ICD-9-CM 2010 for Hospitals

Combines 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.

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Code more quickly and effectively with the brand-new "ICD-9-CM 2010 Hospital 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. New for 2010 edition include exclusive full-color Frank Netter anatomical plates that provides a complete visual understanding of the anatomical structures described within ICD-9-CM codes; 'Coding Tips and Notes' boxes that define terms and provide additional coding instruction to aid in understanding difficult terminology, diseases and conditions, or coding in a specific category; and, latest OCGR that includes current critical coding rules listed within the codes for an instant reference.
It also includes a 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 enhances your understanding of diseases and conditions, and specific coding categories; new highlighted symbol for Code to Condition; new symbols that help you quickly identify 'Present on Admission,' 'Complication and Comorbidity,' 'Major Complication and Comorbidity', and 'Hospital-Acquired Condition' that may affect DRG assignment and aid in reducing risk of upcoding audits and potential fines; new symbol for 'Unrelated OR Procedure' that allows you to easily see important information at a glance; more than 200 code-specific color photographs and illustrations found next to each disease - help you code more efficiently and accurately; and, '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section that provides an at-a-glance listing of all new, revised and deleted codes to help reduce denied claims due to outdated codes.
The title also includes a 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; valid 'Operating Room (OR)' procedure alert symbol that lets you know that a code is a valid OR procedure according to the MSDRG grouper; and, disease explanations that ensure that you have the correct code. The book contains American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM[copyright] references that are found throughout resource with applicable codes; 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; classification of drugs by American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS); and, provides the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for each AHFS list.