2026 Coders’ Desk Reference for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses (eBook)
Optum | 2026
The Coders’ Desk Reference for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses is a comprehensive resource providing thousands of clinical descriptions of diseases, disease processes, injuries, poisonings, and other conditions to help both novices and seasoned coders attain the knowledge to accurately identify and assign the most specific ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for each documented condition.
The Coders’ Desk Reference for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses is organized in alphanumeric order to work hand-in-hand with your Optum ICD-10-CM code book. With these clinical definitions and focus points, you can reduce coding errors and improve coding confidence by gaining a better understanding of the clinical meanings behind the codes.
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The Coders’ Desk Reference for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses is organized in alphanumeric order to work hand-in-hand with your Optum ICD-10-CM code book. With these clinical definitions and focus points, you can reduce coding errors and improve coding confidence by gaining a better understanding of the clinical meanings behind the codes.
- New – 8.5” x 11” size. This full-size book contains all the same great information, in a new easy to use format.
- Optum Edge — More clinical descriptions and focus points. Expanded with clinical descriptions and focus points including the new and changed 2026 codes as well as existing ICD-10-CM codes.
- Optum Edge — Clinical focus points. Improve overall coding accuracy with additional information for complex diagnoses and injuries that require an understanding of related codes and conditions that might better describe the documented condition.
- Optum Edge — Code level clinical description. Code level descriptions are provided for select diseases, injuries, symptoms, other factors influencing health status, and other reasons for contact with healthcare providers.
- Anatomical illustrations. General anatomical illustrations plus pertinent anatomy and pathological illustrations at the code level enhance understanding of the disease processes.
- Abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, prefixes, and suffixes. Better understand terms to enhance ICD-10-CM coding.
- Enhance understanding of ICD-10-CM. Understanding the clinical condition captured by each code is essential for correct code assignment, and this resource is designed to explain and highlight differences between codes that might appear similar at first glance.
- Designed for both novices and seasoned coders. Coders of every skill level find that these clinical descriptions enhance their understanding of ICD-10-CM.
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