CPC Coding Exam Review 2012,
Build the confidence to succeed on the AAPC CPC® certification exam and take your medical coding career to the next step with CPC® ICD-9-CM Coding Exam Review 2012: The Certification Step! Reflecting the expert insight of leading coding educator Carol J. Buck, this complete exam review guides you step-by-step through all of the content covered on the CPC® exam, including anatomy and terminology for each organ system; reimbursement concepts; an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding; and more. Plus, two practice exams and a final exam modeled on the actual CPC® exam simulate the exam experience to give you a head start on certification success.
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Key Features
- Comprehensive review content based on the AAPC CPC® exam covers everything you need to know to pass your exam.
- Concise outline format helps you quickly access key information and study more efficiently.
- Companion Evolve website includes a Pre-Exam and Post-Exam with answers and rationales to help you identify areas of weakness and reinforce your understanding, plus study tips, web links, and additional study support.
- A Final Exam located in the text simulates the actual testing experience you'll encounter when you take the CPC® exam.
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Contents
Success Strategies
Course Syllabus and Student Calendar
Unit I: Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology
1. Integumentary System
2. Musculoskeletal System
3. Respiratory System
4. Cardiovascular System
5. Female Genital System and Pregnancy
6. Male Genital System
7. Urinary System
8. Digestive System
9. Mediastinum and Diaphragm
10. Hemic and Lymphatic System
11. Endocrine System
12. Nervous System
13. Senses
14. Unit 1 Quiz Answers
Unit II: Reimbursement Issues
1. Reimbursement Issues
2. National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)
3. Federal Register
4. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)
5. Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS)
6. Medicare Fraud and Abuse
7. Managed Health Care
8. Reimbursement Terminology
9. Reimbursement Quiz
10. Reimbursement Quiz Answers
Unit III: Overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding
1. Introduction to Medical Coding
2. CPT
3. HCPCS Coding
4. An Overview of the ICD-9-CM
5. Using the ICD-9-CM
Unit IV: Coding Challenge
1. Examinations
2. Final Examination
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Medical Terminology
Appendix C: Combining Forms
Appendix D: Prefixes
Appendix E: Suffixes
Appendix F: Abbreviations
Appendix G: Further Text Resources
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Authors
Carol J. Buck, MS, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, Former Program Director, Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN
