2018 ICD-10-CM Hospital Professional Edition, 1e (Icd-10-Cm Professional for Hospitals) (PDF)

Carol J. Buck’s 2018 ICD-10-CM for Hospitals: Professional Edition is a full-color manual that includes all the ICD-10 codes needed for today’s inpatient coding. The book has been designed by coders for coders to help select accurate diagnosis codes. For coding with ICD-10-CM, coders need extensive knowledge and a significant amount of time to choose from the numerous possible codes. Therefore, this edition provides an essential background in A&P, pathology, and medical terminology. The book includes colorful Netter’s Anatomy illustrations and clear instructions to make professional diagnosis coding faster and easier. The durable spiral binding and companion website with the latest coding news and updates make it a must-have for hospital professionals.

• The front of the book has a convenient Guide to the Updates that lists all new, revised, and deleted codes, providing at-a-glance lookup of the coding changes.
• Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCRs) are listed in full at the beginning of each chapter, and integrated within the code set, providing easier reference to coding rules when they are needed most.
• UNIQUE! Full-color Netter’s Anatomy art is included in a separate section for easy reference and cross-referenced within the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries, to help users understand anatomy and its impact on choosing codes.
• Full-color design includes consistent color-coded symbols and text, providing easier access to codes and coding information.
• American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic^® citations include official ICD-10-CM coding advice relating to specific codes and their usage.
• The book has 175 illustrations that provide visual orientation and enhance understanding of specific coding situations.
• Items are included throughout the Tabular List to ensure accurate coding, providing additional information on common diseases and conditions.
• Additional elements within specific codes define terms and add coding instructions relating to difficult terminology, diseases and conditions, or coding in a specific category.
• Symbols and highlights draw attention to codes that may require special consideration before coding, including New, Revised, and Deleted Codes that call for the use of additional character(s) and Includes, Excludes 1 and Excludes 2, Use Additional, and Unspecified Codes.
• Code First and Code Also and Placeholder X symbol are features that remind users to assign placeholders for codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character.
• CC (Complications & Comorbidities) and MCC (Major CC) symbols are included to identify codes associated with the presence of secondary diagnoses from MS-DRGs, and call attention to CC and MCC exceptions.
• Hospital Acquired Condition symbol clearly identifies conditions that will always be coded as hospital acquired.
• Manifestation code identifies conditions for which it is important to record both the etiology and the symptom of the disease.
• Age and Sex edits from the Definition of Medicare Code Edits help to ensure accuracy by denoting codes that are used only with patients of a specific age or sex.

• The book’s 2018 Official Code set reflects the latest ICD-10 codes needed for diagnosis coding.
• Key terms are highlighted making code selection faster and easier.
• This edition contains Color images and an updated, easy-to-use design that allows for more familiarity with difficult coding concepts.

Product Details

• Series: Icd-10-Cm Professional for Hospitals
• Spiral-bound: 1712 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323430724
• ISBN-13: 978-0323430722
• Publisher: Saunders; Professional edition (October 9, 2017)
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 1.8 x 10.8 inches