3credit hour(s)(Prerequisites: HIT 1015 + HIT 2010 or department approval)
Focuses on outpatient coding using CPT and HCPCS nomenclatures. Medical records and case scenarios are used to translate descriptive procedures into a numeric code(s) using the CPT coding manual, application of HCPCS terminology and current regulations and established guidelines. Medical record documentation requirements, guidelines for different payer classes, correlation between coding and billing and fraud and abuse issues are discussed. (30 theory hours/45 lab hours)