Buck's The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2025/2026 Edition

Master advanced coding skills! <b>Buck&rsquo;s</b> <b>The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing</b> shows how to code for services such as medical visits, diagnostic testing and interpretation, treatments, surgeries, and anesthesia. Real-world cases (cleared of any patient identifiers) takes your coding proficiency a step further by providing hands-on practice with physician documentation. With this guide, you&rsquo;ll learn to pull the right information from medical documents, select the right codes, determine the correct sequencing of those codes, and properly audit cases.<ul><li><b>NEW! </b><b>Coding updates</b> include the latest information available, including 2026 code updates when released</li><li><b>Real-world patient cases </b>(cleared of any patient identifiers) simulate the first year of coding on the job by using actual medical records, allowing you to practice coding with advanced material</li><li><b>UNIQUE! Evaluation and Management (E/M) audit forms</b> include clear coding instructions to help reduce errors in determining the correct level of service</li><li><b>More than </b><b>150 full-color illustrations</b> depict and clarify advanced coding concepts</li><li><b>Coverage of CPT E/M guidelines changes </b>for office and other outpatient codes</li><li><b><i>From the Trenches</i></b><b> boxes</b> highlight the real-life experiences of professional medical coders and include photographs, quotes, practical tips, and advice</li></ul>