AHA Press is bundling our two most popular coding publications, the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook and the ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, 2015 editions, at a substantial savings.

 

These two titles are the only guides to ICD-10 and ICD-9 coding published in collaboration with the Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS of the American Hospital Association.  Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, Director of Coding and Classification at the AHA, serves as the author/editor of both publications.

 

Both Handbooks conform to the easy-to-use format and style established by Faye Brown.  They are the most popular textbooks for hospital & physician coder training.  They include official changes through FY 2014.

 

 

Handbook content reflects 2014 versions of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.  Its 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. 

 

Exercises 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.

 

Each chapter includes an overview that highlights important points, as well as "learning outcomes" and terms to know" features that help readers understand and absorb new information.  A "Remember..." feature provides sidebar comments or facts that alert readers to special information or perspectives.  Expanded indexes enhance the speed of finding and applying new information.

 

Scores of Exercises and Quizzes.  The Handbook contains more than 200 new and updated in-chapter exercises, case examples, and final review questions.  Appendix C contains a complete workbook of case-summary exercises for more advanced practice.  The case-summary exercises are based on actual health records and require readers to consider the patient's condition as well as medical history, reason for admission or encounter, laboratory results, procedures performed, and the diagnoses listed.  Readers must apply pertinent coding principles and official coding guidelines in making code assignments and designating the principal diagnosis and procedure for each episode of care.

 

More than 50 four-color illustrations of anatomy and common disorders and procedures make it easier for readers to remember and absorb complex information.  Additional appendixes explaining reimbursement methodologies and "present on admission" indicators will be especially valuable to new students.

 

Approx. XVi + 732 pages, softcover, 8 1/2" X 11"

ISBN:  978-1-55648-392-9

 

The Handbook conforms to the easy-to-use format and style established by Faye Brown and is the most popular textbook for hospital and physician office coder training.  Content reflects the latest official coding guidelines, and presents examples in clear, technically corect language that progresses from easy to more difficult.

 

The 2015 Handbook contains 269 case summary exercises, as well as 100-plus in-chapter exercises and final review questions.  The case-summary exercises are based on actual health records and require readers to consider the patient's condition as well as medical history, reason for admission or encounter, laboratory results, procedures performed and the diagnoses listed.  Readers must apply pertinent assignments and designate the principal diagnosis and procedure for each episode of care.  The With Answers version contains answers to the in-chapter and final reveiw exercises, as well as answers to the case summary exercises.

 

Each chapter included an overview that highlights the important points, a " learning outcomes" feature and a "terms to know" feature.  Both features are designed to help readers understand and absorb new information.  A "Remember..." feature provides sidebar comment or facts that alert readers to additional information or perspective that should not be forgotten when reading the chapter.

 

The 2015 edition includes official changes from FY 213 and Fy 2014.

 

Approx. xiii + 72 pages, softcover, 71/2" X 11"

 

ISBN:  978-1-55648-399-8

 

  

Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, Director of Coding and classification at the AHA, heads the AHA Central Office on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS and the Central Office on HCPCS.  She is the executive editor of AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS and a member of the four Cooperating Parties, the group responsible for administering the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS systems in the United States.

 

She is also co-author of IC-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and the ICD-10-PCS Official Coding Guidelines.  Along wih a team of AHA Central Office staff, she has reviewed, updated and improved the Faye Brown ICD-9-CM Coding Handbooks for more than a decade.  She authored the 2015 ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbooks.

 

Please Note:  No desk or review copies of the print package are available from AHA Order Services.  Desk or review copies of individual titles may be requested separately.

 

No quantity discounts are available on this 2-item package.

 

AHA Order Number :  148062 (2-item package)

 

Member Price :  $167.92

NonMember Price:  $167.92