Icd 9 Cm Diagnostic Coding And Reimbursement For Physician Services 2007 Edition

Updated to reflect code changes effective October 1, 2006! Hands-on Experience with Special Emphasis on the Physician Office Written with beginning and intermediate coding students in mind, ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services, 2007 Edition provides basic training and practice in code application. Used in conjunction with Basic ICD-9-CM Coding, students gain: -Familiarity with the look and feel of codesReaders are provided with complete explanation of ICD-9-CM coding symbols and formatting. -Specific detailEach chapter is dedicated to the most commonly diagnosed disease for that body system with guidelines for each, so codes are learned in groups, making it easier to distinguish similarities and differences in codes and diagnoses. -Learning retentionDetailed appendices combine with targeted review exercises for coding knowledge that stays with the reader. Includes exercises, quizzes, and ICD-9-CM updates effective January 1, 2007. A free online instructors guide for AHIMA member-educators is available through the Assembly on Educations Community of Practice. Anita C. Hazelwood, MLS, RHIA, FAHIMA and Carol A. Venable, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA are leading industry experts on ICD-9-CM diagnostic coding and reimbursement.

Updated to include the new and revised ICD-9-CM codes for 2007, this comprehensive, system-based text teaches the essential ICD-9-CM coding skills needed in medical coding and billing careers. The text provides an overview of ICD-9-CM guidelines on coding practice and introduces students to medical records, including how to locate information and code accurately and efficiently. The book covers symptoms, signs, diagnoses, procedures, and their ICD-9-CM codes by system, and uses actual medical records to show how to code conditions and procedures. A section explains how the coding process affects reimbursement and health services administration. Each chapter includes coding practice exercises.