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BUCK’S
STEP-BY-STEP
Medical Coding
Jackie L. Koesterman, CPC
Lead Technical Collaborator
Coding and Reimbursement Specialist
JDK Medical Coding EDU, LLC
Grand Forks, North Dakota
,Elsevier
3251 Riverport Lane
St. Louis, Missouri 63043
BUCK’S WORKBOOK FOR STEP-BY-STEP MEDICAL CODING, ISBN: 978-0-323-87406-9
2023 EDITION
Copyright © 2023 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher. Details on how to seek permission, further information about the
Publisher’s permissions policies and our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance
Center and the Copyright Licensing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions.
This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher
(other than as may be noted herein).
NOTE: The 2023 ICD-10-CM and 2023 ICD-10-PCS were used in updating this text.
NOTE: Current Procedural Terminology, 2023, was used in updating this text.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is copyright 2022 American Medical Association (AMA). All rights
reserved. No fee schedules, basic units, relative values, or related listings are included in CPT. The AMA
assumes no liability for the data contained herein. Applicable FARS/DFARS restrictions apply to
government use.
Although for mechanical reasons all pages of this publication are perforated, only those pages imprinted with
an Elsevier Inc. copyright notice are intended for removal.
Notice
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and
using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein. Because of rapid
advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages
should be made. To the fullest extent of the law, no responsibility is assumed by Elsevier, authors, editors
or contributors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability,
negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas
contained in the material herein.
Previous editions copyrighted 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010,
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2002.
Content Strategist: Laura Klein
Content Development Manager: Danielle Frazier
Senior Content Development Specialist: Joshua S. Rapplean
Publishing Services Manager: Deepthi Unni
Project Manager: Aparna Venkatachalam
Senior Book Designer: Maggie Reid
Printed in the United States of America
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
, Preface
LET THIS BE YOUR GOAL:
People who have accomplished worthwhile [goals] have had a very high sense of
the way to do things. They have not been content with mediocrity. They have not
confined themselves to the beaten tracks; they have never been satisfied to do things
just as others do them, but always a little better. They always pushed things that
came to their hands a little higher up, a little farther on. It is this little higher up,
this little farther on, that counts in the quality of life’s work. It is the constant
effort to be first class in everything one attempts that conquers the heights of
excellence.
Orison Swett Marden
This Workbook has been developed to assist you in the application of the
theoretical and practical coding knowledge presented in the textbook Step-
by-Step Medical Coding. The Workbook parallels the textbook with presentation
of Chapters 1 through 27 and includes ample opportunity to practice the
skill of medical coding. The Workbook contains three levels of questions—
theory, abbreviated patient service and diagnosis descriptions, and original
reports. The first level of question is the theory question; these questions
are fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, true or false, and matching and often
include medical terminology based on the specific area of coding presented
in the coding manuals. The theory information serves as the foundational
knowledge necessary to correctly code services and diagnoses. The second
level of question is the abbreviated patient service and diagnosis descriptions;
these questions begin the practical application of coding. The descriptions are
condensed statements that provide broad-based coding experience. The final
level is presented at the end of most Workbook chapters and contains reports
that represent more complex services and diagnosis descriptions, such as
operative, pathology, radiology, and emergency services.
The format for the answers has been developed to guide you in the
development of your coding ability by using a format that includes four
response variations:
One answer blank for coding questions that require one code for the
answer.
Multiple answer blanks for coding questions that require more than
one code for the answer.
Key terms next to the blank(s) to guide you through the most difficult cod-
ing scenarios.
Answer blanks with preceding the blank to indicate that you
must decide the number of codes necessary to correctly answer
the question.
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STEP-BY-STEP "I
Medical Coding
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U
*
CQ
FJ-SEVIER
, WORKBOOK
2023
BUCK’S
STEP-BY-STEP
Medical Coding
Jackie L. Koesterman, CPC
Lead Technical Collaborator
Coding and Reimbursement Specialist
JDK Medical Coding EDU, LLC
Grand Forks, North Dakota
,Elsevier
3251 Riverport Lane
St. Louis, Missouri 63043
BUCK’S WORKBOOK FOR STEP-BY-STEP MEDICAL CODING, ISBN: 978-0-323-87406-9
2023 EDITION
Copyright © 2023 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher. Details on how to seek permission, further information about the
Publisher’s permissions policies and our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance
Center and the Copyright Licensing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions.
This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher
(other than as may be noted herein).
NOTE: The 2023 ICD-10-CM and 2023 ICD-10-PCS were used in updating this text.
NOTE: Current Procedural Terminology, 2023, was used in updating this text.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is copyright 2022 American Medical Association (AMA). All rights
reserved. No fee schedules, basic units, relative values, or related listings are included in CPT. The AMA
assumes no liability for the data contained herein. Applicable FARS/DFARS restrictions apply to
government use.
Although for mechanical reasons all pages of this publication are perforated, only those pages imprinted with
an Elsevier Inc. copyright notice are intended for removal.
Notice
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and
using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein. Because of rapid
advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages
should be made. To the fullest extent of the law, no responsibility is assumed by Elsevier, authors, editors
or contributors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability,
negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas
contained in the material herein.
Previous editions copyrighted 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010,
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2002.
Content Strategist: Laura Klein
Content Development Manager: Danielle Frazier
Senior Content Development Specialist: Joshua S. Rapplean
Publishing Services Manager: Deepthi Unni
Project Manager: Aparna Venkatachalam
Senior Book Designer: Maggie Reid
Printed in the United States of America
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
, Preface
LET THIS BE YOUR GOAL:
People who have accomplished worthwhile [goals] have had a very high sense of
the way to do things. They have not been content with mediocrity. They have not
confined themselves to the beaten tracks; they have never been satisfied to do things
just as others do them, but always a little better. They always pushed things that
came to their hands a little higher up, a little farther on. It is this little higher up,
this little farther on, that counts in the quality of life’s work. It is the constant
effort to be first class in everything one attempts that conquers the heights of
excellence.
Orison Swett Marden
This Workbook has been developed to assist you in the application of the
theoretical and practical coding knowledge presented in the textbook Step-
by-Step Medical Coding. The Workbook parallels the textbook with presentation
of Chapters 1 through 27 and includes ample opportunity to practice the
skill of medical coding. The Workbook contains three levels of questions—
theory, abbreviated patient service and diagnosis descriptions, and original
reports. The first level of question is the theory question; these questions
are fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, true or false, and matching and often
include medical terminology based on the specific area of coding presented
in the coding manuals. The theory information serves as the foundational
knowledge necessary to correctly code services and diagnoses. The second
level of question is the abbreviated patient service and diagnosis descriptions;
these questions begin the practical application of coding. The descriptions are
condensed statements that provide broad-based coding experience. The final
level is presented at the end of most Workbook chapters and contains reports
that represent more complex services and diagnosis descriptions, such as
operative, pathology, radiology, and emergency services.
The format for the answers has been developed to guide you in the
development of your coding ability by using a format that includes four
response variations:
One answer blank for coding questions that require one code for the
answer.
Multiple answer blanks for coding questions that require more than
one code for the answer.
Key terms next to the blank(s) to guide you through the most difficult cod-
ing scenarios.
Answer blanks with preceding the blank to indicate that you
must decide the number of codes necessary to correctly answer
the question.
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