Item IHH07 ISBN 1-56337-919-8 $140 SOLD OUT Order 2008 The premier ICD-9-CM code book available with features designed specifically for home health services, nursing facilities and hospices!

The ICD-9-CM Expert for Home Health Services, Nursing Facilities and Hospices, Volumes 1, 2 & 3, is Ingenix’s specialized ICD-9-CM resource that is as smart and dependable as the coders who use it. This book has critical coding and reimbursement edit alerts designed specifically for these types of facilities—on the same page as the code you need. With an easy-to-use layout, you’ll be able to code with increased precision and efficiency.

• New!—Includes an ICD-9-CM Fast Finder for Home Health Services, Nursing Facilities and Hospices, at no additional charge. Two-sided laminated sheet contains commonly used HHA, SNF and hospice ICD-9-CM codes so you can quickly locate the code you’re looking for.
• Ingenix Edge—10 steps to correct coding. Step-by-step instruction to improve coding accuracy and use of ICD-9-CM conventions more effectively.
• Ingenix Edge—Intuitive color coding and symbol system. Quickly identify coding and reimbursement issues specific to home health, skilled nursing and hospice for improved coding accuracy and work efficiency.
• Ingenix Edge—Additional digit symbol in the tabular and both the disease and procedure indexes. Color-coded symbols alert the coder as to whether the code is invalid without a fourth or fifth digit.
• Ingenix Edge—Symbols identify V code sequencing restrictions. Quickly identify when V codes can be used only as primary or only as an additional diagnosis.
• Current official code set with instructional notes and conventions, and complete official coding guidelines. Be in compliance with HIPAA transaction and code set requirements to avoid delayed or denied claims and costly fines for violation of HIPAA requirements.
• AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM references. AHA's Coding Clinic provides the official coding advice that every coder in every health care setting must follow for ICD-9-CM.
• Definitions and illustrations. Verify correct code selection using clinically oriented definitions and illustrations that give the user an in-depth understanding of anatomy and disease processes.
• New and revised code symbols and dated pages. Quickly identify new code information and the date of the most recent change so you can perform accurate retrospective claim audits.