Understanding Procedural Coding, A Worktext with Premium Website Printed Access Card and Cengage EncoderPro.com Demo Printed Access Card.

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• ADDITIONAL CASE STUDIES IN EACH CHAPTER PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY CONCEPTS. One to two new Case Studies in every chapter give students a variety of opportunities to apply the procedural coding concepts they've learned in practical situations.
• MORE CHAPTER EXERCISES OFFER NEW PRACTICE. Expanded chapter exercises in each chapter give students the hands-on practice for competency in a variety of medical careers, as well as success on certification examinations.
• UPDATED CONTENT REFLECTS THE LATEST CPT®-4 CODES. The latest CPT® and HCPCS Codes at time of publication are woven throughout this edition to ensure your students gain the most current for knowledge that prepares them to step directly into today's working environment.
• NEW STUDENT STUDYWARE PROVIDES INTERACTIVE LEARNING SUPPORT. The new dynamic Premium Website brings procedural coding to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools that support the printed book. Watch student comprehension soar with flash cards and engaging learning games, self-assessments, streaming videos, and more.
• INCREASED NUMBER OF TEST BANK QUESTIONS ENSURES COMPLETE STUDENT COMPREHENSION. This book's Test Bank is now even stronger with a larger variety of questions to ensure your students have mastered procedural coding and are thoroughly prepared for certification examinations and medical career success.
• NEW POWERPOINT® PRESENTATION SLIDES REINFORCE THE LATEST CPT® CODES. Fresh new PowerPoint® slides keep students engaged while clarifying the most recent procedural coding concepts and practices.
• THOROUGH CHAPTER ADDRESSES HCPCS LEVEL II CODES. Your students gain the comprehensive knowledge needed for medical billing and coding success.
• PROVEN CASE STUDIES AND CODING ASSIGNMENTS OFFER HANDS-ON PRACTICE. These and other useful practice opportunities highlight the real-world application of concepts students are learning.
• COMPREHENSIVE WORKTEXT APPROACH CREATES ONGOING PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE TOOL. Your students not only gain clear instruction for CPT® procedure coding that is immediately useful, but also this easy-to-understand guide to CPT® coding offers valuable reference later with completed learning exercises and room to write-in answers.
• CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS CODING GUIDELINES AND RULES ESTABLISHED BY GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS. Discussions throughout this edition highlight coding guidelines created by Medicare, other Federal agencies, and the American Medical Association (AMA) as the authors highlight the specific billing and reimbursement issues relevant to CPT® codes.
• COMPLETE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS PROVIDE TIME-SAVING RESOURCES AND INNOVATIVE STUDENT LEARNING TOOLS. You save time with this edition's expanded Test Bank, revised and engaging PowerPoint® slides, and WebTutor™ for Blackboard with unique multimedia coding case studies
• NO-COST TRIAL CD GIVES STUDENT EXPERIENCE USING INGENIX®'S POPULAR ENCODERPRO. This invaluable web-based coding tool for CPT® ® as well as HCPCS and ICD-9-CM code sets and Medicare coding guidelines is produced by Ingenix®, a leading provider of medical coding solutions. Your students learn to use this popular software with a no-cost trial CD included with the text.
• PROVEN LEARNING FEATURES GUIDE READERS THROUGH MASTERING PROCEDURAL CODING. Clear Chapter Outlines, Learning Objectives, lists of key terms and memorable examples assist students in furthering their comprehensive, accurate understanding of today's procedural coding and coding guidelines.
• HANDS-ON EXERCISES AND USEFUL TOOLS ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION AND MORE THOROUGH STUDY. Notes, figures and tables clarify concepts while Internet links, feature boxes, summaries and chapter reviews help build upon important concepts.

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