**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Health Information Management**
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. xiii 2. List of Illustrations - p. xvi 3. List of Tables - p. xvii 4. UNIT 1. Reimbursement - p. xvii 5. 1. Reimbursement, HIPAA, and compliance - p. 1 6. UNIT 2. ICD-10-CM - p. 24 7. 2. An overview of ICD-10-CM - p. 25 8. 3. ICD-10-CM outpatient coding and reporting guidelines - p. 45 9. 4. Using ICD-10-CM - p. 73 10. 5. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-10) - p. 94 11. 6. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 11-14) - p. 142 12. 7. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 15-22) - p. 157 13. UNIT 3. CPT and HCPCS - p. 196 14. 8. Introduction to CPT - p. 197 15. 9. Introduction to the Level II National Codes (HCPCS) - p. 222 16. 10. Modifiers - p. 243 17. 11. Evaluation and management (E/M) services - p. 273 18. 12. Anesthesia - p. 337 19. 13. Surgery guidelines and general surgery - p. 358 20. 14. Integumentary system - p. 372 21. 15. Musculoskeletal system - p. 406 22. 16. Respiratory system - p. 428 23. 17. Cardiovascular system - p. 447 24. 18. Hemic, lymphatic, mediastinum, and diaphragm - p. 488 25. 19. Digestive system - p. 498 26. 20. Urinary and male genital systems - p. 528 27. 21. Reproductive, intersex surgery, female genital system, and maternity care and delivery - p. 561 28. 22. Endocrine and nervous systems - p. 584 29. 23. Eye, ocular adnexa, auditory, and operating microscope - p. 600 30. 24. Radiology - p. 615 31. 25. Pathology/laboratory - p. 643 32. 26. Medicine - p. 660 33. UNIT 4. Inpatient Coding - p. 696 34. 27. Inpatient coding - p. 697 35. Appendix A. Online resources - p. 726 36. Appendix B. Exercise, quick check, and toolbox answers - p. 727 37. Appendix C. Learning objective and glossary review answers - p. 751 38. Appendix D. EHR screens - p. 757 39. Glossary - p. 764 40. Figure credits - p. 777 41. Coder’s index - p. 781 42. Index - p. 791
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Health Information Management**
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. xiii 2. List of Illustrations - p. xvi 3. List of Tables - p. xvii 4. UNIT 1. Reimbursement - p. xvii 5. 1. Reimbursement, HIPAA, and compliance - p. 1 6. UNIT 2. ICD-10-CM - p. 24 7. 2. An overview of ICD-10-CM - p. 25 8. 3. ICD-10-CM outpatient coding and reporting guidelines - p. 45 9. 4. Using ICD-10-CM - p. 73 10. 5. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-10) - p. 94 11. 6. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 11-14) - p. 142 12. 7. Chapter-specific guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 15-22) - p. 157 13. UNIT 3. CPT and HCPCS - p. 196 14. 8. Introduction to CPT - p. 197 15. 9. Introduction to the Level II National Codes (HCPCS) - p. 222 16. 10. Modifiers - p. 243 17. 11. Evaluation and management (E/M) services - p. 273 18. 12. Anesthesia - p. 337 19. 13. Surgery guidelines and general surgery - p. 358 20. 14. Integumentary system - p. 372 21. 15. Musculoskeletal system - p. 406 22. 16. Respiratory system - p. 428 23. 17. Cardiovascular system - p. 447 24. 18. Hemic, lymphatic, mediastinum, and diaphragm - p. 488 25. 19. Digestive system - p. 498 26. 20. Urinary and male genital systems - p. 528 27. 21. Reproductive, intersex surgery, female genital system, and maternity care and delivery - p. 561 28. 22. Endocrine and nervous systems - p. 584 29. 23. Eye, ocular adnexa, auditory, and operating microscope - p. 600 30. 24. Radiology - p. 615 31. 25. Pathology/laboratory - p. 643 32. 26. Medicine - p. 660 33. UNIT 4. Inpatient Coding - p. 696 34. 27. Inpatient coding - p. 697 35. Appendix A. Online resources - p. 726 36. Appendix B. Exercise, quick check, and toolbox answers - p. 727 37. Appendix C. Learning objective and glossary review answers - p. 751 38. Appendix D. EHR screens - p. 757 39. Glossary - p. 764 40. Figure credits - p. 777 41. Coder’s index - p. 781 42. Index - p. 791
