Correctly interpreting and reporting medical procedures and services begins with CPTr 2013 Professional Edition. Straight from the AMA, this is the only CPTr codebook with the official CPT coding rules and guidelines developed by the CPT Editorial Panel. Benefits and Features Covers hundreds of code, guideline and text changes and offers the following: - Improved A comprehensive index -- new to the 2013 edition, this revised and enhanced index better aids you in locating codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym, or abbreviation - Expanded pathology and laboratory index entries -- includes analytes and eliminates redundancy throughout the rest of the index, making it clearer and quicker to search - More Anatomical and procedural illustrations -- help improve coding accuracy and understanding of the specified anatomy and procedures, including five new Cardiovascular System illustrations - New Listing of proprietary test names for multi-analyte assays -- informing you of existing tests that have yet to meet all of the necessary requirements to be placed among the Categoty I codes - Customer favorite CPTr 2013 E/M Express Reference Tables Pocket Guide* -- provides a side-by-side comparison of E/M codes, summarizes the requirements for reporting E/M services, and helps the user select and validate proper E/M coding - E/M reference tables -- summarize the requirements for reporting E/M services to help you select and validate proper E/M coding - Coding tips throughout each section -- improve your understanding of the nuances of the code set - Section-specific table of contents -- helps users navigate more effectively through each sections codes - Reference tables -- define and differentiate key parameters in large families of codes - Updated citations to CPTr Assistant, Clinical Examples in Radiology, and CPTr Changes -- provides immediate information to popular AMA resources to enhan