Books for the Coding Specialist Training Program can be purchased at the information desk, located in the Complex/ Continuing Education Center, Building 910, located at 2001 Mabeline Road, North Charleston, S.C.  29423. 

Student who do not live in the Charleston area and are taking the course via the internet may order the textbooks through MBS Direct.  Website is http://www.mbsdirect.net/. Books should be ordered 7 days before the course begins to ensure that books are delivered before the course begins.

Book List 

Medical Terminology
Delmar’s Comprehensive Medical Terminology
Author: Betty Davis Jones

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
Delmar’s Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
Author: Donald C. Rizzo

Pharmacology
Delmar’s Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations, 5th Edition.
Author:  Ruth Woodrow

Human Diseases
Delmar’s  Human Diseases
Author:  Marianne Neighbors, Ruth Tannehill-Jones

Healthcare Data Content and Structure
Essentials of Health Information Management
-Author:  Michelle A. Green

Understanding Health Insurance
Understanding Health Insurance
Author:  Joann C. Rowell and Michelle A. Green

ICD-9CM Coding Part I & II
Faye Brown’s ICD 9-CM Coding Handbook                         
Author:  Faye Brown and the American Medical Association

ICD-9-DM Volume 1, 2 and 3       
Author:  American Medical Association

CPT-4 Coding Part I & II
Current Procedural Terminology Professional Volume          
Author: Kirschner, Anderson, Beebe, Dalton, and American Medical Association

Basic CPT/HCPCS Coding Current Edition Author:  Gail I. Smith

Computer Essentials for  Health Care Workers
Using Information Technology
McGraw-Hill

Online Internship
Clinical Coding Workout

Author: American Health Information Management Association

Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Review    

PRG Guide for the CCA Examination (With CPT and ICD-9 Coding Books) 

PRG Publishing. 

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Review

Clinical Coding Workout

Author: American Health Information Management Association