Medical Coding 2 and Documentation Standards

Students learn healthcare documentation standards, current procedural terminology codes for accurate outpatient and physician-side coding; how to calculate ambulatory payment classifications; ensure coding compliance and accuracy; manage denials; ensure legal compliance; understand reimbursement methodologies for different healthcare settings; and recognize good-quality data.

Current Microcredential Costs (pdf)

Credit or Non-Credit

Credit

Number of Credits

10

Who is Eligible

All learners

Instruction Method

Online

Time to complete

1 semester

Division

Health Sciences

Skills You’ll Acquire

  • Current procedural terminology (CPT) code hospital outpatients, and inpatients and outpatients for the physician side.
  • Calculate ambulatory payment classifications (APCs), write physician queries, resubmit coding denials, and ensure compliance and accuracy
  • Recognize components of good-quality data
  • Familiar with documentation standards across the spectrum of healthcare facilities
  • Demonstrate compliance with relevant legal regulations
  • Understand reimbursement methodologies for different healthcare settings

Stackable to

Credits from these courses apply towards:

Requirements

  • Earn a final grade of C or better in HIT 214, CPT and HCPCS Coding
  • Earn a final grade of C or better in HIT 217 Reimbursement Methodologies
  • Earn a final grade of C or better in HIT 220, Survey of Healthcare Delivery
  • Earn a final grade of C or better in HIT 222, Medical Legal Aspects

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