Physician Coding Exam Review 2013

Build the confidence to succeed on the AAPC CPC^® certification exam and take your medical coding career to the next step with CPC^® Coding Exam Review 2013: The Certification Step with ICD-9-CM! 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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Course Syllabus and Student Calendar

Unit 1: 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

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

1. Introduction to Medical Coding
2. CPT
3. HCPCS Coding
4. An Overview of the ICD-9-CM
5. Using the ICD-9-CM

1. Examinations
2. Pre-Examination and Post-Examination
3. 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

Appendix H: Practice Exercises Answers and Rationales