The Official Coding Guidelines for ICD-10-CM are dense, confusing and repetitive. In addition, guidelines related to a single body system may be located in multiple sections of the guidelines. It takes a lot of time to find the correct guideline and interpret it. This book combines all the guidelines for one body system or condition in one place. The guidelines are rewritten into plain English and presented in easy-to-use tables. The tables provide information on definitions, sequencing requirements and need for additional codes. This enables the coder to find the needed guideline quickly and easily. This book is designed for use by students and as quick reference for coders working in the field.

ICD-10-CM updates effective October 1, 2020. New for this edition--Review quizzes to help the reader differentiate between codes for mother and baby, musculoskeletal system and injury, and poisoning, adverse effects, toxic effects and underdosing. This book was developed by a certified coding teacher to help her students and others understand the complicated and confusing coding guides. It translates the guidelines into plain English and places them into tables for easy reference. See also Coding Made Easy books on PCS, External Causes, and E/M coding.

This book is based on the Official Coding Guidelines effective October 1, 2017. First, the dense, confusing guidelines are translates them into plain English. Then the guidelines are placed into tables for easy reference and faster, more accurate coding. But the book doesn't stop there! In addition to the Guidelines, other material that is confusing is also explained. Examples are coding for MRSA/MSSA and coding for Sepsis. This is a great book for coding students and coders already working in the field.

This book uses the Official Coding Guidelines effective October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The book translates the confusing ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines into simple English. The guidelines are then formatted into charts so students or working coders can find the guideline they need easily and quickly.

Many people find the Official Coding Guidelines for ICD-10-PCS dense, confusing and repetitive. This book was developed by a coding teacher frustrated with textbooks that listed guidelines but did not explain them. In this publication, the guidelines and other confusing aspects of coding are translated into everyday English and placed in charts to help coders and students understand them. Examples are given for common surgical and ancillary procedures in each body system. The book includes: general PCS guidelines, guidelines for specific body system, summary of changes for 2020, a dictionary of PCS terms, and an index.

This book takes the confusing, dense coding guidelines and translates them into plain English. The guidelines are then placed into tables for easy reference. It was developed by a coding instructor, with many years of teaching experience, who was frustrated by textbooks that printed the guidelines but didn't explain them. The book is designed as a supplement to coding textbooks and as a reference for coding professionals. This book includes the official coding guidelines effective October 1, 2019.