Build the confidence to succeed on the AAPC CPC® certification exam and take your medical coding career to the next step with CPC® ICD-9-CM Coding Exam Review 2012: The Certification Step! Reflecting the expert insight of leading coding educator Carol J. Buck, this complete exam review guides you step-by-step through all of the content covered on the CPC® exam, including anatomy and terminology for each organ system; reimbursement concepts; an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding; and more. Plus, two practice exams and a final exam modeled on the actual CPC® exam simulate the exam experience to give you a head start on certification success.
Key Features
- Comprehensive review content based on the AAPC CPC® exam covers everything you need to know to pass your exam.
- Concise outline format helps you quickly access key information and study more efficiently.
- Companion Evolve website includes a Pre-Exam and Post-Exam with answers and rationales to help you identify areas of weakness and reinforce your understanding, plus study tips, web links, and additional study support.
- A Final Exam located in the text simulates the actual testing experience you'll encounter when you take the CPC® exam.
Contents
Success Strategies
Course Syllabus and Student Calendar
Unit I: 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 II: Reimbursement Issues
- 1. Reimbursement Issues
- 2. National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)
- 3. Federal Register
- 4. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)
- 5. Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS)
- 6. Medicare Fraud and Abuse
- 7. Managed Health Care
- 8. Reimbursement Terminology
- 9. Reimbursement Quiz
- 10. Reimbursement Quiz Answers
Unit III: Overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding
- 1. Introduction to Medical Coding
- 2. CPT
- 3. HCPCS Coding
- 4. An Overview of the ICD-9-CM
- 5. Using the ICD-9-CM
Unit IV: Coding Challenge
- 1. Examinations
- 2. Final Examination
Appendices
- Appendix A: Resources
- Appendix B: Medical Terminology
- Appendix C: Combining Forms
- Appendix D: Prefixes
- Appendix E: Suffixes
- Appendix F: Abbreviations
- Appendix G: Further Text Resources
Product Details
- Paperback: 584 pages
- Publisher: Saunders (December 15, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1455706590
- ISBN-13: 978-1455706594
List Price: $79.95