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Offering a comprehensive tool for self-assessment, the 2013 CODING CASE STUDIES WORKBOOK enables coders to practice skill building using all code sets--ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT and HCPCS--in all settings. This comprehensive workbook provides a variety of exercises applicable to physician offices, ambulatory care, and hospital settings. Written as short case studies, exercises emphasize official coding guidelines and include clinical concepts that reflect coding examples from current practice. The rich assortment of application exercises range from basic to the intermediate/advanced level. The detailed rationale for answers allows for a more thorough understanding of the code sets, while answers to the ICD-10-CM exercises highlight the key differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM. Special "Coding Insights" features provide further guidance to support the coding decision-making process.
List of contents
UNIT I: THE CODING PROCESS.
1. Code Sets.
2. Transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM.
3. Official Resources.
UNIT II: DIAGNOSTIC CODING.
4. ICD-9-CM.
5. ICD-10-CM.
UNIT III: PROCEDURAL CODING.
6. ICD-9-CM Procedure Codes.
7. ICD-10-PCS.
8. CPT-4.
9. HCPCS Coding.
UNIT IV: EDITING CODES – Skill Set for Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC)
10. Overview of CAC.
11. Decision-Based Coding.
12. Validating Coding Accuracy.
About the author
Gail I. Smith is President of Gail I. Smith Consulting in Cincinnati and has more than 35 years' experience in the field of coding, education, and health information management (HIM). Gail was an associate professor and director of the Health Information Management Program at the University of Cincinnati, and HIM program director at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Gail has authored several coding textbooks and is an AHIMA approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer and Academy faculty member. Ms. Smith is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), previously serving on the Board of Directors. She received her bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University and her master's degree in education from the College of St. Joseph in Cincinnati, OH.
Summary
Offering a comprehensive tool for self-assessment, the 2013 CODING CASE STUDIES WORKBOOK enables coders to practice skill building using all code sets--ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT and HCPCS--in all settings. This comprehensive workbook provides a variety of exercises applicable to physician offices, ambulatory care, and hospital settings. Written as short case studies, exercises emphasize official coding guidelines and include clinical concepts that reflect coding examples from current practice. The rich assortment of application exercises range from basic to the intermediate/advanced level. The detailed rationale for answers allows for a more thorough understanding of the code sets, while answers to the ICD-10-CM exercises highlight the key differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM. Special "Coding Insights" features provide further guidance to support the coding decision-making process.
