Welcome to the Online Access page for Coding for Pediatrics, 2021.
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Coding for Pediatrics is an instructional manual and reference tool for use by primary care pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, and others involved in the provision of care to children. The purpose of the manual is to support the delivery of quality care to children by providing the pediatric provider with the knowledge to best support appropriate business practices.
Purchasers of the book have full access to the appendices below, accessed via this page with a special access code that comes with the book.
For Online Access to previous editions see: 2020 Edition, 2019 Edition, 2018 Edition, 2017 Edition and 2016 Edition.
2021 AAPC CEU Quiz
2021 Quiz (No CEUs)
The following are all the links and documents referred to in Coding for Pediatrics, 2021 and additional resources to support your coding needs.
AAP Resources
AAP Coding Hotline
AAP Coding Webinars
AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter™ (separate subscription required)
AAP/Bright Futures "Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care"
Reporting E/M Services with Immunization Administration
Coding Fact Sheets
Standardized Screening/Testing: Developmental and Emotional/Behavioral
RBRVS for Pediatrics
The Business Case for Pricing Vaccine Administration
AAP Superbill
Online Exclusive Content
- AAP Position on Medicare Consultation Policy
- Care Plan Oversight Billing Worksheet Template
- Chronic Care Management Tracking Worksheet
- Commonly Administered Pediatric Vaccine Updates
- Evaluation and Management Key Components
- FAQ: Immunization Administration
- General Documentation Checklist
- Medicare Requirements for Incident-to Services by Nonphysician Professionals and Clinical Staff
- Medicare Telemedicine Codes (Coming soon)
- Primary Care Exception Rule Guidelines
- Responding to Retrospective Audit and Carrier Take-back
- RUC Survey Times for Hospital Care and Critical Care Services
- Sample Audit Log
- Shared Savings
- Skin Graft Code Descriptors
- Template Letter to Payers That Deny Code 99211 for Evaluation of a TB skin test (Coming soon)