Elsevier and the American Medical Association have partnered to co-publish this ICD-9-CM reference by Carol J. Buck!
Learn to code more efficiently and effectively with Carol J. Buck's 2012 ICD-9-CM for Hospitals, Volumes 1, 2, & 3, Standard Edition. Combining Netter's Anatomy artwork and the 2011 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OCGR) with a format designed by coders for coders, this handy reference helps you easily access the information you need to stay up to date and ensure the most accurate billing and optimal reimbursement in physician-based and inpatient coding. Plus, you can take this resource into your certification exams for enhanced testing support!
Key Features
- Coverage of all three ICD-9-CM volumes includes both inpatient and outpatient codes.
- UNIQUE! Full-color Netter's Anatomy artwork clarifies complex anatomic information to help you appropriately code related procedures.
- Use Additional Digit(s) symbol in the index identifies codes that require an additional digit to remind you to check the tabular.
- The 2011 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCR) are listed within the lists of codes and in a separate index for fast, easy access to the coding rules when you need them.
- Items provide detailed information on common diseases and conditions, helping you code more effectively.
- Symbols throughout the text alert you to new, revised, and deleted codes and clearly identify codes that require special consideration before assigning symbols, including use additional, includes and excludes, code first, and codes that cannot be assigned as first-listed diagnoses.
- Additional hints, tips and definitions within specific codes provide extra guidance in coding anatomy, pathophysiology, or other coding directions.
- Guide to the Updates enables you to reference all annual coding changes at a glance.
- References to the American Hospital Association's Coding Clinics help you find expanded information about specific codes and their usage.
- Omit and Code Also codes highlight government text needing special attention.
- Coding updates on the companion coding updates.com website keep you informed of changes to ICD codes.
- Authorized support you can take into your certification exams to enhance your testing experience and help you ensure certification success.
Contents
Unit I: ICD-9-CM
Part I: Introduction
- ICD-9-CM Background
- Coordination and Maintenance Committee
- Characteristics of the ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
Part II: Alphabetic Index, Volume 2
- Section 1 Index to Diseases
- Section 2 Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- Section 3 Index to External Causes of Injury
Part III: Diseases: Tabular List, Volume 1
- 1. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
- 2. Neoplasms
- 3. Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders
- 4. Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs
- 5. Mental Disorders
- 6. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
- 7. Diseases of the Circulatory System
- 8. Diseases of the Respiratory System
- 9. Diseases of the Digestive System
- 10. Diseases of the Genitourinary System
- 11. Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
- 12. Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
- 13. Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
- 14. Congenital Anomalies
- 15. Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
- 16. Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions
- 17. Injury and Poisoning
- V-Codes-Supplementary Classification of Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services
- E-Codes-Supplementary Classification of External Causes of Injury and Poisoning
Appendices
- A. Morphology of Neoplasms
- B. Glossary of Mental Disorders
- C. Classification of Drugs by American Hospital Formulary Services List Number and Their ICD-9-CM Equivalents
- D. Classification of Industrial Accidents According to Agency
- E. List of Three-Digit Categories
Part IV: Procedures, Volume 3
Index to Procedures
Tabular List of Procedures
- 0. Procedures and Interventions, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 1. Operations on the Nervous System
- 2. Operations on the Endocrine System
- 3. Operations on the Eye
- 4. Operations on the Ear
- 5. Operations on the Nose, Mouth, and Pharynx
- 6. Operations on the Respiratory System
- 7. Operations on the Cardiovascular System
- 8. Operations on the Hemic and Lymphatic System
- 9. Operations on the Digestive System
- 10. Operations on the Urinary System
- 11. Operations on the Male Genital Organs
- 12. Operations on the Female Genital Organs
- 13. Obstetrical Procedures
- 14. Operations on the Musculoskeletal System
- 15. Operations on the Integumentary System
- 16. Miscellaneous Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
Unit II: Inpatient Procedures
- Inpatient Procedures
About the Author
Carol J. Buck, MS, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, Former Program Director, Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN.
Product Details
- Paperback: 1408 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 1 edition (August 31, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1455707147
- ISBN-13: 978-1455707140
List Price: $95.95