ICD-9 Coding Tools From FPM

Family Practice Management offers several tools to help with your ICD-9 coding. Each has been updated to incorporate the ICD-9 codes in effect from Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009:

Click here to read the FPM article highlighting the 2008-2009 ICD-9 changes that most affect family physicians. Or download our list of all the new, revised and deleted ICD-9 codes for 2008-2009.

Download: Word version

This two-page list of about 600 codes is a popular FPM resource. It replaces ICD-9 descriptors with problem-oriented descriptors of conditions common in family medicine. The 100 codes that are preceded by a red arrow have been identified by the list authors as especially common in family medicine. The FPM Short List is available in two formats:

Download: PDF* version | Excel version

This list of about 1,500 codes common in family medicine expands on the FPM Short List to include a wider range of four-digit and five-digit codes. It also includes more codes useful for hospital care. The FPM Long List is also available in two formats:

Download: PDF* version | Excel version

Our ready-to-print superbill includes an updated list of ICD-9 codes common to family medicine. The Excel version can be modified to include the codes of your choice.

Download: PDF* version | Excel version

This resource is an easy-to-search database of ICD-9 codes for use with your personal digital assistant (PDA). There are two versions -- one for Palm users and one for Pocket PC users. The zip file contains two files: the ICD-9 database and a help file. You will also need to load a program called HandyShopper onto your PDA. Instructions for that step are included in the help file.

Download: Palm zip file | Pocket PC zip file

(Please note: Older PDAs' processing speeds might be too slow to make the ICD-9 file functional. For Palm system requirements, click here. For Pocket PC/Windows Mobile system requirements, click here.)

* More information on using PDF files.