Billing & Coding Clear & Simple A Medical Insurance Worktext

Today fast-paced and constantly changing health-care environment demands that you find the answers you need quickly and easily. This brand-new approach to billing and coding teaches you the who, what, why, when, and how of proper diagnostic and procedural coding, claim form completion, and medical recordkeeping. A reader-friendly, easy-to-grasp writing style and unique, troubleshooting CoderPlus CD-ROM make coding clear and simple to master.

Introduction

Unit 1. Medical Coding Basics
1. A Career in Medical Coding
2. The Legal Aspect of Coding and Billing
3. HIPAA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Unit 2. Coding Systems
4. Diagnostic Coding
5. Procedural Coding: Introduction to CPT and Evaluation and Management
6. Procedural Coding: Anesthesia, Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, and Medicine

Unit 3. Insurance
7. General Commercial Health Insurance Information
8. Medicare
9. Medicaid
10. Managed Care Plans
11. TRICARE/CHAMPVA
12. Worker’s Compensation
13. Insurance Payments and Follow-up Procedures


Glossary of Key Terms

Appendices
1. Sample Practice Information and Insurance Forms
2. Common Abbreviations
Index