Learning to Code with ICD-9-CM for Health Information Management and Health Services Administration 2007 |
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| Author:
| Falen, Thomas J.
Liberman, Aaron |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7817-9322-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $72.95 |
Book Description:
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Updated to include the new and revised ICD-9-CM codes for 2007, 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 2007, 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.