Facility Coding Exam Review 2013

Success Strategies

Course Syllabus and Student Calendar

Unit 1: Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology



Integumentary System
Musculoskeletal System
Respiratory System
Cardiovascular System
Female Genital System and Pregnancy
Male Genital System
Urinary System
Digestive System
Mediastinum and Diaphragm
Hemic and Lymphatic System
Endocrine System
Nervous System
Senses
Unit 1 Quiz Answers

Unit 2: Reimbursement Issues and Data Quality



Reimbursement Issues
National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)
Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs)
Prospective Payment Systems (PPS)
Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (MS-DRG)
Post Acute Transfer
Present on Admission Indicator (POA)
Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC)
Revenue Codes
Data Quality
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Managed Health Care
Abbreviations
Reimbursement Terminology
Reimbursement Quiz
Reimbursement Quiz Answers

Unit 3: Overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding



Introduction to Medical Coding
CPT
HCPCS Coding
ICD-9-CM Overview
Using ICD-9-CM
ICD-9-CM Chapters 1-10
ICD-9-CM Chapters 11-14
ICD-9-CM Chapters 15-21
Outpatient Coding
ICD-9-PCS, Reporting Inpatient Procedures

Unit 4: Coding Challenge



Examinations
Guidelines
Pre-Examination and Post-Examination
Final Examination
Grading of the Examination
Acuity Sheet
Pre-/Post-Examination, Part II
Final Examination, Part II

Appendix A: Resources (Web-Based)

Appendix B: Medical Terminology

Appendix C: Combining Forms

Appendix D: Prefixes

Appendix E: Suffixes

Appendix F: Abbreviations

Appendix G: Further Text Resources

Appendix H: Pharmacology Review

Appendix I: Practice Exercises Answers and Rationales

Index