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1 END CODING LOSSES TODAY! End CPT, PQRS and ICD CODING LOSSES forever! Stay up-to-date with NCCI, MUE, NCD and more. Receive four quarterly editions, plus special bulletins as issued, when you subscribe to APF s Pathology Service CODING Handbook. Pathology Service CODING Handbook is the only comprehensive (more than 625 pages) guide to CPT, PQRS and ICD CODING for anatomic and clinical pathology services on the market today . Disciplines covered in the electronic text are surgical pathology, cytopathology (including Pap test), dermatopathology, hematopathology, neuropathology, renal pathology, blood bank and transfusion medicine, molecular pathology, cytogenetics, clinical test interpretations and consultations, and more. e manual includes medical reporting considerations; Medicare s National Correct CODING Initiative (NCCI), Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE), Local Coverage Determination (LCD), and National Coverage Determination (NCD) rules; ICD diagnosis CODING ; Medicare s Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) bonus; and much more.

2 Several crib sheets help you speed your daily CODING work without sacri cing accuracy. e Handbook is designed for on-screen use as an electronic guide-book. Bookmarks and cross-links embedded in the electronic text take you instantly to the procedure, code, or rule you re looking for no more thumbing through an index, then ipping page a er page trying to nd the exact information you need. ere s also keyword search capability. ose piles of lists, notes, and 3-ring binders you ve been using are obso-lete! e Handbook is delivered via email or APF website download as an Adobe PDF le on or before the 10th day of each calendar quarter; therefore, you always have up-to-date information, without hassle of sorting or ling. If you so choose, your subscription includes six credits for telephone or email consultations with Brenda Cox, a nationally known expert in pathology/histology/cytology CODING , compliance, and billing.

3 You don t get a valuable bene t like this worth at least $375 from any other publisher! Please see order and pricing details SERVICE CODING HANDBOOKC omplete CPT, PQRS & ICD Code Instructionsfor Pathologists and Histo/Cyto Laboratories$479OR $407 WITH MEMBERSHIPPER FULL YEARAS LITTLE ASPATHOLOGY SERVICE CODING HANDBOOK e following pages describe the Handbook by sample chapter content, excerpts, and crib sheets so you can be er judge its scope and the depth of each topic explanation. A subscription form and synopsis of the License Agreement are provided ON INVESTMENTS ubscribers report that Pathology Service CODING Handbook pays for itself many times over in just the rst few weeks of use. You save time CODING cases, improve the accuracy and consistency of CODING , stay up-to-date with Medicare initiatives, and nd billable dollars you ve been SAVESave on your subscription to the Handbook by ordering now.

4 Pay just $479 for your rst four quarterly editions and special bulletins as issued. Alterna-tively, order with the personal consultation feature and pay only $679. Delivery is immediate, so order today to start reaping the bene ts. APF members receive a 15% discount on their new subscription or renewal: (Package A - $407 or Package B - $607)TESTIMONIALSHere s what ve current Handbook subscribers have to say about the text and the consultation service they get. Accurate CODING guidance used to be hard to nd, but now it s all here at our ngertips. Vicki McCarthy, Administrator, Yellowstone Pathology Institute An invaluable resource! All the CODING rules I need to know, in one place, like nowhere else. Leigh Stacy, Administrative Manager, Stanford University Pathology ere s nothing else like it.

