Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 4e [Paperback]

Carol J. Buck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 22, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0721693334 | ISBN-13: 978-0721693330 | Edition: 4

Step-by-Step Medical Coding takes a practical approach to training students for a career in medical coding. It begins with an introduction to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), followed by in-depth explanations of the sections found in the CPT manual. Several chapters, organized to follow the CPT codes by body system, introduce various procedures and demonstrate how to code each one. Practice exercises following each step of information and at the end of each unit reinforce important concepts and allow users to check their comprehension. Unit 2 covers the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD 9-CM), and Unit 3 offers information about third party reimbursement. An appendix provides the official ICD-9-CM guidelines for coding and reporting.

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About the Author

Carol J. Buck, BS, MS, CPC, Program Director, Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN

Product Details

• Paperback: 674 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 4 edition (February 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721693334
• ISBN-13: 978-0721693330
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,275,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carol J. Buck has a Master's degree in Education, as well as CPC-I, CCS-P, CPC, and CPC-H national certifications. For 20 years she served as the Program Director of the Medical Secretarial programs at the Northwest Technical College in Minnesota. She developed diploma and associate programs in medical coding. Now retired, Carol spends her time writing texts related to medical coding, certification, specialization, and reference manuals, which are known as the Step Series.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Many errors prevent text from being good as it could be, April 3, 2005

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This review is from: Step-By-Step Medical Coding (Paperback)

I rate this text 3 because if the errors in this book were corrected, it would be a very good book. I'm a Registered Nurse, taking an online Medical Coding course that uses this book and it's associated online course. Although this textbook has many good aspects (good illustrations, good practice problems, and others), there are also some troublesome problems. The main problem is that there are numerous errors in both the text and the online course, including wrong medical definitions, descriptions, and explanations; wrong answers in the answer key to practice problems; inconsistencies; many others. This may not be as big a problem if the student has a teacher to clarify. But if you are taking an online course, you are reading the entire text and course and you are relying heavily on the text for your understanding of the material. Since I can't be sure if my answer is wrong or the book is wrong, I have spent precious time tracking down correct answers and information, which eats up the time I have for learning this material. I noticed there are two RN's on the Editorial Review Board for this text, and frankly I am shocked that RN's endorsed these printed errors. I am using the 2005 edition, which appears to be a 6th edition, so I'm wondering why the publisher hasn't done a more responsible job of editing by now. If you aren't a nurse or doctor, the errors in this text will misinform you, confuse you, and/or steer you in the wrong direction in medical coding.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars happy, January 7, 2009

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D. Kerro "Ohio mom" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 4e (Paperback)

Got the book at a very great price- was in a coding/billing class that was a prep to take the state test and this book broke down things and made it easier to understand- I would def recommend this to someone going to take the CPC exam for medical billing/coding...yes I did pass the test my 1st try!