Franklin IC-150 User Manual
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For Use with the Franklin
Digital Book System
IC-150
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Notices
Disclaimers
Any five-digit numeric Physician’s Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition (CPT) codes, service descriptions, instructions and/or guidelines are Copyright 1994 American Medical
Association (or such other date of publication of CPT as defined
in the federal copyright laws). All rights reserved.
CPT is a listing of descriptive terms and five-digit numeric identifying codes and modifiers for reporting medical services performed by physicians. This presentation includes only CPT
descriptive terms, numeric identifying codes and modifiers for
reporting medical services and procedures that were selected by
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., for inclusion in this product.
No fee schedules, basic unit values, relative value guides, guidelines, conversion factors or scales are included in CPT . Neither
Franklin nor AMA assumes responsibility for the consequences
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© 1995 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Mt. Holly, N.J., 08060
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Coder’s Choice
© 1994 by Medicode Inc. See Restricted Rights Notice in this
Product. Use of CPT is subject to the license contained herein. All
rights reserved.
HCPCS 1995; Cross-Coding; Coding Commentary; © 1994
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ISBN 1-56712-182-9.
®
1995, PMIC.
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Contents
Key Guide.................................................. 5
Getting Started .............................................7
Installing the Digital Book ........................... 8
Viewing a Demonstration ........................... 9
Changing Settings...................................... 10
Finding Codes ............................................11
Using the Indexes ...................................... 12
Using Word Searches ................................ 14
Narrowing Your Searches .......................... 17
Using the Outlines...................................... 18
Viewing Codes and Notes .........................20
Viewing Descriptions.................................. 21
Viewing Guidelines .................................... 23
Using Crosswalks ...................................... 24
Viewing Instructions ................................... 25
Viewing Figures and References................ 27
Using Your Own Notes ............................... 28
Appendixes.................................................30
Looking Up Words in Other Books ............. 31
Using the Digital Book System®.................. 32
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ...................... 34
Index ......................................................... 35
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Introduction
Congratulations! This SMARTCODER™ digital book
provides you with a revolutionary new way to code
medical procedures and diagnoses for health insurance and Medicare forms in less time and with less effort. SMARTCODER
references you use most often:
Physicians’ Current Procedural Terminology
• 1995
4th Edition (CPT);
International Classification of Diseases
• 1995
vision,
Clinical Modification
• 1995
Health Care Financing Administration Common
Procedure Coding System
Using SMARTCODER
cate CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes simply by entering the words and topics that you find in the medical
chart and other medical records. Once you’ve identified a CPT code, powerful Crosswalks help you find
the ICD-9 and HCPCS codes most frequently related
to that code. Easy-to-view notes help you pinpoint the
correct codes when multiple options apply. And, for
quick reference, you can even place your own notes at
the codes you use again and again.
✓ About the Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this User’s Manual
may vary slightly from what you see on screen.
These variations do not mean that this digital book
or your Digital Book System is malfunctioning.
™
combines the three coding
, 4th Edition (ICD-9-CM);
, 7th Edition (HCPCS).
™
, you’ll be able to quickly lo-
,
, 9th Re-
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Key Guide
Function Keys
CLEAR
MENU
GAMES
MORE
LIST
SPEC
CARD
ON/OFF
DN/UP Page down or up.
1
+ At menus, go to the first or last item.
1
+ DN/UP At descriptions, go to the next or previous
BACK
ENTER
HELP
SHIFT
1
The gold key at the bottom left of the keyboard.
Clears to the Default State.
Displays the main menus.
Has no function in this digital book.
Finds more matches after a word search.
Displays your note list from descriptions.
Displays the outline and goes up outline
levels from descriptions.
Exits the digital book.
Turns the Digital Book System on or off.
Direction Keys
Scroll, or move the cursor or highlight.
At descriptions, go to the next or
previous code.
code. After word searches, display the next
or previous outline location of a match.
