Clinical Coding Workout: Practice Exercises for Skill Development, 2006 edition, with answers

Learn the latest coding guidelines! This practical workbook boosts your knowledge and coding assignment skills for ICD-9-CM , CPT, and HCPCS Level II. It even explores the future of coding with up-to-date information on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets. New for this year! Chapter 10, Coding Challenges, contains exercises for home health, skilled nursing, long-term acute care, and rehabilitation. in three common healthcare settings: inpatient services, ambulatory care, and physician-based treatment. Make no mistake: This isn't a theory-heavy textbook, but a practical tool. It is filled with skill development exercises from across the coding spectrum. You'll find case histories and scenarios from the inpatient, ambulatory, and physician office settingsin various skill levels. From these real-world examples, you will put your knowledge to the test with a variety of questions in both multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank formats. Table of Contents Level I. Beginning Coding Exercises - Basic Principles of ICD-9-CM Coding - Basic Principles of CPT Coding - HCPCS Level II Coding Level II. Intermediate Coding Exercises - Case Studies from Inpatient Health Records - Case Studies from Ambulatory Health Records - Case Studies from Physician-Based Health Records Level III. Advanced Coding Exercises - Case Studies from Inpatient Health Records - Case Studies from Ambulatory Health Records - Case Studies from Physician-Based Health Records - Coding Challenge References Appendix A: Certification Competencies Answer Key