AHA 96 Medical Coding

This course provides students with an introduction to the basics of procedural and diagnostic coding and how they apply to medical billing in an outpatient setting. Students will also be introduced to HIPAA privacy rules.

Outcomes

1. Communicate the HIPAA Privacy Rule and show how it applies to the protection of patient information in the outpatient setting.
2. Demonstrate ethical and legal coding by completing a "clean" CMS-1500 form utilizing both CPT and ICD-10 code(s).
3. Discuss the history and reasoning behind ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding.
4. Discuss the seven steps of Accurate Coding.
5. Explain the purpose of procedural coding.