ICD-10­-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook Without Answers, 2012 Revised Edition

Nelly Leon-Chisen

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Approx. 640 pages, softcover, 8 1/2" x 11" ISBN: 978-1-55648-373-8
AHA Order Number: 148051
Member Price: $79.95
Non-member Price: $89.95

The Handbook conforms to the easy-to-use format and style established by Faye Brown and is the most popular textbook for hospital and physician office coder training. Content reflects the latest official coding guidelines, and presents examples in clear, technically correct language that progresses from easy to more difficult. The 2012 Handbook contains 260-plus case-summary exercises, as well as 100-plus in-chapter exercises and review questions. The case-summary exercises are based on health records and require readers to consider the patient's condition as well as medical history, reason for admission or encounter, laboratory results, procedures performed, and the diagnoses listed. Readers must apply pertinent coding principles and official coding guidelines in making code assignments and designating the principal diagnosis and procedure for each episode of care.

Each chapter includes an overview that highlights the important points, a "learning outcomes" feature and a "terms to know" feature. Both features are designed to help readers understand and absorb new information. A "Remember..." feature provides sidebar comment or facts that alert readers to additional information or perspectives that should not be forgotten when reading the chapter.

The book is designed to be used in conjunction with the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding manuals. Course outlines, study exercises and performance-evaluation tests can be easily arranged around book chapters, and expanded indexes enhance the speed of finding and applying information. Instructors at recognized academic institutions can register online (www.HealthForum.com/AHApress) and download supplemental materials.

Major Content Areas

• Format and conventions and current coding practices for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
• Coding of signs and symptoms
• Coding of infectious and parasitic diseases, endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, and mental disorders
• Coding of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, certain disorders involving the immune mechanism, and diseases of the nervous system and sense organs
• Coding of diseases and procedures of the respiratory, digestive, and genitourinary systems
• Coding of diseases of the skin and diseases of the musculoskeletal system
• Coding of pregnancy and childbirth complications, abortion, congenital anomalies, and perinatal conditions
• Coding of circulatory system diseases and procedures and neoplastic diseases
• Coding of injuries, burns, poisoning, and complications of care
• POA requirements
• PLUS, 260+ case-study exercises
• Index

About the Author

Nelly Leon-Chisen, Director of Coding and Classification, RHIA, heads the AHA Central Office on ICD-9-CM and the Central Office on HCPCS. She is the executive editor of AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS and co-author of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Nelly and a team of AHA Central Office staff have annually reviewed, updated and improved the Faye Brown ICD-9-CM Coding Handbooks for more than a decade.