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ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, with Answers, 2010 Revised Edition (ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook (W/Answers))

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This book is a wonderful addition to my textbooks that I am using for school. I am currently enrolled in an online Medical Billing and Coding course and this book gave me the extra help and information that my other textbooks was lacking. I would recommend anyone who is majoring in Medical Billing and Coding to purchase this book if this book is not provided as a textbook for school!

This book has answers so its a great way to freshen up on what you learned 12 years ago :-)

I am so happy with this book. I have just finished an online Medical Billing & Coding course which, while it did teach me the basics of coding, left me with very little confidence in my knowledge of complicated coding situations. I asked for more coding practice and they told me to take another expensive class! So I looked around for textbooks. I bought a textbook which sounded good, and had lots of good coding practice, but which didn't have the answers! Most of them don't, since they're meant for use in coding classes. I returned it in disgust.

Then I stumbled upon this textbook. It has two editions: one with the answers, and one without. It's for beginning to intermediate coders (perfect for me), and is for both classroom students and those who wish to study or brush up their coding skills on their own. Perfect!

I'm now on Chapter 6, being introduced to late effects codes, multiple coding situations, etc. Yummy! The level is great - not too hard, not too easy. I look forward to studying the rest of the chapters. There's plenty of coding practice - WITH ANSWERS! The only slightly not-totally-positive comment I can make on this book is that that answers are right there, next to the coding problems, rather than in lists at the end of the chapters or book. Of course, this saves trees, so it's just as well. But when I come to a coding practice session, I do find myself spending a bit of time writing the coding questions on another piece of paper, then taping the paper above the coding questions - this happens frequently because there are a lot of coding questions! It's too distracting for me otherwise when I'm figuring out the codes, as the answers are right there. But this is a very small detractor - and again, it's better for the environment not to have to spend paper on answer lists later in the book.

I am absolutely thrilled with this book. I'm sure that after I finish studying it, I will have the confidence to tell future potential employers that even though I'm a newbie, I do have a bit of (self-taught) experience with complicated codes. Spread the word about this book - it's great. A great supplement to all students of Medical Billing & Coding.

This book is a must for coders who are brushing up for the AHIMA CCS or CCA certification tests.

This is a fantastic book. You can cover the answers and progress from the simplest to most complex concepts in each section. The review questions are very helpful to appreciate the fine points. I passed the 2010 CCS. This was the single most helpful resource. Everyone says read the coding clinics for the past 5 years. This is time better spent in my opinion. Look for the most difficult cases and try to understand the whys and wherefores and where you went wrong.

This book is a must have for any outpatient coders who want to learn inpatient coding. It helped me learn UHDDS coding guidelines, primary diagnosis, code sequencing and ICD 9 procedures. The answers in the back is so helpful in gauging your learning.

I will definitely use this book at my new inpatient coding job that I just got!

I am studing to take my CCS exam and this book has answered a lot of questions. I am a instructor as well and it will be an excellent resourcs for me to help my students.

I recommend this book to students studying to write the RHIT exams. It helps a lot to refer to the answer section and cross check your answers. It is good for self study.

I would recommend ordering from this company. My book arrived a day earlier than expected and the condition of the book was brand new even though I ordered a used copy. I am very pleased with my book and serivce.

After getting the opportunity to finally sit down and see what all the fuss was about with Faye's books, now I see! Faye manages to fill in the blanks of information one doesn't get elsewhere when it comes to applied guidelines in documentation skills. Thanks!