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May 04, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BOAT 213 - Advanced Medical Coding
PREREQUISITES: BOAT 113 - Medical Coding
PROGRAM: Business Operations, Applications, and Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2016
Addresses advanced current CPT coding concept guidelines including learning to use documented information and advanced current ICD guidelines including how to extract information from medical charts. Emphasis is given to surgical coding in the course.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:
- Define the purpose of the current CPT coding system.
- Abstract coding information from patients’ medical records for accurate coding.
- Accurately code procedures using current CPT and principal diagnoses using current ICD guidelines.
- Identify modifiers used with current CPT guidelines.
- Develop advanced coding skills by assigning codes to medical, surgical, and diagnostic services.
- Accurately use current ICD and CPT coding systems.
- Define and use all coding terminology, conventions, and abbreviations accurately.
- Utilize medical terminology and abbreviation accurately.
- Understand coding and reporting principles and guidelines.
- Apply coding in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- CPT and modifiers
- Urinary, male genital, intersex, female and maternity
- Evaluation and management
- Endocrine, nervous, eye/ocular and auditory
- Anesthesia and surgery
- Radiology, pathology and laboratory medicine
- Integumentary musculoskeletal
- Respiratory and cardiovascular
- Hemic, lymphatic and digestive
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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