2025 Coders’ Desk Reference for HCPCS Level II (Compact)
Optum | 2025 |
Coders at all experience levels may have questions when the 2025 HCPCS code changes go into effect, and the Coders’ Desk Reference for HCPCS Level II is the book to keep close by to find the answers needed. This one-of-a-kind comprehensive resource references more than 3,000 HCPCS codes and more than 2,000 lay descriptions, HCPCS modifiers, and other coding guidance.
The Coders’ Desk Reference for HCPCS Level II was developed to work hand-in-hand with your Optum HCPCS Level II code book to answer your toughest HCPCS coding questions.
The Coders’ Desk Reference for HCPCS Level II was developed to work hand-in-hand with your Optum HCPCS Level II code book to answer your toughest HCPCS coding questions.
- Optum Edge — Lay Descriptions. Gain a clear understanding of the clinical lay descriptions for thousands of alphanumeric codes for supplies and services to improve coding accuracy.
- NEW — Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). Learn about SDOH, the nonmedical factors and forces that influence a patient's daily life. SDOH are the conditions in the environments where patients are born, live, learn, work, play, and worship that affect how a patient functions, their health outcomes, and quality of life.
- NEW — Other Selected HCPCS Topics. Review explanations of selected topics, such as diabetes, ESRD, glucose monitoring, home health, and more. This chapter provides descriptions of select programs and services and websites to visit for additional information.
- Modifier Appendix Definitions and Usage Rules. Choose the appropriate modifiers and HCPCS Level II codes with a thorough list of modifiers, accompanied by narrative explanations of each.
- Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies. Provides definitions of DMEPOS and Industry standards regarding documentation, provider orders, and more.
Elizabeth Leibold, RHIT
Ms. Leibold has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare profession. She has served in a variety of roles, ranging from patient registration to billing and collections and has an extensive background in both physician and hospital outpatient coding and compliance. She has worked for large healthcare systems and health information management service companies and has wide-ranging experience in facility and professional component coding, along with CPT expertise in interventional procedures, infusion services, emergency department, observation, and ambulatory surgery coding. Her areas of expertise include chart-to-claim coding audits and providing staff education to both tenured and new coding staff. She is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Middle Tennessee Health Information Management Association (MTHIMA), and West Tennessee Health Information Management Association (WTHIMA).
Jacqueline Petersen, MHA, RHIA, CHDA, CPC
Ms. Petersen is a Registered Health Information Administrator with 30 years of experience in the healthcare profession. She has served as Senior Clinical Product Research Analyst with Optum developing business requirements for edits to support correct coding and reimbursement for claims processing applications. Her experience includes development of data-driven and system rules for both professional and facility claims and in-depth analysis of claims data inclusive of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and modifiers. Her background also includes consulting work for Optum, providing coding and reimbursement education to internal and external clients. Ms. Petersen is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
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