Please note: The CD packaged with this product is no longer compatible with most current operating systems. Today's fast-paced and constantly changing health-care environment demands that you find the answers you need quickly and easily. This brand-new approach to billing and coding teaches you the who, what, why, when, and how of proper diagnostic and procedural coding, claim form completion, and medical recordkeeping. A reader-friendly, easy-to-grasp writing style and unique, troubleshooting CoderPlus CD-ROM make coding clear and simple to master.Table of Contents: Introduction Medical Coding Basics A Career in Medical Coding The Legal Aspect of Coding and Billing HIPAA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Coding Systems Diagnostic Coding Procedural Coding: Introduction to CPT and Evaluation and Management Procedural Coding: Anesthesia, Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, and Medicine Insurance General Commercial Health Insurance Information Medicare Medicaid Managed Care Plans TRICARE/CHAMPVA Worker's Compensation Insurance Payments and Follow-up Procedures Glossary of Key Terms Appendices Sample Practice Information and Insurance Forms Common Abbreviations Index