Adams Guide To Coding And Reimbursement

Combining the basics of coding, insurance, and reimbursement in one concise text, this reader-friendly resource is your key to understanding the fundamentals of medical billing and coding. 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, all accompanied by real-world practice to help you apply what you’ve learned in the field! Highlighted examples illustrate concepts in realistic medical office settings to enhance your understanding. Coding exercises teach you how to correctly code using the ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 manuals. Test Your Knowledge questions within each chapter help you assess your strengths and weaknesses and prepare for exams. Critical thinking problems challenge you to apply chapter concepts to common coding scenarios. Code It and Claim It! software familiarizes you with a professional coding claim interface similar to programs you’ll use on the job and provides real-world practice with actual patient cases. Key term lists and an extensive glossary reinforce your understanding of important coding and insurance terminology. NEW application exercises help you put your knowledge of coding and reimbursement into practice.

Combining the basics of coding, insurance, and reimbursement in one concise text, this reader-friendly resource is your key to understanding the fundamentals of medical billing and coding. 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, all accompanied by real-world practice to help you apply what you've learned in the field! Highlighted examples illustrate concepts in realistic medical office settings to enhance your understanding. Coding exercises teach you how to correctly code using the ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 manuals. Test Your Knowledge questions within each chapter help you assess your strengths and weaknesses and prepare for exams. Critical thinking problems challenge you to apply chapter concepts to common coding scenarios. Code It and Claim It! software familiarizes you with a professional coding claim interface similar to programs you'll use on the job and provides real-world practice with actual patient cases. Key term lists and an extensive glossary reinforce your understanding of important coding and insurance terminology. NEW application exercises help you put your knowledge of coding and reimbursement into practice.

An excellent introduction for beginning coders, this updated guide reinforces information through a series of review questions, case histories, and simple coding problems. The reimbursement section emphasizes the benefits of correct accounting of patient ledgers.

Accompanying CD-ROM contains images and material from the book.

This convenient money-saving package is a must-have for students training for a career in health care. This package includes Adams' Coding & Reimbursements and the Virtual Medical Office for Adams' Coding & Reimbursement.

INSURANCE HANDBOOK FOR THE MEDICAL OFFICE is a key text for medical administrative assisting, medical front office programs, or those who wish to become insurance billing specialists, claims assistance professionals, or electronic claims processors for physicians' practices and hospital outpatient clinics. Those already practicing in this area will also find this text beneficial, as will health claims examiner programs. The goal of this extremely up-to-date text is to increase efficiency and streamline administrative procedures for the most exasperating aspect of the doctor's office routine: insurance billing. This text offers guidance for all aspects of submitting, tracing, appealing, and transmitting claims for today's full range of health plans. Important coverage of diagnostic coding, procedural coding, office and insurance collection strategies, Medicare, Managed Care, and more is presented. Additionally, a free CD-ROM featuring the HCFA-1500 claim form is included with the book. The CD-ROM contains 10 scored patient case studies with related insurance information so that the student can practice completing the HCFA-1500 claim form in a fun, interactive format.

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