I'm often asked if you can bring a study guide to the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam, and the answer is no. You're only allowed to bring specific books: your ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS books. These books must be either the current year's edition or from one calendar year prior. Keep in mind that your CPT book must be the American Medical Association (AMA) edition, but the other books can be from any publisher you choose. You have the option to bring your own printed books, or you can cho

Hey, I'm finding the CPT code for a neuroplasty of the median nerve for carpal tunnel syndrome. I looked in the CPT index under "carpal tunnel". The correct CPT code for carpal tunnel syndrome decompression, which is a carpal tunnel release, is 64721. CPT code 64721 is for "neuroplasty and or transposition media nerve at carpal tunnel". Since patients typically only have one carpal tunnel released at a time, I'll need to go back to the documentation to see if it was the left or the right side. I