2013 ICD-10-CM Draft Edition

By Carol J. Buck and Carol J. Buck MS CPC CCS-P

Book Overview

Two-color design makes tables, line drawings, and symbols and icons much more user-friendly.

Full-color Netter anatomy art

is provided in a separate sections for easy reference. The illustrations are cross referenced where appropriate within the tabular lists to help coders understand anatomy and how it will affect choosing codes.

More than 150 2-color illustrations provide visual orientation and help coders understand difficult terminology, diseases/conditions, or coding in a specific category

Numerous Items, or explanations of a disease that are located near the disease listing, give more information about diseases to ensure that coders have the correct code.

Additional elements within specific codes provide the coder with useful hints, tips, or definitions.

They may contain such items as anatomy, pathophysiology, or specific coding directions.

Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting

(OGCRs) are listed in a separate Index and then also included within the lists of codes, providing access to the official rules when you need them.

Symbols and highlights

show which codes are an Unacceptable First-Listed Diagnosis, identify codes that call for the Use of Additional Character(s), as well as Includes and Excludes1 and Excludes2.

CC and MCC Symbols

. CC (Complications & Comorbidities) and MCC (Major CC) identify codes associated with the presence of secondary diagnoses from MS-DRGs.

Web updates

will provide the latest changes to the ICD coding system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455753629
• ISBN13: 9781455753628
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 1872 Pages
• Weight: 7.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 3.0" x 8.5"