Health Sciences Degrees | AAS Programs: Medical Dictionaries & Calculators

Provided by the American Academy of Professional Coders, this glossary is an integral tool for medical and dental coders.

From the Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals, this glossary of health-related terminology is relevant for medical office coordinators.

Covers 450 surgical procedures and topics such as laser surgery, hysterectomy, endoscopy, cryosurgery, anesthetics, biopsy, angioplasty, medications and postoperative care, and many related subjects. Each entry in the Encyclopedia of Surgery consists of a standardized format which includes the definition, purpose, diagnosis, aftercare, risks, mortality rates, and alternatives.

Found on the STAT!Ref platform, this publication takes into account new scientific information available through basic and clinical research.

Our work CPT® RVU calculator provides a quick analysis of the work relative value units associated with a certain volume of CPT or HCPCS codes. By entering the appropriate code and the number of units associated with it, you will be given the total work RVUs and the individual work RVU value for that code. The RVU calculation results are based on the values supplied by CMS for work value units in the October 2017 National Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value File.