Netter's Atlas of Surgical Anatomy for CPT Coding

An invaluable resource for CPT® surgical coding with integrated anatomical instructions and illustrations. No other book brings anatomic and coding concepts together with the same degree of completeness and educational value. This brand new publication from the AMA unites annotated CPT surgical codes and descriptions with clinically significant renderings by renowned medical illustrator, Frank H. Netter, MD, to simplify the navigation through complex operative reports for CPT code abstraction. This is an ideal tool to boost anatomical knowledge within the context of CPT codes.Features and Benefits: • More than 700 individual Netter illustrations paired with specific code ranges to guide code selection • Figure captions provide full descriptions about the anatomies and procedures illustrated by the images to assist in code selection • Unique feature! Coding Atlas presents additional information and details of anatomy related to procedures within specific CPT code ranges • A comprehensive glossary of procedural and anatomical terms simplifies complex terminology to promote further understanding • Chapter openers deliver an overview of the anatomical system(s) to provide a basic understanding of pathophysiology that may affect code selection • Written by Sheri Poe Bernard who has a 20-year history developing coding education and training tools, including serving as vice president of clinical coding content at AAPC

About the Author

Sheri Poe Bernard, CCS-P, CDEO, CPC, CRC, is one of the nation’s leading developers of medical coding curricula and referential material. An expert communicator of coding concepts, Bernard works as a writer, public speaker and risk adjustment consultant in coding, training, and clinical documentation improvement. She brings more than 25 years of experience in coding and reimbursement publishing, training, and test development to the American Medical Association as one of its newest authors. In addition to this book, her AMA titles include Netter’s Atlas of Surgical Anatomy for CPT Coding and ICD-10-CM Chronic Disease Cards.