Description: This book and interactive CD-ROM is essential to help you prepare you for the AHIMA Clinical Coding Specialist (CCS) certification examination. Practice interpreting documentation and applying your clinical knowledge in assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures for a variety of patient settings. Product Benefits: - A comprehensive resource list and study tips.
- Multiple choice coding questions, reviewing: Medical Science, Classification Systems, Registries, and Indexing, Medical Billing and Reimbursement, ICD-9-CM and CPT coding.
- Coding case studies for a variety of health care settings, including: Inpatient, Outpatient surgery, Emergency room, Physician office, Long term care.
- A mock examination.
- Official guidelines for ICD-9-CM Coding and Reporting.
- Appendices for commonly administered drugs, lab values, and a summary of ICD-9-CM changes for October 1, 2008.
- Maps to the most current AHIMA-COC standards.
Table of Contents: Introduction.
I. EXAMINATION STUDY STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES.
II. CODING REVIEW.
III. HEALTH DATA CONTENT, REQUIREMENTS, AND STANDARDS.
IV. MEDICAL SCIENCE.
V. CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND SECONDARY DATA SOURCES.
VI. MEDICAL BILLING AND REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEMS.
VII. ICD-9-CM CODING.
VIII. CPT CODING.
IX. CCS CASE STUDY CODING REVIEW.
X. CCS CASE STUDY CODING REVIEW ANSWER KEY.
XI. CCS MOCK EXAMINATION PART 1.
Mock Examination 1.
Mock Examination 2.
XII. CCS MOCK EXAMINATION PART 2: CODING CASES.
XIII. CCS MOCK EXAM ANSWER KEY.
Appendices:
Appendix A—Pharmacology557.
Appendix B—Laboratory Testing569.
Appendix C - ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines Effective October 1, 2008.
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