HIT 236 - ICD Coding Practicum

Credits: 2
Lecture Contact Hours: 1
Lab Contact Hours: 1
Description: This course will provide practical hands-on experience in assigning ICD-10-CM/PCS codes to health/medical records and case scenarios. The student will apply official coding guidelines to a variety of clinical cases and record types such as hospital inpatient, outpatient surgery, physician office and ancillary services. The student will research references in solving coding problems. Manual and computerized systems for diagnosis and procedure coding and DRG grouping will be used.

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: HIT 235 if not taken previously. HIT 240 if not taken previously.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
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