Our experts add valuable resources and track regulatory and coding changes to provide a premier code reference that meets your professional coding needs. The 2009 ICD-9-CM Expert for Hospitals, Volumes 1, 2 & 3 includes new features and resources designed to simplify Severity of Illness and Present on Admission issues. Work smarter with our hallmark color coding and intuitive symbols and integrate coding and reimbursement into a single task.

• New Feature! All the hallmark features of the Ingenix editions — Plus! Chapter by chapter, detailed clinical and coding information with coding scenarios for all the new codes adopted for 2009 —designed to make training and referencing the code changes a snap.
• New Feature! Hospital Acquired Condition Alerts. Know which conditions when not present upon admission will not impact DRG assignment.
• Severity of Illness Alerts. All the new classes of CC and MCC that will dramatically affect reimbursement are identified.
• Present on Admission Indicator Tutorial with Source Documentation Table. New resource provides additional explanation and examples to simplify POA and official guidelines regarding use of information in the medical record.
• Dx/MDC/DRG List and DRG Mapping Table. Updated for the new MS-DRG system. Quickly identify the mapping of Dx from the old CMS-DRG to the new MS-DRG system.
• Valid Three-Digit Code List. Know at a glance whether a three-digit code is valid for submitting a claim, improving coding accuracy.
• Pharmacological Listings. Link drug treatment with disease processes to identify complications and co morbidities that may affect DRG assignment
• Valuable Resources. Complete CC and MCC Code Lists, Valid Three-Digit Code List, and Pharmacological Listing. Perform quick audits and know which codes affect DRG assignment.
• CC and MCC Condition Symbol with Principal Diagnosis Exclusions. Quickly identify co morbidities and complications that affect DRG assignment and with which PDx the condition will not affect DRG assignment.
• Email Alerts for Special Reports. Stay up-to-date with important information posted on our website.
• Plus All the Features of the Professional Version.
• Earn 1 Continuing Education Unit Per Scenario from the American Academy of Professional Coders.