Overview
This nationally recognized Advanced Hospital Medical Coding online course and CCS test prep training program prepares medical coding students to take the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) official certification exam to become a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS). This program covers advanced ICD-9 medical coding procedures and is designed to help students meet the challenge of today's changing standards while learning and improving their coding skills. 80 hours.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will:
- Understand how health information travels within departments of a facility.
- List the types of healthcare professionals, both administrative and clerical.
- Define the roles and responsibilities of a coder in both in- and out-patient facilities.
- Consult reference materials to facilitate code assignment.
- Identify patient encounter type(s) to assign codes.
- Identify etiology and manifestation(s) of clinical conditions.
- Learn the current coding and reporting requirements for inpatient services.
- Evaluate the effect of code selection on Diagnosis Related Group (DRG_ assignment.
- Verify DRG assignment based on Prospective Payment System (PPS) definitions.
- Analyze health-record documentation for quality and completeness of coding.
- Evaluate health-record documentation to substantiate claims processing and appeals.
- Understand the CPT guidelines, with special emphasis on Evaluation and Management (E&M) and surgery coding.
- Identify coding considerations and guidelines for diagnostic tests.
Course Fee: $1,695
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| This degree is offered online |