3-2-1 Code It! 2025 Edition

LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND KEY TERMS at the beginning of each chapter allow students to self-assess comprehension of chapter content. In addition, boldfaced key terms appear throughout each chapter to help students master the technical vocabulary associated with medical coding. The text's proven learning design methodology clearly maps chapter content both to major topics to be covered and to well-defined learning objectives.

INTERESTING EXAMPLES CONTAINING REAL-WORLD CODING SCENARIOS BUILD STUDENT CONFIDENCE. These learning features are specifically designed to replicate a medical coding environment to help bolster expertise and reinforce critical coding conventions and guidelines.

CONVENIENT TABLES ORGANIZE CODING CONCEPTS AND RULES INTO A QUICK-REFERENCE FORMAT. Throughout the printed edition, these handy tables offer instant access to the most important concepts and rules for immediate review as well as long-term reference.

AN EMPHASIS ON CODING CAREERS HELPS YOU ADVANCE PROFESSIONALLY. The first chapter provides a practical career overview with corresponding exercises in the textbook. Readers gain insights and tips for successfully beginning their coding careers and learn how to become actively involved in professional associations and online discussion forums.

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE CLEARLY PRESENTS BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CODING INFORMATION IN ONE RESOURCE. This all-in-one coding textbook devotes separate chapters to outpatient coding (Chapter 5) and inpatient coding (Chapter 7). Chapter 6 contains content about ICD-10-PCS coding. In addition, the author provides key coverage of insurance and reimbursement as well as coding conventions, official coding guidelines and the coding of procedures and services.

NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENTS GIVE STUDENTS HANDS-ON PRACTICE AND ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES TO OBTAIN MASTERY. A variety of activities support and reinforce each coding concept and code set, while helpful assessment tools further ensure student comprehension.

ANNUAL UPDATES OF THE TEXT, MINDTAP DIGITAL SUPPORT AND SUPPLEMENTS ENSURE CURRENT, ACCURATE CONTENT. This bestselling text and all resources within the support package, including MindTap digital learning solutions, are updated every year to ensure all content reflects the latest changes to the ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, HCPCS Level II and CPT® code sets as well as coding conventions and official coding guidelines. All revised instructor resources also reflect the latest codes, including updated PowerPoint slides and digital Test Banks available online.

Updated MindTap online learning platform! Revisions throughout this edition's digital resources reflect functionality enhancements, customization improvements, and assessment updates

ADDITIONAL CODING SCENARIOS ARE PROVIDED FOR USE WITH THE OPTIONAL ENCODERPRO SOFTWARE. The EncoderPro.com professional coding tool is available as a 30-day trial at no cost as well as for purchase for 90-, 180- or 365-day access. Students work with computer-assisted coding (CAC) cases in MindTap that use actual CAC software screenshots and coding scenarios, which include answer keys.