Title

HITM2237 - Outpatient Procedure Coding

Description

Description

This course is a continuation of coding guidelines using current procedural classification systems. Students practice assigning procedure codes to clinical information found in outpatient healthcare records while maintaining ethical coding standards.
API ID

Credits

2 (1/1/0)

Prerequisites

Competencies

  1. Interpret proper phrases and terms of diseases, pathological conditions and systems of the body.
  2. Verify documentation in the health record is timely, complete and accurate.
  3. Abstract clinical information from medical documentation.
  4. Identify appropriate coding reference materials used in outpatient settings.
  5. Apply outpatient procedure codes according to current regulations and guidelines.
  6. Apply coding concepts to chapter-specific guidelines.
  7. Comply with ethical standards of practice.
  8. Describe information systems utilized in the assignment of outpatient procedure codes.
Degrees that use this course

Degrees that use this course