HIT 110 ICD PROCEDURE CODING

2 Units 2 hours lecture
Transfers: CSU
Prerequisite: HSC 107 OR BIO 113
Recommended Preparation: CIM 10 or CIM 1, & HSC 108
Designed to provide training in the process of building International Classification of Diseases (ICD) procedure codes. Discusses the Index and Tables of the ICD procedure manual for assigning procedure codes. Prepares students to review the documentation in health records, support and identifies the procedure, determine the objective of the procedure, review the definition of the root operations that match the objective of the procedure, and select the appropriate value for body part, approach, device, and qualifier from the procedural code table. Students will use encoders and groupers to assign ICD procedure codes. Letter grade only (formerly HIT 220).
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