HIT 115 - Introduction to Medical Coding (3)

Prerequisite: None
fall

Lecture: 3 hours of lecture/discussion per week.

A course in medical coding basics. The course focuses on key aspects of the medical coding process, including knowledge of HIPAA-mandated medical code sets; the application of HIPAA-compliant guidelines for the correct use of these medical code sets; the understanding of correct procedures for code assignment; and the ability to access Internet and other resources to keep current in the medical coding field.

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PCS: 1.2