As ICD-10 draws ever closer, coders, physicians and the IT folks who support them are wondering how they will locate ICD-10 codes when the time comes.

Already we're seeing a raft of new smartphone apps promising to search through nearly 70,000 new code descriptions quickly enough to deliver the correct one right at the point of care. But before you shop, there are a number of features you may want to look for and, sometimes, look out for.