Professional Review Guide for CCS-P Exam

Patricia Schnering is an adjunct instructor of HIM at St. Petersburg College, and serves on its advisory board. In addition to experience as an HIM supervisor and consultant, she is the founder and owner of PRG Publishing Inc., where she published the first Professional Review Guides. Ms. Schering has served as president of GCHIMA and on FHIMA's board of directors, where she twice received the FHIMA Literary Award. She is also a member of AHIMA and the Assembly on Education (AOE). In addition to a B.S.in business administration from the University of South Florida, she is a graduate of the health information management program at St. Petersburg College, and holds both CCS and RHIA certifications.

Introduction. 1. Examination Study Strategies and Resources. 2. Coding Review. 3. Health Data Content. 4. Medical Science. 5. Classification Systems and Secondary Data Sources. 6. Medical Billing and Reimbursement Systems. 7. ICD-9-CM Coding. 8. CPT Coding. 9. CCS-P Case Study Coding Review. 10. CCS-P Case Study Coding Review Answer Key. 11. CCS-P Mock Examinations for Section 1 and Section 2. 12. CCS-P Mock Examination for Section 3: Coding Cases. 13. CCS-P Mock Examination Section 3 Answer Key. Appendix A: Pharmacology. Appendix B: Laboratory Testing. Appendix C: Official ICD-9-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Evaluation Form.