The document outlines the features and rationale behind a medical coding textbook authored by Beth A. Rich, who has extensive experience in healthcare education and management. It aims to engage beginners with practical exercises, real-world scenarios, and accessible language, while equipping instructors with tools to facilitate teaching. Key highlights include 4,673 coding exercises, comprehensive chapters on various coding systems, and additional resources for both students and instructors.

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2. About the Author
Beth A. Rich, B.S., CPC-H
• 12 years as a post-secondary coding instructor – 8+ years with
Pittsburgh Technical Institute (pti.edu) – MOA degree, MA
degree, Coding certificate – recent high school grads, adult
learners
• 8 previous years training others and as project manager
• 8 years as a manager of patient registration, patient financial
services, medical coding, chart auditing, and customer service
• Experienced writer, instructional designer
• Healthcare consulting experience
• Experience in acute care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation,
pharmacy, mental health, dental, primary care
• Additional teaching – medical office management; revenue
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cycle; EHR; professionalism; patient relations; job readiness

3. Today’s Presentation
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Why did I write this textbook?
Thousands of coding opportunities
Contents of the textbook
What makes this textbook different?
Additional Features
Instructor Manual Features
MyHealthProfessionsLab Features
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4. Why Did I Write This Textbook?
1. To appeal to beginners and keep students
engaged in learning a difficult
subject
 Relevant for everyone
 Incorporated students’ questions
2. To write in a way that is easy for students to
read and understand
 Speaks directly to students in a classroom
 Not copied from the coding manuals
 Walk-through examples
 Tables, including bulleted and numbered points
 Did not sacrifice content
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5. Why Did I Write This Textbook? (cont.)
3. To allow instructors to teach coding without
being “the constant liaison”
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Homework can be assigned without fear
Students can understand the basics by reading
Works with instructors, not against them
Saves instructors’ time
4. To incorporate all the tools for success
 Anatomy and physiology texts or medical dictionary not
mandatory
 Medical terminology text not mandatory
 Internet searches not mandatory
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6. Why Did I Write This Textbook? (cont.)
5. To provide constant support and
encouragement to students
 Cheers students on through content and exercises
and continues to “talk them through” difficult and
challenging concepts, posing questions, providing
examples
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7. Thousands of Coding
Opportunities
• 2,119 practice exercises in textbook- 664 more
than Step-by-Step Medical Coding textbook
(1,455)
• Plus 2,554 practice exercises in
MyHealthProfessionsLab
• Total of 4,673 practice exercises (text and lab)
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8. Medical Coding - A Journey
Contents
• 36 chapters - Comprehensive coverage of:
– ICD-9-CM – outpatient and inpatient diagnoses; inpatient
procedures (Chs. 3-5, 7-15)
– ICD-10-CM – outpatient and inpatient diagnoses (Ch. 6,
additional exs. in Chs. 7-15 “A Look Ahead to ICD-10-CM”)
– ICD-10-PCS – inpatient procedures (Ch. 16)
– CPT-4, including modifier chapter (Chs. 17-34)
– HCPCS chapter (Ch. 35)
– Coding and the revenue cycle chapter (Ch. 1)
– Medicare outpatient and inpatient reimbursement (Ch.
15)
– Medical records and regulations chapter (Ch. 2)
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– Professionalism and patient relations chapter (Ch. 36)

