This book provides the entire pre-release draft of the ICD-10-CM code set as written by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). These are the codes that are expected to replace the current ICD-9-CM system for medical documentation and reimbursement pending legislative approval.

Here’s how you’ll benefit from using ICD-10-CM: A Preview of the Structure and Conventions of ICD-10-CM:

• Find out the official guidance from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) concerning this pre-release draft of ICD-10-CM.
• Get a head-start on training by familiarizing yourself with the conventions used in ICD-10-CM.
• Use the convenient official index to the tabular section and the index to the external causes to navigate through the new coding system.
• Get a first look at the neoplasm table within ICD-10-CM.
• View the complete set of ICD-10-CM Codes. There are 21 chapters: infectious and parasitic diseases through injuries, including external causes and reasons for visit.