With over 500
required ICD-9-CM code changes in effect for
2009, even more are expected in 2010. Ensure
you stay current with a leading coding and
reimbursement resource geared toward your
professional work -- the Ingenix
ICD-9-CM Professional for Physicians.
Loaded with innovative features and content
to address regulatory changes and
challenges, this Professional choice
helps you comply with HIPAA code set
regulations.
• Ingenix Edge—AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM references and tips. Use citations to link to the official coding advice every coder in every healthcare setting must follow for ICD-9-CM, and find official coding tips with the codes. • Intuitive color-coded symbols and alerts. Identify critical coding and reimbursement issues quickly with alerts on the same page as the code you need.
• V code symbols. Understand the appropriate use of V codes as primary or additional diagnosis for cleaner claim submissions. • Additional digit symbols. Pinpoint when an additional digit is required for code specificity and validity to avoid invalid code submissions (in Index and Tabular Section).
• New and revised code alerts with dated pages. Know which codes and instructions are new or revised, with dates on the page indicating when the change was made.
• Synopsis of code changes. Perform accurate, retrospective claim audits by quickly identifying new code information for the year. • Illustrations and definitions. Gain in-depth understanding of anatomy and disease processes in relation to coding with clinically-oriented definitions and illustrations. • Manifestation code alert. Find and properly use codes that represent manifestations of underlying disease, know when two codes are required, and be alerted to sequencing rules.
• ‘Unspecified’ and ‘Other specified’ code alerts. Recognize the codes that should be used with caution to reduce denied claims and your risk for audits. • Age and sex edits. Be aware of which codes have restrictions on use based on age or sex. of the patient to prevent claim delays and denials. • HIPAA compliance. Comply with HIPAA code set requirements to avoid delayed or denied claims and costly fines for violations. • User-friendly page design and features. Locate information quickly with dictionary-style headers, quick-flip color tabs and legend keys on each page.