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Resources for Coders - p.1

These books and newsletters are great for studying, review, and as daily references in coding. For example, quick anatomy charts and medical abbreviation books are handy aids in coding. Also keep the Official Coding Guidelines and Faye Brown's book near by.

At work, your encoder will most likely include Coding Clinic and CPT Assistant references. These newsletters are a must for hospital coders, but they are expensive to buy yourself.

Coding References for Hospital Coders - Must Have

• current ICD-9-CM book -- see ICD-9-CM books page
• current CPT-4 book -- see CPT books
• current official coding guidelines -- see links
• Coding Clinic newsletter
• CPT Assistant newsletter

Coding References - Helpful

• Faye Brown's coding textbook -- see textbooks p.1
• medical dictionary -- see dictionaries
• anatomy & physiology book -- see anatomy
• quick look anatomy charts -- see anatomy
• Coder's Desk Reference for Procedures -- see CPT books
• medical abbreviations book -- see below
• Merck Manual (diseases) -- see below

Click on the book title links below for complete publication information.

Medical Coding Newsletters
	Coding Clinic For ICD-9-CM newsletter published by American Hospital Association (AHA) by the four Cooperating Parties AHA, AHIMA, CMS, NCHS, and the Editorial Advisory Board official publication for ICD-9-CM coding advice
	CPT Assistant a newsletter from the source of CPT, the American Medical Association (AMA)
	CPT Assistant Archives Newsletters for 2008 Archives 1990-2008 Archives 1990-2007 Archives 1990-2006 single user CD-ROMs
Medical Reference
	The Merck Manual 18th edition, April 2006 human diseases, disorders and injuries, as well as their symptoms and recommended therapy a very popular medical reference handy small size ISBN-10: 0911910182 ISBN-13: 978-0911910186 previous edition:17th edition, 1999
Medical Abbreviations
	Medical Abbreviations by Neil M. Davis, Nov2008 very handy aid for reading medical charts I used an older version of this book almost every day when I first started coding medical records ISBN-10: 093143114X ISBN-13: 978-0931431142 previous editions: 12th ed, 13th ed
Diagnostic and Laboratory  Tests
	Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference by Timothy J. Pagana, Kathleen Deska Pagana 9th edition, Oct 2008 handy on-the-spot clinical reference ISBN-10: 0323053459 ISBN-13: 978-0323053457 previous editions: 7th ed, 8th ed

See also resources p.2.