AMA ICD-9-CM 2007 Hospital: Full Size

Major changes are made each year to the ICD-9-CM code set. Stay up-to-date with the most recent ICD-9-CM code changes. Includes dictionary-style headings, color tabs and legends on each page. Complete features include: Current official code set with complete summary of code changes-Provides a quick reference to all relevant 2007 changes; includes instructional notes, additional conventions and complete coding guidelines Clinically oriented definitions and illustrations Color fourth- and fifth-digit alert symbols in index and tabular-Flags when an additional digit is required HIV code alerts-Helps to distinguish if secondary diagnoses may change the DRG assignment IPPS compliance symbols-Identify all major Medicare Code Edits (MCE) used to audit claims submitted under IPPS for diagnosis DRG & CC alert symbols-Aids in reducing "upcoding" audits and potential fines Valid three-digit list-Complete list is used to identify a condition or disease when an additional digit is not available Age and sex edits-Correctly identify codes that are restricted dependent upon age or sex of patient, lowering claim delays and denials V code designation symbol alerts-Quickly recognize when V codes can be used only as primary or only as an additional diagnosis "Unspecified" and "Other Specified" code alerts-Clearly identifies which codes to use when the medical record documentation does not contain enough information to assign a more specific or unavailable code.American Medical Association is the author of 'AMA ICD-9-CM 2007 Hospital: Full Size', published 2006 under ISBN 9781579478254 and ISBN 1579478255.