Buck's Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2024 Edition

Bucks Step-by-Step Medical Coding is a practical, easy-to-use resource that shows you how to code using all current coding sets. It covers reimbursement, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding, and includes 30-day access to TruCode® Encoder Essentials. Theory and practical review questions, learning objective and glossary review questions, coverage reflects the latest CPT E/M guidelines changes, and 450 illustrations help you understand the types of medical conditions and procedures being coded. Coders Index in the back of the book makes it easy to locate specific codes, and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting boxes show the official guidelines wording for inpatient and outpatient coding alongside in-text explanations. Exercises, Quick Checks, and Toolbox features reinforce coding rules and concepts, and valuable tips and advice are offered in features such as From the Trenches, Coding Shots, Stop!, Caution!, Check This Out, and CMS Rules. Sample EHR screenshots show examples similar to the electronic health records you will encounter in the workplace.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 832 pages
Publication date: 26 January 2024
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

The Bucks Step-by-Step Medical Coding is a comprehensive and practical resource that provides a step-by-step approach to learning medical coding. It covers all current coding sets, including reimbursement, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding, and includes 30-day access to TruCode® Encoder Essentials. The book features theory and practical review questions, step-by-step approach, learning objective and glossary review questions, coverage of the latest CPT E/M guidelines changes, and real-life coding reports. It also includes online activities on Evolve, which provide extra practice with assignments and coding reports. With over 450 illustrations, the book helps you understand the types of medical conditions and procedures being coded and includes examples taken directly from Elsevier's professional ICD-10 and HCPCS manuals. Additionally, it offers four coding-question variations to help you apply coding principles to actual cases.

Weight: 1660g
Dimension: 220 x 281 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780443111792