Basic current procedural terminology and HCPCS coding exercises
By: Gail I. Smith
Contributors: American Health Information Management Association
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: American Health Information Management Association
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781584264613
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Medicine; Code numbers; Terminology; Nosology; Handbooks, manuals; Medical records; Nomenclature
Description: "Basic Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS Coding Exercises strengthens beginning and intermediate students' coding knowledge with skill-building drills and real-world case studies. Students can expect exercises that test knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and clinical concepts through instruction designed to bridge the gap between clinical documentation and coding. An assortment of in-depth case studies includes questions that encourage students to extract information to determine index terms that will lead them to the correct code assignment. Also includes student practice for identifying key documentation elements to support coding decisions." --publisher description.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to Clinical Coding; title: Application of the CPT System; title: Modifiers; title: Surgery; title: Radiology; title: Pathology and Laboratory Services; title: Evaluation and Management Services; title: Medicine; title: Anesthesia; title: HCPCS Level II; title: Reimbursement in the Ambulatory Setting.