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The 2023 ICD-10-CM Expert for Hospitals/Payers is designed with simple navigation, to help you find codes faster and boost productivity. More than just the most recent code set for accurate diagnosis coding, you also get official guidelines, definitions and expert tips so you won't lose out on reimbursement payments due to coding errors. This manual is organized the way coders are accustomed to viewing the code set, featuring the alphabetic index and tabular, plus code descriptions and conventions Get easy-to-understand coding information from experts that you can rely on to code claims accurately, prevent denials and secure every reimbursement dollar earned. Features include: UPDATED! Complete HIPAA-mandated ICD-10-CM code set--all ICD-10-CM codes and descriptions, organized across 21 chapters, including external causes and reasons for visit UPDATED! Enhanced formatting in the tabular--quickly distinguish between each code within a family. UPDATED! Appendices--all new, revised, deleted codes UPDATED! Muscle and nerve tables--providing crosswalks to codes UPDATED! Risk hierarchical condition code flag icon--added to comply with risk adjustment reporting requirements UPDATED! ICD-10 Official Guidelines embedded in the Tabular--at the code level for the most commonly-used codes so that you can quickly access the rules you'll need to code accurately UPDATED! Official Index--to easily navigate the new coding system using the index to the tabular section and the index to the external causes UPDATED! ICD-10 MS-DRG reimbursement edits--CC and MCC icons alert facility coders to diagnoses that act as both primary and complicating/major complicating conditions UPDATED! Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC) icons--on those codes that trigger CMS' HAC policy, indicating conditions that when not present on admission result in the hospital not receiving a higher paying MS-DRG. UPDATED! More than 200 code-specific illustrations--encourage better interpretation of clinical notes and ensure assignment of the correct code UPDATED! ICD-10 guidelines excerpts--embedded in the tabular at the code level UPDATED! Medical term definitions--clarify diseases and conditions UPDATED! Tables and indexes--including the Neoplasm and Drug and Chemical Tables and External Causes and Alphabetic Disease Indexes EXCLUDES 2 conventions--included along with all other coding conventions (Includes, Clarifying Terms, Code First and Use Additional Code notes) Placeholder "X"--added to 3-, 4- and 5-character codes requiring 7th characters with a dash (-) in the 7th character position to identify it is needed Defining ICD-10-CM--includes a background on ICD-10 and its conventions 7th character icons--indicate codes that require a 7th digit to ensure specificity and validity Color coding--color sidebars for easy identification of chapters Manifestation Code highlights--indicate codes that require pairing, plus blue "Code First" notes highlight manifestation codes requiring an etiology code

The 2023 ICD-10-CM Expert for Hospitals with Guidelines, with our hallmark features and format, makes facing the challenge of accurate diagnosis coding easier for acute care and long-term care hospitals (LTCH). This code book contains the complete ICD-10-CM code set, MCEs, and ICD-10 MS-DRG edits with symbols identifying codes for comorbidities/complications (CC) and major comorbidities/complications (MCC). Also identified are hospital acquired conditions (HAC) and CMS hierarchical condition categories (HCC).

ICD-10-CM 2021: The Complete Official Codebook provides the entire updated code set for diagnostic coding, organized to make the challenge of accurate coding easier. This codebook is the cornerstone for establishing medical necessity, determining coverage and ensuring appropriate reimbursement. Each of the 21 chapters in the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is organized to provide quick and simple navigation to facilitate accurate coding. The book also contains supplementary appendixes including a coding tutorial, pharmacology listings, a list of valid three-character codes and additional information on Z-codes for long-term drug use and Z-codes that can only be used as a principal diagnosis. Official coding guidelines for 2021 are bound into this codebook. FEATURES AND BENEFITS Full list of code changes. Quickly see the complete list of new, revised, and deleted codes affecting the FY 2021 codes, including a conversion table and code changes by specialty. QPP symbol in the tabular section. The symbol identifies diagnosis codes associated with Quality Payment Program (QPP) measures under MACRA. New and updated coding tips. Obtain insight into coding for physician and outpatient settings. New and updated definitions in the tabular listing. Assign codes with confidence based on illustrations and definitions designed to highlight key components of the disease process or injury and provide better understanding of complex diagnostic terms. Intuitive features and format. This edition includes full-color illustrations and visual alerts, including color-coding and symbols that identify coding notes and instructions, additional character requirements, codes associated with CMS hierarchical condition categories (HCC), Medicare Code Edits (MCEs), manifestation codes, other specified codes, and unspecified codes. Placeholder X. This icon alerts the coder to an important ICD-10-CM convention--the use of a "placeholder X" for three-, four- and five-character codes requiring a seventh character extension. Coding guideline explanations and examples. Detailed explanations and examples related to application of the ICD-10-CM chapter guidelines are provided at the beginning of each chapter in the tabular section. Muscle/tendon translation table. This table is used to determine muscle/tendon action (flexor, extensor, other), which is a component of codes for acquired conditions and injuries affecting the muscles and tendons Index to Diseases and Injuries. Shaded guides to show indent levels for subentries. Appendices. Supplement your coding knowledge with information on proper coding practices, risk adjustment coding, pharmacology, and Z codes.

