HIT 505 - Advanced Coding

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course is the fourth course in a four-part series of coding courses. This course provides students the opportunity to become proficient coders. Students will apply all of the coding guidelines, rules, and regulations that were learned throughout the previous coding courses. Case scenarios will be used to code International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnoses, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) procedures, and Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition (CPT-4) procedures. Students will assign appropriate codes utilizing all code sets and will also utilize 3M coding and reimbursement software to assign codes. This course replaces HIT 252.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in HIT 205, HIT 265, HIT 305, HIT 355, HIT 405, and HIT 485.
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Explain the use of classification systems, clinical vocabularies, and nomenclatures.
Determine the assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes and groupings in accordance with official guidelines.
Validate the assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes and groupings in accordance with official guidelines.
Summarize regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies.
Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies.