Book Summary:
Published in cooperation with the Central Office on ICD-9-CM of the American Hospital Association, the 2004 Edition of the ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook without Answers is… • The official reference for ICD-9-CM fiscal year 2004 changes
• The most widely used publication for teaching ICD-9-CM
• Designed for use in training entry-level and experienced coders There are more than 100 review exercises interspersed throughout the text and at the end of the chapters. These exercises describe additional information about a patient’s background or present condition, and allow coders to practice their coding skills on examples that closely resemble actual patient records. The answers to these exercises are available in the companion book, ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook 2004 with Answers (ISBN 1-55648-310-4). The answers in this book not only provide the correct codes and principal diagnoses, they also explain why a particular code is correct or what information is most important in a certain case. |