E/M Auditing Step – E-Book

Building your skills as a professional coder and auditor, E/M Auditing Step, 3rd Edition provides a thorough review of the 17 Evaluation and Management (E/M) subsections presented in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) manual. Real-life scenarios let you practice coding with cases taken from actual documentation. An outline format includes plenty of practice questions, making it easy to review and prepare for E/M certification exams. Written by coding author and educator Carol J. Buck, this edition covers both ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets, and helps you gain the accuracy and proficiency you need for success in auditing records and in E/M coding.

• • A convenient outline format provides easy-to-follow, efficient coverage of E/M coding.

• • An introduction to E/M coding describes how to fill out the main audit form used in the book, then breaks down each of the 17 E/M CPT subsections separately.

• • Follow-up questions and reports test your comprehension of the E/M subsections and allow you to build confidence.

• • An examination with answers prepares you for the professional environment with 17 real-life cases covering E/M codes.

• • 1995 and 1997 E/M Documentation Guidelines, along with an Internet Only Manual, provide a quick reference to all E/M coding variations.

• Useful appendices include answers to Unit 1 questions and the Unit 2 exam, blank audit forms for practice, abbreviations, and additional resources.

• • UPDATED content lets you practice using the 2013 code sets.

• Dual coding includes answers for both ICD-9 and ICD-10, preparing you for the diagnosis coding sets of both today and tomorrow.

E/M Auditing Step – E-Book 3rd Edition is written by Carol J. Buck and published by Saunders. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for E/M Auditing Step – E-Book are 9781455774869, 1455774863 and the print ISBNs are 9781455751990, 1455751995.