Learning to Code with ICD-9-CM |
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Author:
| Falen, Thomas J. Liberman, Aaron |
ISBN: | 978-0-7817-9064-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $135.30 |
Book Description:
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Updated to include the new and revised ICD-9-CM codes for 2009, 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,...
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Updated to include the new and revised ICD-9-CM codes for 2009, 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.