Designed for Quick and Easy Reference, CSI Launches Two New HCPCS Resource Guides for Radiology and Oncology

The HCPCS Resources are designed to give the user quick access to the HCPCS codes needed for their practice and/or department. Available for Radiology and Oncology.

Online PR News – 01-March-2013 –CSI, the leaders in consulting and education for physician and outpatient medical coding, compliance and ICD-10-CM for specialty-specific content, launched this week two new resources dedicated to Radiology and Oncology HCPCS codes – the HCPCS Radiology Resource and the HCPCS Oncology Resource. These easy-to-use reference tools are designed to provide quick access to the HCPCS codes needed for the Radiology or Infusion Center practice and/or department.

The HCPCS Radiology Resource is a 10 page tool geared for radiology practices, hospital radiology departments, hospital chargemaster staff and independent diagnostic testing facilities. The reference covers key topics such as HCPCS codes for imaging exams like digital mammograms, vessel mapping, and non-covered PET scans to “C” codes for hospital MRI exams. As a bonus feature, the HCPCS Radiology Resource includes billing guidelines for contrast agents, radiopharmaceuticals, and drugs, in addition to guidelines for wasted (discarded) drugs.

The HCPCS Oncology Resource is a 12 page tool geared for Infusion centers (hospital based and freestanding), and physician offices performing drug infusion. The reference covers key topics such as HCPCS codes from chemotherapy agents, therapeutic drugs and intravenous fluids with corresponding billable units to HCPCS Level II codes for pharmacy supply, complete blood counts and ambulatory infusion pumps. Also included are unique supply codes required by Blue Cross Blue Shield and other non-Medicare payors, plus a billing overview and unlisted drug codes.

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About Coding Strategies, Inc.
Coding Strategies® (CSI) is a leading healthcare education and consulting firm best-known for specialty-specific expertise in medical coding, compliance and ICD-10-CM for physician and outpatient specialties such as Radiology, Oncology, Cardiology, Pain Management and more. CSI serves a wide range of healthcare organizations nationwide, including hospitals, physician practices, practice management companies, freestanding centers, billing companies, payors, healthcare attorneys and/or anyone ultimately responsible for coding and compliance. Headquartered just northwest of Atlanta, CSI’s team has extensive healthcare business experience and provides the highest level of quality education services and specialty-specific outpatient coding references, such as the Navigator® Coding Reference Guides, as well as, eNewsletters, among other educational tools from seminars and webinars to an online learning center. For more information, visit www.codingstrategies.com