Mar 29, 2024  
2015 - 2016 CNM Catalog, Volume 48.1 
    
2015 - 2016 CNM Catalog, Volume 48.1 [The CNM Academic Year includes Fall, Spring, Summer Terms]

HIT 2030 - CPT Coding

3 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite: HIT 2010 .

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.

Note(s):
  • 30 theory hours
  • 45 lab hours