This edition DOES NOT contain answers to exercises or quizzes.
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook 2026 is the only guide published in collaboration with the Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS of the American Hospital Association. ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS are the HIPAA code set standard for diagnosis and inpatient procedures in the United States, and AHA’s ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook Without Answers 2026 is the preeminent resource for ICD-10 medical coding students and coding professionals.
ICD-10 Coding Handbook content reflects revisions of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting as well as AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS content, updated annually. The format and style of presentation in the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook Without Answers 2026 follows that of previous editions inspired by the Faye Brown approach to coding instruction. The text leads students to logical answers and provides primary supporting sources. This logical approach has enabled the Handbook to become the most popular textbook for training hospital and physician office coding professionals, along with intermediate coding students.
Useful appendices found in the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook:
- Appendix C — comprises advanced case examples based on actual health records and includes code-assignment explanations.
- Present on Admission Indicator — Additional appendixes explain coding and reimbursement methodologies and reporting of the present on admission indicator—valuable information for new coding students.
Additional features of the 2026 ICD-10 Handbook without Answers:
- Updates to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, as well as current AHA Coding Clinic advice.
- More than 50 four-color illustrations of anatomy and common disorders and procedures make it easier for readers to remember and absorb complex information.
- Over 200 updated in-chapter exercises, case examples, and final review questions.
Each chapter includes an overview that highlights important points, as well as “learning outcomes” and “terms to know” features that help readers understand and absorb new information. A “Remember…” feature provides sidebar comments or facts that alert readers to special information or perspectives. Expanded indexes enhance the speed of finding and applying new information.
Scores of Exercises and Quizzes
The Handbook contains more than 200 updated in-chapter exercises, case examples, and final review questions. All exercises are presented in clear, technically correct language that progresses from easy to more difficult.
Appendix C contains a complete workbook of case-summary exercises for more advanced practice. The case-summary exercises are based on actual health records and require readers to consider the patient’s condition as well as medical history, reason for admission or encounter, laboratory results, procedures performed, and the diagnoses listed. Readers must apply pertinent coding principles and official coding guidelines in making code assignments and designating the principal diagnosis and procedure for each episode of care.
About the Authors
- Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, headed the AHA Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS and the Central Office on HCPCS for over 20 years. She was the executive editor of AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS and a member of the four Cooperating Parties, the group responsible for the development of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and the Coding Clinic advice.
- Denene M. Harper, RHIA, is the Director of Coding and Classification of Content at the American Hospital Association. She has more than 20 years of experience as a coding consultant and has worked as a hospital coder as well as in quality improvement at a health plan. Ms. Harper is also an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer.
- Tammy Love, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, is the Director of Coding and Classification of Policy at the American Hospital Association. She has more than 25 years of experience in health information management (HIM), coding, auditing, clinical documentation improvement (CDI), and regulatory compliance. She works closely with the AHA Central Office coding team on regulatory and coding topics, and she facilitates the Coding Clinic Editorial Advisory Boards for HCPCS and ICD-10-CM/PCS.
- Gretchen Young-Charles, RHIA, is a Senior Coding Consultant at the American Hospital Association. She has more than 25 years of experience and specializes in quality review and rehabilitation coding. Prior to joining the AHA, Ms. Young-Charles had experience as both a hospital Director of Medical Records and a DRG coordinator. Ms. Young-Charles is an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer.
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