Key Features of ICD-10-CM 2026 Codebook:

• Comprehensive Code Updates: Includes all new, revised, and deleted codes for CY2026, with conversion tables and specialty-specific changes.
• QPP Symbol: Identifies diagnosis codes tied to Quality Payment Program (QPP) measures under MACRA.
• Enhanced Coding Support: New tips for physician and outpatient coding, updated definitions, and expanded Chapter 22 with U-codes and COVID-19 codes.
• User-Friendly Design: Improved icon placement, color illustrations, and visual alerts for notes, extensions, and coding conventions (including placeholder “X”).
• Clear Guidelines & Examples: Chapter introductions explain coding rules with practical examples.
• Reference Tools: Includes a muscle/tendon translation table, Index to Diseases and Injuries, and appendices on coding practices, risk adjustment, pharmacology, and Z-codes.

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