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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Aalseth, Patricia T., author.

Medical coding : what it is and how it works / by Patricia Aalseth. — Second edition.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-284-05457-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)

I. Title.

[DNLM: 1. Clinical Coding—standards. 2. Forms and Records Control—standards. 3. Fees and Charges—standards. 4. Relative Value Scales. W 80]

RB115

616.001’2—dc23

2014013860

6048

Printed in the United States of America

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