HIT 405 - ICD-10-PCS Coding

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course is the third course in a four-part series of coding courses. Students are introduced to the use of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS). Students will understand the classification system with the application of coding scenarios. ICD-10-PCS also will apply the use of ICD-10-PCS coding for data collection and billing procedures. ICD-10-PCS is the procedural classification system developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for use in the United States for inpatient hospital settings only. This course replaces HIT 270.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in BIO 163, HIT 121, HIT 170, HIT 205, and HSC 113.