Books for Coding Basics

Books required for each cluster are listed below.

IMPORTANT! It's best to order required books 2 to 3 weeks before activating your class(es) and beginning the coursework. Do not order any of your books months in advance!

If you ordered all the books for the full program at the beginning, some editions would be out-of-date by the time you needed to use them. Every year in the early fall, the books and course content for the Basic ICD-9-CM Coding class change with the annual code updates. At the beginning of each year, the books and courses for Basic CPT Coding are also updated . (It is each student's responsibility to make sure the course assigned to them matches the ICD-9-CM and CPT books they've purchased. If they don't match, the student must notify coding.basics@ahima.org before completing any coursework.) Any student who takes an extended break between courses/clusters may find that the class that uses the book edition they originally purchased is no longer available; in that case, the student will be required to purchase the newer edition.

All required books can be purchased directly from AHIMA*. First, download the PDF Order Form and select your book(s). Next, submit the book order in one of three ways:

If you have a valid credit card, order your books by phone at (800) 335-5535.
If you have a valid credit card or purchase order (P.O.), you can also submit the order by fax. Please be careful to fill out all the required information.
If paying by check, submit the order and payment by mail. (If mailing an order, you may also choose to pay by credit card or P.O.) Be careful to fill out all the required information and include the actual check or purchase order. We highly recommend keeping a copy of the order for your own records!

* You may obtain books from other sources, but verify you are purchasing the correct edition by making sure you match the ISBN number.

Be sure to add applicable sales tax and shipping & handling charges to your order. The prices indicated below do not include tax or shipping.

Student membership, available to most Coding Basics students, saves you money on your books! Members of AHIMA get discounted rates on many required books and most Coding Basics enrollees are eligible for student membership at the rate of $35 per year!* First time students who want the discount must follow this process: (1) first, register and pay for a class, classes, or cluster; (2) apply for AHIMA membership by phone or online**; (3) receive an AHIMA MEMBER ID; (4) once you've received your official ID number, return to this page to verify which editions are currently required; (5) submit your book order by phone, fax, or mail; (6) wait approximately 2 to 4 weeks for your books to arrive; (7) request course activation; (8) start studying!

Benefits of student membership go far beyond book discounts. After joining, access to all AHIMA resources—the Journal of AHIMA, the FORE Library HIM Body of Knowledge, and the AHIMA Communities of Practice—will be yours to enjoy. Click here for more information on the benefits of student membership.

* This student membership offer is available only to first-time members without credentials who are currently enrolled in the online Coding Basics program through AHIMA.

** Click here to apply for membership online. (A PDF document with step-by-step instructions for Coding Basics students on how to complete the membership application online is available. Click here to open/save this document.)

