Buck’s Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2023 Edition – Text and Workbook Package

$178.99

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.

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Key Features
  • 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.
  • Coverage reflects the latest CPT E/M guidelines changes for office and other outpatient codes.
  • 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 work