Choosing the right diagnosis code is the key to reducing denials. This incredibly useful resource helps you find the right code quickly, helping you code more accurately and efficiently.
- NEW! Online access — e-Links to our Plain English Descriptions for ICD-9-CM right online! Use our lay descriptions to code as specifically as possible — the key to getting paid!
- ICD-9-CM Official Coding Guidelines integrated into tabular listing with the affected code(s) — one-stop code and guideline look-up
- All 2010 new and revised codes with a summary of code changes plus official ICD-9-CM Appendixes — using updated and official information is essential to complying with HIPAA and getting paid
- Detailed, full-page anatomy illustrations plus over 500 code-specific illustrations that have been integrated into the book — allows better interpretation of clinical notes to code with more specificity
- Over 1,000 definitions of complex codes — takes the guesswork out of choosing the right code
- Intuitive icons for age and sex edits, new or revised text, 4th and 5th digit requirements — helps ensure specificity and validity
- Unspecified and Other Specified code icons — alerts you when there is insufficient information, or no specific code that fits medical record documentation
- Valid three-digit list to identify a condition or disease when an additional digit is not available — helps you speed-up coding
- V Code designation icons — recognize when V codes can be used only as primary or additional diagnoses
- AHA Coding Clinic© for ICD-9-CM references noted with applicable codes know right where to look for more guidance
- Spiralbound with color tabs for quick look-ups — find the right code quickly
