2025 Coders' Desk Reference Procedures (Compact)
Optum | 2025 |
The Coders’ Desk Reference for Procedures is a comprehensive resource for all 2025 CPT® codes. This all-inclusive tool helps identify the minute differences and components of similar CPT® codes.
You will code more accurately from operative reports and produce cleaner claims the first time by improving your understanding of the clinical meanings behind the codes and checking billing and coding information for Medicare.
You will code more accurately from operative reports and produce cleaner claims the first time by improving your understanding of the clinical meanings behind the codes and checking billing and coding information for Medicare.
- Comprehensive CPT® code listing with CPT® procedure lay descriptions. Eliminate the need for multiple resources with this one-stop resource of more than 8,000 CPT® codes and 6,000 lay descriptions for surgery, laboratory/pathology, radiology, medicine, and evaluation and management codes.
- Place of service codes for E/M services. Review the list of CMS-1500 place of service codes with a grid of evaluation and management codes linked to the appropriate place of service.
- Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines. Review components of care needed when determining E/M levels of service with the AMA CPT® guidelines.
- Modifier definitions and usage rules. Reduce research time and improve coding accuracy with a complete modifier list, accompanied by narrative explanations to ensure proper use of modifiers.
- Procedure eponym crosswalk. Locate eponym definitions and code links in an alphabetically organized section.
- Reimbursement and procedure glossary of terms. Understand terminology often used in medical record documentation and terms used in communications with payers.
- Abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, prefixes, and suffixes. Better understand terms and use these valuable tools for more efficient CPT® coding.
- Anatomical illustrations. Recognize the body sites described in operative reports with helpful illustrations.
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
LaJuana Green, RHIA, CCS
Ms. Green is a Registered Health Information Administrator with over 35 years of experience in multiple areas of information management. She has proven expertise in the analysis of medical record documentation, assignment of ICD-10-CM and PCS codes, DRG validation, and CPT® code assignment in ambulatory surgery units and the hospital outpatient setting. Her experience includes serving as a director of a health information management department, clinical technical editing, new technology research and writing, medical record management, utilization review activities, quality assurance, tumor registry, medical library services and chargemaster maintenance. Ms. Green is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
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