This book contains all the necessary content to pass the CPC-H exam. It includes all the content information for the exam AND two full practice exams with answers and rationales. Using a general outline format, the text covers Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology for each body area, Reimbursement Issues, and an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding. It also includes a bound-in CD-ROM with a practice pre-text exam modeled after the actual AAPC CPC-H certification exam along with final exam.

UNIT I Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology

1. Integumentary System
2. Musculoskeletal System
3. Respiratory System
4. Cardiovascular System
5. Female Genital System and Pregnancy
6. Male Genital System
7. Urinary System
8. Digestive System
9. Mediastinum and Diaphragm
10. Hemic and Lymphatic System
11. Endocrine System
12. Nervous System
13. Senses
14. Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology Quiz Answers

UNIT II Reimbursement Issues

1. Your Responsibility
2. Population Change = Reimbursement Change
3. Medicare
4. National Correct Coding Initiative
5. Federal Register
6. Peer Review Organization (PRO)
7. Submitted For Reimbursement of Facility Based Services/Supplies
8. Data Quality
9. Ambulatory Patient Classifications (APC)
10. Medicare Fraud and Abuse
11. Managed Health Care
12. Reimbursement Quiz

UNIT III Overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding

1. Introduction to Medical Coding
2. CPT
3. HCPCS Coding 4. ICD-9-CM

UNIT IV Examinations

1. Examinations
A. Testing & CD-ROM information
B. Pre-test 1. Pre-test Answer Sheet 2. Pre-test Answers

Appendix A: ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
Appendix B: Medical Terminology
Appendix C: Combining Forms
Appendix D: Prefixes
Appendix E: Suffixes
Appendix F: Abbreviations
Appendix G: Further Text Resources