Allied Health - Medical Records, Coding & Reimbursement
A must-have resource for ICD-9-CM users! ICD-9-CM Changes: An Insider’s View is a reference tool explaining each of the ICD-9-CM code changes in ICD-9-CM 2006.
- Rationale for new and revised codes. Knowing the reasons behind every new or revised code change is critical to adapting coding practices.
- Explanation of changes to indexes, conventions and instructional notes. Understand what other changes will affect coding practices.
- Clinical presentation and treatment. Coders must understand the clinical presentation of a condition or the intricacies of a procedure to code correctly. Helps prevent undercoding and overcoding.
- Clinical definitions of diagnoses and procedures. Recognize terms found in the medical records that pertain to new codes, ensuring correct application of the code changes.
- Coding history and changes. Understand how the condition was coded in the past and how it should be coded now.
- Coding scenarios. Examples of coding scenarios clarify application of the new codes.
- Organized by chapter of ICD-9-CM. Organizing the code changes in the context of their relationship to other codes provides insight into the rationale of the changes.
- Illustrations. Illustrations are worth a thousand words and clarify some of the complex issues surrounding many of the code changes.
- Annotated official addendum. View the official addendums that contain all the changes with annotations to the three volumes of ICD-9-CM, including text deletions.
- Earn CEUs from AAPC. Earn up to 5 CEUs awarded by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