This all-in-one resource focuses on the most important CPT(R) and HCPCS codes for general surgery and gastroenterology, plus medicine and ancillary services codes chosen by experts who have taken into consideration utilization, denial risk and complexity.

2023 ICD-10-PCS Expert Developed for day-to-day facility coders, clinical coders, students, and examinees, AAPC’s ICD-10-PCS Expert is designed around the unique structure of the PCS coding system, resulting in a logical and easy-to-use code book that simplifies assembling PCS codes. Intuitive and color coded, this inpatient procedure coding resource will enhance your work or your studies. Key Features and Benefits Complete 2023 ICD-10-PCS code set including new and revised code characters and tables ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting plus official and additional conventions Colored font and symbols throughout the tables guide correct coding for limited coverage, noncovered, and HAC-associated procedures, combination clusters, non-OR procedures affecting MS-DRG assignment, new and revised text for 2023, and male or female-only procedures Comprehensive appendices such as Root Operations Definitions, Body Part Key, Device Key, Device Aggregation Table, Character Meaning, Substance Key, and Combination Clusters Yellow orientation lines help you navigate indentations in the Index Anatomical illustrations provide guidance for identifying where body procedures are being performed Intuitive features and format help you build over 100,000 codes from the easy-to-understand tables Dictionary-style headers and bleed tabs in the Index and Tabular for quick reference Free CEU with Purchase: With every purchase of a 2023 AAPC code book, you can register for a free code book training worth 1 CEU. Each training course will provide an overview of the code book including the history of the coding system, a tour of each book, and tips for success! Training courses only available for ICD-10-PCS, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, and 2023 AMA CPT® code books. Registration for the 2023 code book training will open in January 2023.

ICD-10-CM 2022: The Complete Official Codebook provides the entire updated code set for diagnostic coding, organized to make the challenge of accurate coding easier. This codebook is the cornerstone for establishing medical necessity, correct documentation, determining coverage and ensuring appropriate reimbursement. Each of the 22 chapters in the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is organized to provide quick and simple navigation to facilitate accurate coding. The book also contains supplementary appendixes including a coding tutorial, pharmacology listings, a list of valid three-character codes and additional information on Z-codes for long-term drug use and Z-codes that can only be used as a principal diagnosis. Official 2022 coding guidelines are included in this codebook. FEATURES AND BENEFITS Full list of code changes. Quickly see the complete list of new, revised, and deleted codes affecting the CY2022 codes, including a conversion table and code changes by specialty. QPP symbol in the tabular section. The symbol identifies diagnosis codes associated with Quality Payment Program (QPP) measures under MACRA. New and updated coding tips. Obtain insight into coding for physician and outpatient settings. Chapter 22 features U-codes and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) codes Improved icon placement for ease of use New and updated definitions in the tabular listing. Assign codes with confidence based on illustrations and definitions designed to highlight key components of the disease process or injury and provide better understanding of complex diagnostic terms. Intuitive features and format. This edition includes color illustrations and visual alerts, including color-coding and symbols that identify coding notes and instructions, additional character requirements, codes associated with CMS hierarchical condition categories (HCC), Medicare Code Edits (MCEs), manifestation codes, other specified codes, and unspecified codes. Placeholder X. This icon alerts the coder to an important ICD-10-CM convention--the use of a "placeholder X" for three-, four- and five-character codes requiring a seventh character extension. Coding guideline explanations and examples. Detailed explanations and examples related to application of the ICD-10-CM chapter guidelines are provided at the beginning of each chapter in the tabular section. Muscle/tendon translation table. This table is used to determine muscle/tendon action (flexor, extensor, other), which is a component of codes for acquired conditions and injuries affecting the muscles and tendons Index to Diseases and Injuries. Shaded guides to show indent levels for subentries. Appendices. Supplement your coding knowledge with information on proper coding practices, risk-adjustment coding, pharmacology, and Z-codes.