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ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook is the only edition published in cooperation with the Central Office on ICD-9-CM of the American Hospital Association, an official industry body that participates in the editorial development, preliminary testing and national committee and congressional hearings on ICD-9 and ICD-10. This handbook provides:
-More than 100 review exercises interspersed throughout the text and at the end of the chapters
-It allows coders to practice their coding skills on examples that closely resemble actual patient records
-Answers not only list the correct codes and principal diagnoses, they also explain in detail why a particular code is correct and provide additional information