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Course Descriptions
HIT226
Introduction to CPT Coding
This course introduces the students to the coding of healthcare procedures with an emphasis on the Current Procedural Terminology classification systems. Students will learn the conventions, principles and guidelines for abstracting coding of diagnoses and procedures for hospital 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 APC grouper software program. 3 Credits (2.50 Lecture - 1.50 Lab)
Prerequisite(s): BIO103 or BIO125. Fall Only.