ICD-9-CM 2010 for Physicians

Combining the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OCGR) with a format designed for coding excellence, this reference helps you access the information you need to ensure accurate billing for the physician practice. It includes Frank Netter anatomical plates that helps understand the anatomical structures described within ICD-9-CM codes.

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Introducing the new "ICD-9-CM 2010 for Physicians Professional Edition" codebooks written by medical coding expert, educator and author Carol J. Buck, and developed and published by Elsevier, one of the most respected medical and health science publishers in the industry. The AMA's partnership with Elsevier has produced a superior line of ICD-9-CM products designed by coding professionals for coding professionals with new and enhanced features to increase coding speed, accuracy and understanding. Code more quickly and effectively with the brand-new "ICD-9-CM 2010 for Physicians" codebook. Combining the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OCGR) with a format designed for coding excellence, this reference helps you easily access the information you need to stay up to date and ensure the most accurate billing for the physician practice.
Following are new for 2010 edition: exclusive full-color Frank Netter anatomical plates that provides a complete visual understanding of the anatomical structures described within ICD-9-CM codes; exclusive 'Coding Tips and Notes' boxes that defines terms and provide additional coding instruction to aid in understanding difficult terminology, diseases and conditions, or coding in a specific category; exclusive latest OCGR that includes current critical coding rules listed within the codes for an instant reference; exclusive Companion Web site that features access to the latest updates, plus coding tips and links to other coding sites; full-color coding tables that eases eye strain and enhance your understanding of diseases and conditions, and specific coding categories; new highlighted symbol for 'Code to Condition'; and more than 200 code-specific color photographs and illustrations found next to each disease that help you code more efficiently and accurately.
The book also includes a 'Guide to 2010 Updates' section that provides an at-a-glance listing of all new, revised and deleted codes to help reduce denied claims due to outdated codes; list of three-digit categories and codes that quickly shows if a code is valid for claims submission; color-coded annotations that highlight codes that require additional considerations, enhance your understanding of terminology and clarify important coding criteria for various diseases and conditions; and, disease explanations that ensure that you have the correct code American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM[copyright] references that are found throughout resource with applicable codes. It also includes intuitive fourth- and fifth-digit alert symbols in index and tabular; spiral and softbound formats with full-color bleeds that enable easy access to each section; new apple-flap spine on spiralbound that makes shelving recognition and bookmark capabilities easier; and, classification of drugs by American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) that provides the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for each AHFS list.