Format: Softbound
Stock #: 10-09083
ISBN : 978-1-4377-1434-0
Available: September 2009

New for 2010 edition:

• Exclusive! Full-color Frank Netter anatomical plates—provide a complete visual understanding of the anatomical structures described within ICD-9-CM codes
• Exclusive! "Coding Tips and Notes" boxes—define terms and provide additional coding instruction to aid in understanding difficult terminology, diseases and conditions, or coding in a specific category
• Exclusive! Latest OCGR—includes current critical coding rules listed within the codes for instant reference
• Exclusive! Companion Web site—features access to the latest updates, plus coding tips and links to other coding sites
• Full-color coding tables—ease eye strain and enhance your understanding of diseases and conditions, and specific coding categories
• New highlighted symbol for "Code to Condition"

Key features include:

• More than 200 code-specific color photographs and illustrations found next to each disease—help you code more efficiently and accurately
• "Guide to 2010 Updates" section—provides an at-a-glance listing of all new, revised and deleted codes to help reduce denied claims due to outdated codes
• List of three-digit categories and codes—quickly shows if a code is valid for claims submission
• Color-coded annotations—highlight codes that require additional considerations, enhance your understanding of terminology and clarify important coding criteria for various diseases and conditions
• Disease explanations—ensure that you have the correct code
• American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM® references—found throughout resource with applicable codes
• Intuitive fourth-and fifth-digit alert symbol in index and tabular
• Spiral and softbound formats with full-color bleeds—enable easy access to each section
• Classification of drugs by American Hospital Formulary Services (AHFS)—provides the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for each AHFS list