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NEW!
Online
access—e-Links
for our
Plain
English
Descriptions
for ICD-9-CM
online! Use
our lay
descriptions
to code as
specifically
as
possible—the
key to
getting
paid!
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Alert icons
for POA and
HAC
indications,
complications
and
co-morbidities
(CCs), and
major
complications
and
co-morbidities
(MCCs)—aids
in reducing
risk of
upcoding
audits and
potential
fines
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ICD-9-CM
Official
Coding
Guidelines
integrated
into tabular
listing with
the affected
code(s)—one-stop
code and
guideline
look-up
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All 2010 new
and revised
codes
with a
summary of
all code
changes plus
official
ICD-9-CM
Appendixes—using
official and
updated
information
is essential
to complying
with HIPAA
and getting
paid
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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
help you
code with
more
specificity
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Intuitive
icons for
age and sex
edits,
new or
revised
text, 4th
and 5th
digit
requirements—helps
ensure
specificity
and validity
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V Code
designation
icons—recognize
when V codes
can be used
only as
primary or
additional
diagnoses
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AHA
Coding
Clinic© for
ICD-9-CM
references
noted with
applicable
codes—lets
you know
exactly
where to
look for
more
guidance
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Valid
three-digit
list—identify
a condition
or disease
when an
additional
digit is not
available
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Inpatient
Prospective
Payment
System
(IPPS)
compliance
icons—identify
Medicare
Code Edits (MCE)
used to
audit claims
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Color icons
for
“Unacceptable
Principal
Diagnosis”
and
“Non-covered
Procedure”,
and “Valid
O.R.” and
“Non O.R.”
procedures—helps
you see
important
information
at a glance
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