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!
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. UNIT 1. Reimbursement - p. xii 3. 1. Reimbursement, HIPAA, and compliance - p. xii 4. UNIT 2. ICD-10-CM - p. 23 5. 2. An overview of ICD-10-CM - p. 23 6. 3. ICD-10-CM outpatient coding and reporting guidelines - p. 43 7. 4. Using ICD-10-CM - p. 71 8. 5. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM chapters 1-10) - p. 92 9. 6. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM chapters 11-14) - p. 142 10. 7. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM chapters 15-21) - p. 157 11. UNIT 3. CPT and HCPCS - p. 195 12. 8. Introduction to CPT - p. 195 13. 9. Introduction to the level II national codes (HCPCS) - p. 220 14. 10. Modifiers - p. 241 15. 11. Evaluation and management (E/M) services - p. 271 16. 12. Anesthesia - p. 335 17. 13. Surgery guidelines and general surgery - p. 356 18. 14. Integumentary system - p. 370 19. 15. Musculoskeletal system - p. 404 20. 16. Respiratory system - p. 426 21. 17. Cardiovascular system - p. 445 22. 18. Hemic, lymphatic, mediastinum, and diaphragm - p. 486 23. 19. Digestive system - p. 496 24. 20. Urinary and male genital systems - p. 526 25. 21. Reproductive, intersex surgery, female genital system, and maternity care and delivery - p. 559 26. 22. Endocrine and nervous systems - p. 582 27. 23. Eye, ocular adnexa, auditory, and operating microscope - p. 598 28. 24. Radiology - p. 613 29. 25. Pathology/laboratory - p. 641 30. 26. Medicine - p. 658 31. UNIT 4. Inpatient Coding - p. 695 32. 27. Inpatient coding - p. 695 33. Appendix A: Online resources - p. 725 34. Appendix B: Exercise quick check and toolbox answers - p. 726 35. Appendix C: Learning objective and glossary review answers - p. 727 36. Appendix D: EHR screens - p. 728 37. Glossary - p. 729 38. Figure credits - p. 730 39. Coder’s index - p. 731 40. Index - p. 732
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!
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. UNIT 1. Reimbursement - p. xii 3. 1. Reimbursement, HIPAA, and compliance - p. xii 4. UNIT 2. ICD-10-CM - p. 23 5. 2. An overview of ICD-10-CM - p. 23 6. 3. ICD-10-CM outpatient coding and reporting guidelines - p. 43 7. 4. Using ICD-10-CM - p. 71 8. 5. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM chapters 1-10) - p. 92 9. 6. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM chapters 11-14) - p. 142 10. 7. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM chapters 15-21) - p. 157 11. UNIT 3. CPT and HCPCS - p. 195 12. 8. Introduction to CPT - p. 195 13. 9. Introduction to the level II national codes (HCPCS) - p. 220 14. 10. Modifiers - p. 241 15. 11. Evaluation and management (E/M) services - p. 271 16. 12. Anesthesia - p. 335 17. 13. Surgery guidelines and general surgery - p. 356 18. 14. Integumentary system - p. 370 19. 15. Musculoskeletal system - p. 404 20. 16. Respiratory system - p. 426 21. 17. Cardiovascular system - p. 445 22. 18. Hemic, lymphatic, mediastinum, and diaphragm - p. 486 23. 19. Digestive system - p. 496 24. 20. Urinary and male genital systems - p. 526 25. 21. Reproductive, intersex surgery, female genital system, and maternity care and delivery - p. 559 26. 22. Endocrine and nervous systems - p. 582 27. 23. Eye, ocular adnexa, auditory, and operating microscope - p. 598 28. 24. Radiology - p. 613 29. 25. Pathology/laboratory - p. 641 30. 26. Medicine - p. 658 31. UNIT 4. Inpatient Coding - p. 695 32. 27. Inpatient coding - p. 695 33. Appendix A: Online resources - p. 725 34. Appendix B: Exercise quick check and toolbox answers - p. 726 35. Appendix C: Learning objective and glossary review answers - p. 727 36. Appendix D: EHR screens - p. 728 37. Glossary - p. 729 38. Figure credits - p. 730 39. Coder’s index - p. 731 40. Index - p. 732
