Be prepared with the most recent ICD-9-CM code changes with this comprehensive resource strategically organized to help improve coding accuracy and efficiency. Includes dictionary-style headings, color tabs and legends on each page.

Features include:

• Current official code set with complete summary of code changes provides a quick reference to all relevant 2009 changes (includes instructional notes, additional conventions and complete coding guidelines)
• Clinically oriented definitions and illustrations
• Color fourth- and fifth-digit alert symbols in index and tabular
• Valid three-digit list
• V-code designation symbol alerts
• "Unspecified" and "Other Specified" code alerts