Casto, ICD-10-PCS Code Book, 2016 Draft

Anne B. Casto, RHIA, CCS, consulting editor, is the president of Casto Consulting, LLC, which provides services to hospitals and other healthcare stakeholders primarily in the areas of reimbursement and coding, and specializing in linking coding and billing practices to positive revenue cycle outcomes. Prior to founding the firm, Ms. Casto was the program manager of the HIMS Division at The Ohio State University School of Allied Medical Professions; she taught healthcare reimbursement, ICD-9-CM coding and CPT coding courses for several years, and was responsible for curriculum revisions in the areas of chargemaster management, clinical data management, and healthcare reimbursement. Ms. Casto has worked extensively with CMI, quality measures, physician documentation, and coding accuracy efforts.