Other Keys
Erases a typed letter, or displays the
previous screen.
Selects a menu item, enters search word(s),
or starts the highlight at descriptions.
Displays an appropriate help message.
Shifts keys to type capitals .
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Key Guide
Getting Started
Other Keys (cont’d.)
SPACE
? *
SHIFT
+
+
+
+
+ Q etc. On the DBS-1 or DBS-2, types numbers.
A
D
E
G
H
I
2
Hold the gold key while pressing the other key.
3
Quick Keys can be used only when codes and their descrip-
tions are on screen.
Types a space or pages down.
At menus, displays a highlighted item.
At descriptions, displays Outline location.
+
Types an asterisk to stand for unknown
? *
letters in a search word.
Gold Key Combinations
BACK
At an outline level or index entry, go to
the Outline or Index menu.
CARD
Sends a word between installed
digital books in order to look it up.
At any outline level, goes to codes and
ENTER
descriptions. At codes and descriptions,
highlights the top note symbol.
Places a note at codes and descriptions.
N
Quick Keys
Displays all the instructions for a code.
Displays a Crosswalk to ICD-9 codes.
Displays an Exclude instruction.
Displays a Guideline.
Displays a Crosswalk to HCPCS codes.
Displays an Include instruction.
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Getting Started
If you’re using this digital book
for the first time,
read this section.
You’ll learn how to get started
and become acquainted
with its main features.
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Installing the Digital Book
You must install this digital book in your Digital Book
System before you can use it.
WARNING: Never install a digital book when the Digital Book System is on. If you do, information that you
entered in any other installed digital book may be
erased.
1. Turn off the Digital Book System.
2. Install the digital book into a slot on the back.
3. Press
4. If needed, turn the wheel on the side of the Digi-
5. Press
6. Press
ON/OFF
.
tal Book System to adjust the screen contrast.
If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.
CARD
.
or to highlight the appropriate icon.
7. Press
ENTER
to select it.
✓ Resuming Where You Left Off
Should you forget to turn off the Digital Book System while using this digital book, the Digital Book
System will shut off automatically after a few minutes. When you turn the Digital Book System on
again, the screen that you last viewed appears.
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Viewing a Demonstration
Before you start using this digital book, you may want
to view a demonstration of what it can do.
1. Press
2. Press
3. Press the arrow keys to highlight
CLEAR
MENU
View Demo
.
.
on the Other menu.
4. Press
ENTER
to start the demonstration.
5. If you want to stop the demonstration,
CLEAR
press
.
✓ Using the Menus
• The flashing arrows at the bottom right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can press to
move through menus or text.
• Slanted arrows to the right of menu items indicate
that submenus exist.
• To view the full text of a menu item that is only partially visible, highlight the item and then press
✓ Help is Always at Hand
You can view an appropriate help message at virtually any screen by pressing
or the DN key to read it. Press
HELP
. Then press
BACK
to exit help.
? *
.
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Changing Settings
You can change the Type Size, Default State, and
Shutoff T ime of this digital book.
MENU
1. Press
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight
Default State
.
, or
Set Shutoff
Set Type Size, Set
on the Other menu.
3. Press
ENTER
to view the settings.
A check marks the current setting.
4. Highlight a setting.
5. Press
Or press
ENTER
to select it.
BACK
to keep the current setting.
✓ Understanding Settings
• The
T ype Size
characters appear on screen.
• The
Default State
whenever you press
Search
appears. If you select
menu,
• The
Shutoff Time
System stays on if you forget to turn it off.
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sets how large letters and other
sets the screen that appears
CLEAR
. If you select
as the Default State, the search screen
Outline menu
that menu is highlighted.
sets how long the Digital Book
or
Word
Index
Finding Codes
This section explains
how to locate
CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes
using the indexes,
word searches, and the outlines.
To fine-tune your coding,
refer to the next section,
“Viewing Codes and Notes.”
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