Icd-9-cm 2005 Professional for Hospitals - Compact (ICD-9-CM PROFESSIONAL FOR HOSPITALS)

The Compact Professional edition of ICD-9-CM Professional for Hospitals 2005, Volumes 1, 2, & 3 offers all the features of the full-sized Expert in an easy to use, 6 x 9" format. With this reference you can stop wasting valuable time. Critical coding citations, payment system edit details and audit alerts are all provided on the same page as the codes themselves for greater precision and improved coding efficiency. Key features include:

-A DRG alert symbol that cautions coders to have proper documentation to justify DRG assignment

-An HIV related diagnosis code icon points out when a diagnosis entered as a secondary diagnosis with HIV will group the case to a higher-paying DRG

-Information to easily identify when a complication or comorbidity diagnosis may not be used with a specific principal diagnosis

-Symbols located in the tabular/color-coded section and in the index remind you when a code requires a 4th or 5th digit

-A complete list of complications and comorbitities (CC) condition codes to identify secondary diagnoses that may affect DRG assignment

-Stay HIPAA compliant with official coding advice

-Confirm coding selection with clinically oriented illustrations and definitions

-Includes procedure Medicare code edit alerts

-Edit symbols distinguish codes that detect inconsistencies between age or sex and diagnosis