♦ The updated ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (8/27/09).

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♦ Links to Official Government ICD-9-CM Addenda & Errata NCHS

ICD-9-CM Disease Index and Tabular

ICD-9-CM Procedure Index and Tabular

♦ Informational Links

AHA Coding Clinic Alphabetical Index 2009
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ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/ftpserv/ftpicd9/icdguide07.pdf

CMS Program Transmittals
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/01_Overview.asp

Inpatient Prospective Payment System home page within CMS
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AcuteInpatientPPS/IPPS/list.asp

Outpatient Prospective Payment System home page within CMS
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HORD/list.asp#TopOfPage

HCPCS home page within CMS
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedHCPCSGenInfo/

Medicare Coverage Database within CMS
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/overview.asp

CMS ICD-9-CM resource page covering updates to ICD-9-CM addenda, process for requesting a new/revised code, list of new, revised and deleted codes, Coordination & Maintenance, ICD-10-PCS, etc.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/01_overview.asp#TopOfPage

National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits for hospitals
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/

♦ AHA Central Office ICD-9-CM Cooperating Parties

American Hospital Association (AHA)
www.aha.org

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
www.ahima.org

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
www.cms.org

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

News
AHA and CMS Establish Clearinghouse to Enhance Understanding of Health Care Common Procedure Coding System

♦ Other Resources

Recommendations from the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Coding Workgroup

Recommendation for Standardized Hospital Evaluation and Management
Coding of Emergency Department and Clinic Services

ICD-9-CM Coding Advice in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina