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Good morning, How often do you purchase coding books and/or resources? I work from home and my employer supplies 3M online coding books/resources, but I find the book versions helpful at times. My original thought was to buy new coding books (CPT, ICD-9, HCPCS) every two years and other resources only as needed since the cost can add up quickly. Any input is appreciated. Have a great day!! Thanks!! :)
 
So much changes from year to year I would not wait every "other" year to purchase.

If I was still doing cardiology billing and had not purchased every year I would have been losing major dollars and have had big headaches realizing that all the codes for nuclear and echo have changed in 2009 and 2010.

I would suggest having them every year and may be you can use as a tax write-off.
 
Thankfully my employer provides a software and books for me. We hava purchasing dept that does all the ordering for the entire clinic (large 60+ providers), but they wait far too long for me to have my books. So I order them myself (even though the clinic pays). I have found that I get a pretty good deal through the AAPC - you should look into that. And yes, if YOU purchase them you can write them off on your taxes!
 
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Lisa Curtis said:
Thankfully my employer provides a software and books for me. We hava purchasing dept that does all the ordering for the entire clinic (large 60+ providers), but they wait far too long for me to have my books. So I order them myself (even though the clinic pays). I have found that I get a pretty good deal through the AAPC - you should look into that. And yes, if YOU purchase them you can write them off on your taxes!
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My current employer purchases all the books I need, but I choose to purchase my own set for home and personal use too. I didn't know I could write them off on my taxes....

Thanks for the tip!
 
sleepycats said:
Good morning, How often do you purchase coding books and/or resources? I work from home and my employer supplies 3M online coding books/resources, but I find the book versions helpful at times. My original thought was to buy new coding books (CPT, ICD-9, HCPCS) every two years and other resources only as needed since the cost can add up quickly. Any input is appreciated. Have a great day!! Thanks!! :)
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I also update all three (ICD9, CPT, HCPCS) every October. lots of changes.
Have a great day!
 
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