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Buck’s Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2022 Edition Paperback

• Take your first step toward a successful career in medical coding with guidance from the most trusted name in coding education! The bestselling Buck’s Step-by-Step Medical Coding is a practical, easy-to-use resource that shows you exactly how to code using all current coding sets.
• To reinforce your understanding, practice exercises follow the explanations of each coding concept.
• In addition to coverage of reimbursement, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding, an Evolve website includes 30-day access to TruCode Encoder Essentials.
• No other book so thoroughly covers all coding sets!
• Theory and practical review questions (located at the end of each chapter) focus on recalling important chapter information and application of codes.
• A step-by-step approach makes it easier to build your coding skills and remember the material.
• Learning objective and glossary review questions reinforce your understanding of key chapter concepts and terms 30-day trial to TruCode Encoder Essentials gives you experience with using an encoder (plus access to additional encoder practice exercises on the Evolve website).
• UNIQUE! “Real-life” coding reports simulate the reports you will encounter as a coder and help you apply coding principles to actual cases.
• Online activities on Evolve provide extra practice with assignments, including coding reports.
• More than 450 illustrations help you understand the types of medical conditions and procedures being coded, and include examples taken directly from Elsevier’s professional ICD-10 and HCPCS manuals.
• UNIQUE! Four coding-question variations – covering both single-code questions and multiple-code questions and scenarios – develop your coding ability and critical thinking skills.
• UNIQUE! Coders’ Index in the back of the book makes it easy to quickly locate specific codes.
• Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting boxes show the official guidelines wording for inpatient and outpatient coding alongside in-text explanations. Exercises, Quick Checks, and Toolbox features reinforce coding rules and concepts, and emphasize key information.
• Valuable tips and advice are offered in features such as From the Trenches, Coding Shots, Stop!, Caution!, Check This Out, and CMS Rules.
• Sample EHR screenshots (in Appendix D) show examples similar to the electronic health records you will encounter in the workplace
• NEW! Coding updates include the latest information available, promoting accurate coding and success on the job. Coverage reflects the latest CPT E/M guidelines changes for office and other outpatient codes.