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Less is more, trust me. With my new ICD-9 book, I only tab a few things: 1. The beginning of each code section with the range that's included in that section. 2. The Neoplasm Table. 3. The Drug Table. 4. Appendix E And I pretty much leave it at that t

Basically, tab it the same way you would your ICD-9 book: Index-1 tab per letter Tabular - 1 tab per letter. For M, S, & T, these are large sections, so put 2-3 tabs evenly spaced throughout the section. I also like to put tabs on the Neoplasm table,