Books Required for Courses in Cluster 1
Computer Basics in Healthcare (1 Textbook Required) Introduction to Computers for Healthcare Professionals, Fourth Edition Authors: Irene Joos, Nancy I. Whitman, Marjorie J. Smith and Ramona Nelson Publisher: Jones and Bartlett (2006) ISBN: 0-7637-2883-7 AHIMA Product Number: CB503206 Price: $54.95 Healthcare Delivery Systems (No Books Required) All Material Provided Online Medical Terminology (1 Textbook Required, 2 Books Optional) Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 2nd edition Author: Betsy J. Shiland, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, CTR Publisher: Elsevier ISBN-10: 0-323-03572-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03572-9 AHIMA Product Number: CB502104 $64.95 Optional Books Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 31st Edition Pocket Glossary of Health Information Management and Technology (Click here for more information) Click Here to Download Order Form
Books Required for Courses in Cluster 2
Basic ICD-9-CM Coding, Part 1 (1 Textbook and 1 Codebook Required) ICD-9-CM Professional for Hospitals, Volumes 1 through 3, 2009 edition Publisher: Ingenix (2008) ISBN: 978-1-60151-127-0 AHIMA Product Number: CB208109 Price: $87.95 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding, 2009 Edition Author: Lou Ann Schraffenberger Publisher: AHIMA (2008) ISBN: 978-1-58426-211-4 AHIMA Product Number: CB200508 Regular price: $92.95 Member price: $74.95 Healthcare Data, Content and Structure (No Books Required) All Material Provided Online Pathophysiology and Pharmacology (2 Textbooks Required, 1 Optional) Introduction to Pharmacology, 11th edition Author: Mary Kaye Asperheim, MD Publisher: Elsevier / Saunders ISBN: 978-1-4160-5905-9 AHIMA Product Number: CB602009 Price: $46.95 Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 3rd edition Author: Barbara Gould Publisher: Elsevier / Saunders ISBN: 978-1-4160-0210-9 AHIMA Product Number: CB601006 Price: $75.95 Optional Book The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th edition (Click here for more information) Click Here to Download Order Form
Books Required for Courses in Cluster 3
Basic CPT Coding, Part 1 (1 Textbook, 1 Workbook, and 1 Codebook Required) CPT 2009 Standard Edition, softbound Publisher: American Medical Association (2008) ISBN: 978-1-60359-063-1 AHIMA Product Number: CB205109 $74.95 Basic CPT/HCPCS Coding, 2009 Edition Author: Gail Smith, MA, RHIA, CCS-P Publisher: AHIMA (2008) ISBN: 978-1-58426-213-8 AHIMA Product Number: CB200609 Regular price: $72.95 Member price: $58.95 Note: Students beginning the CPT Part 1 course July 1, 2009, or later will also need the following book. Students beginning CPT Part 1 prior to July 1, 2009, will not use a workbook. Basic CPT/HCPCS Coding Exercises Author: Gail Smith, MA, RHIA, CCS-P Publisher: AHIMA (2008) ISBN: 978-1-58426-204-6 AHIMA Product Number: CB210608 Regular price: $34.95 Member price: $27.95 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding — Part 2 (2 Textbooks and 1 Codebook Required) For ICD-9-CM Part 2, continuing students will use the same codebook and textbook they purchased for Part 1. Plus, all continuing students will need an additional textbook, which is listed below. (If this is your first AHIMA ICD-9-CM course, you will need to purchase the latest editions of ICD-9-CM and the Clinical Coding Workout books.) ICD-9-CM Professional for Hospitals, Volumes 1 through 3 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding Clinical Coding Workout: Practice Exercises for Skill Development, 2009 Edition, with answer key Publisher: AHIMA (2008) ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-58426-210-7 AHIMA Product Number: CB201509 Regular price: $95.95 Member price: $72.95 Medical Office Procedures (1 Textbook and 2 Codebooks Required) For Medical Office Procedures, continuing students will use the same codebooks they purchased for ICD-9-CM Part 1 and CPT Part 1. Plus, all continuing students will need an additional textbook, which is listed below. (If you have note taken ICD-9-CM Part 1 and CPT Part 1, you will need to purchase the latest editions of the ICD-9-CM and the CPT codebooks.) ICD-9-CM Professional for Hospitals, Volumes 1 through 3 CPT Standard Edition Understanding Health Insurance, A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement, Ninth Edition Author: Michelle A. Green and JoAnn C. Rowell Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning (2008) ISBN: 978-1-4180-6706-9 AHIMA Product Number: CB511208 Price: $94.95 Click Here to Download Order Form
Books Required for Courses in Cluster 4
Basic CPT Coding, Part 2 (2 Textbooks and 1 Codebook Required) For CPT Part 2, continuing students will use the same codebook and textbook they purchased for CPT Part 1. Continuing students are given the option of using the Clinical Coding Workout book that they purchased for ICD-9-CM Part 2 to complete additional exercises. (If this is your first AHIMA CPT course, purchase the latest editions of all required books.) CPT Standard Edition, softbound Basic CPT/HCPCS Coding Clinical Coding Workout: Practice Exercises for Skill Development (OPTIONAL but recommended) Professional Practice Experience (1 Textbook and 2 Codebooks Required) For Professional Practice Experience, continuing students will use the same edition of the Clinical Coding Workout book and the same ICD-9-CM and CPT codebooks they purchased for ICD-9-CM Part 2 and/or CPT Part 2. (If you haven't yet taken either of these courses, purchase the latest edition of the book listed under Basic ICD-9-CM, Part 2 in Cluster 3.) ICD-9-CM Professional for Hospitals, Volumes 1 through 3 CPT Standard Edition Clinical Coding Workout: Practice Exercises for Skill Development Reimbursement Methodology (1 Textbook Required) Students who took Medical Office Procedures using Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office may use the same book for Reimbursement Methodology. Students who used Understanding Health Insurance in the Medical Office Procedures course should order the following book for Reimbursement Methodology: Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement, Second Edition Author: Anne B. Casto and Elizabeth Layman Publisher: AHIMA (2009) ISBN: 978-1-58426-192-6 AHIMA Product Number: CB202008 Regular price: $86.95 Member price: $73.95 Click Here to Download Order Form

Updated 06/16/2009

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