Understanding ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS: A Worktext

Completely updated to the 2012 ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines and packed with practical applications, UNDERSTANDING ICD-10-CM AND ICD-10-PCS: A WORKTEXT, 2E delivers comprehensive coverage of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS diagnostic and procedural coding system. Extremely hands-on, this unique worktext offers an engaging, detailed presentation as well as numerous learning tools for review throughout each chapter. Readers put what they learn into real-world practice through coding assignments and case studies. It is the ideal resource to help healthcare organizations to transition from using ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.

Mary Jo Bowie is a registered Health Information Administrator, accredited Health Information Technician, and owner of Health Information Professional Services, a medical record consulting firm in Binghamton, New York. For more than 15 years, she has served as an instructor in the Health Information Technology Program at Broome Community College, teaching courses in medical coding, quality assurance, and computers in healthcare. A respected author, she has written or co-authored numerous successful books on coding and health information management, including UNDERSTANDING ICD-9-CM, UNDERSTANDING PROCEDURAL CODING, UNDERSTANDING ICD-10-CM/PCS, and ESSENTIALS OF HIM. In addition, she was the New York State nominee for the National Award for Literacy Contribution to Profession in 1993 and 1994. An active member of the American Health Information Management Association, she has served on the New York State Health Information Association Board of Directors, where she was education director and a member of the Ambulatory Coding Guideline Committee. Ms. Bowie is a popular national speaker for ICD-9-CM, CPT and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. She holds associate of arts, bachelor of science, and master of science degrees.

Regina Schaffer is a Reimbursement Educator Specialist for United Health Services in Johnson City, New York. She works with approximately 45 providers educating them on both ICD-9 and CPT coding. Ms. Schaffer also works as a consultant in Binghamton, New York and is an instructor in the Health Information Technology Program at Broome Community College. Ms. Schaffer is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), past secretary for the local AAPC Chapter from 2000 to 2002 and is a frequently requested speaker on ICD-9-CM and CPT Coding. Ms. Schaffer co-authored UNDERSTANDING ICD-9-CM and UNDERSTANDING PROCEDURAL CODING with Ms. Mary Jo Bowie. She is an accredited Health Information Technician, a Certified Professional Coder and holds a Bachelor of Science degree.