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Buck's The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2025/2026 Edition
- 1st Edition - December 13, 2024
- Authors: Elsevier Inc, Jackie Koesterman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 8 8 0 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 1 4 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 1 4 2 - 8
Purchase options
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Request a sales quote- NEW! Coding updates include the latest information available, including 2026 code updates when released.
- Real-world patient cases (cleared of any patient identifiers) simulate the first year of coding on the job by using actual medical records, allowing you to practice coding with advanced material.
- UNIQUE! Evaluation and Management (E/M) audit forms include clear coding instructions to help reduce errors in determining the correct level of service.
- More than 150 full-color illustrations depict and clarify advanced coding concepts.
- Coverage of CPT E/M guidelines changes for office and other outpatient codes.
- From the Trenches boxes highlight the real-life experiences of professional medical coders and include photographs, quotes, practical tips, and advice.
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Physicians
1. Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services
2. Medicine
3. Radiology
4. Pathology and Laboratory
5. Integumentary System
6. Cardiovascular System
7. Digestive System, Hemic/Lymphatic System, and Mediastinum/Diaphragm
8. Musculoskeletal System
9. Respiratory System
10. Urinary, Male Genital, and Endocrine Systems
11. Female Genital System and Maternity Care/Delivery
12. Nervous System
13. Eye and Auditory Systems
14. Anesthesia
Figure Credits
Appendix A: E/M Audit Form Appendix B: CMS AB-01-44
Appendix C: Resources
Appendix D: Abbreviations
Appendix E: Answers to every other case
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Physicians
1. Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services
2. Medicine
3. Radiology
4. Pathology and Laboratory
5. Integumentary System
6. Cardiovascular System
7. Digestive System, Hemic/Lymphatic System, and Mediastinum/Diaphragm
8. Musculoskeletal System
9. Respiratory System
10. Urinary, Male Genital, and Endocrine Systems
11. Female Genital System and Maternity Care/Delivery
12. Nervous System
13. Eye and Auditory Systems
14. Anesthesia
Figure Credits
Appendix A: E/M Audit Form Appendix B: CMS AB-01-44
Appendix C: Resources
Appendix D: Abbreviations
Appendix E: Answers to every other case
Glossary
Index
- No. of pages: 576
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 13, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443248801
- eBook ISBN: 9780443261435
- eBook ISBN: 9780443261428
JK
Jackie Koesterman
Jackie L Koesterman, CPC, has been a Certified Professional Coder and Medical Assistant for over 25 years. Jackie has also served as an instructor at the Minnesota Northland Technical College in the medical clerical and medical assistant programs. Jackie is employed by a large medical health system as a Senior Coder III and Reimbursement Specialist, specializing in multi-specialty coding and multi-payer denial review in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. She also serves as a trainer and mentor to the coders. Jackie performs audits for multi-specialties for private practice clinics in her area.
Affiliations and expertise
Coding and Reimbursement Specialist, JDK Medical Coding EDU, Grand Forks, North Dakota