3, 2,1 code it!

"3-2-1 CODE IT!" is your comprehensive learning resource for coding. This book combines ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Level II coding concepts into one convenient package and offers a level of detail suitable for beginning and more experienced coders alike.When you are ready to earn a coding credential, this book will continue to help you prepare and practice. The book includes an overview of coding systems, career opportunities for coders, the importance of joining professional organizations and obtaining credentials, the impact of working with other coding professionals, and how to develop opportunities for career advancement.

Includes index.

List of tables -- Preface -- About the Author -- Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- How to use this text -- How to use the StudyWare CD-ROM -- How to use the Encoder Pro CD-ROM -- Coding overview : Overview of coding -- International Classification of Diseases, 9th, Clinical modification (ID-9-CM) coding system : Introduction to ICD-9-CM Coding -- ICD-9-CM Coding Conventions -- ICD-9-CM Guidelines -- ICD-9-CM Hospital Inpatient Coding -- ICD-9-CM Outpatient Coding and Physician Office Coding -- Health Care Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), level II National coding system : HCPCS Level II Coding -- Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system : Introduction to CPT Coding -- CPT Evaluation and Management -- CPT Anesthesia -- CPT Surgery I -- CPT Surgery II -- CPT Surgery III -- CPT Surgery IV -- CPT Surgery V -- CPT Radiology -- CPT Pathology and Laboratory -- CPT: Medicine -- Insurance and Reimbursement Overview : Insurance and Reimbursement -- Appendix I: E/M Codebuilder -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Quick notes.