Buck's Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2025 Edition

Jackie L Koesterman, CPC, has been a Certified Professional Coder and Medical Assistant for over 25 years. Jackie has also served as an instructor at the Minnesota Northland Technical College in the medical clerical and medical assistant programs. Jackie is employed by a large medical health system as a Senior Coder III and Reimbursement Specialist, specializing in multi-specialty coding and multi-payer denial review in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. She also serves as a trainer and mentor to the coders. Jackie performs audits for multi-specialties for private practice clinics in her area.

• UNIT 1 Reimbursement1. Reimbursement, HIPAA, and ComplianceUNIT 2 ICD-10-CM2. An Overview of ICD-10-CM3. ICD-10-CM Outpatient Coding and Reporting Guidelines4. Using ICD-10-CM5. Chapter-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-10)6. Chapter-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 11-14)7. Chapter-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 15-22)UNIT 3 CPT and HCPCS8. Introduction to CPT9. Introduction to the Level II National Codes (HCPCS)10. Modifiers11. Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services12. Anesthesia13. Surgery Guidelines and General Surgery14. Integumentary System15. Musculoskeletal System16. Respiratory System17. Cardiovascular System18. Hemic, Lymphatic, Mediastinum, and Diaphragm19. Digestive System20. Urinary and Male Genital Systems21. Reproductive, Intersex Surgery, Female Genital System, and Maternity Care and Delivery22. Endocrine and Nervous Systems23. Eye, Ocular Adnexa, Auditory, and Operating Microscope24. Radiology25. Pathology/Laboratory26. MedicineUNIT 4 Inpatient Coding27. Inpatient Coding