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The AMA's new partnership with Elsevier brings you a superior line of ICD-9-CM products written and designed by medical coding expert, educator and author Carol J. Buck. Our ICD-9-CM 2010 products can be used by coding professionals at all levels of expertise in every practice setting to increase coding speed, accuracy and understanding.
Code more quickly and effectively with the brand new ICD-9-CM Professional Edition codebook. Combining the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OCGR) with a format designed for coding excellence, this reference and all the features listed below help you easily access the information you need While improving coding accuracy and efficiency.
New for 2010 edition:
New symbols—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"—allows you to easily see important information at a glance
Exclusive! Full-color Frank Netter anatomical plates—provide a complete visual understanding of the anatomical structures described within ICD-9-CM codes
Exclusive! "Coding Tips and Notes" boxes—define terms and provide additional coding instruction to aid in understanding difficult terminology, diseases and conditions, or coding in a specific category
Exclusive! Latest OCGR—includes current critical coding rules listed within the codes for instant reference
Exclusive! Companion Web site—features access to the latest updates, plus coding tips and links to other coding sites
Full-color coding tables—ease eye strain and enhance your understanding of diseases and conditions, and specific coding categories
New highlighted symbol for "Code to Condition"
Key features include:
Color-coded annotations—highlight codes that require additional considerations, enhance your understanding of terminology, and clarify important coding criteria for various diseases and conditions
More than 200 code-specific color photographs and illustrations found next to each disease—help you code more efficiently and accurately
"Guide to 2010 Updates" section—provides an at-a-glance listing of all new, revised and deleted codes to help reduce denied claims due to outdated codes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—quickly shows if a code is valid for claims submission
Color-coded annotations—highlight codes that require additional considerations, enhance your understanding of terminology and clarify important coding criteria for various diseases and conditions
Disease explanations—ensure that you have the correct code
American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM® references—found throughout resource with applicable codes
Intuitive fourth-and fifth-digit alert symbol in index and tabular
Spiral and softbound formats with full-color bleeds—enable easy access to each section
Compact edition includes all the features of the full-size edition but comes in a convenient smaller size and contains a one-column format
New apple-flap spine on spiralbound—makes shelving recognition and bookmark capabilities easier
Classification of drugs by American Hospital Formulary Services (AHFS)—provides the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for each AHFS list
Full-Size Edition
Spiralbound, 8˝ x 11", 1,040 pages
ISBN#: 978-1-43770-207-1
Authors: American Medical Association
List Price: $102.95
Sale Price: $82.95
Available Date: September 2009
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