9. What makes this text different?
-Writing is easy to read and understand
Speaks directly to students
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10. What makes this text different?
-Writing is easy to read and understand
Not copied from the coding manuals
a. General E Code Coding Guidelines – From the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
1) Used with any code in the range of 001-V91
-An E code from categories E800-E999 may be used with any
code in the range of 001-V91, which indicates an injury,
poisoning, or adverse effect due to an external cause.
-An activity E code (categories E001-E030) may be used with
any code in the range of 001-V91 that indicates an injury, or
other health condition that resulted from an activity, or the
activity contributed to a condition.
2) Assign the appropriate E code for all initial treatments
-Assign the appropriate E code for the initial encounter of an
injury, poisoning, or adverse effect of drugs, not for subsequent
treatment.
-External cause of injury codes (E-codes) may be assigned
while the acute fracture codes are still applicable.
See Section I.C.17.b.1 for coding of acute fractures.
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11. What makes this text different?
-Writing is easy to read and understand
Walk-through examples
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12. What makes this text different?
-Writing is easy to read and understand
Walk-through examples (cont.)
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13. What makes this text different?
-Writing is easy to read and understand
Tables
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14. What makes this text different?
-Writing is easy to read and understand
Tables (cont.)
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15. What makes this text different?
-Writing is easy to read and understand
Tables (cont.)
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16. What makes this text different?
-Incorporates all the tools for success
Anatomy and physiology texts or
medical dictionary not mandatory
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17. What makes this text different?
- Incorporates all the tools for success
Medical terminology text not mandatory
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18. What makes this text different?
-Provides constant support to
students
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19. What makes this text different?
-Diagnoses and procedures explained
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20. What makes this text different?
-Diagnoses and procedures explained
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21. What makes this text different?
-Medical specialties explained
• Medical specialties reviewed before students
code diagnoses and procedures
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22. What makes this text different?
-ICD-9-CM chapters covered
comprehensively
• 12 chapters devoted to coding diagnoses from
all of the 17 chapters of the Tabular List (over
300 pgs. of text)
• Inpatient diagnosis coding for ICD-9-CM and
inpatient diagnosis coding for ICD-10-PCS are
covered in the same chapter
• Complete coverage of the Official Guidelines
for Coding and Reporting, anatomy and
physiology, medical terminology – explained
in plain language
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23. What makes this text different?
-Consistent Index entries help to code
• In explanations of coding
• In examples
• In tables
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24. What makes this text different?
-Exercises and examples are realistic
• Outline real-world scenarios, not one-line
documentation
• Include physicians’ names and specialties,
patients’ names, conditions, ages, and
procedures performed
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25. What makes this text different?
-Exercises and examples are realistic
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26. What makes this text different?
- 2,119 coding exercises in “Take a Break” strategically placed
• Provide encouragement
• Throughout chapter at various intervals
• Includes theory and coding practice
• CPT exercises include optional diagnosis
coding
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27. What makes this text different?
- 2,119 coding exercises in “Take a Break” strategically placed (cont.)
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28. What makes this text different?
-“Destination Medicare” - real-world
practice
• Medicare is the largest payer in the U.S.
• Students research coding, billing, and
reimbursement regulations on Medicare’s
website
• Found in Chapters 7-36
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29. What makes this text different?
-“Destination Medicare” - real-world
practice (cont.)
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30. What makes this text different?
-“Workplace IQ” exercises
• Real-world work scenarios
• Students problem-solve
• Incorporates higher levels of Bloom’s
taxonomy
• Found in Chapters 6-36
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31. What makes this text different?
-“Workplace IQ” exercises (cont.)
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32. What makes this text different?
-“Interesting Facts” break up content
• Learn more about a given topic in each
chapter; more facts in the Instructor’s Manual
• Opportunity to break and review new and
interesting information
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33. What makes this text different?
-“Interesting Facts” break up content
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34. What makes this text different?
-“Pointers from the Pros” interviews
• Interviews with healthcare professionals who
hold a variety of positions – interview
questions and answers provided to students
• Offers real-world advice for handling many
types of workplace situations
• Found in Chapters 6-36
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35. What makes this text different?
-“Pointers from the Pros” interviews (cont.)
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36. What makes this text different?
-Video Pit Stop (Instructor’s Manual)
• Videos correlate to every chapter:
-Surgeries – physicians moderate
-Diagnoses and procedures - computer-based
training
-Healthcare issues
-All videos include an exercise
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37. What makes this text different?
-Medical Record Interpretation and
Chart Audit (MyHealthProfessionsLab)
• Students read a medical record and interpret
its content using hints provided
• Students then review codes assigned to
determine their accuracy
• Correlate to Chapters 7-35
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38. What makes this text different?
-Current Medicare regulations
• Up-to-date coding, billing, and
reimbursement guidelines discussed from:
-National coverage determinations (NCDs)
-NCD Manual
-Local coverage determinations (LCDs)
-Medicare Claims Processing Manual
-Medicare Benefit Policy Manual
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39. Additional Features
Chapter Review exercises
comprehensive
• Incorporates elements in chapter to test for
understanding
• Part theory – multiple choice
• Part coding
• CPT chapters include option to code diagnoses
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40. Additional Features
Chapter Review exercises
comprehensive (cont.)
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41. Additional Features
Colored diagrams and photos
throughout chapters
• Illustrate various conditions, procedures, and
anatomy and physiology discussions
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42. Additional Features
Colored diagrams and photos
throughout chapters (cont.)
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43. Additional Features
Colored diagrams and photos
throughout chapters (cont.)
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44. Instructor’s Manual (online)
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PowerPoint presentations
Learning objectives and outlines
Detailed lesson plans
In-class activities
Teaching notes and tips
Additional Interesting Facts
Video Pit Stop
Answer key for chapter exercises and chapter
review
• Test bank
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45. MyHealthProfessionsLab
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Pre-test to assess skills learned per chapter
Results show practice target areas
Opportunities to practice per chapter
Post-test to assess improvement
2,554 total practice exercises
Medical Record Interpretation and Chart Audit
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46. Thank you for your time!
Do you have any questions?
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