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.
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Explain the use of classification systems, clinical vocabularies, and nomenclatures pertaining to ICD-10-PCS.
Determine the assignment of procedural codes and groupings in accordance with official guidelines.
Validate the assignment of procedural codes and groupings in accordance with official guidelines.
Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies pertaining to ICD-10-PCS.