Full Description
Selecting diagnosis codes is faster and easier with Buck's 2026 ICD-10-CM for Hospitals. Designed by coders for coders, this full-color manual includes all the ICD-10 codes that you need for today's inpatient coding. As coders need extensive knowledge to code with ICD-10-CM - and to choose from the thousands of possible codes - this edition makes it easier with colorful anatomy plates (including Netter's Anatomy illustrations) to help you understand anatomy and how it can affect your code choices. In addition, it comes with durable spiral binding, and includes a companion website with the latest coding updates.
At-a-glance Guide to the 2026 ICD-10-CM Updates in the front of the book lists all new, revised, and deleted codes, providing a quick lookup of the coding changes.
Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCRs) are listed in full at the beginning of the book, with chapter-specific guidelines listed at the beginning of each chapter and integrated within the code set, providing easier reference to coding rules when they are needed most.
UNIQUE! Full-color anatomy plates (including Netter's Anatomy art) are included in a separate section for easy reference and cross-referenced within the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries, to help you understand anatomy and how it may affect choosing codes.
Full-color design includes consistent color-coded symbols and text, providing easier access to codes and coding information.
American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic® citations include official ICD-10-CM coding advice relating to specific codes and their usage.
More than 190 illustrations provide visual orientation and enhance understanding of specific coding situations.
Items are included throughout the Tabular List to ensure accurate coding, providing additional information on common diseases and conditions.
Additional elements within specific codes define terms and add coding instructions relating to difficult terminology, diseases and conditions, or coding in a specific category.
Symbols and highlights draw attention to codes that may require special consideration before coding, including:
New, Revised, and Deleted
Unacceptable Principal Diagnosis
Codes that Call for the Use of Additional Character(s)
Includes, Excludes1, and Excludes2
Use Additional
Code First and Code Also
Placeholder X symbol reminds you to assign placeholder X for codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character.
CC (Complications & Comorbidities) and MCC (Major CC) symbols identify codes associated with the presence of secondary diagnoses from MS-DRGs, and call attention to CC and MCC exceptions.
Exclusion and PDX symbols indicate exclusions to CC and MCC for both primary and secondary diagnoses, along with the corresponding PDX Collection number.
Hospital Acquired Condition symbol clearly identifies conditions that will always be coded as hospital acquired.
Manifestation code symbol identifies conditions for which it is important to record both the etiology and the symptom of the disease.
HCC symbol indicates diagnoses in the Tabular List associated with Hierarchical Condition Categories.
Age and Sex edits from the Definition of Medicare Code Edits help to ensure accuracy by denoting codes that are used only with patients of a specific age or sex.
NEW! Updated 2026 Official Code set reflects the latest ICD-10 codes needed for diagnosis coding.
Contents
Guide to Using the 2026 ICD-10-CM for Hospitals
Symbols and Conventions
Guide to the 2026 ICD-10-CM Updates
Part I Introduction
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY2026
Anatomy Illustrations
Part II Alphabetic Index
Index to Diseases and Injuries
Table of Neoplasms
Table of Drugs and Chemicals
External Cause of Injuries Index
Part III Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
Chapter 1 Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99)
Chapter 2 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Chapter 3 Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism (D50-D89)
Chapter 4 Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)
Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)
Chapter 6 Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99)
Chapter 7 Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)
Chapter 8 Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (H60-H95)
Chapter 9 Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)
Chapter 10 Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99)
Chapter 11 Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)
Chapter 12 Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99)
Chapter 13 Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99)
Chapter 14 Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99)
Chapter 15 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)
Chapter 16 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)
Chapter 17 Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Chapter 18 Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
Chapter 19 Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
Chapter 20 External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
Chapter 21 Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)
Chapter 22 Codes for Special Purposes (U00-U85)
