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Course Descriptions
HIT225
Introduction to ICD-9-CM Coding
This course introduces the students to various methods and systems for classifying patients along with an emphasis on the International Classification of Diseases and the Current Procedural Terminology classification systems. Students will learn the conventions, principles and guidelines for abstracting coding of diagnoses and procedures for hospital inpatient and outpatient medical records. The students will utilize actual patient records from the program's patient record library in a supervised lab setting. The students will be exposed to an automated encoder and DRG grouper software program. 3 Credits (2.50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
Prerequisite(s): BIO103 or BIO125. Spring Only.