Current Procedural Terminology - Essay Example

Jan is correct in that it is necessary to complete the billing for medical procedures in a timely fashion so that claims are properly processed, but not at the expense of coding those procedures incorrectly.  Luckily, today’s world is full of a wealth of resources that Jan can turn to outside of printed media.

Jan is most likely not dealing with codes that cannot be found properly.  What she is doing is looking in the wrong place.  She is looking where there are limited resources giving up too easily and taking the easy road out.  One of the best resources for her to utilize for this challenge would be the Internet.  It is easy to find CPT codes on the Internet, even the new ones.  All she needs to do is choose a search engine such as Google, select a proper search string to indicate what she is looking for and she is liable to easily find it.  This is how I would handle the situation differently when using CPT codes that are not listed.

One challenge of using the aforementioned method for finding unlisted, newer CPT codes is ensuring that the codes are accurate.  It would be necessary for Jan to check the supplier and sponsor(s) of the website she chooses in order to determine whether not the resource is reliable.