Encoder Pro 

Up to four search terms can be entered, allowing you to narrow down the results when you first initiate a search. A spell check feature ensures that you enter valid terms.

Results show all codes that match your search criteria. You can sort results with the most likely codes listed first (by rank), or in alphanumeric order.

Fourth and fifth digit ICD-9 codes are grouped as sublevels under each primary code. CPT and HCPCS codes are grouped as sublevels under the corresponding subsection, identified by the range of codes in that subsection.

You can click any code listed in the Tabular Results control to view the code as you would in the CPT, HCPCS, or ICD-9 books displayed in the Code Detail with the full description for the code and all neighboring codes.

For ICD-9 codes, the Code Detail also shows all excludes and includes notes, as well as "code first" and "code also" references. CPT and HCPCS codes in the Tabular Results are grouped by section/subsection.

Lay descriptions, AMA guidelines, modifiers, surgical and anesthesia cross codes, private payer unbundles, Medicare information, and component and mutually exclusive unbundles from Medicare's Correct Coding Initiative are easily referenced for the selected CPT code.

Annotations, section notes, modifiers, and coverage instruction references from the Medicare Carrier's Manual and the Coverage Issues Manual are easily accessible for the selected HCPCS code.

The History dialog box lists a trail of previously viewed codes. This makes it easy to go back to a previous code selection for the current session.

Bookmarks let you store a list of frequently used codes.

You can copy codes, descriptions, and modifiers into the Windows clipboard to be pasted into other Windows applications. Using the preferences dialog box, you can decide if you'd like to copy the code only, or the code and its description.

Encoder Pro alerts you when you have entered a deleted code as search criteria.

You can add/edit your own comments to codes with sticky notes.

You can print the code information that appears in any dialog box.