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Coding basics : medical billing and reimbursement fundamentals

Title
Coding basics : medical billing and reimbursement fundamentals / Cynthia A. Richards.
Author
Richards, Cynthia A.
Publication
Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, c2010.

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Description
xxiv, 310 p.; 28 cm. +
Summary
Provides an overview of the medical office environment, CPT and ICD-9-CM coding, and the major health insurance entities; includes information on how to obtain entry-level employment as a reimbursement specialist.
Series Statement
Coding basics.
Alternative Title
  • Medical billing and reimbursement fundamentals.
  • Medical billing & reimbursement fundamentals.
Subject
  • Medical records > Management
  • Medicine > Terminology > Code numbers
  • Nosology > Code numbers
  • Medical claims processing industry > Code numbers
  • Health insurance claims
  • Medical offices
  • Medical fees
  • Medicine > Practice > Economic aspects
Note
  • Includes index.
  • SIMClaim student practice software provides practice using the CMS-1500 claim forms [disc 1]; Encoder Pro software (30-day free trial) allows user to look up ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS level II codes [disc 2].
System Details (note)
  • System requirements: Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista; Pentium PC 500 MHz or higher (750 MHz recommended); 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended); 32 MB free hard drive space; monitor screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels; 16-bit color (thousands of colors); mouse; printer with 16 MB memory recommended.
Contents
The reimbursement specialist -- Office procedures -- Patient information -- CMS-1500 form -- Health insurance -- Medicare -- Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Tricare, commercial, and workers' compensation insurances -- Coding overview of CPT and ICD-9-CM coding -- Charge entry -- Payment entry -- Problem solving -- Aged trial balance reports -- Collections -- Rum and interviews.
Call Number
RA976
ISBN
  • 9781428318021
  • 142831802X
LCCN
2008944318
OCLC
327744464
Author
Richards, Cynthia A.
Title
Coding basics : medical billing and reimbursement fundamentals / Cynthia A. Richards.
Imprint
Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, c2010.
Series
Coding basics.
System Details
System requirements: Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista; Pentium PC 500 MHz or higher (750 MHz recommended); 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended); 32 MB free hard drive space; monitor screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels; 16-bit color (thousands of colors); mouse; printer with 16 MB memory recommended.
Spine Title
Medical billing & reimbursement fundamentals.
Research Call Number
RA976 .R53 2010 [Text]
*WSC-7564 [CD-ROM]
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