The Coder's Handbook

2008 Edition
Soft, lay-flat book
6" x 9": 1,200 pages
ISBN 1570664609
9781570664601
PMIC
January 2008, for 2008-2009
Price: $119.95
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2009 Edition
Soft, lay-flat book
6" x 9": 1,200 pages
ISBN 1570665702
978-1570665707
PMIC
January 2009, for 2009-2010
(click below for the very best available price for this 2009 edition)

The Coder's Handbook includes over 1,200 pages packed with information designed to save you time, help you code faster and more accurately, improve your reimbursement and reduce your audit liability.

What is the follow-up period for a specific surgical procedure? What does the acronym "ECCE" stand for? What is the proper sequencing of multiple ICD-9-CM codes? Can I bill separately for medical supplies with this procedure? How do I report an "add-on" service properly? Are the services of an assistant surgeon paid for this procedure?

Every day you have to find the answers to dozens of questions like these before you can complete your coding - frequently consulting several references to find the answers you need. With our comprehensive reference, the answers to coding, terminology and coverage questions like these are right at your fingertips.

Published in a lightweight, compact 6" x 9" format with a durable, embossed hardcover, the Handbook includes an introduction, a glossary of coding and reimbursement terminology, and four major reference sections:

Medical Acronyms, Eponyms & Abbreviations: Lists over 8,000 medical abbreviations, acronyms and eponyms with definitions to help you with coding, chart review, transcription and interpreting operative reports.
CPT & HCPCS Coding: Covers service and procedure coding basics, coding and billing issues, coding evaluation and management services, and coding of surgery, radiology, laboratory and medicine services. Includes full-color anatomical charts with cross-references to CPT code sections.
ICD-9-CM Coding: Covers diagnosis coding basics, special Medicare requirements for diagnosis coding, coding and billing issues, combination coding, suspected conditions, specialty coding, manifestations, and the use of V-codes and E-codes. Includes full-color anatomical charts with cross references to ICD-9-CM code sections.
Coverage and Compliance: Lists over 4,000 CPT procedure codes with simple descriptions, follow-up periods, and billing indicators.

For its softbound compact books, PMIC uses Smythe-Sewn® binding. In the Smythe-Sewn binding process the pages of the book are first sewn together, then bound into the cover. The result is a book that is virtually indestructible and that lays flat during use.

Please remember that the government no longer allows a grace period for annual code sets. The new HIPAA Transaction and Code Set Rule requires providers to use national medical code sets that are valid at the time that a service is provided. ICD-9-CM code revisions become effective October 1st each year while CPT and HCPCS code revisions become effective January 1st. In order for you to meet this requirement, you must have the revised CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-9-CM codes in your possession before the implementation dates. The best way to do this is to order your code books early. Review current coding resources.

PMIC was founded in 1986. By 1989, from a humble one-book beginning, PMIC became the nation's leading independent publisher and value-added reseller of medical coding, reimbursement and practice management books with a reputation for quality, service and value. Coding and compliance information changes constantly and it is our job to keep up with it so you don't have to. You can trust us to provide you with books that contain the most complete, current, accurate and "official" information available. While our books win a lot of awards, what is more important to us is that our customers love them. That's because we consider our books as "tools" and spend a lot of time thinking about how, when and where our customers will use our products. You can order with confidence, knowing that you will always receive the best, most innovative books available. Because of the industry standard features we introduced to this market, such as spiral binding, thumb-indexing, enhanced color-coding and compact sizing, our publications represent exceptional values to our customers.

You may also be interested in these Coding Cards:

CPT Fast Finder Cards from Ingenix
HCPCS Fast Finder Cards from Ingenix
ICD-9-CM Fast Finder Cards from Ingenix
CPT Express Reference Coding Cards from AMA
ICD-9-CM Express Reference Coding Cards from AMA
Modifier Express Reference Coding Cards from AMA

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