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**New 2017 Edition will be available September 2016** The 2016 ICD-10-CM Professional for Hospitals featuring our hallmark color-coding and symbols reflecting the new ICD-10 MS-DRG reimbursement edits makes facing the challenges of the new code set and reimbursement system easier. Use the code book that contains the HIPAA-mandated ICD-10-CM code set, plus the familiar Optum360 coding and reimbursement alerts you have come to rely upon in your ICD-9-CM code books. Set the standard for coding accuracy, the cornerstone of health care analytics and revenue cycle management, with the confidence only an Optum360 product can deliver. Key Features and Benefits New Optum360 Edge Coding guideline explanations and examples. In addition to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, new sections have been added at the beginning of each chapter with detailed explanations and examples related to application of the ICD-10-CM coding guidelines. Optum360 Edge Intuitive features and format. Ease into the new classification system using intuitive visual alerts to highlight code groupings as well as the distinctions between code choices plus, added features that make finding specific sections easier. Optum360 Edge Placeholder X. A reference icon (designed and used exclusively by Optum360) alerts the coder to a new ICD-10-CM convention the use of a placeholder X. Optum360 Edge PDx acting as CC and MCC Alert Symbols. This symbol (designed and used exclusively by Optum) alerts the coder to a new key factor in the DRG10 system that some diagnoses act as both PDx and CC or MCC. Optum360 Edge Color-coding and symbols for the Medicare Code Edits. This edition includes all our hallmark color-coding and symbols for the most comprehensive coverage of MCEs for diagnoses. Age Sex Manifestation codes Unacceptable PDx Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC) CC and MCC with Exclusion List New Edit CC as PDx and MCC as PDx HIV Optum360 Edge Exclusive Fo