Students will learn to code using three code sets: ICD 10CM, CPT, and HCPCS. And they will learn about Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D and how to apply coding to payment policy, place of service reporting, fraud and abuse, NCCI edits, NCD/LCD, HIPAA, ABNs, and RVUs.

Students will learn how to code all chapters of the ICD 10-CM code set using the ICD 10CM official guidelines for coding and reporting.

Students will learn how to code the following CPT Series.

10000 Series CPT^®

This series consists of integumentary surgical procedures, including skin, subcutaneous, and accessory structures, nails, pilonidal cysts, repairs, destruction, and breast.

20,000 Series CPT^®

This series CPT® consists of musculoskeletal surgical procedures from head to toe. The areas included in this series are the head, neck, back, flank, spine, abdomen, shoulder, arm, hand, fingers, pelvis and hip, leg, foot, and toes.

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30,000 Series CPT^®

This series CPT® consists of surgical coding of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, hemic and lymphatic systems, and the mediastinum and diaphragm.

40,000 Series CPT^®

This series CPT® consists of surgical coding of the digestive system. The digestive system includes procedures performed on the lips, mouth, palate, uvula, salivary gland, ducts, pharynx, adenoids, tonsils, esophagus, stomach, intestines, appendix, rectum, anus, liver, biliary tract, pancreas, abdomen, peritoneum, and omentum.

50,000 Series CPT^®

This series CPT® consists of surgical coding of the urinary system, the male reproductive system, the female reproductive system, maternity and delivery coding, and surgical coding of the endocrine system.

60,000 Series CPT^®

This series CPT® consists of surgical coding of the nervous system. The nervous system includes coding skull procedures, meninges, brain, spine, spinal cord, extracranial nerves, peripheral nerves, and autonomic nervous system.

Evaluation and Management

Students will be taught E/M coding to code office visits, other outpatient, hospital observation, hospital inpatient, consultations, emergency department, critical care, nursing facility, domiciliary and rest homes, and home services. Also, preventive medicine, non-face-to-face services, neonatal and pediatric critical care, intensive care, prolonged services, chronic care, transitional care, case management, and care plan oversight.

Anesthesia

Students will be taught anesthesia and learn about time reporting, qualifying circumstances, physical status modifiers, anesthesia for surgical, diagnostic, and obstetric services.

Radiology

Students will learn to code diagnostic and interventional radiology, including diagnostic ultrasound, radiologic guidance, mammography, bone studies, joint studies, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine.

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Laboratory / Pathology

Students will learn how to code organ and disease panels, drug testing, therapeutic drug assays, evocation/suppression testing, consultations, urinalysis, molecular pathology, MAAA, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunology, transfusions, microbiology, anatomic pathology, cytopathology, cytogenetic studies, surgical pathology, in vivo and reproductive.

Medicine

This is a multi-specialty section, and students will learn how to code immunizations, biofeedback, dialysis, central nervous system assessments, health and behavior assessments, hydration, medical nutrition, therapeutic and diagnostic administration, chemotherapy administration, photodynamic therapy, osteopathic manipulative treatment, patient education, patient training, non-face-to-face nonphysician services, and moderate sedation.

HCPCS Level II

Students will learn how to code using HCPCS Level II codesets. Students will learn to code with modifiers, supplies, medications, and professional services for Medicare patients.