Cpt Code Book Symbols. They have now become the standard for doctors, coders, patients, and insurance companies to label and identify medical services and procedures. Aapc's procedural coding expert contains cms rules and guidelines as well as numerous features not seen in the ama cpt ® professional.
It was not necessary to modify the index of the cpt book due to resequencing. Looking for a cpt code will no longer be intimidating or difficult as you will understand how the book is organized and what the descriptions mean. A right and left triangle indicates the beginning and end of the text changes.
Circle ( o ) indicates a reinstated or recycled code in category iii of cpt.
¯ a solid triangle (? Identifies a new code, one that is in the cpt book for the first time. The popular cpt expert book (available at amazon or at ama) combines codes with billing and medicare regulatory information in one volume and clarifies annual code changes and rules. ) preceding a code number indicates a revised description for the specified code number.