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Facility Coding Exam Review 2013

The Certification Step with ICD-9-CM

  • 1st Edition - December 11, 2012
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Carol J. Buck
  • Language: English

With the expert insight of leading coding educator Carol J. Buck, this complete exam review highlights the content you’ll need to master to pass the AHIMA CCS certification exam an… Read more

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With the expert insight of leading coding educator Carol J. Buck, this complete exam review highlights the content you’ll need to master to pass the AHIMA CCS certification exam and take your coding career to the next step. CCS Coding Exam Review 2013: The Certification Step with ICD-9-CM features an easy-to-follow outline format that guides you through the anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each organ system; reimbursement concepts; an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding; and more. Two full practice exams and a final exam modeled on the actual CCS exam simulate the testing experience and help prepare you for success.

Key features

  • Companion Evolve website
    • includes electronic practice exams that simulate the actual AHIMA exam experience to help you overcome test anxiety.

    • Pre-, post-, and final exams

    allow you to track your learning.

  • Answers and rationales

    •  reinforce your understanding of coding concepts.

  • Updates, study tips, and helpful web links

    • aid your understanding.

  • Comprehensive CCS coverage

    •  highlights essential information for passing the AHIMA CCS exam, accompanied by detailed figures, for the most efficient exam review.

  • Concise outline format
    •  gives you quick and easy access to content and helps you make the most of your study time.

    Table of contents

    Success Strategies

    Course Syllabus and Student Calendar

    Unit 1: Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology

    1. Integumentary System

    2. Musculoskeletal System

    3. Respiratory System

    4. Cardiovascular System

    5. Female Genital System and Pregnancy

    6. Male Genital System

    7. Urinary System

    8. Digestive System

    9. Mediastinum and Diaphragm

    10. Hemic and Lymphatic System

    11. Endocrine System

    12. Nervous System

    13. Senses

    14. Unit 1 Quiz Answers

    Unit 2: Reimbursement Issues and Data Quality

    1. Reimbursement Issues

    2. National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)

    3. Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs)

    4. Prospective Payment Systems (PPS)

    5. Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (MS-DRG)

    6. Post Acute Transfer

    7. Present on Admission Indicator (POA)

    8. Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC)

    9. Revenue Codes

    10. Data Quality

    11. Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

    12. Managed Health Care

    13. Abbreviations

    14. Reimbursement Terminology

    15. Reimbursement Quiz

    16. Reimbursement Quiz Answers

      17. Unit 3: Overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding

      1. Introduction to Medical Coding

      2. CPT

      3. HCPCS Coding

      4. ICD-9-CM Overview

      5. Using ICD-9-CM

      6. ICD-9-CM Chapters 1-10

      7. ICD-9-CM Chapters 11-14

      8. ICD-9-CM Chapters 15-21

      9. Outpatient Coding

      10. ICD-9-PCS, Reporting Inpatient Procedures

        11. Unit 4: Coding Challenge

        1. Examinations

        2. Guidelines

        3. Pre-Examination and Post-Examination

        4. Final Examination

        5. Grading of the Examination

        6. Acuity Sheet

        7. Pre-/Post-Examination, Part II

        8. Final Examination, Part II

          9. Appendix A: Resources (Web-Based)

          Appendix B: Medical Terminology

          Appendix C: Combining Forms

          Appendix D: Prefixes

          Appendix E: Suffixes

          Appendix F: Abbreviations

          Appendix G: Further Text Resources

          Appendix H: Pharmacology Review

          Appendix I: Practice Exercises Answers and Rationales

          Index

          Product details

          • Edition: 1
          • Latest edition
          • Published: December 11, 2012
          • Language: English

          About the author

          CB

          Carol J. Buck

          Affiliations and expertise
          Former Program Director, Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN