Adams' Coding and Reimbursement: A Simplified Approach

Adams' Coding and Reimbursement: A Simplified Approach

<p>Combining the basics of coding, insurance, and reimbursement in one concise text, <b>Adams' Coding and Reimbursement: A Simplified Approach, 4th Edition</b> looks at the big picture of medical billing and coding and shows how it fits into the physician reimbursement system. Clearly organized, full-color chapters guide you through the entire coding and claims process, detailing coding rules and applications, insurance guidelines, and the reimbursement system. Realistic, hands-on practice helps you apply what you've learned. Written by medical insurance, billing, and coding expert Wanda Adams, this edition includes the latest ICD-9-CM and CPT codes, a new chapter on HCPCS coding, and a new chapter preparing you for the 2013 transition to ICD-10-CM.</p><ul><li><b>Hybrid approach to coding and insurance</b> shows how coding, claims submission, and reimbursement go hand in hand.</li> <p><li><b>Coding exercises</b> teach you how to correctly code using the ICD-9-CM and CPT manuals.</li> <i> <p><li><b>Coding Tips</b></i><b> boxes</b> highlight important information. </li> <i> <p><li><b>Test Your Knowledge</b></i><b> questions</b> within each chapter help you assess your strengths and weaknesses and prepare for exams.</li> <i> <p><li><b>Code It</b></i><b> and <i>Claim It!</i> program</b> on the companion Evolve website familiarizes you with a professional coding claim interface and provides practice with actual patient cases. </li> </ul><ul><li><b>NEW <i>ICD-10-CM Diagnostic Coding</i> chapter</b> prepares you for the 2013 transition to ICD-10.</li> <p><li><b>NEW <i>HCPCS Coding System</i> chapter</b> provides an overview of the HCPCS system and its applications.</li> <p><li><b>Coding exercises and examples</b> <b>include both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes</b>, in preparation for the 2013 transition to ICD-10.</li> </ul>