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Medicine Coding

Associate Degree in Medical Coding

MED 297

Breyer State University
Instructor: Janice Whittaker, MBA

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: The course introduces you to the study of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System which is essential to healthcare reimbursement. The course is designed to provide you with the basic medical coding skills. The focus of the class is on ICD-9-CM, CPT or HCPCS coding.

TIME FRAME: This is a five-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbook has arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. Extensions of time are permitted if needed with my and/or departmental approval. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded five semester hours of credit. We will cover chapters 1-10. Other topics may be included at my discretion. This is a tentative schedule that we will attempt to follow:

TEXTBOOKS: The following books are required for this course.

Book 1: THE NEXT STEP Advanced Medical Coding by Carol
J. Buck. Published by Saunders/Elsevier, Inc ISBN: 0-7216-0212-6

Book 2: 2005 Coding Workbook for the Physician’s Office by Alice Covell, CMA-A,
RMA, CPC. Published by Thomson Delmar Learning ISBN: 1-4180-1552-0

Book 3:  ICD-9-CM Volumes 1, 2 & 3 current edition

Book 4:  HCPCS Level 2, by Carol J. Buck, Saunders

Book 5:  CPT, American Medical Association, current edition

COURSE PREREQUISITE(s):

Introduction to Medical Coding and Billing


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EXAMS: You will complete each workbook exercise and view lecture notes before taking the designated Midterm or Final Examination.

Midterm Exam will be completed online or emailed out.

Final Examination will be completed online or emailed out.

• Each test has a set time limit of 48-hours before it is due.

• Once a test is opened online or by emailed, it must be completed or the grade will be forfeited. If the student opens the wrong online test, then the student must contact the instructor at that time.
It is up to students to be sure they are ready to take a test before entering it.

• Both examinations will have sections that require the use of the ICD-9, CPT or HCPCS book.

GRADING SCALE: Letter grades will be determined using the following percentages:

90-100%    - A
80-89%      - B
70-79%      - C
Below 70% - Fail

COURSE DESCRIPTION: In-depth coverage of surgical procedures and information regarding CPT coding in preparation for the nationally recognized American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) certification.

COURSE OUTLINE:

I.          Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services
II.         Medicine
III.       Radiology
IV.        Pathology and Laboratory
V.         Integumentary System
VI.        Cardiovascular System
VII.       Digestive System, Hemic/Lymphatic System
VIII.     Musculoskeletal System
IX.        Respiratory System
X.         Urinary, Male Genital, and Endocrine Systems
XI.        Female Genital System and Maternity Care/Delivery
XII        Nervous System
XIII      Eye and Auditory Systems
XIV.      Anesthesia
XV.       Coding Exam Overview – CPC-A, AHIMA – CCA

COURSE OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES:

Competencies:

  • Utilize the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
  • Assign service and diagnostic codes to E/M services.
  • Review E/M code assignment.
  • Analyze an E/M audit form.
  • Utilize an E/M audit form.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to radiology services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to medicine services.

Competencies:

  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to pathology/laboratory services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to integumentary services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to cardiovascular services
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to hemic/lymphatic services. 

Competencies:

  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to musculoskeletal services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to respiratory services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to mediastinum/diaphragm
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to digestive services.

Competencies:

  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to male genital services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to female genital and urinary services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to maternity care/ delivery services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to nervous system services.


Competencies:

  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to endocrine services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to eye services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to auditory services.
  • Assign service and diagnosis codes to anesthesia services.

Outcome for I,  II, III, IV & V:

Demonstrate an understanding of coding and classification systems in order to assign valid evaluation/management, radiology, medicine, pathology, laboratory, integumentary, cardiovascular, hemic/lymphatic, musculoskeletal,  mediastinum, diaphragm, respiratory, digestive, male genital, female genital, urinary, nervous, maternity, delivery, endocrine, eye, anesthesia and auditory codes. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Apply ethical principles and methodologies of medical coding
2. Differentiate between the various coding methods applied in healthcare settings such as hospitals, physician’s offices and insurance companies

3. Apply basic to intermediate principles of CPT, E&M guidelines and HCPCS coding

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: After successfully completing MED297 Coding Concepts, the student will be able to master the following tasks: as identified by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), America Medical Association (AMA) and America Association of Procedural Coding (AAPC).

  • Determine if more than one code is necessary to fully describe the procedure/service performed.
  • Determine if sufficient clinical information is available to assign one or more procedure or service codes.

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Certifications - http://www.ahima.org
Memberships - http://www.ahima.org

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to admassistant@breyerstate.com

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