Learning to code with ICD-9-CM for health information management and health services administration / Thomas J. Falen, Aaron Liberman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to ICD-9-CM coding -- Coding conventions, rules, and guidelines -- Medical records: the basis for all coding -- Coding for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions -- Coding for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic, and immune disorders -- Coding for infectious and parasitic diseases -- Coding for digestive system diseases -- Coding for respiratory system diseases -- Coding for genitourinary system diseases -- Coding for skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases -- Coding for musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases -- Coding for diseases of the nervous system and sense organs -- Coding for diseases of the circulatory system, blood, and blood-forming organs -- Coding for neoplasms -- Coding for complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium -- Coding for conditions in the perinatal period and congenital anomalies -- Coding for injury and poisoning -- Coding for complications of surgical and medical care -- Coding for mental disorders -- Health information management (him) and managed care.