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Oct 03, 2024
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OAT 2401 - Medical Coding II Advanced instruction in medical insurance coding for an administrative assistant in a medical office setting; emphasis on ICD/CPT coding, HIPAA regulations, and CPC certification.
Requisites: OTEC 2400 or 121 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: - Adjudicate claims proficiently for accurate medical coding for diagnoses, procedures, and services in physician based settings.
- Analyze issues such as medical necessity, claims denials, bundling issues, and charge capture.
- Assign correct ICD codes.
- Develop sound knowledge of medical coding rules and regulations including compliance and reimbursement.
- Display proficiency across a wide range of services including evaluation and management of coding for anesthesia, radiology, pathology, medicine, and surgical services.
- Emphasize the importance of the documentation in medical records in the medical coding process.
- Exemplify knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology necessary to correctly code provider diagnosis and services.
- Locate the periodic updates to ICD codes on the web.
- Reinforce understanding of HIPAA as it relates to patients’ rights and privacy.
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