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Choosing the right diagnosis code is the key to reducing denials. This incredibly useful resource helps you find the right code quickly, helping you code more accurately and efficiently.

• NEW! Online access — e-Links to our Plain English Descriptions for ICD-9-CM right online! Use our lay descriptions to code as specifically as possible — the key to getting paid!
• NEW! 500 coding tips—valuable information on ICD-9-CM codes integrated throughout the book to help you code more efficiently
• ICD-9-CM Official Coding Guidelines integrated into tabular listing with the affected code(s) — one-stop code and guideline look-up
• All 2010 new and revised codes with a summary of code changes plus official ICD-9-CM Appendixes — using updated and official information is essential to complying with HIPAA and getting paid
• Detailed, full-page anatomy illustrations plus over 1,000 code-specific illustrations that have been integrated into the book — allows better interpretation of clinical notes to code with more specificity
• Over 3,000 definitions of complex codes — takes the guesswork out of choosing the right code
• Intuitive icons for age and sex edits, new or revised text, 4th and 5th digit requirements — helps ensure specificity and validity
• “Unspecified” and “Other Specified” code icons — alerts you when there is insufficient information, or no specific code that fits medical record documentation
• Valid three-digit list to identify a condition or disease when an additional digit is not available — helps you speed-up coding
• V Code designation icons — recognize when V codes can be used only as primary or additional diagnoses
• AHA Coding Clinic© for ICD-9-CM references noted with applicable codes know right where to look for more guidance
• Spiralbound with color tabs for quick look-ups — find the right code quickly

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