HIT 2543 - Intermediate Coding

3 SH

(Prerequisites: HIT 2142) This course is a continuation of HIT 2414 - Introduction to Coding. The course will continue to focus on how to transform narrative descriptions of diseases and injuries into alphanumeric diagnostic ICD-10-CM codes and also how to build ICD-10-PCS procedure codes. The course is designed to provide the student with knowledge of diagnostic and procedural coding applications and how they pertain to all aspects of medical care, research, data analysis, and financial implications. The student will practice coding guidelines by applying the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes to coding cases and scenarios using the code books and encoder software. (2 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)

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HIT 2543 - Intermediate Coding