CIM 210 - Oncology Coding and Staging Systems

Credit(s) 4.00
Lecture Hours: 2.00
Lab Hours: 4.00
This course will focus on the basic concepts of coding and staging of malignant neoplasms. It will provide a general overview of the International Classification of Diseases in Oncology, 3rd Ed. (ICD-O-3) topography codes and International Classification of Disease, 9th Ed. (ICD-9) morphology nomenclature and classification systems. American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging, Surveillance, Epidemiology, & End Results (SEER) Summary staging, Collaborative Staging (CS), and extent of disease concepts used by physicians and cancer surveillance organizations to determine treatment and survival will be emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in BIO 173, CSC 110, and HIT 121.