Medical Coding Systems II

Catalog description

This course is a continuation of Medical Coding Systems I which is intended to develop an understanding of coding and classification systems in order to assign valid medical codes. Instruction includes coding diagnoses and/or procedures, sequencing codes, analyzing actual medical records to identify data elements to be coded, and validating coded clinical information. Student competency includes demonstration of coding principles and applications (manual and/or computer assisted). This is a CORE course.