HIT 143 Basic ICD Coding
provides an overview of ICD-10-CM/PCS coding. Students gain an understanding of the organization and format of the ICD-10-CM/PCS manual, coding conventions, guidelines, and basic steps in coding. This course covers coding application for diseases and procedures in each body system. After a review of the coding guidelines for each body system, students code assigned patient scenarios/medical reports using their ICD-10-CM/PCS code book. This course is applicable toward all certificates, AAS, ALS (credit hours 3.0, lecture hours 2.0, lab hours 2.0).
Prerequisite
HIT 141 or concurrent enrollment