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Prepare to confidently succeed on your physician coding exam with Physician Coding Exam Review 2014: The Certification Step with ICD-9-CM! From leading coding author and educator Carol J. Buck, this exam review provides complete coverage of all topics covered on the AAPC CPC^® and AHIMA CCS-P certification exams, including anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each organ system; reimbursement concepts; an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding; and more. Two practice exams and a final mock CPC^® exam simulate the testing experience to better prepare you for certification success.

• Comprehensive review content based on the AAPC CPC^®
exam covers everything you need to know to pass your certification exam.
• Concise outline format helps you access key information quickly and study more efficiently.
• Concrete real-life coding reports simulate the reports that you will encounter on the job and challenge you to apply key coding principles to actual cases.
• Success Strategies section guides you through the entire exam process.
• A final exam located in the text simulates the actual CPC^® testing experience.
• Practice exams on the Evolve companion website include a pre-exam to be taken prior to study, allowing you to assess strengths and weaknesses and develop a plan for focused study, and a post-exam to be taken after your review.
• Answers and rationales to the pre-, post-, and final exams are available on the Evolve website.

• Updated content
includes the latest coding information available, promoting exam success and accurate coding on the job.
• NEW! Mobile-optimized 10-question quizzes provide quick, on-the-go study with 260 extra medical terminology and pathophysiology questions that may be downloaded to mobile devices.