The Practice Step: Facility-Based Coding Cases, 2012 Edition
- 1st Edition - December 14, 2011
- Imprint: Saunders
- Author: Carol J. Buck
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 0 7 5 2 - 2
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Request a sales quotePerfect your coding skills and position yourself for career advancement with real-world facility-based coding practice developed by leading coding educator Carol J. Buck. The Practice Step: Facility-Based Coding Cases, 2012 Edition presents realistic patient cases reflecting both inpatient and outpatient settings to give you the extra practice you need to remain competitive in the medical coding marketplace, learn to code with both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM and prepare for the CCS and CPC-H certification exams.
- More than 100 cases covering all medical specialties provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient coding practice and reflect the latest CCS and CPC-H certification exam outlines.
- Abstracting questions test your knowledge and critical thinking skills.
- Visually engaging design makes coding concepts more approachable.
- Detailed rationales, ICD-9-CM code updates, and practical tips on a companion Evolve website enhance your coding accuracy and help you code more efficiently.
1. Integumentary
Case 1: Excision, Basal Cell Carcinoma
Case 2: Ulcer Repair
Case 3: Ulcer Debridement
Case 4: Dressing Change
Case 5: Split Thickness Skin Graft
Case 6: Flap with Debridement
Case 7: Lesion Excision
Case 8: Incision and Drainage
2. Gastrointestinal
Case 9: Sigmoidoscopy
Case 10: Colonoscopy
Case 11: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Case 12: Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Case 13: Colonoscopy through Colostomy
Case 14: Colonoscopy with Polypectomy
Case 15: Colonoscopy with Polypectomy
Case 16: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
Case 17: Colonoscopy with Biopsies
3. Nephrology
Case 18: Plasma Exchange
Case 19: Kidney Biopsy
Case 20: Plasma Exchange
Case 21: Kidney Biopsy
Case 22: Central Venous Placement
4. Neurology/Neurosurgery
Case 23: Lumbar Puncture
Case 24: Electroencephalogram Report
Case 25: Carpal Tunnel Release
Case 26: Discectomy
Case 27: Ventricular Puncture
Case 28: Electroencephalogram Report
Case 29: Insertion of Intrathecal Catheter and Pump
5. Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgery and Ophthalmology
Case 30: Hysteroscopy
Case 31: Amniocentesis
Case 32: Dacryocystorhinostomy
Case 33: Blepharoplasty
Case 34: Removal Caruncle
6. Orthopedic
Case 35: Anterior and Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Case 36: Meniscectomy
Case 37: Synovectomy
Case 38: Closed Reduction
Case 39: Arthroplasty
Case 40: Mosaicplasty
Case 41: Arthroscopy
7. Otorhinolaryngology
Case 42: Tympanostomy
Case 43: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and Tonsillectomy
Case 44: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Case 45: Myringotomy and Tympanostomy
Case 46: Septoplasty
Case 47: Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Case 48: Tonsillectomy
Case 49: Myringotomy
Case 50: Septoplasty and Turbinoplasty
Case 51: Bronchoscopy
Case 52: Nocturnal Polysomnogram Study
Case 53: Walking 02 Desaturation Study
Case 54: Pulmonary Function Study
Case 55: Right Chest Tube Placement
Case 56: Bronchoscopy
Case 57: Swan-Ganz Insertion
8. General Surgery
Case 58: Circumcision
Case 59: Cystoscopy
Case 60: Hernia Repair
Case 61: Removal Dialysis Catheter
Case 62: Catheter Removal
Case 63: Cholangiopancreatogram and Sphincterotomy
Case 64: Cholecystectomy
Case 65: Dissection and Excision Lymph Node
Case 66: Aspiration and Biopsy
9. Emergency Department
Case 67: Neck Pain
Case 68: Back and Abdominal Pain
Case 69: Chest Pain
Case 70: Foot Injury
Case 71: Leg Laceration
Case 72: Left Lower Quadrant Pain
Case 73: Body Ache, Fever and Headache
Case 74: Chest Congestion
Case 75: Hematuria
Case 76: Fall
10. Diagnostic Radiology
Case 77: Ultrasound, Carotid
Case 78: Ultrasound, Pelvic and Transvaginal
Case 79: Ultrasound, Renal
Case 80: Ultrasound, OB
Case 81: Umbilical Arterial Doppler
Case 82: Ultrasound, Fetal
Case 83: Ultrasound, Abdominal
Case 84: Computed Tomography, Groin
Case 85: Computed Tomography, Chest
Case 86: Computer Tomography, Cranial
Case 87: Computer Tomography, Neck
Case 88: Computed Tomography, Neck
Case 89: Computed Tomography, Sinusitis
Case 90: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Forefoot
Case 91: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Renal
Case 92: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Finger
Case 93: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain
Case 94: Doppler Study, Arterial
Case 95: X-Ray, Chest
Case 96: X-Ray, Video Pharyngogram
Case 97: X-Ray, Abdomen
11. Interventional Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Nuclear Medicine
Case 98: Aspiration and Biopsy, Right Hip
Case 99: Insertion Peripheral Catheter
Case 100: Tunneled Catheter
Case 101: Radiation Oncology Treatment Planning
Case 102: Radiation Oncology 3D Simulation
Case 103: Brachytherapy
Case 104: Myocardial Perfusion Scan
Case 105: Nuclear Stress Test
12. Cardiology
Case 106: Cardioversion
Case 107: Pharmacological Nuclear Perfusion Stress Test
Case 108: Echocardiogram
Case 109: Adenosine Myoview Stress Test
Case 110: Stress Test
Case 111: Cardiac Catheterization Report
Case 112: Cardiac Catheterization Report
13. Inpatient Cases
Case 113: Fracture, Hip
Case 114: Arthroplasty
Case 115: Breast Cancer
Case 116: Groin Pain
Appendix: Coding Answers to Patient Cases
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 14, 2011
- Imprint: Saunders
- No. of pages: 192
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781455707522
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Carol J. Buck
Affiliations and expertise
Former Program Director, Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN