Leon-Chisen Nelly (ed.) ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook 2019 with Answers

2019 Rev. editon. — AHA Press, 2018. — 3284 p. — ISBN: 978-1-55648-439-1The ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook is the only guide published in collaboration with the Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS (formerly Central Office on ICD-9-CM) of the American Hospital Association. ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS are the HIPAA code sets that replaced ICD-9-CM in the U.S. on October 1, 2015.Handbook content reflects revisions of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting as well as AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS content published through May 2018. The handbook’s format and style of presentation follows that of previous editions inspired by the Faye Brown approach to coding instruction. The text leads students to logical answers and provides primary supporting sources. This logical approach has enabled the Handbook to become the most popular textbook for hospital and physician office coder training.More than 50 four-color illustrations of anatomy and common disorders and procedures make it easier for readers to remember and absorb complex information. The 2019 edition features new artwork to clarify spinal fusion surgeries and aneurysm procedures. Exercise questions and answers are presented in clear, technically correct language that progresses from easy to more difficult. Exercise answers in the case summaries list assigned and appropriately sequenced codes, followed by a comments section that explains how codes were assigned and why other codes were not assigned.Format and Conventions and Current Coding Practices for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
Background of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Classification
Introduction to the ICD-10-CM Classification
ICD-10-CM Conventions
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
The Medical Record as a Source Document
Basic ICD-10-CM Coding Steps
Basic ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines
Introduction to the ICD-10-PCS Classification
Basic ICD-10-PCS Coding Steps
ICD-10-PCS Root Operations in the Medical and Surgical Section
ICD-10-PCS Medical- and Surgical-Related, Ancillary, and New Technology Procedure Sections
Z Codes and External Cause of Morbidity Codes
Coding of Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions
Coding of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Endocrine Diseases and Metabolic Disorders, and Mental Disorders
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases
Mental Disorders
Coding of Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs, Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism, and Diseases of the Nervous System
Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
Coding of Diseases of the Respiratory, Digestive, and Genitourinary Systems
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Diseases of the Digestive System
Diseases of the Genitourinary System
Coding of Diseases of the Skin and Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Coding of Pregnancy and Childbirth Complications, Abortion, Congenital Anomalies, and Perinatal Conditions
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
Abortion and Ectopic Pregnancy
Congenital Anomalies
Perinatal Conditions
Coding of Circulatory System Diseases and Neoplastic Diseases
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Neoplasms
Coding of Injuries, Burns, Poisoning, and Complications of Care
Injuries
Burns
Poisoning, Toxic Effects, Adverse Effects, and Underdosing of Drugs
Complications of Surgery and Medical Care