Discover the book tailored specifically for coders! Buck’s 2021 ICD-10-PCS is the ultimate resource for accurate billing and reimbursement in inpatient medical procedure coding. With the extensive knowledge required to code with ICD-10-PCS and the multitude of code options available, this edition offers a simplified process with its organized tables and vibrant anatomy plates, featuring Netter’s Anatomy illustrations. It also comes with a durable spiral binding and a companion website that provides the latest coding updates. The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCR) are conveniently included for easy reference to coding rules. Additionally, the book includes a handy guide to the 2021 updates, showcasing all new, revised, and deleted codes. You’ll also find American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic® citations, which offer official coding advice for specific codes. The book further provides symbols to denote procedures related to Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) and Non-Covered and Limited-Coverage Procedures outlined in the Definitions of Medicare Code Edits. Sex edits are indicated for codes specific to patients of a particular sex. Symbols are also used to identify procedures that do or do not affect MS-DRG assignment, as well as those that can affect it. Lastly, the online appendix presents a Procedure Combination Table that displays each procedure cluster and its corresponding DRG, along with a few non-OR procedure combinations.

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