2017 ICD-10-CM Physician Professional Edition

by Carol J. Buck MS, CPC, CCS-P

Overview

Select diagnosis codes accurately with Carol J. Buck's 2017 ICD-10-CM for Physicians: Professional Edition. Designed by coders for coders, this full-color manual includes all the ICD-10 codes needed for today’s outpatient and physician office coding. As coders need extensive knowledge to code with ICD-10-CM — and to choose from the thousands of possible codes — this edition provides an essential background in A&P, pathology, and medical terminology, along with colorful Netter’s Anatomy illustrations and clear instructions for using the book. Together with the durable spiral binding, these features make professional diagnosis coding faster and easier. A companion website includes the latest coding news and updates!

• Convenient Guide to the Updates in the front of the book 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 and also integrated within the code set, providing fast, easy access to coding rules.
• 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 you understand anatomy and how it may affect 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. 
• 175 full-color illustrations 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)
• Includes, Excludes 1 and Excludes 2
• Use Additional
• Unspecified
• Code First and Code Also
• Placeholder X symbol reminds you to assign placeholder X for codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character. 
• 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.
• Codingupdates.com companion website includes the latest changes to the ICD coding system.

• Updated 2017 Official Code set reflects the latest ICD-10 codes needed for diagnosis coding.
• NEW! Enhanced Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCRs) are listed in full in the Introduction, at the beginning of each chapter and integrated within the code set, providing easier reference to coding rules when they are needed most.
• NEW! Updated design better differentiates between Os and 0s. 
• NEW! Netter’s Anatomy art symbol is included in the Tabular List, making it easier to look up and understand anatomy.
• NEW color images show difficult coding concepts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323431200
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	09/16/2016
Edition description:	Profession
Pages:	1608
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.60(d)

Table of Contents

ICD-10-CM

Symbols and Naming Conventions

Guide to the Updates

Netter Anatomy Illustrations

Part I: Introduction

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting

Part II: Alphabetic Index

Index to Diseases and Injuries

Table of Neoplasms

Table of Drugs and Chemicals

External Cause Index

Part III: Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

1. Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99)

2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)

3. Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism (D50-D89)

4. Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E90)

5. Mental and Behavioral Disorders (F01-F99)

6. Diseases of Nervous System (G00-G99)

7. Diseases of Eye and Adnexa (H00-IH59)

8. Diseases of Ear and Mastoid Process (H60-H59)

9. Diseases of Circulatory System (I00-I99)

10. Diseases of Respiratory System (J00-J99)

11. Diseases of Digestive System (K00-K94)

12. Diseases of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99)

13. Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99)

14. Diseases of Genitourinary System (N00-N99)

15. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (O00-O99)

16. Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)

17. Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

18. Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)

19. Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)

20. External Causes of Morbidity (V01-Y95)

21. Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)