Our professional ICD-9-CM for hospitals offers a comprehensive and user-friendly approach to coding at a fraction of the price of other ICD-9 books. The new design provides easy access to pertinent coding and reimbursement information with informative symbols and color coding. Coders at every level will benefit from features that are customized to meet your needs.

Features/Benefits:

• Includes all new codes, deletions, and revisions for 2010
• Over 100 full-color illustrations facilitate proper code selection
• New easy-to-understand "Lay Descriptions" for many commonly billed codes
• Major (MCC) and non-major (CC) complication and comorbidity indicators facilitate proper MS-DRG assignment
• Hospital acquired condition (HAC) indicators guide present on admission (POA) payment implications
• OR and non-OR procedure indicators
• Updated ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines at the code level
• Age & gender edits
• Additional-digit identifiers
• Symbol legends on each page for easy reference
• Plastic coil bound