLIA Waived Tests
• Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT)
• Consolidated Nursing Home Billing
• Consultations Critical Care Services
• Days in Accounts Receivable
• Diagnosis coding
• Documentation Guidelines
• Emergency Department Visits
• Evaluation and Management Services and Profiles
• General Principles of Medical Record Documentation
• Global Surgical Package
• Gross Collection Ratio
• Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
• Hospital Discharge Services
• Hospital Initial Services, Inpatient
• Hospital Observation Services
• Hospital Subsequent Services
• Immunization administration for vaccinations
• Incident to Services--Medicare
• Legibility
• Local Coverage Determinations (LCD's)
• Locum Tenens Billing
• Medical Necessity
• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Data Base (MFSDB)
• Mini Mental Status Exam
• Modifier 21
• Modifier 22
• Modifier 24
• Modifier 25
• Modifier 26
• Modifier 50
• Modifier 51
• Modifier 52
• Modifier 59
• Modifier 78 and Modifier 79
• Multiple Endoscopy Procedures
• Multiple Surgical Procedures
• National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)
• New Patient
• Nurse visit
• Nursing Facility Visits
• OIG Work Plan.
• Pay for Performance
• Pelvic and breast clinical exam
• Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP)
• Pre-operative Exams
• Preventive Medicine Services
• Preventive Medicine Services--Medicare
• Prolonged Services
• Reciprocal Billing Arrangements
• Reviewing Medical Records
• Shared Visits (Medicare)
• Smoking Cessation Counseling
• Teaching Physician Rules Based on Time
• Teaching Physician Rules for Critical Care Services
• Teaching Physician Rules for Evaluation and Management Codes
• Teaching Physician Rules for Medical Students
• Teaching Physician Rules Primary Care Exception
• Teaching Physician Rules for Surgical Procedures
• Telephone calls
• Time Based Codes
• Welcome to Medicare
• Guide to Acronyms
• Field Notes from Gerald N. Rogan, MD
• CD-ROM with Citations List
• Index