ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services, 2006 Edition, with Answers [Paperback]

Anita C. Hazelwood; Carol A. Venable (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2005 | ISBN-10: 158426151X | ISBN-13: 978-1584261513

Simply and concisely written, this book provides a basic foundation in ICD-9-CM coding and reimbursement for physician office personnel and outpatient coders. It provides an array of benefits to: The Professional — with emphasis on accurate coding, which helps to ensure adequate reimbursement in physician offices. The Educator — through exercises at the end of each chapter to help the learner move from simple problems to more advanced case scenarios. The Student — by providing coding guidelines for each body system, with appropriate examples to aid in the mastery of basic to intermediate coding skills. ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services consists of 22 chapters. It includes V Codes, explains the Coding of Late Effects and covers each Body System in the ICD-9-CM coding classification system. Each chapter provides detailed instruction based on the Alphabetic Index to Diseases and Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries. The official Coding Guidelines and the principles and conventions of ICD-9-CM coding are spelled out. There is an overview of Reimbursement and Coding Systems, including the challenges of Compliance and Ethical Coding. This comprehensive book also has appendices that provide easily accessible information to benefit student coders.

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About the Author

Carol A. Venable, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a department head and a professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Anita C. Hazelwood, MLS, RHIA, FAHIMA, is an associate professor at the same university. Their book, ICD-10-CM Preview, was first published by AHIMA in 2003 and was updated in 2004 with a new chapter on ICD-10-PCS. Both authors have conducted numerous coding workshops at hte local, state, and national levels. oreover, they have published articles in Educational Perspectives in Health Information Management, in addition to serving on its editorial review board, and in the Journal of AHIMA. Active voluntters of AHIMA, Ms. Venable and Ms. Hazelwood are members of the Assembly on Education and the Society for Clinical Coding and have served on the baord of the Assembly on Education. Ms. Hazelwood also has served on the board of the Society for Clinical Coding.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) (July 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158426151X
• ISBN-13: 978-1584261513
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,954,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)