Detailed Instruction for Appropriate ICD-10-PCS Coding -- 2012 (Coding & Reimbursement Educational Series)

Beginning and advanced coders will benefit from Detailed Instruction for Appropriate ICD-10-PCS Coding, which goes beyond the official guidelines by anticipating questions and points of confusion. This resource will help with mastery of ICD-10-PCS coding, an essential skill since reimbursements for Medicare inpatient services make up a significant portion of hospital revenues.

Features and benefits:

Master the very different organizational principles and completely new classification system that are the foundation of ICD-10-PCS.

Exclusive Ingenix Root Operation Conversion Table. Translates commonly used ICD-9 procedural terms to ICD-10-PCS root operations.

Distills official guidelines into essential steps in the code building process.

Shows coders how to quickly solve the foremost ICD-10-PCS coding challenges. With expert guidance on selecting the correct root operation from among the 31 root operations found in the Medical and Surgical section, users are guided through the process.

Real-life coding scenarios. Test your skills or your coders' with real-life coding scenarios that include not just answers but answer rationale that explain why the correct answer is the most appropriate.

Map ICD-9-CM procedure terminology to ICD-10-PCS root operation terminology. The umbrella procedures in ICD-9-CM map to several alternative root operations. Plus, some PCS root operations may map backwards to many commonly used procedural terms in ICD-9-CM. Know the key factors that will determine your code selection.

Get essential guidance for CMS body part and device keys that are crucial to appropriate code assignment.