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PRINCIPLES OF CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR SURG...

This text provides the in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that guide coding and
reimbursement. The text is meant to be useful to surgeons in practice  both in general surgery
and in surgical subspecialties  practice management teams of surgical practices and to resident
physicians in surgery. Part 1 of the text addresses the CPT coding process  the relative
valuation system (RVU)  the ICD-9 and ICD-10 systems of classification  Medicare Part B payment
rules for physicians  the DRG system and Medicare Part A payment for hospitals  alternative
payment models  and the myriad of quality measures of importance to surgeons. Part 2 of the
text addresses specific coding in areas where surgeons historically have had the most
difficulty. This is not meant to substitute for the available texts  software or courses on
coding  but to provide the historical background and rationale for the specific coding rules.
Principles of Coding and Reimbursement for Surgeons will be of great value to general surgeons
and surgical subspecialists in private practice  academic institutions  and employed positions.
It will provide direction to management teams from practice and institutional levels. It is
also of use to surgical trainees and to researchers in health policy issues.

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