Inpatient Coding: Basic Diagnosis Coding
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Product Description:
This course covers the rules for accurate inpatient diagnosis coding, including the guidelines for principal and secondary codes, late effects, signs and symptoms, and combination codes. It explains how to accurately code chronic and acute conditions as well as impending or threatened conditions. The course also explains the rules surrounding "rule out" and "ruled out".
HCPro’s Coding & Reimbursement Library provides hands-on learning opportunities for every member of the coding staff, whether veteran coders or those looking to enhance their skills. There are courses in both inpatient and outpatient coding, as well as introductory course to help introduce basic coding concepts to non-coding professionals.
For a complete list of all of the programs in the library, please click this link.
At the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:
- Identify the criteria for assigning a principal diagnosis
- Name the criteria for assigning additional diagnoses
- Select the correct codes for acute and chronic conditions
- Select the correct codes for impending or threatened conditions
- Apply guidelines for reporting codes for signs and/or symptoms
- Assign combination codes for certain disease processes
- Assign diagnosis code for late effects
- Assign diagnosis code to the highest level of specificity
- Explain the rules for assigning diagnoses documented as “rule-out” versus “ruled-out”
For information on continuing education credits for this course, click here.
http://www.hcprofessor.com/courses/files/HCProCodingCreditInfo.pdf
Intended Audience
Professionals training to become inpatient coders, documentation specialists, and billing and finance staff.
Benefits of HCPro e-learning courses include:
- Answers to tough questions about coding requirements
- Case studies
- Steps for solving coding challenges
- Interactive test-your-knowledge practice questions throughout the course
- Rationale for answers provided for all practice and final exam questions
- Final exam and instant test score
- Option of taking the exam again during password access
- Certificate of completion student course history and documentation of training
- Bookmark options
For information about computer requirements for this course, click here.
http://www.hcprofessor.com/courses/files/elearningcompreq.html
To complete this course, you will need the most recent ICD-9-CM Volumes 1, 2, & 3.HCPro will e-mail you a user name and password within one to three business days after we receive payment (credit card purchasers can gain access quickly—after we verify the credit card number). If you have questions, e-mail Customer Service or call 877/727-1728.
Training more than 5 coders?
If you have 5 or more staff to train you are eligible for discounts and FREE trial access to any course. E-mail our sales team at sales@hcpro.com or call toll-free at 877/233-8828 to learn more. Be sure to let our sales representative know your name, organization, address, and phone number (optional). Ask him or her about our multi-year or multi-library discount plans!
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