ICD-10-CM Code Book 2026 - Softcover

AAPC

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798892580984

Publisher: AAPC, 2025

Synopsis

Official 2026 ICD-10-CM Expert Code Book

Developed for students and professionals alike, the ICD-10-CM Expert 2026 is designed for coders by coders. It is custom-tailored as an easy, essential reference for use in the office, medical facilities, classrooms, and for exams.

The ICD-10-CM Expert 2026 will not only ensure that you’re up to speed with 2026 updates — it will help you check your coding for medical necessity. With color coding and illustrations, you’ll easily navigate, digest, and remember the material.

Key features and benefits:

Complete 2026 ICD-10-CM code set with new codes, new text, revised codes, and revised text

Summary of 2026 ICD-10-CM code changes in an easy-to-review appendix

2026 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting with quick-view flow charts to help students and professional coders meet compliance requirements

Chapter-specific guidelines before each chapter so you can quickly reference the current year’s guidelines you need for the codes you use most

“Eye” symbols alert clinical you that a specific code has a guideline reference

Anatomy and physiology descriptions before Tabular List chapters provide information pertaining to specific body anatomy and diseases

Special color coding throughout to highlight instructional notes, bilateral and unilateral indicators, and other features

Symbols and highlights for Medicare code edits to highlight age, sex, manifestation, other specified and unspecified codes

Indicators alert medical billers to MACRA codes required for MIPS quality and cost measure reporting

Extension “X” symbol to alert you to the ICD-10-CM placeholder “x” convention

Appendix with Z codes for long-term use of drugs

Symbol for Z codes used as the first-listed diagnosis

Expanded online updates and tips to help you improve accuracy and efficiency

Highlighted vertical lines orient the eye to the correct indentation throughout the Index to Diseases and Injuries

Full-color anatomical illustrations at the front of the book and throughout the Tabular List

Adhesive tabs save you time by eliminating the search for your high-trafficked codes

Spiral binding allows your book to lay flat when open

About this title

About the Author

The AAPC, previously known by the full title of the American Academy of Professional Coders, is a professional association for people working in specific areas of administration within healthcare businesses in the United States. AAPC is one of a number of providers who offer services such as certification and training to medical coders, medical billers, auditors, compliance managers, and practice managers in the United States. Currently, AAPC has over 155,000 worldwide members, of which nearly 108,000 are certified.

Edition details

• Publisher: AAPC
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798892580984
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1392