HIT 109 - ICD DIAGNOSTIC CODING

    Recent Professors
    C. Sanders
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2023
    Class Size
    25 students
    Difficulty
    6.6Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    0
    Spring 2023 Sections
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    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    Provides overview of the organization and format of the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD), and the role of diagnostic coding in the Prospective Payment System. Provides instruction in diagnostic coding of health records by applying ICD guidelines. Students will use specialized software for the completion of the Health Information Management (HIM) processes with emphasis on encoders and groupers for diagnostic coding. Letter grade only.