Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2004

If you’re a student just starting to learn the ins and outs of coding diagnoses and procedures in health records, this revised and updated edition of AHIMA’s coding instruction classic will give you the tools you need to develop skills for coding accuracy. You’ll get all the basics you need to make the most of your ICD-9-CM coding skills!

If you’re an educator, you’ll discover detailed, practical information that is an excellent starting point for grounding students in the basics of clinical coding. Use the text to bring out the fine points of ICD-9-CM coding by making guidelines more accessible and easier to understand for students. Logically organized, the workbook details the structure, rules, and guidelines for correct coding, covering each section of ICD-9-CM. Your students benefit from the attention given to explaining the structure of the ICD-9-CM codebook, including exercises and examples designed to build a foundation in multiple coding contexts. Includes ICD-9-CM code updates effective October 1, 2003.

Free online instructors guide is available for reference and downloading for AHIMA members on the Assembly on Education’s (AOE’s) Community of Practice.

Lou Ann Schraffenberger, MBA, RHIA, CCS, is the manager of clinical data in the Clinical Quality Improvement Department of Advocate Health Care in Oak Brook, Illinois. Her position is dedicated to systemwide health information management (HIM) and clinical data projects, clinical coding education, data quality improvement, and coding compliance issues. Prior to her current position, Lou Ann served as director of hospital health record departments, director of AHIMA's Professional Practice Division, and a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lou Ann's education experience ranges from seminar leader to health information administration program faculty member and continuing education instructor at community colleges. She also has served as a consultant for clinical coding projects with hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, physicians, and medical group practices. Lou Ann has been active in national, state, and local HIM associations. Lou Ann was aw! arded the first AHIMA Volunteer Award in 1997. She currently serves as the chair of the Society for Clinical Coding and is a member of the AHIMA Council on Certification's Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Examination Construction Committee.