Keep vital information at your fingertips with the new 2021 edition of the #1 best-selling authoritative CDI Pocket Guide. The CDI Pocket Guide by authors Dr. Richard Pinson and Cynthia Tang, now in its 14th edition, is the original and STILL the best resource for coding and clinical documentation integrity. Each year, the authors research, revise, and clarify the content to update the original CDI Pocket Guide. They capture significant changes in clinical diagnostic standards, ICD-10 codes, Official Coding Guidelines, Coding Clinic, and compliance issues and accommodate useful feedback from readers. They also provide the wisdom of their experience as consultants helping hospitals sculpt their documentation and coding practices to their needs. Each CDI Pocket Guide customer will also receive our in-depth, interactive webinars that will keep you informed and further enhance your knowledge and skills. For over a decade, the CDI Pocket Guide has been the essential, go-to resource for anyone involved in coding and CDI – don’t be without it!

For 2021, you will find new key reference topics for COVID-19, liver failure, and others, and updated clinical diagnostic standards and key refinements to topics such as malnutrition, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and diabetic complications. All FY2021 CMS MCC-CC/DRG updates and latest Coding Clinic advice is incorporated.

• Publisher : Pinson&Tang (January 1, 2020)
• Language: : English
• Format: Spiralbound
• ISBN-10 : 173345943X
• ISBN-13 : 978-1733459433

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This unique manual shows what the medical record must contain for correct coding and billing of specific
medical and diagnostic services and procedures. It provides coders and anyone concerned about coding
with an auditor’s perspective on the clinical detail, regulatory instructions, and coding protocol needed for
code assignment. Avoid the devastating effects of outside audits and reviews with this detailed coding
tool.

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• Optum Edge — Get online access to customizable audit worksheets. Protect your revenuecritical services and procedures.
• Conduct skilled internal audits. Ensure proper reimbursement.
• Differentiate between similar procedures. Compare and contrast seemingly similar, but different,
procedures.
• Completely updated for 2024 code set and regulatory changes.
• Increase Revenue. Learn the appropriate way to report telehealth services.
• Provides coders with an auditor’s perspective. Know the clinical detail, regulatory instructions,
and coding best practices needed for code assignment.
• Know what information needs to be in the medical record and on the claim form to capture
appropriate reimbursement.
• Know the key terms that need to be mentioned in the medical record to support code
assignment.
• See the medical conditions that are indicated for diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical
purposes.
• Gain valuable code intelligence. Confirm the correct code assignment.
• Train your staff. This resource is thorough and can easily be used to train staff on how to assign
codes appropriately.
• Correct modifier assignment. Modifier decision-making trees assist with assigning correct
modifiers.
• Supports Best Practices.

This unique manual shows what the medical record must contain for correct coding and billing of specific medical and diagnostic services and procedures. It provides coders and anyone concerned about coding with an auditor’s perspective on the clinical detail, regulatory instructions, and coding protocol needed for code assignment. Avoid the devastating effects of outside audits and reviews with this detailed coding tool.

Key Features and Benefits

• Optum Edge — Get online access to customizable audit worksheets. Protect your revenuecritical services and procedures.

• Conduct skilled internal audits. Ensure proper reimbursement.

• Differentiate between similar procedures. Compare and contrast seemingly similar, but different, procedures.

• Completely updated for 2023 code set and regulatory changes.

• Increase Revenue. Learn the appropriate way to report telehealth services.

• Provides coders with an auditor’s perspective. Know the clinical detail, regulatory instructions, and coding best practices needed for code assignment.

• Know what information needs to be in the medical record and on the claim form to capture appropriate reimbursement.

• Know the key terms that need to be mentioned in the medical record to support code assignment.

• See the medical conditions that are indicated for diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical purposes.

• Gain valuable code intelligence. Confirm correct code assignment.

• Train your staff. This resource is thorough and can easily be used to train staff how to assign codes appropriately.

• Correct modifier assignment. Modifier decision-making trees assist with assigning correct modifiers.

• Supports Best Practices.

The ICD-10-CM Fast Finders utilize our Optum Xpress Coding Matrix with ICD-10-CM codes
presented by specialty and updated with the 2024 valid ICD-10-CM codes, in an easy-to-use table format
that maximizes the number of codes contained in the fast finder and simplifies code selection. These
convenient and reliable coding tools provide complete and valid code selections at your fingertips.
Use this coding tool to determine the most specific ICD-10-CM codes for your specialty – codes that
accurately identify the patient condition and level of severity as well as support medical necessity.

Key Features and Benefits
• Optum Edge — Optum Xpress Coding Matrix (designed and used exclusively by Optum). Our
easy-to-use, streamlined tables present valid code options for each condition.
• Optum Edge — Compact 6” x 9” accordion format. More codes, less space in our compact
accordion format which provides 8–10 pages of specialty specific codes.
• Optum Edge — Alphabetically organized tables. Body systems and main diagnostic terms are
organized alphabetically in tables that contain a comprehensive list of valid codes out to the 4th, 5th, 6th
or 7th characters.
• Complete and comprehensive coverage by specialty. The Fast Finders provide commonly used
ICD-10-CM codes for each specialty as well a comprehensive list of valid codes within diagnostic
categories for your specialty.
• Valid codes. Updated with ICD-10-CM codes for 2024, code directly from the tables contained in the
Optum Xpress Coding Matrix with confidence.
• Coding Instructions. Code first, use additional code and other coding instructions are included in the
tables to ensure correct sequencing of all relevant codes.
• Productivity tool. The logical look-up format makes finding the right code easier.
• Convenient work flow coding tool. Rely on one at every work station. 

The ICD-10-CM Fast Finders utilize our Optum Xpress Coding Matrix with ICD-10-CM codes presented by specialty and updated with the 2023 valid ICD-10-CM codes, in an easy-to-use table format that maximizes the number of codes contained in the fast finder and also simplifies code selection. These convenient and reliable coding tools provide complete and valid code selections at your fingertips. 

Use this coding tool to determine the most specific ICD-10-CM codes for your specialty – codes that accurately identify the patient condition and level of severity as well as support medical necessity.

• Optum Edge — Optum Xpress Coding Matrix (designed and used exclusively by Optum). Our easy-to-use, streamlined tables present valid code options for each condition.
• Optum Edge — Compact 6” x 9” accordion format. More codes, less space in our compact accordion format which provides 8–10 pages of specialty specific codes.
• Optum Edge — Alphabetically organized tables. Body systems and main diagnostic terms are organized alphabetically in tables that contain a comprehensive list of valid out to the 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters. 
• Complete and comprehensive coverage by specialty. The Fast Finders provide commonly used ICD-10-CM codes for each specialty as well a comprehensive list of valid codes within diagnostic categories for your specialty. 
• Valid codes. Updated with ICD-10-CM codes for 2023, code directly from the tables contained in the Optum Xpress Coding Matrix with confidence. 
• Coding Instructions. Code first, use additional code and other coding instructions are included in the tables to ensure correct sequencing of all relevant codes.
• Productivity tool. The logical look-up format makes finding the right code easier.

Convenient work flow coding tool. Rely on one at every workstation.