Take your first step toward a successful career in medical coding with guidance from the most trusted name in coding education! The bestselling
Buck’s Step-by-Step Medical Coding
is a practical, easy-to-use resource that shows you exactly how to code using all current coding sets. To reinforce your understanding, practice exercises follow the explanations of each coding concept. In addition to coverage of reimbursement, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding, an Evolve website includes 30-day access to TruCode
®
Encoder Essentials. No other book so thoroughly covers all coding sets!
Theory and practical review questions
(located at the end of each chapter) focus on recalling important chapter information and application of codes.
A step-by-step approach
makes it easier to build your coding skills and remember the material.
Learning objective and glossary review questions
reinforce your understanding of key chapter concepts and terms
30-day trial to TruCode
Encoder Essentials
gives you experience with using an encoder
(
plus access to additional encoder practice exercises on the Evolve website).
UNIQUE! "Real-life" coding reports
simulate the reports you will encounter as a coder and help you apply coding principles to actual cases.
Online activities
on Evolve provide extra practice with assignments, including coding reports.
Coverage reflects the latest CPT E/M guidelines changes
for office and other outpatient codes.
More than 450 illustrations
help you understand the types of medical conditions and procedures being coded, and include examples taken directly from Elsevier's professional ICD-10 and HCPCS manuals.
UNIQUE!
Four coding-question variations
— covering both single-code questions and multiple-code questions and scenarios — develop your coding ability and critical thinking skills.
Coders’ Index
in the back of the book makes it easy to quickly locate specific codes.
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 emphasize key information.
Valuable tips and advice
are offered in features such as
From the Trenches,
Coding Shots,
Stop!,
Caution!, Check This Out,
CMS Rules
.
Sample EHR screenshots
(in Appendix D) show examples similar to the electronic health records
you will encounter in the workplace.
NEW! Coding updates
include the latest information available, promoting accurate coding and success on the job.