Learning to Code with ICD-9-CM for Health Information Management and Health Services Administration

Learning to Code with ICD-9-CM for Health Information Management and Health Services Administration
ISBN-10
0781776201
ISBN-13
9780781776202
Category
Medical
Pages
760
Language
English
Published
2007-11-01
Authors
Thomas J. Falen, Aaron Liberman, Cynthia S. Falen

Description

Updated to include the new and revised ICD-9-CM codes for 2008, this comprehensive, system-based text teaches the essential ICD-9-CM coding skills needed in medical coding and billing careers. The text provides an overview of ICD-9-CM guidelines on coding practice and introduces students to medical records, including how to locate information and code accurately and efficiently. The book covers symptoms, signs, diagnoses, procedures, and their ICD-9-CM codes by system, and uses actual medical records to show how to code conditions and procedures. A section explains how the coding process affects reimbursement and health services administration. Each chapter includes coding practice exercises.

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