ICD-9-CM Standard for Hospitals, Volumes 1, 2 & 3--2013 Edition (ICD-9-CM Professional for Hospitals (Compact))

Simplified to accommodate professionals that just need the basics, the 2013 ICD-9-CM Standard for Hospitals, Volumes 1, 2 & 3 compact version outshines generic code books with hallmark page design, color coding, and popular features that help increase coding efficiency.

Key Features and Benefits:

Highlighted coding instructional informational notes. Recognize important code usage guidance for specific sections more easily with highlighted notes.

Symbols identify MCC and CC conditions. Ensure appropriate reimbursement by reporting patient severity correctly. Know when conditions are considered a complication or comorbidity, plus which CCs impact MS-DRG assignment.

Hospital-acquired condition (HAC) alerts. Know which conditions, when not present upon admission, will not impact DRG assignment.

Adjunct procedure code alerts. Learn how to properly use ICD-9-CM procedure codes that provide additional information only and cannot be used alone.

Additional digit required symbols. Know when an additional fourth or fifth digit is required for code specificity and validity to avoid invalid code submissions (provided in Index and Tabular Section).

Diagnosis and Procedure Medicare Code Edit (MCE) alerts. Color-coding and symbols identify all major Medicare Code Edits (MCE) used to audit claims submitted under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for diagnosis, including unacceptable PDx, questionable admission PDx, age, sex, CC and MCC, and manifestation codes. Also MCEs related to valid OR procedures, non-covered, limited coverage, non-operating room, bilateral edits and sex edits.

Intuitive color-coded symbols and alerts. Identify critical coding and reimbursement issues quickly with alerts on the same page as the code you need.

Hallmark page design and features. Locate information quickly with a user-friendly page design, including dictionary-style headers, Quickflip color bleed tabs, and legend keys.