UHIT 101 - Introduction to ICD Coding

1. Explain principles of classification systems, nomenclatures, and vocabularies.
2. Explain the organization of the ICD-10-CM/PCS tabular lists, indices, tables, and guidelines.
3. Apply ICD-10-CM and PCS codes according to current guidelines. 
4. Explain ethical standards of practice.

• Overview of Coding
  • Career opportunities
  • Professional associations and networking
  • Classification systems, nomenclatures, and vocabularies
  • Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Code of Ethics
  • Ethical Principles
  • American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics
• Principles and Components of ICD-10-CM/PCS Classification Systems
  • Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS)
  • Overview of ICD-10-CM/PCS
  • ICD-10-CM/PCS tabular list of diseases and injuries
• ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
  • Organization of the official guidelines for coding and reporting
  • General ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding guidelines
  • Chapter-Specific ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding guidelines
  • Application of General ICD-10-CM coding guidelines to code assignments
  • Application of chapter-specific ICD-10-CM coding guidelines to code assignments
• ICD-10-CM Coding Conventions
  • Format
  • Eponyms, abbreviations, and punctuation
  • Tables and boxed notes
  • Other, other specified and unspecified codes
  • Instructional notes
• ICD-10-CM Code Book Navigation
  • Steps to proper coding
  • ICD-10-CM index to disease and injuries
  • ICD-10-CM index and tables
• ICD-10-CM-PCS Coding Conventions
  • Overview of ICD-10-PCS
  • ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines
  • Root operation groups
  • ICD-10-PCS Sections
  • ICD-10-PCS Index
  • ICD-10-PCS Tables
• ICD-10-CM/PCS Hospital Inpatient Coding and Reporting 
  • Acute care inpatient settings
  • Inpatient diagnosis and procedure coding and reporting guidelines
  • Assigning ICD-10-CM/PCS diagnosis and/or procedure codes for acute care inpatient cases
• ICD-10-CM/PCS Outpatient and Physician Office Coding and Reporting
  • Outpatient and physician office care
  • Diagnostic coding and reporting guidelines for hospital-based and physician office outpatient services
  • Coding guidelines for outpatient diagnostic tests
  • Assigning ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for outpatient and physician office care
• Introduction to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
  • Overview of HCPCS
  • HCPCS levels and their components
  • Assigning HCPCS Level II procedure and services codes for outpatient care
  • Assigning claims according to HCPCS Level II code number