The Extra Step, Facility-Based Coding Practice 2011 Edition - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card)
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Practice your facility-based coding skills and prepare for the CCS or CPC-H exams with unparalleled practice and review from the name you trust, Carol J. Buck! The Extra Step, Facility-Based Coding Practice 2011 Edition makes it easy to master advanced coding concepts by providing realistic experience working through facility-based coding scenarios. Each case incorporates actual medical records with personal details changed or removed, and is accompanied by rationales for correct and incorrect answers to provide the most accurate, efficient, and effective review possible.
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- More than 115 cases provide comprehensive coding practice in both inpatient and outpatient settings to strengthen your understanding and help you ensure your professional success.
- Abstracting questions at the end of many cases are designed to assess knowledge and critical thinking skills.
- ICD-9-CM codes are accompanied by corresponding ICD-10-CM codes in the answer keys to familiarize you with the new coding system.
- Cases are mapped to the content outline of the CCS and CPC-H certification exams to help you prepare for certification
- A companion Evolve Resources website keeps you informed of updates in the coding field and provides rationales for textbook patient cases and hints and tips for more efficient coding.
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Chapter 1: Integumentary
Case 1: Excision, Basal Cell Carcinoma
Case 2: Ulcer Repair
Case 3: Ulcer Debridement
Case 4: Dressing Change
Case 5: Split Thickness Skin Graft
Case 6: Flap with Debridement
Case 7: Lesion Excision
Case 8: Incision and Drainage
Chapter 2: Gastrointestinal
Case 9: Sigmoidoscopy
Case 10: Colonoscopy
Case 11: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Case 12: Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Case 13: Colonoscopy through Colostomy
Case 14: Colonoscopy with Polypectomy
Case 15: Colonoscopy with Polypectomy
Case 16: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Case 17: Colonoscopy with Biopsies
Chapter 3: Nephrology
Case 18: Plasma Exchange
Case 19: Kidney Biopsy
Case 20: Plasma Exchange
Case 21: Kidney Biopsy
Case 22: Central Venous Placement
Chapter 4: Neurology/Neurosurgery
Case 23: Lumbar Puncture
Case 24: Electroencephalogram Report
Case 25: Carpal Tunnel Release
Case 26: Discectomy
Case 27: Ventricular Puncture
Case 28: Electroencephalogram Report
Case 29: Insertion of Intrathecal Catheter and Pump
Chapter 5: OB/GYN Surgery and Ophthalmology
Case 30: Hysteroscopy
Case 31: Amniocentesis
Case 32: Dacryocystorhinostomy
Case 33: Blepharoplasty
Case 34: Removal Caruncle
Chapter 6: Orthopedic
Case 35: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Case 36: Meniscectomy
Case 37: Synovectomy
Case 38: Closed Reduction
Case 39: Arthroplasty
Case 40: Mosaicplasty
Case 41: Arthroscopy
Chapter 7: Otorhinolaryngology
Case 42: Tympanostomy
Case 43: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and Tonsillectomy
Case 44: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Case 45: Myringotomy and Tympanostomy
Case 46: Septoplasty
Case 47: Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Case 48: Tonsillectomy
Case 49: Myringotomy
Case 50: Septoplasty and Turbinoplasty
Case 51: Bronchoscopy
Case 52: Nocturnal Polysomnogram Study
Case 53: Walking O2 Desaturation Study
Case 54: Pulmonary Function Study
Case 55: Right Chest Tube Placement
Case 56: Bronchoscopy
Case 57: Swan-Ganz Insertion
Chapter 8: General Surgery
Case 58: Circumcision
Case 59: Cystoscopy
Case 60: Hernia Repair
Case 61: Removal of Dialysis Catheter
Case 62: Catheter Removal
Case 63: Cholangiopancreatogram and Sphincterotomy
Case 64: Cholecystectomy
Case 65: Dissection and Excision Lymph Node
Case 66: Aspiration and Biopsy
Chapter 9: Emergency Department
Case 67: Neck Pain
Case 68: Back and Abdominal Pain
Case 69: Chest Pain
Case 70: Foot Injury
Case 71: Leg Laceration
Case 72: Left Lower Quadrant Pain
Case 73: Body Ache, Fever, and Headache
Case 74: Chest Congestion
Case 75: Hematuria
Case 76: Fall
Chapter 10: Diagnostic Radiology
Case 77: Ultrasound, Carotid
Case 78: Ultrasound, Pelvic and Transvaginal
Case 79: Ultrasound, Renal
Case 80: Ultrasound, OB
Case 81: Umbilical Arterial Doppler
Case 82: Ultrasound, Fetal
Case 83: Ultrasound, Abdominal
Case 84: Computed Tomography, Groin
Case 85: Computed Tomography, Chest
Case 86: Computed Tomography, Cranial
Case 87: Computed Tomography, Neck
Case 88: Computed Tomography, Neck
Case 89: Computed Tomography, Sinusitis
Case 90: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Forefoot
Case 91: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Renal
Case 92: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Finger
Case 93: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain
Case 94: Doppler Study, Arterial
Case 95: X-Ray, Chest
Case 96: X-Ray, Video Pharyngogram
Case 97: X-Ray, Abdomen
Chapter 11: Interventional Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Nuclear Medicine
Case 98: Aspiration and Biopsy, Right Hip
Case 99: Insertion Peripheral Catheter
Case 100: Tunneled Catheter
Case 101: Radiation Oncology Treatment Planning
Case 102: Radiation Oncology 3D Simulation
Case 103: Brachytherapy
Case 104: Myocardial Perfusion Scan
Case 105: Nuclear Stress Test
Chapter 12: Cardiology
Case 106: Cardioversion
Case 107: Pharmacological Nuclear Perfusion Stress Test
Case 108: Echocardiogram
Case 109: Adenosine Myoview Stress Test
Case 110: Stress Test
Case 111: Cardiac Catheterization Report
Case 112: Cardiac Catheterization Report
Chapter 13: Inpatient Cases
Case 113: Fracture, Hip
Case 114: Arthroplasty
Case 115: Breast Cancer
Case 116: Groin Pain
Appendix: Coding Answers to Patient Cases
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Carol J. Buck, MS, CPC, CCS-P, Former Program Director, Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN