Medical Coding in the Real World is a medical coding and billing textbook that combines the intricacies of medical coding in ICD-10-CM ICD-10-PCS CPT and HCPCS code sets with accessible instruction on how to correctly identify select and apply codes to the health record in a real-world setting. Each chapter focuses on a specialty and builds in complexity from topic to topic within each chapter addressing each in a natural progression that allows students to learn the coding process organically. Chapters contain coding exercises that range in difficulty from simple to complex within a specialty case studies to code and required billing forms to complete. A student workbook sold separately accompanies this title for comprehensive practice and application of concepts.