SAUNDERS 2008 ICD-9-CM Vol. 1, 2 & 3 STANDARD EDITION combines the most current ICD-9-CM information from a source you can trust. This handy reference gives you quick access to the coding references vital to medical billing. This inclusive book is your complete guide to both physician-based and inpatient coding, and also features the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, giving you the most up-to-date coding information in an easy-to-use format.

• Coverage of all three ICD-9-CM volumes fulfills all of your coding needs with one comprehensive guide.
• Convenient design gives you fast, easy access to content.
• Detailed disease explanations help you better understand diseases for accurate, more efficient coding.
• Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting keep you up-to-date on changes to CMS rules.
• Symbols throughout the text clearly highlight all new and revised codes for quick identification and reference.
• At-a-glance listing of new and revised codes alerts located in the front of the book gives you a concise summary of all recent coding updates.
• All from Carol Buck, the most trusted name in medical coding!

UNIT ONE: ICD-9-CM

Part I: Introduction

ICD-9-CM BACKGROUND

COORDINATION AND MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ICD-9-CM

The Disease Classification

ICD-9-CM OFFICIAL GUIDELINES FOR CODING AND REPORTING

Part II: Alphabetic Index, Volume 2

Section 1 Index to Diseases

Section 2 Table of Drugs and Chemicals

Section 3 Index to External Causes of Injury

Part III: Diseases: Tabular List, Volume 1

1. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

2. Neoplasms

3. Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders

4. Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs

5. Mental Disorders

6. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs

7. Diseases of the Circulatory System

8. Diseases of the Respiratory System

9. Diseases of the Digestive System

10. Diseases of the Genitourinary System

11. Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium

12. Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

13. Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

14. Congenital Anomalies

15. Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period

16. Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions

17. Injury and Poisoning

V-Codes-Supplementary Classification of Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services

E-Codes-Supplementary Classification of External Causes of Injury and Poisoning

Appendix A -Morphology of Neoplasms

Appendix B -Glossary of Mental Disorders

Appendix C -Classification of Drugs by American Hospital Formulary Services List Number and Their ICD-9-CM Equivalents

Appendix D-Classification of Industrial Accidents According to Agency

Appendix E-List of Three-Digit Categories

Part IV: Procedures, Volume 3

Index to Procedures

Tabular List of Procedures

0. Procedures and Interventions, Not Elsewhere Classified

1. Operations on the Nervous System

2. Operations on the Endocrine System

3. Operations on the Eye

4. Operations on the Ear

5. Operations on the Nose, Mouth, and Pharynx

6. Operations on the Respiratory System

7. Operations on the Cardiovascular System

8. Operations on the Hemic and Lymphatic System

9. Operations on the Digestive System

10. Operations on the Urinary System

11. Operations on the Male Genital Organs

12. Operations on the Female Genital Organs

13. Obstetrical Procedures

14. Operations on the Musculoskeletal System

15. Operations on the Integumentary System

16. Miscellaneous Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures

UNIT TWO: 2007 INPATIENT PROCEDURES

By Carol J. Buck, MS, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, Program Director (Retired), Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN