Product Notes: Updates in Feb, July, Sept.
Practical ICD-9-CM Code Book Updated Throughout the Year
Why settle for anything less than this premier ICD-9-CM resource? Our experts add valuable resources and track regulatory and coding changes to bring you the 2008 ICD-9-CM Expert for Physicians, Volumes 1 & 2, a top-notch code reference that meets all your needs. With critical coding and reimbursement edit alerts on one page, this Expert choice helps you comply with HIPAA, stay current with changes and work smarter. Plus, you will receive three updates per year with changes to the ICD-9-CM code set, including any April 1 changes.
- Exclusive — Coding tables. Simplify coding for complex diagnoses that require additional research and the steps to reduce time spent on code selection for improved accuracy.
- Exclusive — Valid three-digit code list. Know at a glance whether a code is valid for claim submission, reducing denied claims due to invalid code usage.
- Exclusive — Email alerts for special reports. Stay current with the latest regulatory and ICD-9-CM code changes with notification of crucial information posted on our website.
- Current official code set with instructional notes, conventions and coding guidelines. Comply with HIPAA transaction and code set requirements to avoid delayed claims and costly fines.
- Ingenix Edge — Color coding and additional symbols. Identify critical coding and reimbursement issues, V code sequencing restrictions, and additional digit requirements for specificity and validity.
- Ingenix Edge — Code alerts for unspecified/other specified. At-a-glance knowledge of proper code usage for appropriate reimbursement.
- Ingenix Edge — AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM references. Official coding advice that every coder in every health care setting must follow.
- Ingenix Edge — Summary of new and revised codes with dated pages. Eliminate the guesswork. Reduce denied claims from outdated codes and perform accurate retrospective claim audits.
- Manifestations of underlying disease alert. Immediately know when two codes are required for reimbursement without searching through the book.
- 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.
- Dictionary-style headers, QuickFlipTM color tabs, legends and keys on each page. Spend less time coding and improve coding efficiency.
