The 2006 ICD-9-CM code set is critical to your office’s timely reimbursement.
The ICD-9-CM Expert for Physicians delivers the most up-to-date code set integrated with critical reimbursement edits for coding efficiency. You can also find official coding guidelines and references for official advice found in AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, as well as updated Medicare code edits.
With an easy-to-use format that includes definitions, illustrations, symbols and color coding, this book can help users secure the proper reimbursement quickly and accurately.
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EXCLUSIVE — Email alerts for special reports. Alerts sent by email inform you when crucial information is posted on our website so that you can stay current with the latest regulatory and ICD-9-CM code changes.
EXCLUSIVE — Coding tables. Simplify the coding process for complex diagnoses that require more research and additional steps — making code selection quicker and more accurate.
EXCLUSIVE — Color coding system. Improve coding accuracy and efficiency with intuitive symbols and color coding that alert you to crucial coding and reimbursement issues.
EXCLUSIVE — V code symbols. Quickly identify when V codes can be used only as primary or only as an additional diagnosis.
EXCLUSIVE — Medicare as secondary payer alert. Know at a glance when Medicare should be considered a secondary payer.
Valid three-digit code list. Be alerted when a three-digit code is valid for submitting a claim — improving coding accuracy and reducing denied claims due to use of invalid codes.
Definitions and illustrations. Verify correct code selection using clinically oriented definitions and illustrations that give the user an in-depth understanding of anatomy and disease processes.
“Unspecified” and “other specified” code alerts. Use these codes only when the medical record documentation does not contain enough information for you to assign a more specific code or when a more specific code for the diagnosis is not available.
Additional digit symbol in the tabular and the index. Color-coded symbols alert the coder when the code is invalid without a fourth or fifth digit.
AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM references. AHA's Coding Clinic provides the official coding advice that every coder in every health care setting must follow for ICD-9-CM. It’s not just for hospitals.
Current official code set with instructional notes and conventions, and complete official coding guidelines. Be in compliance with HIPAA transaction and code set requirements to avoid delayed or denied claims and costly fines for violating HIPAA requirements.
Manifestation code alert. Clearly identify and properly use codes that represent manifestations of underlying disease, and be alerted when two codes are required, improving coding accuracy and reducing denied claims.
Age and sex edits. Know which codes have restrictions on their use based on age or sex of the patient — reducing claims delays and denials.
New and revised code symbols and dated pages. Quickly identify new code information and the date of the most recent change so you can perform accurate retrospective claim audits.
Dictionary-style headers, QuickFlip™ color tabs, legends and keys on each page. Save time and improve coding efficiency by locating a specific section more quickly.
Summary of new code changes for 2006. Eliminate the guesswork and reduce denied claims due to use of outdated codes.
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