Coders’ Desk Reference for Diagnoses provides coders, medical staff, payers and health care professionals with a comprehensive and informative guide to a wide variety of commonly asked questions and definitions about the ICD-9-CM code set. Users can reduce coding errors, understand the clinical meanings behind the codes, improve coding confidence by having essential coding tips and understand what specific information must be documented before assigning a code.

• Ingenix Edge—Detailed lay descriptions. Easy-to-understand terminology explains ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes, helping the user save time and reduce delayed claims by selecting the appropriate ICD-9-CM diagnosis code the first time
  
• Ingenix Edge—Comprehensive ICD-9-CM instructional chapter. Presents the conventions of ICD-9-CM, building the knowledge and skills needed to improve overall coding accuracy and efficiency.
  
• Ingenix Edge—AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM references. Access official guidance in the Coding Clinic publication so you can select the correct code as required by HIPAA.
  
• Syndromes chapter. Includes nearly 1,500 syndromes that are defined and cross-referenced with ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes, helping coders meet the challenge of coding syndromes with confidence.
  
• Anatomy chapter. Illustrations of body systems, body planes and movement helps the user select the correct code. Understand how anatomy, physiology and clinical terms affect coding.
  
• Coding scenarios. Correct coding assignment is demonstrated in coding scenarios that help improve overall coding accuracy and teach proper use of specific ICD-9-CM codes.
  
• V code and E code supplementary classification sections. Coverage of the use of and coding tips for the V code and E code supplementary classifications completes this essential reference tool.