Physician ICD-P Physician CM Primer

This beginner's self-study guide was designed to help physician office staff accurately assign ICD-9-CM codes. Accuracy in coding and billing is a key factor in promoting your office's financial success. This guidebook provides coding tools needed to receive the optimal appropriate payment that your office is entitled to while complying with such third-party payer cost containment guidelines as medical necessity. (physician office billing, ICD-9-CM, primary care billing, processing claim forms, HCFA-1500)