AMA Physician ICD-9-CM 2009

Be prepared for the most recent ICD-9-CM code changes with this comprehensive resource strategically organized to help improve coding accuracy and efficiency. This code book with dictionary-style headings, clinically-oriented definitions and illustrations, and color tabs and legends on each page presents current and official code information combined with intuitive symbols and color coding for all Medicare code edits vital to accurate reimbursement.

-Intuitive fourth- and fifth-digit alert symbols in index and tabular
-Valid three-digit code list lets you know at a glance whether a three-digit code is valid for submitting a claim
-V-code designation symbol alerts help you recognize when a V code can be used only as primary or additional diagnoses
-Age and sex edits let you know which codes have restrictions on their use based on age or sex of the patient
-"Unspecified" and "Other Specified" code alerts note the codes used only when the medical record documentation does not contain enough information to assign a more specific code or when a more specific code for the diagnosis is not available
-Manifestation code alerts help you clearly identify and properly use codes that represent manifestations of underlying disease, and be alerted when two codes are required
-AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM® references noted with applicable codes, lets you know where to look for additional official coding advice
-Current official code set and complete official coding guidelines