Understanding Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS Coding Systems

Choose the most trusted source available to help you master current CPT-4 diagnostic and procedural coding as well as the other precise guidelines established by federal agencies, Medicare, and the American Medical Association. Bowie's UNDERSTANDING CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY AND HCPCS CODING SYSTEMS, 6E incorporates carefully illustrated procedures, new case studies, practical coding assignments, and interesting examples to help you perfect your procedural coding skills for all medical specialties and prepare for today's certification exams. Use this edition on its own or as the ideal companion for CPT and HCPCS Level II manuals. This edition's extensive hands-on practice and new online study tools help you further prepare for procedural coding success.

Mary Jo Bowie, M.S., B.S., A.A.S., R.H.I.A., R.H.I.T., is the owner of Health Information Professional Services in Binghamton, New York. Her organization provides consulting services for all aspects of health information management. Previously, Ms. Bowie served as director of the Health Information Management and Medical Coding program at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Massachusetts. Widely respected in the field, she has consulted with health facilities for more than 35 years, conducted national training seminars on coding and health information management topics and regularly speaks at regional and national professional events. In addition to creating content for Cengage, Ms. Bowie develops instructional content for ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT/HCPCS and health data courses. She also teaches a variety of health information technology courses and is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). In addition, she is a registered health information administrator, an accredited health information technician and was an AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS-approved trainer. Her education credentials include associate, bachelor's and master's degrees.