Product Review

Select diagnosis codes accurately with Carol J. Buck's 2016 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-based coding. As coders need more extensive knowledge to work 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. Also included is a companion website with the latest coding news and updates!

• UNIQUE! Full-color Netter€s Anatomy art is included in a separate section for easy reference and cross-referenced within the Tabular List, 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.
• More than 150 full-color illustrations provide visual orientation and enhance understanding of specific coding situations.
• 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.
• 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 annual changes.
• 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
• Items are included throughout the Tabular List to ensure accurate coding, providing additional information on common diseases and conditions.
• Placeholder X symbol reminds you to assign placeholder X for codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character.
• Additional elements within specific codes define terms and add coding instructions relating to difficult terminology, diseases and conditions, or coding in a specific category.
• 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.
• American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic citations include official ICD-10-CM coding advice relating to specific codes and their usage.
• Codingupdates.com companion website includes the latest changes to the ICD coding system.

• NEW! 2016 ICD-10-CM for Physicians replaces Carol Buck€s ICD-9-CM for Physicians, Volumes 1 and 2; this manual includes an introduction to ICD-10-CM coding in Part I, an alphabetic index to diseases and injuries in Part II, and the Tabular List of diseases and injuries in Part III.
• UPDATED 2016 Official Code set reflects the latest ICD-10 codes needed for diagnosis coding.