5 It saves us time and helps us reduce our third-party audit exposure. Beverly Bloedow, CODING Manager, Hospital Pathology Associates e authoritative information I need is here when I need it, and it s always up-to-date. Monica Wilson, Director of Billing, Indiana Pathology Institute It s already paid for itself many times over, like no other publication we use. Karen Murphy, Operations Director, Pathology & Lab MedicineQUESTIONSS till have questions? Call or email for added information. We look forward to serving Pathology Foundation1540 South Coast Highway, Suite 204 Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: 877-993-9935 Email: $479OR $407 WITH MEMBERSHIPPER FULL YEARAS LITTLE ASPATHOLOGY SERVICE CODING HANDBOOKSUBSCRIPTION FORM AND SERVICE INVOICESUBSCRIBER INFORMATION:Company (subscriber) _____Mailing address _____City/State/ZIP _____PRIMARY CONTACT PERSON:Name_____Title_____Phone number ( _____ ) _____Email address_____SECONDARY CONTACT PERSON:Name_____Title_____Phone number ( _____ ) _____Email address_____THE SUBSCRIBER IS BEST DESCRIBED AS: Physician or physician group practice Independent laboratory Management and/or billing company Hospital Other (specify) _____PAYMENT INFORMATION:Check payable to American Pathology Foundation.

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7 Coast Hwy, Suite 204, Laguna Beach, CA 92651(877) 993-9935 Fax (949) SERVICE CODING HANDBOOKM edical Service, Procedure, and Diagnosis Reporting Policies and Practices for the Pathology ProfessionCPT Code ReportingHCPCS Code ReportingCPT/HCPCS Modi ersICD-9-CM Diagnosis CodingMedicare NCCI & MUE Edits and Physician Quality ReportingCoverage DeterminationsAnd | Apr. 1, 2016 CPT is a registered trademark of theAmerican Medical What s New in Version Introduction and License Agreement A. Scope and objectives B. Limitations and subscriber responsibilities C. How to use the Handbook D. Subscriber comments/suggestions are welcome E. Subscriber license agreement Chapter 1 Introduction to CPT /HCPCS (with basic ground rules) Chapter 2 ICD-10-CM diagnosis CODING requirements Chapter 3 NCCI, NCD, LCD, MUE, PQRS & MOCP Chapter 4 Surgical pathology 88300-88309 unit of service Chapter 5 Surgical pathology 88300-88309 code selection Chapter 6 Surgical pathology add-on procedures Chapter 7 Surgical pathology subspecialty cases Chapter 8 Fine needle aspiration cytology services Chapter 9 Nongynecological cytology services Chapter 10 Cervical/vaginal cytology (Pap test)

8 Services Chapter 11 Consultations on outside slides/materials Chapter 12 Molecular and cytogenetics testing services Chapter 13 Transfusion medicine services Chapter 14 Clinical test interpretation & consultation services Chapter 15 Other pathology services Chapter 16 Form CMS-1500 guidance Chapter 17 Audit proof pathology medical reports Appendices CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

9 Applicable FARS/DFARS restrictions apply to government use. The responsibility for the content of any National Correct CODING Policy included in this product is with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and no endorsement by the AMA is intended or should be implied. The AMA disclaims responsibility for any consequences or liability attributable to or related to any use, nonuse or interpretation of information contained in this product. This is an electronic media text intended for onscreen use only; accordingly, page numbering is not relevant and isn t provided. To navigate to a particular chapter, open the Bookmark tab in the upper left corner of your screen (immediately below the toolbar), and then left-click the Adobe icon next to the chapter you want to view. (Open and close the Bookmark tab at will.) You ll be instantly transported to the beginning of the chapter, and there you ll find a navigation tool that allows you to move from topic-to-topic in the chapter.

10 To get back to the navigation tool in a chapter, simply repeat the steps starting with the Bookmark tab. Synopsis of License Agreement Terms (The following license agreement synopsis is for illustrative purposes only. The complete agreement is included in the Handbook, and it s available from the American Pathology Foundation upon request. The terms of the license agreement are subject to change without notice or your consent.)You agree to use the Handbookonly as an internal reference document to aid in the determination of the appropriate procedure and diagnosis codes to post to medical service claims for payment by third-party payers, insurers, and patients. You agree not to use, or to permit the use of, the Handbookas part of a commercial venture that would result in its distribution, in whole or in significant part, to persons or entities outside your practice unit (as defined below).